COLLOCATIONS

I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
1. Could you _____ me a favour and post these letters on your way home?
A. do B. ask C. give D. get
2. The meeting took almost five hours so it was impossible to _____ attention all the time.
A. make B. have C. keep D. pay
3. It took us all day to clean up the office after the burglary – the thieves _____ a terrible mess.
A. did B. took C. had D. made
4. Only 31% of the students who _____ the final exam passed it.
A. had B. took C. wrote D. made
5. The company offers its employees free language training but not many people _____ advantage of it.
A. take B. make C. keep D. do
6. I want to think about it a bit longer before I _____ a decision.
A. put B. do C. make D. think
7. I like scuba diving and _____ underwater photos.
A. take B. make C. catch D. do
8. My wife usually _____ the bed rather than me.
A. do B. wash C. make D. lay
9. He spent the entire afternoon _____ a football match.
A. seeing B. looking C. watching D. noticing
10. She _____ sight of a car in the distance.
A. caught B. made C. held D. got
II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
1. It will be a few minutes before the drugs start to _____ effect.
A. make B. take C. give D. get
2. Tourism is believed to _____ a considerable contribution to the development of national economy.
A. make B. pay C. give D. put
3. The treatment they gave him _____him more harm than good.
A. created B. gave C. did D. made
4. The problem is difficult to _____ under control.
A. hold B. put C. keep D. take
5. Is it really necessary to _____ experiments on animals?
A. carry B. conduct C. run D. operate
6. The audience _____ the singer great compliments after his impressive performance.
A. paid B. made C. said D. raised
7. I hope you’ll _____ notice of what I’m going to tell you.
A. take B. pay C. give D. have
8. I can never _____ the difference between the twins. They’re identical.
A. make B. say C. tell D. do
9. I’m so disappointed because I’m not _____ much progress with my Chinese.
A. making B. taking C. doing D. gaining
10. You shouldn’t _____ this golden opportunity or else you’ll feel regret.
A. skip B. close C. cut D. miss
III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
1. Our personnel assistant is leaving next month – she’s_____ a baby.
A. waiting B. waiting for C. making D. expecting
2. My grandfather was a _____ smoker, so few people were surprised when he died of oral cancer.
A. strong B. serious C. heavy D. tough
3. Children suffering from domestic violence are highly likely to _____ a crime in the future.
A. commit B. pledge C. assign D. perform
4. During an interview, candidates should maintain eye _____ with interviewers.
A. interaction B. communication C. contact D. connection
5. You might _____ her feelings when saying such offensive words.
A. hurt B. break C. injure D. damage