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CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY FOR NATURAL
ENGLISH COLLOCATIONS
36. WRITING AND BOOKS
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A. Choose the most suitable verbs from the box.
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keep
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put into
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rub out
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jot down
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read
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Use a pencil, then you can __________
your mistakes.
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Keep a notebook with you to __________ a few notes.
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The
arrangement was never __________ writing.
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He had to __________ up on the subject before his exam.
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Do you
__________ a diary.
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B. Which are the most natural-sounding words?
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No abbreviations are permitted in the
examination. Write out the words completely/
in full.
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I’m not sure about the spelling. I’ll have to look it up/ for it in the dictionary.
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Could you
put it into the contract, please? I’d like to have it in ink/ black and white.
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His last novel was a masterpiece but he hasn’t written anything
new for years. He’s suffering from writer’s block/ stop.
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I’m
afraid we can’t order this book for you. It’s out of print/ publication.
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I’ve always wanted to be a novelist but I’ve never found time to put pen to paper/ to write with a
pen on paper.
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Please
print your name in block capitals/
stamped letters.
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C. Which of these expressions is not a natural collocation?
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a first/ best-selling/
historical/ detective/ love novel
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a paperback/ fiction/ comic/
good/ second-hand book
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long/ neat/ legible/ terrible/ childish
handwriting
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original/
unpublished/ printed/ handwritten
manuscript
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avid/ typical/ general/ non-specialist reader
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book/
public/ reference/ mobile library
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best-selling/ award-winning/ master/
contemporary novelist
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