Collocations - take, have, make, do

It was a very difficult decision, leaving Leicester, but I had to ______ an opportunity that doesn’t come round often.

• have

• take

• make

• do

I need to _______ time to work on my résumé this weekend.

• have

• take

• make

• do

Please be quiet. I want to _______ a phone call.

• have

• take

• make

• do

Are you sure that you were ______ your best on the assignment?

• having

• taking

• making

• doing

Many people can’t _______ a living anymore, everything is so expensive!

• have

• take

• make

• do

Bill refused to ______ responsibility for the mistake.

• have

• take

• make

• do

I can't make it to dinner tonight; but, can I ______ a rain check?

• have

• take

• make

• do

Subscribers to the magazine can ______ advantage of this special offer.

• have

• take

• make

• do

I wanted to _______ a meeting so that we could bounce a few ideas around.

• have

• take

• make

• do

Failure to ______ payments in a timely manner may lead to penalties.

• have

• take

• make

• do