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CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY FOR NATURAL
ENGLISH COLLOCATIONS
22. WORK 2
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A. Match the two parts of the sentences.
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I’m so busy! I’ve got a really heavy
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hours.
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The company has a highly
skilled …
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b
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workload
this month.
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I can
work flexible …
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c
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career as a diplomat.
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The personnel manager offered him a short-term …
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d
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workforce.
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He had a
long and distinguished …
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e
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contract.
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B. Which of these expressions is not possible
to complete the sentence?
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Marcus ________ because his boss found
out he had stolen some money from the company account.
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got the sack
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b
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lost his job
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c
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was fired
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d
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was put out of his job
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e
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was dismissed
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Jenny
plucked up courage to ask her boss for ________.
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a pay rise
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b
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greater pay
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c
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pay increase
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If I can
afford it, I’d like to ________ when I’m 55.
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give up work
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b
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get retired
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c
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take early retirement
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The baby’s
due in two months time so I’m going to be ________ from next month.
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a
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off work
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b
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taking maternity leave
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c
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taking baby time
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Unless
the management improve the condition soon, the factory workers will
________.
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a
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go on strike
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b
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take a strike
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c
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strike
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C. Complete the crossword.
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A hundred workers were made ___________.
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I work in the finance ___________.
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The
company mostly employs white-collar ___________.
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He works for a multi-national ___________.
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She’s a
senior sales ___________.
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We’ll have to advertise to fill the vacant ___________.
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CEO
stands for chief executive ___________.
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The job comes with a very attractive ___________.
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