Exercises
Use the
collocation matrix opposite and choose the suitable verb to fill the gap. If
the exact word in the sentence is not in the vertical column of the matrix,
look for something that is close in meaning.
1. The management have ………. an
agreement with the union which will guarantee no strikes the next three years.
2. Now I have ………………. all my
responsibilities to my family, I feel I can retire and go round the world.
3. The church building fund has failed
to ……………….its target $250,000.
4. I never thought I would …………….. my
ambition, but now I have.
5. Very few people ………… all their
hopes and dreams in life.
6. We hope the two sides …………. A
compromise and avoid war.
7. I am afraid that little scheme of
mine didn’t ……………. off.
Self-check
1. Put each of the following words in the correct passage below.
Courses last degree
Studies graduate grant
Student keen fees
Harry is 21. He passed his school
exams with good marks and left school at 19. Now he is at university. He is a
(a) ____ and he receives a (b)____ from the state to help him pay the
university (c)____ and his personal expenses. He is very (d) ____on his
subject, Maths. And it was useful to him in the future. He works hard and
enjoys his (e)____ university (f)____ in Britain usually (g)____for three
years. After this, Harry hopes to (h)____. A good (i)____will get him a good
job.
2. Put the correct word from the
following list in each space below.
from in with between of at to on
1. Bobby started school ___ the age of
five.
2. They have a holiday ___ Christmas.
3. There’s a holiday ___ the summer,
too.
4. The teachers ___the staff are very
young.
5. Sally goes ___a secondary school.
6. She’ll probably pass ___good marks.
7. Harry’s ___ university.
8. He gets a grant ___ the state.
9. Maths will be useful ___ him ___the
future.
10. Betty’s a teacher ___ English.
11. She’s a graduate ___Sussex
University.
12. She has a degree ___ English
Literature.
13. Her pupils are ___ 12 and 18.
14. She is very strict ___ them.
Explain the difference between …
1. To sit an exam and to set an exam
2. to take an exam and to pass an exam
3. compulsory and voluntary
4. to educate and to bring up
5. a pupil and a student
Ex. 3 Put each of the following words
or phrases in its correct space in the passage below.
State terms seminar degree co-educational private primary
Tutorial graduate nursery
school grant secondary lecture
Break up compulsory fees academic
When children are two or three years
old, they sometimes go to a (a)___, where they learn simple games and songs.
Their first real school is called (b)___ school. In Britain children start this
school at the age of five. The (c)___ year in Britain begins in September and is
divided into three(d)___. Schools (e)___ for the summer holiday in July.
(f)___education begins at the age of about eleven, and most schools at this
level are (g)___, which means boys and girls study together at the same
classes. In Britain education is (h) ___ from five to 16 of age, but many
children choose to remain at school for another two or three years after 16 to
take higher exams. Most children go to (i)___ schools, which are maintained by
the government or local education authorities, but some children go to (j) ___
schools, which can be expensive. University courses normally last three years
and then students (k) ___, which means they receive their (l) ___. At
university, teaching is by (m) ___ (an individual lesson between a teacher and
one of the students), (n) ___ ( a class of students discussing a subject with a
teacher), (o) ___ (when a teacher gives a prepared talk to a number of
students) and of course private study. Most people who receive a university
place are given a (p) ___ by the government to help pay their (q) and leaving
expenses.
Ex. 3 Put each of the following words
or phrases in its correct space in the passage below.
State terms seminar degree co-educational private primary
Tutorial graduate nursery
school grant secondary lecture
Break up compulsory fees academic
When children are two or three years
old, they sometimes go to a (a)___, where they learn simple games and songs.
Their first real school is called (b)___ school. In Britain children start this
school at the age of five. The (c)___ year in Britain begins in September and
is divided into three(d)___. Schools (e)___ for the summer holiday in July.
(f)___education begins at the age of about eleven, and most schools at this
level are (g)___, which means boys and girls study together at the same
classes. In Britain education is (h) ___ from five to 16 of age, but many
children choose to remain at school for another two or three years after 16 to
take higher exams. Most children go to (i)___ schools, which are maintained by
the government or local education authorities, but some children go to (j) ___
schools, which can be expensive. University courses normally last three years
and then students (k) ___, which means they receive their (l) ___. At
university, teaching is by (m) ___ (an individual lesson between a teacher and
one of the students), (n) ___ ( a class of students discussing a subject with a
teacher), (o) ___ (when a teacher gives a prepared talk to a number of
students) and of course private study. Most people who receive a university
place are given a (p) ___ by the government to help pay their (q) and leaving
expenses.
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