F2 - SEM1 - COLLATIONS 1-12 Flashcards

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1
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Put yourself or someone onto the official list of course, or college

____ a course

A

Enroll in a course

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Become friends

____ friends ____ somebody

A

Make friends with somebody

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Begin

____ a business

A

Start up a business

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____ the blame

A

Take the blame

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____ a suggestion

A

Make / Give a suggestion

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use someone’s weakness to improve your situation

To ____ something

A

To take advantage of something

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make someone with an illness healthy again

____ a disease

A

Cure a disease

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____ the first turning on the right/left

A

Take the first turning on the right/left

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do something one after another in regular succession

____ turns / ____ it in turns

A

Take turns / take it in turns

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achieve something no other person or thing has achieved

____ a record

A

Set a record

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perform better than anyone or anything else

____ a record

A

Break a record

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control the working action of a machine

____ a machine

A

Operate / Run a machine

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I want to ____ next year. I want to open a restaurant. The problem is I have no experience working in restaurants and don’t know how they work.

A

I want to start up a business next year. I want to open a restaurant. The problem is I have no experience working in restaurants and don’t know how they work.

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A friend of mine ____. She said that I should ____ that teaches you know to run restaurant. The classes are at weekends and it’s also not very expensive. It lasts for 2 months.

A

A friend of mine made a suggestion. She said that I should enroll in a course that teaches you know to run restaurant. The classes are at weekends and it’s also not very expensive. It lasts for 2 months.

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I want to open a restaurant next year ____ of the low rents that are now being offered because of Covid.

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I want to open a restaurant next year to take advantage of the low rents that are now being offered because of Covid.

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Last week one building ____ for the lowest rent ever offered by a landlord. The price has ____ by 50000 dollars. The lowest rent before was 200000 a week now it’s 150000. Unbelievable!

A

Last week one building set a record for the lowest rent ever offered by a landlord. The price has broken the record by 50000 dollars. The lowest rent before was 200000 a week now it’s 150000. Unbelievable!

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I am still looking for a partner through to open my business with. I need to ____ who is business minded and a trustworthy person.

A

I am still looking for a partner through to open my business with. I need to make friends with someone who is business minded and a trustworthy person.

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If I have a partner it means we can ____ running the restaurant. Maybe he could work weekdays and I could work the weekends.

A

If I have a partner it means we can take turns running the restaurant. Maybe he could work weekdays and I could work the weekends.

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Last week I saw a great property that would be really suitable for a restaurant. You have to go down Main Street and then ____.

A

Last week I saw a great property that would be really suitable for a restaurant. You have to go down Main Street and then take the first turning on the right.

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Also if the restaurant fails we can ____ together. Last time when my business went bankrupt everyone said it was my fault only, as I was the only owner.

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Also if the restaurant fails we can take the blame together. Last time when my business went bankrupt everyone said it was my fault only, as I was the only owner.

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As a result of all the stress I got cancer. Luckily I ____ with chemo therapy. A brillant doctor ____ which emitted radioactive waves that killed the cancer.

A

As a result of all the stress I got cancer. Luckily I cured the disease with chemo therapy. A brillant doctor operated a machine which emitted radioactive waves that killed the cancer.