Collocations in Use – Part 125
.Complete each sentence using a word from the box
clear / sides / yawning / difference / contrast / opposites / different / wide
N1. There is a …………………… gap between the lives of the rich and the poor. The rich person’s experience of life is entirely …………………… from that of someone without money
N2. Once you have read both …………………… of the argument, you can draw your own conclusion
. …………………… N3. The two approaches are in many ways polar
N4. There is a world of …………………… between your way of life and mine. Your living arrangements are, for a start, in marked …………………… to my own
N5. There is a …………………… distinction between lying and not telling the whole truth
N6. There was a …………………… variation between the exam marks of the stronger and the weaker candidates
: ANSWERS
N1. yawning ; different
N2. sides
N3. opposites
N4. difference ; contrast
N5. clear
N6. wide