Collocations with hope
Choose the appropriate verb from below to complete each sentence
abandon / get / offer / have / shatter / lie / raise / fade
N1. Two brilliant first-half goals __________ the other team’s hopes
N2. New diets __________ hope to people who struggle to lose weight
N3. By four in the morning, I’d __________ hope of getting back to sleep
N4. The latest figures are very positive, which has __________ people’s hopes of an economic recovery
N5. Britain __________ hopes of winning 50 medals in the next Olympics
N6. Time passed and hope __________ for an early release of the hostages
N7. I vowed not to __________ my hopes up, so I wouldn’t be disappointed again
N8. It was clear that our only hope __________ in escape
: Answers
N1. Shattered
N2. Offer
N3. Abandoned
N4. Raised
N5. Has
N6. Faded
N7. Get
N8. Lay
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