Collocations - quiz 2

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1. I don't like ............... food.
   1.   fast
   2.   quick
2. He gave her a ................. glance and smiled.
   1.   fast
   2.   quick
3. .................meals are unhealthy.
   1.   Fast
   2.   Quick
4. This car has a ................. engine.
   1.   strong
   2.   powerful
5. She's always trying to pass the ........... and I'm sick of it.
   1.   buck
   2.   basket
6. The goal roused the crowd to fever .................... .
   
   1.   pitch
   2.   patch
7. You are making a storm in a ........... over this. It is just a little problem.
   1.   teapot
   2.   teacup
8. He gave me a ........... home.
   1.   lift
   2.   left
9. He ........... a happy life despite his poverty.
   1.   led
   2.   took
10. She could make things ............. old scraps of material.
    1.   up of
    2.   out of
11. I had a map, but I still couldn't ........... my way back to the hotel.
    1.   find
    2.   get
12. ............. my way of thinking, children shouldn't go to school before the age of seven.
    1.   For
    2.   To
13. They are .............. a party next week.
    1.   giving
    2.   taking
14. He refused to give ......... to their demands.
    1.   in
    2.   out
15. We still haven't given ........... hope of finding her alive.
    1.   off
    2.   up
16. They eventually gave ............ bothering me.
    1.   away
    2.   over
17. I'm not .................. much progress with my Spanish.
    1.   doing
    2.   making
18. I can't stand the way your mother leads you around by the ........... like that and tells you what to do!
    1.   nose
    2.   hand
19. Who's ................ the lecture this afternoon?
    1.   performing
    2.   giving
20. He ............ double duty as the star and director of the film.
    1.   did
    2.   made
21. She is a ........... figure in the company.
    1.   cue
    2.   key
22. Last year we almost had to close the store, but now business is ................ .
    
    1.   booming
    2.   looming
23. The project was ................ a year ago.
    1.   discharged
    2.   launched
24. Please, give me a .............. when you get there.
    1.   ring
    2.   phone
25. They .......... all the arrangements for the party.
    1.   made
    2.   did
26. If you want to be in the teacher's good ............ , try to participate more in class.
    1.   looks
    2.   books
27. Our boss always ............. by the book.
    1.   goes
    2.   walks
28. He rarely comes on time. .......... my book, he is careless and thoughtless.
    1.   on
    2.   in
29. My neighbour is an .............. book. He can't conceal his feelings and thoughts.
    1.   open
    2.   extrovert
30. You can't judge a book by its ............... .
    1.   sheet
    2.   cover
31. Our new company has started ............ recently.
    1.   at
    2.   up
32. ............... your hands before answering the questions.
    1.   Rise
    2.   Raise
33. Our exports ............ by 5% over the last year.
    1.   raised
    2.   rose
34. The government is going to ................... taxes.
    1.   raise
    2.   rise
35. Her strange answer ................ my doubts.
    1.   raised
    2.   rose
36. He was ............. by his grandparents after his parents' death.
    1.   risen
    2.   raised
37. I am an early ................ .
    1.   raiser
    2.   riser
38. My sister sometimes helps my mum ............ the beds.
    1.   make
    2.   do
39. Why did he ............ that terrible mistake?
    1.   do
    2.   make
40. The storm ............ a lot of damage to our garden.
    1.   did
    2.   made
41. She will have to .............. her best to join the faculty of medicine.
    1.   do
    2.   make
42. Lots of students like ............ science experiments.
    1.   making
    2.   doing
43. I will ......... some phone calls after I get back home.
    1.   make
    2.   do
44. She had to .......... some very difficult decisions.
    1.   come
    2.   make
45. My friend ........... me a favour, so I am grateful to him.
    1.   made
    2.   did
46. Housewives' work is tiring. They have to ..............the washing, shopping and ironing.
    1.   make
    2.   do
47. ................. friends is quite easy, but making the best choice is quite hard.
    1.   Making
    2.   Doing
48. She threatened to .......... herself in when her husband ran off with her best friend.
    1.   make
    2.   do
49. It ......... you good to eat healthy food and practise sports.
    1.   makes
    2.   does
50. "........... as you would be done by." It means: Treat and respect others as you would hope to be respected and treated by them.
    1.   Make
    2.   Do