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CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY FOR NATURAL
ENGLISH COLLOCATIONS
38. SPORT 2
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A. Which of these expressions is not a
collocation?
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sporting facilities/ players/ events/ activities
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2
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a horse/ boat/ leg/ motor race
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3
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baseball/ cricket/ tennis/ rugby team
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4
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a football/ rugby/ tennis/
golf match
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5
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score a goal/ point/ try/ match
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B. Choose the most natural-sounding words.
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6
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Karate, judo and kung-fu are martial _____________.
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a
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arts
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b
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sports
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c
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activities
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He’s
currently in _____________ for a very important race.
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a
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rehearsal
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b
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practice
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c
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training
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I’ll
_____________ of chess, if you like it.
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a
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give you a game
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b
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play you a match
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c
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make you a contest
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I hoped
to beat Simon at tennis but he _____________ with me.
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a
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cleaned the wall
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b
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wiped the floor
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c
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washed the dishes
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10
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The
_____________ will go through to the final in Manchester.
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a
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victorious team
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b
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winning team
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c
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beating team
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The
French team finished _____________ followed closely by the British team.
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a
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in the top position
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b
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in prime post
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c
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in first place
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12
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In the
end it was no contest, and the _____________ swept to victory, beating
the visitors for nil.
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a
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residential team
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b
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home team
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c
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local team
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C. Match the two parts of the sentences.
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13
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In the last five minutes of the match,
Harrison scored …
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a
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a gold medal.
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14
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We need three new players to join
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b
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the
score.
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15
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The
captain of the football team took …
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c
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the team.
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16
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Natasha Robertson won …
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d
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a goal.
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17
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We need
somebody to keep …
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e
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the penalty.
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