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1 He spoke English with a ........ French accent.

average



careless



widespread



pronounced



chronic

2 His new novel has met with ........ acclaim.



careless



dreadful



great



pronounced



wholehearted

3 We need to make sure that there is enough ........ accommodation to house
all the delegates.



careless



dreadful



yellow



luxury



wholehearted

4 He gave us a ........ account of all that you had achieved over there.



ready



yellow



careless



luxury



glowing

5 Could you please give me an ........ account?



itemised



dreadful



great



luxury



glowing

6 We need to crack down hard on the ........ abuse of drugs.



average



outright



widespread



frenetic



careless

7 He was able to predict what was going to happen with ........ accuracy.



itemised



uncanny



careless



luxury



glowing

8 They've made some highly ........ accusations about us.



itemised



uncanny



damaging



luxury



glowing

9 We need to find a new site with ........ access to the European motorway
network.



ready



outright



widespread



pronounced



wholehearted

10 This will probably be the ........ achievement of her career.



itemised



uncanny



damaging



crowning



glowing

11 I did all the groundwork on this project but he only gave me a ........
acknowledgement in his report.



itemised



uncanny



damaging



crowning



grudging

12 I don't know him very well. He's just a ........ acquaintance.



casual



uncanny



damaging



crowning



grudging

13 We're fighting for the ........ abolition of the death penalty.



average



outright



decisive



frenetic



chronic

14 I'm afraid he was involved in a ........ accident.



ready



dreadful



widespread



pronounced



wholehearted

15 He invited me around to see his ........ acquisition, a new BMW.



casual



latest



damaging



crowning



grudging

16 We need to take some ........ action before it is too late.



casual



latest



decisive



crowning



grudging

17 He wasn't particularly good. He was of about ........ ability.



average



latest



decisive



frenetic



chronic

18 I don't think we can succeed without the ........ acceptance of the unions.



average



polite



careless



pronounced



wholehearted

19 There always a lot of ........ activity going on but nothing much seems to get
done!



careless



latest



yellow



frenetic



grudging

20 I'm afraid her husband has got a ........ addiction to gambling.



careless



latest



decisive



frenetic



chronic





1 I'm an ______ admirer of your work.



ardent



triumphant



stale



considerable



cast-iron

2 This new process is a ______ advance in technology.



ardent



significant



stale



considerable



cast-iron

3 He knows the interviewer already and that will give him an ______
advantage over me.



ardent



significant



unfair



considerable



cast-iron

4 I wouldn't upset him. He can be a ______ adversary.



ardent



significant



unfair



dangerous



cast-iron

5 He gave me some ______ advice and I took it.



ardent



significant



unfair



dangerous



blunt

6 We know very little about this. We need to bring in an ______ adviser to
help us.



outside



significant



unfair



dangerous



blunt

7 I don't like this at all. It's a really ______ affair.



outside



ugly



unfair



dangerous



blunt

8 It's not a very challenging job. I only have to deal with ______ affairs.



outside



ugly



everyday



dangerous



blunt

9 They don't always agree but I think there is a bond of ______ affection
between them.



outside



ugly



everyday



deep



blunt

10 It seems no time at all since I started work and here I am at ______ age.



outside



ugly



everyday



deep



retirement

11 That type of behaviour was possible in a ______ age but we are more tightly
regulated these days.



bygone



ugly



everyday



deep



retirement

12 I don't trust him. I think he has a ______ agenda.



bygone



hidden



everyday



deep



retirement

13 We cannot tolerate this sort of ______ aggression from a competitor in one
of our key markets.



bygone



hidden



naked



deep



retirement

14 We have a ______ agreement with them and we must respect it.



bygone



hidden



naked



binding



retirement

15 I think they must be providing them with some kind of ______ aid. But I
don't know what.



bygone



hidden



naked



binding



covert

16 I agree with the ______ aims of what you are trying to do but not with some
of the details.



broad



hidden



naked



binding



covert

17 I'm sure he's got the job. He's walking around with a ______ air.



broad



triumphant



naked



binding



covert

18 You need to open the windows and get rid of the ______ air in here.



broad



triumphant



stale



binding



covert

19 The problems in Tokyo have caused ______ alarm on Wall Street.



broad



triumphant



stale



considerable



covert

20 He definitely wasn't there. He has a ______ alibi.



broad



triumphant



stale



considerable



cast-iron




1 We need to carry out a detailed ______ of the project before we go any
further.



amount



analysis



alarm



alternative



ambition

2 The news of the merger and the threat of job losses has caused considerable
______ among the work force.



allusion



allowance



alarm



applause



application

3 If we let the unions decide everything, there will be complete ______ . It just
won't work.



amount



analysis



anarchy



alternative



ambition

4 I think he had been very unhappy for some time. He suddenly exploded with
pent-up ______ and was completely out of control.



amount



analysis



anarchy



anger



ambition

5 David has a different way of looking at the world. He always sees things
from an unusual ______ .



amount



analysis



anarchy



anger



angle

6 Deborah and Simon can't stand each other. There is deep ______ between
them.



animosity



analysis



anarchy



anger



angle

7 Everybody knows already but there will be a formal ______ later this
morning.



animosity



announcement



anarchy



anger



angle

8 I don't know what she earns exactly but I do know it is a vast ______.



amount



allowance



alarm



alternative



ambition

9 In the factory, men are getting paid more than women and we need to do
away with this ______.



animosity



announcement



anomaly



anger



angle

10 I expect you to give me a straight ______ to this.



animosity



announcement



anomaly



answer



angle

11 In costing this, I think we need to make generous ______ for the probable
delays in getting planning permission.



allusion



allowance



appetite



applause



application

12 I think we should look round for a feasible ______ .



allusion



allowance



alarm



alternative



application

13 I think you need to make a full ______ to her for your sexist behaviour.



animosity



announcement



anomaly



answer



apology

14 He made an emotional ______ to keep his job but he'd made too many
mistakes and I had to let him go.



appeal



announcement



anomaly



answer



apology

15 We didn't think she would come and so we were delighted when she put in
an unexpected ______ at our party.



appeal



appearance



anomaly



answer



apology

16 He seems to be devoured by overwhelming ______ .



allusion



allowance



alarm



alternative



ambition

17 Microhard seem to have a healthy ______ for taking over innovative
companies.



appeal



appearance



appetite



answer



apology

18 In his speech he made a flattering ______ to your work.



allusion



appearance



appetite



applause



application

19 The announcement was made to deafening ______ .



appeal



appearance



appetite



applause



apology

20 If you want the job, you're going to have to put in a formal ______ .



appeal



appearance



appetite



applause



application
1 Your company has had a long and fruitful ______ with mine.



assignment



assistance



association



assessment



assets

2 We had to choose from a motley ______ of candidates.



assignment



assistance



association



assortment



assets

3 She wants me to carry out a special ______ for her.



assignment



aspect



assertions



assessment



assets

4 I became involved in a heated ______ with him about this.



aptitude



arbitration



argument



attack



attention

5 I'm afraid to say I think your plan starts from an unfounded ______ .



assignment



assistance



association



assortment



assumption

6 I think we made a hasty ______ of this project and we need to carry out a
fresh one.



article



aspect



assertions



assessment



arrival

7 Before we continue I need to ask for a categorical ______ that you will treat
all information as confidential.



assurance



assistance



association



assortment



assumption

8 I'm fed up of him putting forward wild ______ with no basis in fact.



article



aspect



assertions



arrangement



arrival

9 I don't think we can reach agreement by ourselves. We need to submit this
to ______.



aptitude



arbitration



attempts



attack



attention

10 It hasn't come yet but we are awaiting its imminent ______ .



aptitude



arbitration



argument



arrangement



arrival

11 You need to improve the hostile ______ in your office.



assurance



atmosphere



association



assortment



assumption

12 We both had our own ideas of what to do but we came to an amical ______
.



aptitude



arbitration



argument



arrangement



attention

13 We mustn't pass over the more worrying ______ of this scheme, the job
losses.



article



aspect



argument



arrangement



arrival

14 His crude ______ to have me dismissed went badly wrong.



assurance



atmosphere



attempts



assortment



assumption

15 I'm pleased to say that you have shown a marked ______ for this type of
work.



aptitude



atmosphere



attempts



attack



attention

16 He published a brilliant ______ on this subject.



article



arbitration



argument



arrangement



arrival

17 I'm worried about the Stock Market and I've decided to build up my liquid
______ .



article



aspect



assertions



assessment



assets

18 I got vital ______ from our Munich office.



assignment



assistance



assertions



assessment



assets

19 It was easy to shrug off such a crude personal ______ .



assurance



atmosphere



attempts



attack



assumption

20 As the meeting went on and on, most people's ______ wandered.



assurance



atmosphere



attempts



attack



attention

What word do you need to complete the sentence?

1. He electrified the packed ______ with his presentation.

2. He is the boss. He exerts absolute ______ .

3. If there is a risk of pollution, I think we need to inform the proper ______ .

4. I think we need to adopt a firm ______ in these negotiations.

5. I'm afraid I've developed a deep ______ to this topic.

6. He was presented with a Freddy, the highest ______ you can receive in our
profession.


7. What we need to do is to raise consumer ______ of our product.

8. She has done well to get to her present job. She comes from a deprived ______
.


9. I only have a rough idea of the problem. Perhaps you could sketch in the

______ ?
10. You probably don't know very much about him. He's the sort of person that
prefers to keep to the ______ .


11. We need to maintain the delicate ______ between the need for quality and
the need for quantity.


12. I thought he would do well as my successor but he fumbled the ______ .

13. I think that this new development casts doubt on the ______ of this
document. It may be a forgery.


14. He was elected in a secret ______ .

15. They have announced an immediate ______ on the import of British beef.

16. He is a recognised expert, a renowned ______ on this subject.

17. My son would like to get a job with a merchant ______ in the City of London.

18. You certainly drive a hard ______ . You're a very tough negotiator.

19. We have to try to break down the cultural ______ and get people to try
Japanese sushi.


20. We've got too far away from our key goals. We need to get back to ______ .

1. I don't see any point in continuing to compete in the Japanese market. We're
fighting a losing ______ .

2. I need to get away from everything and lie back and relax on an unspoilt
______ somewhere.

3. I'm appalled by your callous ______ . That is no way for a responsible company
to act.

4. He continues to cling to the ______ that he can do everything. But he really
needs to delegate.

5. I'm happy to say that we have derived considerable ______ from working with
your company.

6. They show a deep-rooted ______ against buying foreign products.


7. Their claim really stretches the bounds of ______ . I'm sure it's false.


8. Cleaning up the pollution will be expensive. Who is going to foot the ______ ?


9. The strike last year created great ______ between the strikers and the non-


strikers.
10. The public inquiry absolved my company from any ______ .


11. When it exploded I got caught in the ______ and was thrown 50 feet.


12. It took me a while to get over such a devastating ______ .


13. When I was made redundant I was given a big cheque to soften the ______ .


14. I think we have committed a monumental ______ here. How can we put it
right?

15. somebody is going to have to shoulder the ______ for what has gone wrong.


16. I'm going to a ______ concert in aid of the flood victims in Africa.


17. I'm phoning up concerning your outstanding ______ . When can you settle it?


18. He hasn't worked in years and now lives on unemployment ______ .


19. She has a deep-rooted ______ in her own ability.


20. When the boss comes, I want you all to be on your best ______ . No fooling
around.
1. I have to go to Head Office to attend a ______ meeting. It's very
important.

2. The matter is very serious. We need to refer it to our advisory ______ for
consideration

3. Working together under such pressure created a strong ______ between
the team. They became very close.

4. I'm afraid that that thought-provoking ______ is out of print.


5. The tax authorities are going through the ______ with a fine tooth comb.


6. Economists are forecasting an economic ______ .


7. There must be something I can do to relieve the excrutiating ______ of
this job.

8. I've been taxing my ______ about this but haven't come up with a
solution.

9. The customers have great ______ loyalty. They won't buy anything else.


10. The argument led to a total ______ in the negotiations.


11. We have achieved a significant scientific ______


12. We await the news with bated ______ .


13. The negotiations are teetering on the ______ of total collapse.


14. I'm afraid our expenditure has gone over the annual ______ .


15. I don't know how they can work in such a crumbling ______ . They need to
spend more money on the up-keep or knock it down.

16. If you take on this job, you'll be assuming a heavy ______ .


17. We should try to cut down some of this cumbersome ______ .


18. This is an expanding ______ . It is really flourishing.


19. It's time we got down to ______ .


20. We need to drum up some new ______ . Sales are going down

1. We made a rough ______ but it turned out to be very wide of the mark.


2. You'll have to phone me after work. We're not allowed to take a personal
______ during office hours.

3. It's so quiet there. Nothing seems to disturb the perfect ______ .


4. He was stealing from the factory but we caught him on ______ and had
the evidence to sack him.

5. The next time you are in Denver, you must pay me a ______ .


6. He fought an energetic ______ for the Presidency but lost.


7. He's not done a very good job and people are casting doubt about his
______ .

8. The factory is operating at maximum ______ .


9. I want you to lavish tender loving ______ on this project. It must succeed.


10. I'm not sure you'll win this boardroom battle. Tom is a shrewd and
experienced ______ .

11. I feel great. I don't have a ______ in the world.


12. She made an emotional and rousing ______ to the workers to take strike
action.

13. This research is very delicate and calls for special ______ .


14. I'd like to carve out a ______ in the music business but it's very hard.


15. Although I've had a long and successful ______ , it has had its ups and
downs.

16. Tom has written off his sports ______ .


17. She is endowed with a great ______ for hard work.


18. They've accumulated a large amount of ______ and I think they are
planning to take us over.

19. You must understand that I am only acting in an advisory ______ . The
final decision is yours.

20. His ______ is really vulgar and flashy. Typical of a teacher.

1. He argued the ______ for retaining the factory with great conviction.


2. I'll see if we have that much money in our petty______ .


3. I hope you have received our new spring ______ . There are quite a few
new product lines.

4. We seem to be heading for a ______ . We need to take urgent action.


5. What we are dealing with here is an unusual and complicated ______ .


6. I think the overriding ______ of Longbridge's difficulties was a lack of
investment.

7. We need to take a risk, throw ______ to the wind.


8. You will have to pay COD, ______ on delivery.


9. There are a lot of major problems. We are confronted with a daunting
______ .

10. It's a time to be careful. We need to proceed with the utmost ______ .


11. We need to determine the original ______ of the problems.


12. I'm sure two of the candidates are suitable but the other one is a
borderline ______ .

13. What good news. This calls for a ______ .


14. Could you pay for this? I seem to be a bit short of ______ . I'll pay you back
later.

15. I think there is an irrefutable ______ for closing down the plant.


16. We are working with our competitors as on this issue we have a common
______ .

17. It will be a difficult job. I hope I can rise to the ______ .


18. It's interesting to be alive at the turn of the ______ .


19. I think we need to take this to court as a test______ .


20. Please contribute to the Hunger Site. It's all in a good ______ .

1. This should boost our ______ of getting the contract.


2. The report calls for a marked ______ in our procedures.


3. The office was in a state of utter ______ . Nobody knew what they were
doing.

4. I think we have only an infinitesimal ______ of getting the work.


5. We have made a substantial donation to ______ .


6. The guy simply oozes ______ . Everybody loves him.


7. I want you to take sole ______ of the project. Everyone will report to you.


8. You can trust her completely. She's endowed with a dependable ______ .


9. There is a yawning ______ between the salary the workers want and what
we are offering.

10. I think the strike has probably ruined our ______ of getting the order.


11. I've just dropped in for a friendly ______.


12. Do what you want. You have a blank ______ on this project.


13. Could you run a ______ on the procedures? I'm not sure they are working
properly.

14. This research has proved to be a wild-goose ______ .


15. That's a serious ______ you are making. I hope you can substantiate it.


16. You should accept the job offer. A ______ like that won't come again.


17. Please don't be alarmed, sir. This is just a routine ______ . We often stop
people like this.

18. I'm afraid his ______ bounced.


19. As the service was poor, they agreed to waive the service ______ .


20. I think I've got a fighting ______ of getting the job.

1. I don't like either of the alternatives. We're faced with an awkward ______
.

2. When we found out the product was dangerous we had to remove it from
______ as quickly as possible.

3. Things have changed. We will have to adapt ourselves to the new ______ .


4. The majority of people are decent, law-abiding ______ .


5. She put forward a tenuous ______ for compensation which did not stand
up to examination.

6. You did very well in adverse ______ .


7. I agree you are entitled to compensation for your treatment but this is
really an exaggerated ______ .

8. I had to do what I did by force of ______.


9. I think he has a legitimate ______ to be the inventor of this process.


10. He's living in precarious ______ .


11. He's the sort of boring speaker that uses lots of well-worn ______ .


12. He spent the winter in the north of Norway and had problems coping with
the inhospitable ______ .

13. If you carry on like this, it's going to end in a head-on ______ with Sarah.
I'd advise you to back off a bit.

14. I wish we could start again but there is no way to put the ______ back.


15. He didn't do it voluntarily. He gave way to ______ .


16. I don't like you and I'm sure the feeling is mutual but we need to aim for
peaceful ______ or we'll both lose our jobs.

17. The fact we were there at the same time was pure ______ .


18. I'm sure we would benefit from ______ between our companies.


19. The downturn in the market brought about the ______ of the company.


20. He has acquired quite an impressive ______ of first editions.

1. Our product is available in a range of ______ .


2. I derived great ______ from your messages about my mother's death.
Thank you all.

3. I've put up the project on our Web site and I would like to invite ______
from all of you.

4. We produced a series of hard-hitting, award-winning ______ . They ran for
several months in the States.

5. I'm not sure I can find the words of ______ necessary to help you at this
difficult moment.

6. Once you've entered into a ______ with us, you cannot back out.


7. Potential candidates will appear before a ______ and will have to make a
short presentation.

8. There seems to have been a breakdown in ______ .


9. The people in this area form a close-knit ______ .


10. The boss wants me to serve on the canteen ______ . What a waste of
time!

11. Joining the Better English associates makes you part of a worldwide
______ .

12. I've entered into ______ with several possible suppliers.


13. I'm not prepared to make a firm ______ at this point.


14. The directors' salaries are decided by an advisory ______ .


15. He's an amusing ______ to have lunch with.


16. I tell my daughter to stay away from unsuitable ______ . But she takes no


notice.
17. She's not his wife exactly, she's his constant ______, as they say.


18. The finance ______ has studied the problem and has reported back to the
main Board.

19. There must be some way to speed up internal ______ . Information travels
so slowly between us.

20. It was a terrible dinner party. I found myself in the most boring ______ .
All English teachers!
1. I heard that their ______ had run into difficulties.


2. We need to draw a ______ with last year.


3. We need to make a show of ______ . We must show that we care.


4. They are a typical multi-national ______ .


5. He was given the sack but got a large ______ package.


6. We are up against severe ______ for this contract.


7. It's taking them a long time to deal with my ______ . I'm not very happy.


8. Our ability to react quickly is a key ______ of our success.


9. I think it was intended as a back-handed ______ .


10. We face cut-throat ______ in this market.


11. If you release us from this contract, we will offer you full, fair and
generous ______ .

12. I'm afraid his ______ went into liquidation.


13. We've had a flood of ______ about this decision.


14. Please accept this champagne with the ______ of the house.


15. You are always fishing for ______ !


16. We are meeting stiff ______ in this market.


17. A customer has lodged a serious ______ and I want you to investigate it
immediately.

18. We were outbid by a rival ______ .


19. I think we should pay a ______ to Sheila for organising such a successful
conference.

20. His determination is a vital ______ of his management style.

1. We disagree over the terms and conditions. We are going to have to reach
an acceptable ______ .

2. He's driven by an inner ______ to succeeed.


3. I cannot find you that information. Our ______ is down.


4. This work demands total ______ so we must have absolute silence.


5. After several hours of hard negotiations we arrived at a fair ______ .


6. The project didn't work and so we abandoned the ______ entirely.


7. Head Office has expressed ______ about what is happening here.


8. This approach is a revolutionary ______ . Nothing like it has been tried
before.

9. My mind is always wandering. I need to improve my ______ .


10. I'm afraid our ______ has crashed and we are unable to help.


11. For me, this is a brand-new ______ and I'll need time to think about it.


12. The MD has voiced ______ over the mounting costs of this project.


13. I have this overwhelming ______ to eat chocolate.


14. Negotiations are deadlocked. I think we need to make a ______ or two.


15. I think we have already extracted a sizeable ______ from them.


16. I think we need to question the whole ______ of producing in Western
Europe.

17. ______ is mounting over the fate of the hostages.


18. They managed to hack into our ______ and steal our passwords.


19. Keep control of yourself. Don't give way to any strong ______ to argue
with him. It's not worth it.

20. We are staging an open-air charity ______ in support of the homeless.

1. I'm pleased to say that events have reached a happy ______ and that we
have won the contract.

2. Their actions met with universal ______ . Nobody agreed with what they
had done.

3. Simon is very ill. His ______ has deteriorated overnight and is now critical.


4. The unions are complaining about some of the terms and ______ of our
proposed new contract.

5. If you continue to fail to do what I ask you to do, I will be drawn to the
______ that you no longer wish to work here!

6. This warehouse is in dreadful ______ . We need to improve it urgently.


7. When John and Harry started fighting, it brought the meeting to an abrupt
______ .

8. I don't approve of your appalling ______ . That was no way to behave.


9. I cannot escape the ______ that you have lost interest in your job.


10. The factory is on the edge of the desert and they work in very hot and
difficult ______ .

11. I'd like you to wind up the ______ . You are such a good speaker.


12. The committee came to the astonishing ______ that the project should be
scrapped.

13. We need to find a way to boost his ______ .He's so unsure of himself.


14. As the audience began to talk among themselves my ______ ebbed away
and my presentation got worse and worse.

15. The negotiations are going well and I anticipate a speedy ______ .


16. We need to stipulate the ______ we want to be included in the contract.


17. I don't understand the motives behind his ______ . Why would he act so
stupidly?

18. I'm afraid the result was a foregone ______


19. He keeps his car in first-class ______ . He spends loads of money on it.


20. He denied it at first but eventually we were able to beat a ______ out of

him. Not literally, of course!
The meeting took almost five hours so it was impossible to------ attention all the time.
The problem is difficult to----- under control.
It took us all day to clean up the office after the burglary - the thieves ------ a terrible mess.

I don't think we should -------- a decision yet; we should wait.
Only 31% of the students who -------- the final exam passed it.
I think we should look for a new supplier - the one we have at the moment --------- us too
many problems.
Could you -------- me a favour and post these letters on your way home?
I've told him ten times that he's got the wrong telephone number. I'll -------- crazy if they call
again.
The company offers its employees free language training but not many people --------
advantage of it.
Our personnel assistant is leaving next month - she's ------- a baby.



Exercise - collocation
Choose the best answer to fill the gap in each of the following:

He --------- laughter when he realised his mistake.
He assured me he was -------- sure where the house was.
We didn't arrange to meet. It was --------- coincidence that I saw him.
Please! I'm trying to work here. Don't ---------- my time with stupid questions!
He had to go to the hospital because it was a very --------- cut.
Our neighbour is a very ---------- smoker - 2 packets a day.
We managed to get up the steep hill only because our car is very ------------.
I don't know him that well. He's only a ----------- acquaintance.
I'm an honest and --------- citizen.
Do you know where we are? If you ask me, we are ---------- lost.

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