Collocations FCE

Question 1

MAKE OR DO?
_____ a job
_____ the dishes
_____ sports
_____ business

Answer 1

DO a job
DO the dishes
DO sports
DO business

Question 2

KEEP an eye ___ the child, please

Answer 2

Keep an eye ON

Question 3

Make or do?
______ progress
______ a claim
______ fun of somebody

Answer 3

make progress
make a claim
make fun of…

Question 4

I’m KEEN ___ cars

Answer 4

KEEN ON (passionate about)

Question 5

They OBJECTED _____ the plan

Answer 5

OBJECT TO (protest against)

Question 6

She was PLEASED ____ the present

Answer 6

PLEASED WITH (satisfied with, glad)

Question 7

You can RELY ____ us

Answer 7

RELY ON ( you can trust us, depend on us)

Question 8

It’s BOUND ___ happen

Answer 8

BOUND TO
(It’s certain to happen)

Question 9

I don’t APPROVE ___ people with bad manners

Answer 9

APPROVE OF
(I’m not in favour of)

Question 10

I’m JEALOUS ___ her

Answer 10

JEALOUS OF

Question 11

I’m DISSATISFIED ____ the result

Answer 11

SATISFIED WITH // DISSATISFIED WITH

Question 12

I’d like to SPECIALISE ___ little children

Answer 12

SPECIALISE IN

Question 13

To SUCCEED ___ doing business

Answer 13

SUCCEED IN

Question 14

He INSISTED ____ carrying her own bag

Answer 14

INSIST ON

Question 15

This clown, KNOWN ___ Miliki, is very famous

Answer 15

KNOWN AS

Question 16

She was REGARDED ___ the smartest child

Answer 16

REGARDED AS
considered

Question 17

to ATTEMPT ___ do something

Answer 17

to ATTEMPT TO do something is to TRY TO do something

Question 18

the aircraft is CAPABLE ___________ (fly) 5,000 miles non-stop

Answer 18

CAPABLE OF flying

Question 19

Friends can’t always AGREE ____ everything

Answer 19

AGREE ON everything

Question 20

Eating badly can RESULT _____ poor health

Answer 20

RESULT IN poor health
(it can cause poor health)

Question 21

I find it difficult….

Answer 21

I find it difficult to focus

Question 22

There’s no point in…

Answer 22

There’s no point in trying to be perfect

Question 23

I’m EAGER ___ learn as much as possible

Answer 23

I really want to learn…

Question 24

I wonder whether…

Answer 24

I wonder if… (me pregunto si..)

Question 25

Espero que te guste
Espero que sea útil

Answer 25

I hope you like it
I hope it’s useful