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WorksheetsDESTINATION B2 - UNIT 20: PHRASES AND COLLOCATIONS
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
The days of Athens being one of the most polluted cities in the world have .......... to an end.
come
gone
Their office is ............ the fifteenth floor.
at
on
The government's ............. a complete mess of its environmental policy.
made
done
It's so hot, I think I'm going to .......... a cold shower to cool down.
do
have
As usual, so-called nature lovers are ............ a fuss about nothing.
making
taking
I can't believe there's anyone in the ............ world who wants the hole in the ozone layer to get any bigger.
complete
whole
It looks ............. a large number of species will become extinct over the next decade.
like
as
You used to believe there really was a pot of gold ........... the end of every rainbow, didn't you?
at
in
John isn't feeling very well today.
REWRITE: Josh is feeling a bit (a) today. (WEATHER)
CFC's have badly affected the ozone layer.
REWRITE: CFC's have (a) the ozone layer. (EFFECT)
Would you mind quickly looking at the engine?
REWRITE: Would you mind (a) the engine? (LOOK)
Cleaning the beach took ages.
REWRITE: It (a) clean the beach. (LONG)
It's Carl's job to read the barometer every morning.
REWRITE: Carl (a) the barometer every morning. (RESPONSIBILITY)
There's no point trying to persuade him to recycle bottles and paper.
REWRITE: It (a) trying to persuade him to recycle bottles and paper. (WASTE)
We'll soon be able to see land, won't we?
REWRITE: We'll soon be (a) land, won't we? (SIGHT)
I couldn't steer the boat because the waves were so high.
REWRITE: I (a) the boat because the waves were so high. (CONTROL)
