PHẦN 2: CỤM TỪ KẾT HỢP (COLLOCATIONS)

LEVEL A2
I. Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
1. It can get quite busy here during the tourist _ .
A. season B. period C. phase D. stage
2. I wonder if you can _ me a small favor, Tom?
A. bring B. make C. give D. do
3. “Please, will you just tidy your room, and stop excuse?”
A. having B. making C. doing D. taking
4. Last weekend, I stayed at home and my homework.
A. gave B. did C. earned D. went
5. A meeting will be to discuss the matter.
A. run B. taken C. held D. done
6. David me to the train station every morning.
A. goes B. has C. takes D. makes
7. The hotel we are _ is quite luxurious.
A. living B. existing C. remaining D. staying
8. When you your destination, your tour guide will meet you at the airport.
A. arrive B. get C. reach D. achieve
9. I love watching _ movies.
A. action B. actor C. actress D. acting
10. Hurry up, or we’ll _ the bus.
A. avoid B. miss C. drop D. lose
11. I got a new baseball yesterday.
A. stick B. club C. racket D. bat
12. It was such a boring speech that I fell _
A. asleep B. sleep C. sleepy D. sleepily
13. I wonder if you can me a small favor, Tom?
A. bring B. make C. give D. do
14. The villagers had to work hard in fields all day and could hardly ends meet.
A. do B. know C. make D. fly
15. It was raining __, so we couldn’t go out.
A. heavily B. silly C. strongly D. lazily
16. Last weekend, I stayed at home and my homework. Nothing special.
A. gave B. did C. earned D. wrote
II. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that is not correct in standard
written English
1. In order to (A) build progress (B) in speaking skill (C), you need to practice (D) everyday.
2. They use (A) all day (B) swimming and sunbathing (C) at the beach (D).
3. We (A) didn’t run (B) at the station (C) in time to catch (D) the strain.
4. We enjoy doing (A) time together in the evening (B) when the family members gather (C)
in the living room after a day of working (D) hard.
5. It is (A) not easy to collect (B) our beauty (C) when we get older and older (D).
6. Mom, I think (A) I have taken (B) a cold (C). I feel very tired (D).
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III. Complete the sentences with one of the words given below (some can be used more
than once, some may not be used). Give the correct form if needed.
break make win do
take show go practice
earn pay
1. To keep fit and be healthy, you should _ exercise everyday.
2. Could you the differences between the twins? They are too alike!
3. I don’t think it’s easy to a living nowadays.
4. After 2 month practicing, finally they the match with the score 2–1 last week.
5. I think I’ve your phone. I hope it doesn’t cost much.
6. Yesterday, we _ a visit to the museum for the History essay.
7. use of dictionary when learning a foreign language is a neccessay.
8. You should not advantage of the others in life.

LEVEL B1
I. Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. Her ideas have _ a lot of attention in the scientific community.
A. attracted B. attained C. caught D. caused
2. Before doing the _ , farmers have to pump the water into the field.
A. ploughing B. transplanting C. harrowing D. harvesting
3. She finally achieved her of visiting the USA.
A. objective B. target C. desires D. ambition
4. When I was reading a book in my room last night, I heard the sound of glass.
A. breaking B. slipping C. dropping D. bursting
5. If you your mind about attending Mr. Jones’s lecturer, just give me a call.
A. change B. keep C. decide D. give
6. After a serious accident last month, the doctors are worried that he will suffer brain
.
A. destruction B. damage C. disease D. injury
7. As a parent, you try to create a safe environment for your children to grow up.
A. house B. homing C. housing D. home
8. Zoos are trying to increase the expectancy of many animals.
A. life B. alive C. living D. lifetime
9. I got a new golf yesterday.
A. stick B. club C. racket D. bat
10. If you spend too much time on the computer, you will eyestrain.
A. consider B. catch C. suffer D. get
11. Don’t shut off my computer. It’s in .
A. working B. using C. operating D. use
12. If a defender a foul within the five-meter area that prevents a likely goal, the
attacking team awarded a penalty throw or shot.

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 A. interferes B. commits C. punches D. touches
13. Her mother was a great support when she into trouble last month.
A. took B. went C. got D. made
14. Oceans play an important in our daily life.
A. role B. place C. definition D. model
15. The more goals the players , the more exciting the match became.
A. marked B. made C. sprinted D. scored
16. Shannon doesn’t dye her hair; it’s blonde.
A. physically B. naturally C. logically D. organically
17. In the middle of the day, it’s just too scorching to do anything but lie on the beach
soaking up the sunshine. This is the life!

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 A. warm B. cold C. freezing D. hot
18. Janet has to travel a lot in her new job. She is on the all the time.
A. field B. mood C. way D. go
19. He’d been planning to leave the team the time, and hadn’t told anyone.
A. complete B. whole C. total D. full
20. Thanks for helping me. I’ll do the same for you in _ sometimes.
A. grateful B. appreciate C. favor D. return
21. The of the nuclear accident is still unknown.
A. reason B. cause C. base D. motive
22. Ten million text messages are sent on every minute.
A. normal B. common C. general D. average
23. Women workers wear hats in their hair gets caught in the machinery.
A. course B. occasion C. event D. case
24. It took him a long time to come to with the fact that he was homeless.
A. acceptance B. terms C. tabs D. agreement
25. After the film director Peter Jackson started a(n) diet, he lost over 30 kilos in
just 10 months.
A. narrow B. strict C. mere D. considerate
26. The Women’s World Cup is _ in popularity.
A. competing B. establishing C. advancing D. growing
27. John and Lisa have a lot in with each other.
A. common B. competition C. regard D. similar
28. I wonder if you can me a small favor, Tom?
A. bring B. make C. give D. do
II. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that is not correct in
standard written English.
1. Have (A) you made (B) your Math homework (C) yet (D)?
2. Mary tried (A) to take (B) the waiter’s attention (C) but she didn’t succeed (D).
3. I’m doing (A) an effort (B) to be nice (C) to her at (D) the moment.
4. Agriculture is (A) a key (B) factor in (C) economical (D) development.
5. Under no occasions (A) do they accept (B) your invitation (C) to (D) the party tonight.

III. Rewrite the following sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original ones.
1. Her new idea of the new vaccine was fully accepted by the scientists. (APPRECIATED)
-> .
2. They are depending for success on their new player. (HOPE)
-> .
3. I surely will not sell this house just because I’m broke. (INTENTION)
-> .
4. Her desire is to help bring the knowledge to all unfortunated children in
Vietnam. (DESIRE)
-> .
5. The company has tried its best to minimize the negative effect of the economic
crisis. (EFFORT)
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 -> .
6. You don’t have to ask for my permission to use the computer as I gave it to
you! (NEED) (n)
-> .
7. I used to love playing computer games very much, but I quit it now. (INTEREST)
-> .

LEVEL B2-B2+
I. Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. Ann’s encouragement gave me a(n) to finish my Math homework.
A. point B. incentive C. resolution D. target
2. what he says, he wasn’t even there when the crime was committed.
A. Following B. According to C. Hearing D. Meaning
3.Their washing machine was out of , so they couldn’t wash any clothes.
A. practice B. work C. order D. place
4. His name was on the of my tongue, but I just couldn’t remember
it.
A. point B. edge C. tip D. top
5. The policeman looked me several times and obviously disliked what he saw.
A. over and over again B. up and down
C. from side to side D. in and out
6. They’ve made lots of new friends and their lives have become much better
since they joined the club.
A. social B. keen C. shape D. activity
7. She caught a _of the thief as he made his get-away.
A. glance B. sight C. glimpse D. flash
8. I haven’t got the idea what you’re talking about.
A. least B. slightest C. dimmest D. smallest
9. The shop assistant is ready to me a helping hand. She was very
nice.
A. provide B. take C. get D. lend
10. This orphanage was set up a few years ago, and then it has received hundreds of
orphans.
A. since B. from C. for D. of
11. The girl once _ to kill herself if her parents didn't let her marry
him.
A. shouted B. frightened C. threatened D. warned
12. I suggest you _ up a list of things to be done.
A. draw B. do C. put D. make
13. I was made due to a personality clash with my boss.
A. resigned B. retiring C. sacked D. redundant
14. If you don’t stop smoking, you this risk of developing chronic bronchitis.
A. bear B. suffer C. make D. run
15. The council decided to round up all the dogs after a boy was bitten by one.
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 A. stranded B. lost C. stray D. missing
16. Young children often express their anger by having temper .
A. attacks B. tantrums C. fits D. spells
17. You need a passport to cross the between Mexico and the United States.
A. edge B. line C. border D. rim
18. The hotel is situated next to an 18-hole golf .
A. course B. court C. field D. pitch
19. Their company is on the of bankruptcy.
A. verge B. edge C. rim D. border
20. Factory used to be one of the main causes of pollution.
A. remissions B. admissions C. submissions D. emissions
21. Researchers have to the conclusion that personality is affected by your genes.
A. come B. got C. reached D. arrived
22. Our team made a(n) effort in the second half, they couldn’t score even one goal.
A. tremendous B. rebellious C. prosperous D. previous
23. Yesterday weather conditions hit the south-west of England. Gale-force
caused a lot of damage to property.
A. high B. freak C. tricky D. thick
24. Some swimming animals such as sharks move of water currents.
A. dependent B. dependently C. independently D. independent
25. The city has _ of young consumers who are sensitive to trends, and can,
therefore, help industries predict the potential risks and success of products.
A. a high rate B. a high proportion C. a high tendency D. a great level
26. He left the country _ arrest if he returned.
A. in fear that B. with fear of C. under threat of D. with threat of
27. She through the keyhole to see the present they were wrapping.
A. peeped B. peered C. stared D. gazed
28. Eating healthily can the risks of diet-related diseases.
A. relieve B. reduce C. reform D. recover
29. The villagers had to work hard in fields all day and could hardly ends meet.
A. do B. break C. make D. fly
30. Several hundred people signed the petition to put a to the nuclear tests in
the region.
A. stop B. finish C. break D. cease

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