Adjective/noun collocations
I’m very interested in my ancestors – I’ve started creating my family base/tree.
tree
Most mistakes in archaeology can be forgiven.
Most mistakes in archaeology ................................
are forgivable
People feel it’s (1) ........................ important to learn as much as possible about important fi gures in history
a) extremely b) slightly c) entirely
a) extremely
endless
The police have been interrogating him all day. He .... all day.
has been interrogated
Genealogy tourism is a fast-growing sector/fashion of the travel industry.
sector
It’s quite hard to get access to the building.
The building is not ................................
very / easily accessible
This household was (7) ........................ important in the town.
a) quite b) practically c) completely
a) quite
A .... percentage of accident victims coming into hospital have been doing DIY at home.
high
Despite ..., I'm not feeling in a holiday mood at the moment.
A. the summer holidays are approaching
B. the fact that the summer holidays approach
C. the summer holidays approaching
D. of the summer holidays approaching
C. the summer holidays approaching
It’s easy to trace your family roots/basis using technology
roots
His suggestion shows great imagination.
His suggestion .................................
is (very) imaginative
I will be (10) ........................ disappointed if they don’t show up!
a) bitterly b) perfectly c) completely
a) bitterly
Martina is showing a lot of promise and she's made ... progress with her English this term.
satisfactory
The child who was adopted at birth has been ..... his natural parents all his life.
A. looking after
B. seeking for
C. searching
D. seeking
D. seeking
One TV programme about genealogy was a runaway/running success.
runaway
The quality of the old documents varies.
The quality of the old documents is .........
variable
They exposed evidence that provides ........................ important information about how Shakespeare’s house looked.
a) totally b) completely c) vitally
c) vitally
Giovanni attaches .... importance to the way he dresses, so he always gets up extra early.
considerable
Bob's jacket is still hanging on the coat stand so he .... yet.
can't have left
She went on a tailor-made trip/flight last year to the USA.
trip
The publishing house has produced a lot of historical books.
The publishing house ................................ in the area of
historical books
has been / is (very) productive
(3) ........................ little is known about Shekspeare and so any concrete information that can be discovered is (4) ........................ important.
3) a) fairly b) remarkably c) quite
4) a) unbelievably b) absolutely c) utterly
3) b) remarkably
4) a) unbelievably
For me, visiting Paris is always a .... experience - it really is my favorite city.
tremendous
John really annoys me! He....everything in a mess.