Collocation 2

She reached the lifeboat. She was exhausted and she_________to its side, waiting for someone to pull her in.

• clung

• grasped

• clutched

• gripped

The use of unleaded petrol has _______in recent years.

• grow up

• enlarged

• increased

• extended

As you will see from my CV, I have______experience in this area.

• masses of

• great

• loads of

• a considerabl amount of

The police______their attention to the events that led up to the accident.

• confirmed

• completed

• confined

• contained

The garden was surrounded by__________wire.

• spiked

• pricked

• barbed

• scratched

The police promised him___________from prosecution if he co-operated with them fully.

• immunity

• protection

• safety

• absolution

This court deals only with____________crime.

• petty

• trivial

• small

• insignificant

In this quiz, you have the chance to________your wits against the most intelligent people in England.

• set

• sharpen

• try

• pit

I can’t believe it! My wife is _________an affair with our neighbour. I caught them kissing last night.

• doing

• making

• having

• talking

The ceiling-high bookcase swayed for a few seconds, then crashed to the floor with a________noise.

• deafening

• raucous

• boisterous

• vociferous