Collocations
Complete the sentence:
She’s extremely _______ about starting her new project.
(A) excited (B) interesting (C) enthusiasm (D) excite
(A) excited
Complete:
He’s studying at _______ university in Spain.
(A) a (B) an (C) the (D) — (no article)
A) a
Complete:
When I was a child, I _______ ride a bike without training wheels
could
Complete:
I knew she _______ call me later.
would
Complete:
I usually _______ my hair cut every two months.
get/have
Choose the correct option:
The company is looking for someone with strong _______ skills.
(A) leading (B) leadership (C) lead (D) leader
(B) leadership
Choose the correct option:
_______ Amazon River is one of the longest in the world.
A) — B) A C) The D) An
C) The
Fill in:
After several attempts, she finally _______ open the door.
managed to
Choose the best option:
He said he _______ going to study abroad the following year.
A) was B) is C) will D) has been
A) was
Fill in:
We _______ our house _______ last summer. (paint)
had/got --- painted
Fill in the gap:
He’s very _______ to learn and improve his performance.
eager
Fill in:
She dreams of becoming _______ engineer.
an
Choose the correct option:
He didn’t pass the test, but he _______ improve his score a little.
A) was able to B) managed C) could D) succeeded in
A) was able to
Fill in:
I thought they _______ arrive before noon, but they didn’t.
would
Multiple choice:
She _______ her nails done before the wedding.
A) got B) made C) did D) asked
A) got
Choose the best collocation:
I don’t think she’s _______ to handle this much pressure.
(A) capable (B) able (C) capacity (D) capable for
(A) capable
Multiple choice:
_______ technology we use today didn’t exist twenty years ago.
(A) The (B) A (C) — (D) An
A) The
Transformation:
It was difficult, but we finished the project on time.
→ We __________ the project on time. (Use “manage”)
managed to finish
Transformation:
She planned to visit her grandparents that weekend.
→ She _____________ visit her grandparents that weekend. to
was going to
Transformation:
A mechanic repaired my car last week.
→ I __________ last week.
had my car repaired
had a mechanic repair my car
Word formation:
His new job gave him a sense of __________ that he’d never felt before. (ACHIEVE)
achievement
Sentence transformation:
Rewrite using the or no article:
Honesty is the best policy.
s
He got the promotion after months of hard work.
→ He __________ getting the promotion after months of hard work. (Use “succeed”)
succeeded in
Multiple choice:
I knew they _______ finish the report by Friday, but they surprised me.
A) would have B) wouldn’t C) weren’t going to D) were
C) weren’t going to / B) wouldn't
Rewrite using causative get:
Someone cleaned the carpets for us yesterday.
We got the carpets cleaned yesterday.