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CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY FOR NATURAL
ENGLISH COLLOCATIONS
13. FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES
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A. Choose the most suitable adjective from the
box.
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strong
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sour
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long
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wide
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high
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warm
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close
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He has friends in ___________ places.
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They’ve developed a very ___________ relationship after all these
years of working together.
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She gave
use a very ___________ and friendly welcome.
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Charlie has a ___________ circle of friends.
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Over the
years the two women had developed ___________ bonds of friendship.
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They used to get on well together but now things have turned
___________ between them.
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We go
back a ___________ way – we’ve known each other for years.
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B. Correct the sentences
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Keep on touch! Don’t be a stranger!
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Come in! welcome! Make you at home!
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Is he a
friend of you?
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Everyone was really nice towards me.
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C. Which is the most natural-sounding answer?
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She’s always found it easy to find/ make/ form friends.
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Although Dave doesn’t enjoy his job much, he has a great social activity/circle/life.
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They met
on a train and started/ struck up/
began a friendship.
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Although they’re divorced they remain on friendly terms/words/relations.
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I think
we need to do something to improve relations/
friendship/ cordiality between the two departments.
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There was a bit of a bad/ an
unwelcome/ a strained atmosphere in the office after she fell out
with him.
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I don’t know
what the argument was about but they’re not on a speaking conditions/ relations/ terms any more.
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He’s not really a friend – he’s more of a work/ casual/ formal
acquaintance.
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