UNIT 6 SECTION 1 (A) Use of English B2 for all exams

 

Use of English B2 for all exams UNIT 6 SECTION 1 (A)

 

Collocations/ Expressions A. Complete the blanks with the verbs make or do. ________ an appointment _______ an escape _______ a phone call _______ fun of ________ one’s best ________ a guess ________ progress ________ a job ________ better/worse ________ friends (with) ________ wonders ________ a choice ________ certain/sure ________ an exercise ________ an offer ________ a request ________ a complaint ________ a reservation ________ wrong/ right ________ sense ________ an experiment ________ a suggestion ________ ends meet ________ a trip/voyage/ journey ________ a decision ________ matters worse ________ the most of ________ a mistake ________ an excuse (for) ________ harm/ damage ________ noise ________ a favour ________ one’s duty ________ one’s homework ________ well/badly ________ up one’s mind ________ an effort ________ money/a profit ________ an arrangement     ________ a foot of ________ a mess (of) ________ a difference     B Read the sentences below. Complete the boxes with the verbs make or do and the blanks with prepositions. 1 My lawyer advised me to the ______________ best_____ this difficult situation. 2 Before signing the contract, the client wished to ______________ some enquiries _____ the matter. 3 The university students are going to ______________ research _____ the effects of noise pollution on people. 4 Bill wanted to ______________ a good impression _____ the company's president. 5 The police officer was instructed to ______________ a detailed report_____ the strange incident. 6 Your plan will only ______________ trouble_____ the people you are supposedly trying to help. 7 If we ______________ good use_____ our resources, we can achieve our goal. 8 This ugly furniture does not ______________ justice_____ this magnificent house. 9 We a ______________ considerable contribution_____ the heart foundation every year. 10 Why don’t you ______________ yourself_____ home while I get ready? 11 Emissions from factories ______________ considerable harm_____ the environment. 12 Everyone stepped aside to ______________ way_____ the marching soldiers. C  Complete the blanks with the verbs break, change, turn or draw. ________ shoes ________ the law ________ a habit ________ a promise ________ sb’s heart ________ trains/buses ________ direction ________ a corner ________ a page ________ sb’s attention ________ clothes ________ the subject D Read the sentences and complete them with the correct form of the verbs break, change, cut or draw. 1 I'll try to________________ Ted’s mind about leaving his job. 2 No one was willing to________________ their silence and help the police with their investigation. 3 I decided to make the first move and________________ the ice. 4 Cowboys were known to____________ a gun on the slightest of pretexts. 5 The famous athlete Jesse Owens________________ four Olympic records in 1936. 6 My holiday was________________ short when I broke my leg while skiing. 7 Well, to________________ a long story short, our car broke down in the middle of nowhere.

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ANSWER KEY

A B 1 make/of 2 make/into 3 do/on 4 make/on 5 make/on 6 make/for 7 make/of 8 do/to 9 make/to 10 make/at 11 do/to 12 make/for C D 1 change 2 break 3 break 4 draw 5 broke 6 cut 7 cut