SUCCESS AND FAILURE
A. Match the first
part of each sentence in the left-hand column with its second part in the
right-hand column using an appropriate word from the central column. These words
should collocate with the underlined words in the right-hand column. In most
cases, it is possible to use the words in the central column with more than one
sentence.
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1
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The two warring countries managed to ….
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….secure….
….accomplish…
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….attain….
….achieve….
….fulfil….
….realise….
….reach….
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….his ambitions of being promoted to marketing
manager.
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2
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During his first year as President he managed to ….
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….my aims of doing well at school and then going
to university.
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3
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The
company couldn’t afford to move to new premises but were able to ….
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….an agreement
for a new lease.
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4
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He worked hard at his job and was soon able to ….
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….its targets – those of free education and
healthcare – within eight years.
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5
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The
country badly needed to increase its overall standard of living and attempted
to ….
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….his obligations
to his current employer.
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6
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After four years of hard work, the motor racing team
managed to ….
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….their goal of becoming millionaires.
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7
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He
wanted to start a new job, but first of all he had to ….
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….their
dreams of winning the Monaco Grand Prix.
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8
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Many people want to be rich but few ….
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….a lot more than his predecessor had in the
previous fife.
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9
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I have
a lot of plans, and one of them is to ….
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….a compromise
over the terms for peace.
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B.
Complete
these sentences with an appropriate word or expression from A, B or C.
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1
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The People’s Foundation Party decided to ___________
its plans to establish a coalition government with the Democratic Liberal
Party.
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A
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abate
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B
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abandon
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C
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abhor
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2
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Peace
talks between the two countries ___________, with neither side able to agree
on terms.
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A
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collapsed
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B
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collaborated
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C
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collared
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3
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Progress
in the talks ___________ when the inevitable impasse was reached.
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A
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faulted
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B
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faltered
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C
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fondled
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4
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Our
planned visit to the Czech Republic ___________ because we were unable to get
the visas.
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A
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fell over
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B
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fell down
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C
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fell through
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5
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The
company ___________ with debts of over £1 million.
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A
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faulted
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B
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folded
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C
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foiled
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6
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Their plans
to impose stricter import quotas ___________ when the European Bank declared
their actions illegal.
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A
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mistook
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B
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mislead
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C
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misfired
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