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