Chuyênđề08. COLLOCATIONS – NGỮ CỐ ĐỊNH
Choose the best answer among the A, B, C, or D provided to finish each of the incomplete sentences below.
01. If you don’t want your business to ______ bankrupt, avoid consulting those willing to step out on a limb.
A. come       B. take                       C. go                              D. pay
02. Lawyers are naturally keen to have ______ withanyone who could provide him with incontrovertible evidences concerning the lawsuits they’re in charge.
A. contact       B. association          C. connection                D. communication
03. In Physic class, we are told that resistance wire can be found in an electrical ______ such as a heater or an oven.
A. device       B. appliance             C. utensil                      D. gadget
04. Entering the meeting half an hour late, he tried to ______ an excuse, still the strict chairman of the board told him to leave the room.
A. make       B. do                          C. give                           D. have
05. It seems that they had had a ______ row, as she had locked him out of the apartment all night long.
A. freezing B. warming C. grieving                   D. blazing
06. In some cultures, that men make eye contact ______ women is strictly forbidden outside the immediate family.
A. on B. to                 C. with                          D. for
07. The recent heavy rains have contributed to ease the water ______ resulted from the severe prolonged drought.
A. shortage B. lack                       C. absence                    D. deprivation
08. Students in private school often receive more ______ attention from their teachers; therefore, they have more chance to reach their full learning potential.
A. personal B. individual           C. distinctive                D. unique
09. That manufacturer is worldly-known for selecting only ingredients that meet their very strict ______ of quality and renewability.
A. demands B. necessities           C. criterions                  D. requirements
10. Despite the development of e-books and online reading materials, printed books are still regarded as a wonderful ______ of entertainment.
A. resource B. place                     C. source                       D. replacement
11. Some teachers have tendency to ______ preference to students with disadvantaged backgrounds such as poor and handicapped students.
A. lend B. give                      C. deliver                      D. send
12. There was a time when human beings worried that all of the earth’s surface would be ______ covered with lava were a giant meteor to hit the planet.
A. thickly B. fully                      C. densely                    D. totally
13. As estimated in the report, the storm ______ great damage to not only the coastal cities but the mountainous areas as well.
A. make B. cause                    C. lead                           D. bring
14. The two business partners failed to agree ______ some points of the contract, so they arranged to meet up another day, after considering their own company’s interest.
A. with B. at                           C. on                              D. for
15. Regardless of family background, we always think of each other ______ true friends.
A. as B. like                       C. same                         D. similar
16. If traipsing around shops does not ______ to you, perhaps using a catalogue will do.
A. appear B. attract                       C. access                         D. appeal
17. The influence of the last ______ 12 storm on the central region is so disruptive that the local authority had to spend months to surmount the consequence.
A. power B. energy                       C. force                         D. velocit
18. He’s praised for possessing a distinctive ______ style which was plain and factual, without witticisms or flourishes.
A. literature B. literal                       C. literary                      D. literally
19. She did agree to lend him some money; nevertheless, after being told that he wasa blackleg, she ______ a second thought.
A. transferred B. changed                    C. made                         D. gave
20. Had it not been for his cautiously prepared performance, the play could not have ______ most of the audience to tears.
A. moved B. given                       C. brought                     D. travel
21. His mother encouraged him to take up some sports and do exercise regularly in order to stay in ______.
A. shadow B. shape                       C. shield                         D. shell
22. The name of Barnard star derives ______ the name of Edward Emerson Barnard, the American astronomer who discovered it.
A. after B. from                       C. towards                     D. of
23. In the 19th century, a group of archaeologist explored an ancient castle in West Austria and found lots of precious pottery utensils ______ 50 meters.
A. in the depth of B