Collocations with life
Choose the appropriate verb from below to complete each sentence
take lose endanger claim cost save risk spare
. N1. An explosion on an oil ring __________ 167 lives
. N2. Both men fell on their knees and begged him to __________ their lives
. N3. Six Canadian airmen __________ their lives in the crash
. N4. Doctors say the new drug __________ thousands of lives
.N5. UN officials are anxious not to take action that could ______ the lives of relief workers
. N6. The inquest ruled that the student had __________ his own life
. N7. These men willingly __________ their lives for their country
. N8. She clearly recalled the attack, which nearly __________ her her life
: Answers
N1. claimed N2. spare N3. lost N4. save N5. endanger N6. taken N7. risked N8. cost