UNIT 8 SECTION 1 (A) Use of English B2 for all exams

 

Use of English B2 for all exams UNIT 8 SECTION 1 (A)

 

Collocations/Expressions A Complete the blanks with the verbs leave, put, set or shake. ________ a stop to sth ________ hands with sb ________ pressure on sb ________ fire to sth ________ a message ________ foot in ________ an example ________ the table ________ the alarm clock B Read the sentences and complete them with the correct form of the verbs put, set or shake. 1 The university has ____________ very high standards to attract the best students. 2 Don't________________ the blame on him. He’s not the one responsible for the accident. 3 Jerry________________ his head in disappointment. 4 She loved the house the minute she________________ eyes on it. 5 Ian________________ a lot of effort into repairing that old car. 6 Mrs Smith ________________ her children the task of clearing out the attic. 7 After years of imprisonment, the man who had wrongfully been accused of the robbery was finally ________________ free. 8 They have announced their engagement but they haven't________________ a date for their wedding yet. C Complete the blanks with the verbs miss, or lose. ______ interest in ______ a class ______ contact ______ patience ______ a competition ______ weight ______ control (over) ______ an opportunity ______ a chance ______ one’s job ______ one’s temper ______ one’s way ______ money ______ a train/plane etc. ______ a meeting     ______ a person ______ a/your turn ______ a match     D Complete the sentences with the collocations/expressions in the box below. out of the way under way by the way on the way way ahead one way or another there’s no way make our way to have it your way come a long way way of thinking way of life   1 “This job is going to be done ___________,“ said the manager in a determined voice. 2 I’m ___________ to Julie's house. Will I see you there? 3 This school has ___________ since its first year in operation, when it only had twenty students. 4 We were asked to ___________ the dining hall. 5 Can you please move ___________? We want to move this big box. 6 Negotiations are ___________ to buy a new striker, to improve the team’s chances. 7 ___________ our parents will let us go to the rock festival next weekend. 8 ___________ whose turn is it to wash the dishes? 9 Once you understand the lecturer's_________________________ his theory becomes quite easy to follow. 10 Why must you always____________________ ? It’s not fair! 11 Stop wasting your time in class, Michael. The rest of the class is ___________ of you in Mathematics. 12 Teenagers tend to idolise film stars and imitate the way they look and their ___________.

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ANSWER KEY

A B 1 set 2 put 3 shook 4 set 5 put 6 set 7 set 8 set C D 1 one way or another 2 on the way 3 come a long way 4 make our way to 5 out of the way 6 under way 7 There’s no way 8 By the way 9 way of thinking 10 have it your way 11 way ahead 12 way of life