Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1Before we sign the contract, we need to ............... a decision about the payment schedule.
Wrong!
Use "make" with 'a decision': we make a decision, not do a decision.
2After the mistake became public, the manager agreed to ............... responsibility for the delay.
Wrong!
Use "take" in the collocation 'take responsibility for' something.
3If you focus only on the price, you ............... the point of the whole sustainability policy.
Wrong!
Use "miss" in the idiom 'miss the point', meaning fail to understand the main idea.
4Let's have a quick call before the client meeting so that everyone is on the same ...............
Wrong!
Use "page" in the idiom 'be on the same page', meaning share the same understanding.
5The hotel has promised to ............... an effort to reduce food waste this year.
Wrong!
Use "make" with 'an effort': you make an effort to improve something.
6During the live interview, she stayed calm even when she was ............... pressure.
Wrong!
Use "under" in the idiom 'under pressure', meaning affected by stress or demands.
7The campaign aims to ............... awareness of online fraud among older users.
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Use "raise" in the collocation 'raise awareness' about an issue; 'rise' has no object and 'grow awareness' is not the standard collocation.
8Please ............... attention to the figures on the final slide while I explain them.
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Use "pay" in the collocation 'pay attention to' something.
9To ............... the ice, the trainer asked everyone to share one surprising fact about themselves.
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Use "break" in the idiom 'break the ice', meaning make people feel more relaxed at the start.
10Losing that bid felt awful at first, but it was a ............... in disguise because it led us to a better partner.
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Use "blessing" in the idiom 'a blessing in disguise', meaning something that seems bad but has a good result.
11The new assistant is perfectly capable ............... handling complex customer complaints.
Wrong!
Use "of" after 'capable': someone is capable of doing something.
12He said he would call by Friday, and this time he needs to ............... his promise.
Wrong!
Use "keep" with 'a promise': if you keep a promise, you do what you said you would do.
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- Before we sign the contract, we need to make a decision about the payment schedule.
- After the mistake became public, the manager agreed to take responsibility for the delay.
- If you focus only on the price, you miss the point of the whole sustainability policy.
- Let’s have a quick call before the client meeting so that everyone is on the same page.
- The hotel has promised to make an effort to reduce food waste this year.
- During the live interview, she stayed calm even when she was under pressure.
- The campaign aims to raise awareness of online fraud among older users.
- Please pay attention to the figures on the final slide while I explain them.
- To break the ice, the trainer asked everyone to share one surprising fact about themselves.
- Losing that bid felt awful at first, but it was a blessing in disguise because it led us to a better partner.
- The new assistant is perfectly capable of handling complex customer complaints.
- He said he would call by Friday, and this time he needs to keep his promise.