Collocations in Use – Part 9

acquaintance / attempt / calculations / discovery / enemies / habit / offer / room / stand / success

.N1. Try to make a ………………….of noticing good collocations in any text you read .N2. A railway official asked us to move our luggage to make…………….. for the boy’s bike .N3. The new CEO has made a lot of ………………by being so autocratic .N4. If Pauline makes a …………………of this project, she’ll probably get promoted ………………… N5. The old gentleman said he was delighted to make my ?N6. Do you think you’ll make an ………………………on the flat you viewed yesterday .N7. Every young scientist dreams of making a …………………….that will change the world .N8. Rachel made no ……………………………to contact me when she was over here last year N9. We tried to make a …………………….against the new housing development but to no avail: the contractors started work this morning .N10. The …………………..that you made contained a few inaccuracies

:Answers

N1. 1 habit N2. 6 offer N3. 2 room N4. 7 discovery N5. 3 enemies N6. 8 attempt N7. 4 success N8. 9 stand N9. 5 acquaintance N10. 10 calculations