Complete the sentences with suitable expressions from the collocation box. Make changes where necessary. Sometimes more than one collocation is possible.
nouns which often go after:
blank: wall, look, space, paper
stable: foothold, relationship, society, condition
unique: time, experience, state, opportunity
1. You will be given a _________________ to study with one of the top linguists.
2. The one-year cultural exchange program in the US provided a ________________ for him.
3. I was unhappy that the pretty girl next to my desk returned my greeting with a ____________.
4. ________________within a family have something to do with children’s academic performance.
5. Remember to write your name in the ____________ at the top of the page.
6. Having learned that the injured man she helped to send to hospital was in a _______________, she hurried for school to have the morning classes.
nouns which often go after:
blank: wall, look, space, paper
stable: foothold, relationship, society, condition
unique: time, experience, state, opportunity
1. You will be given a _________________ to study with one of the top linguists.
2. The one-year cultural exchange program in the US provided a ________________ for him.
3. I was unhappy that the pretty girl next to my desk returned my greeting with a ____________.
4. ________________within a family have something to do with children’s academic performance.
5. Remember to write your name in the ____________ at the top of the page.
6. Having learned that the injured man she helped to send to hospital was in a _______________, she hurried for school to have the morning classes.
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- Complete the sentences with the following phrases. Change the form if necessary. be confronted with in response to set about remind… of… come up 1. I will let you know as soon as possible if anything (1) ______. 2. The secretary often (2) ______ him (3) ______ the schedule in case he should forget it. 3. This remarkable girl was sent to me (4) ______ my request for a suitable secretary. 4. She sat down and (5) ______ checking her emails. 5. Investors were (6) ______ difficult choices after the property market started slowing.
- 6 Complete the questions. 1 Have you or your family ever ____ a car? If so, when and why? 2 On long journeys, do you want to get from A to B as quickly as possible, or do you like to ____ off somewhere on the ____? 3 Do you often get ____ in ____ traffic? 4 Do you ever go on day ____? If so, where to?
- Complete the sentences with suitable expressions from the collocation box. You may need to make other changes. Sometimes more than one collocation is possible. Adjectives which often go before: expression facial visual emotional communication digital visual face-to-face Words which often go before: message text instant voice language body Internet spoken 1.Your ____body language__________ such as gestures and postures sends a strong message to other people. 2.Online ______visual communication______________ has been made possible through the use of webcam (网络摄像机). 3.Some _______facial expressions_________ associated with emotions such as happiness and fear are the same all over the world. 4.To start recording a(n) _____voice message________ the user should tap and hold the microphone icon. 5.Emails, ________instant message s________ and text messages are all convenient ways of communication.
- Match the verbs in the box with the nouns below so that they form correct collocations.Put the verb in the space provided and each verb is to be used only once.( unload, rub, neglect, frame, dust, undergo )1. ______ an operation 2. ______ a plan 3. ______ the truck 4. ______ one's eyes 5. ______ the room 6. ______ one's duty
- 6 Complete the questions. ► What do you know about your ancestors? ancestors 1 Are you r____ to anyone famous? 2 Do you have a r____ family in your country? If so, do you have a king or a q____? 3 Where do/did the p____ generations of your family live? 4 Which m____ of your family do you look l____? 5 Do you take a____ your mother or your father? How?