Collocations

In my twenties, I _______ the staff of high-tech company.

• joined

• participated

• added

• missed

I could _____ a living and there were many aspects of the job.

• do

• make

• hold

• achieve

The other _______ of staff were nice and I enjoyed teaching students.

• persons

• members

• heads

• groups

After returning from maternity leave, I decided to _____ part-time.

• go

• do

• make

• execute

I soon had a substantial _______ of work after graduation.

• number

• volume

• quantity

• size

I ______ that position for a number of years.

• pursuit

• accepted

• held

• made

I let company know that I am ____________.

• open to offers

• open to opportunities

• open to world

• open with people

I _______ the post of the editor of the publishing company.

• took off

• took through

• took down

• took up

I _______ my resignation after I stopped feeling excited.

• handed up

• handed in

• looked up

• looked into

I was always under ______ pressure at my job.

• high

• a lot of

• considerable

• low