Collocations
Choose the correct verb:
_______________ PROBLEMS
A) disapprove
B) get
C) solve
Answer: C
SOLVE PROBLEMS
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UNLESS ONLY IF EVEN IF
I wouldn't interrupt my teacher
_____________ I had an important question.
I wouldn't interrupt my teacher
___UNLESS_____ I had an important question.
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MAKES GETS DRIVES
The thing that ________ my blood boil is when
people are very late and don't bother to let me know.
The thing that __MAKES______ my blood boil is
when people are very late and don't bother
to let me know.
Choose the correct vocabulary word:
Our flight was _______________ so we
will be very late.
A) damaged B) popular C) delayed
Our flight was __DELAYED___ so we
will be very late.
Answer: C
Choose the correct prepositions:
GET _______ TROUBLE
A) on
B) into
C) for
Answer: B
GET INTO TROUBLE
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UNLESS ONLY IF EVEN IF
_____________ I were really hungry,
I still wouldn't take food that wasn't mine.
_____EVEN IF______ I were really hungry,
I still wouldn't take food that wasn't mine.
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MAKES GETS DRIVES
One thing that __________ me down is
when it rains all weekend!
One thing that ___GETS_______ me down is
when it rains all weekend!
Choose the correct vocabulary word:
They gave her a/an _______________ look
when they heard her chewing gum loudly.
A) passionate B) disapproving C) infuriated
They gave her a/an __DISAPPROVING__ look
when they heard her chewing gum loudly.
Answer: B
Choose the correct word:
_______________ OF TIME
A) spend
B) miss
C) waste
Answer: C
WASTE OF TIME
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UNLESS ONLY IF EVEN IF
You wouldn't go sky diving
___________ I paid you to do it.
You wouldn't go sky diving
___EVEN IF________ I paid you to do it.
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MAKING GETTING DRIVING
Would you turn that music down? You're
____________ me up the wall!
Would you turn that music down? You're
___DRIVING_____ me up the wall!
Choose the correct vocabulary word:
She's got a reputation as a _______________
problem-solver and will be good for the company.
A) delayed B) resourceful C) perceptive
She's got a reputation as a __RESOURCEFUL__
problem-solver and will be good for the company.
Answer: B
Choose the correct verb:
_______________ ME CRAZY
A) cause
B) drive
C) get
Answer: B
DRIVE ME CRAZY
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UNLESS ONLY IF EVEN IF
I would leave the scene of a car accident ________
I knew for certain that no one was injured.
I would leave the scene of a car accident
__ONLY IF______ I knew for certain
that no one was injured.
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MAKES GETS DRIVES
People talking very loudly in an elevator
really ___________ my goat.
People talking very loudly in an elevator
really ___GETS______ my goat.
Choose the correct vocabulary word:
He's got a/an _______________ fear of snakes.
I mean, he's never going to come face-to-face with one!
A) independent B) sensitive C) irrational
He's got an __IRRATIONAL__ fear of snakes.
I mean, he's never going to come face-to-face with one!
Answer: C
Choose the correct verb:
_______________ THE TROUBLE
A) not get
B) not worth
C) not value
Answer: B
NOT WORTH THE TROUBLE
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UNLESS ONLY IF EVEN IF
I would take credit for a co-worker's idea
________ I knew he or she wouldn't mind.
I would take credit for a co-worker's idea
__ONLY IF___ I knew he or she wouldn't mind.
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MAKES GETS DRIVES
Something people do that _________ under my skin
on the subway is listen to loud music.
Something people do that __GETS__ under my skin
on the subway is listen to loud music.
Choose the correct vocabulary word:
What do you think are some _______________
characteristics in a spouse/significant other?
A) illegal B) ideal C) patient
What do you think are some __IDEAL___
characteristics in a spouse/significant other?
Answer: B