Collocations in Use – Part 97

.Fill in the blanks with appropriate words and phrases

Strike / fight for / respond to / overcome / encounter / spot / hinder

.N1. Our party believes that this country’s complex tax laws mainly serve to ……… progress
.N2. Terry ……… an error in the email he was about to send
.N3. Any new business is bound to ……… some initial difficulties
.N4. As she was born blind she has had to ……… many extra hurdles in her life
.N5. Poor people in this drought-ridden country ……… survival
.N6. The international community ……… rapidly to the emergency
.N7. Disaster ……… the province last June, when torrential rains caused mudslides in many areas

: ANSWERS

hinder / spotted / encounter / overcome / fight for / responded / struck