21. WORK CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY FOR NATURAL ENGLISH COLLOCATIONS

 

CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY FOR NATURAL ENGLISH COLLOCATIONS 21. WORK

 

A. Which is the most natural-sounding answer? Other collocations are in bold type. 1 I’m afraid he’s not in the office/ work at the moment. Can I take a message? 2 My daughter Emma has a good job/ good work in politics. 3 The successful applicant for this position will have good/ high qualifications and adequate/ relevant experience. 4 The workman did a really good job/ work on the plumbing. 5 You deserve a break – you’ve worked without end/ non-stop on this project. 6 He spent the summer earning his money/ living as a street musician. 7 I’m exhausted. I’ve been hard at /of work all day. 8 How did the interview go? Did you have/ get the job? 9 Most days I get home from work/ the work by 7.00pm. 10 I’m going to ask/ apply for a job in the local shop.   B. Choose the correct word to complete the collocation. 11 Ben’s ambition was to _____________ a career in advertising. a get b pursue c take 12 Sally was feeling stressed so she asked her boss for some _____________ work. a time out of b time off c break from 13 How long have you been working _____________ this project? a on b in c for 14 Unfortunately there are over ten thousand people _____________ work in the area. a without some b out of c away from 15 It’s a nightmare _____________ every day by bus. a travelling to my job b going to work c getting into work 16 A: So what do you do _____________? B: I Work in a supermarket. a to win money b to earn c for a living 17 I won’t be able to leave the office early – I’ve got too much _____________ to get through. a work b job c working 18 Greg’s _____________ business in Japan at the moment. a in b on c at

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