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CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY FOR NATURAL
ENGLISH COLLOCATIONS
46. POLITICS
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A. Which is not natural English?
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1
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They couldn’t agree on what to do so they decided to
_______________
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a
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put to the vote
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b
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take a vote on it
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c
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make a vote on it
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2
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The
government have promised to _______________ in May.
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a
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hold a referendum
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b
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hold a vote
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c
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hold an election
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3
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Only 8%
of the candidates _______________ were women.
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a
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running for office
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b
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standing for election
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c
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fighting for position
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4
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She is a
well known _______________ politician.
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a
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left wing
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b
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centre wing
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c
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right wing
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5
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He’s
always been very active in _______________.
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a
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local politics
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b
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party politics
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c
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government politics
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6
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Ms
Robertson made the decision to _______________ politics last year.
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a
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join
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b
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go into
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c
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enter
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B. Write the correct words in the spaces.
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general
election
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in favour
of
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to power
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a landslide
victory
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a military
coup
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a candidate
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in power
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the
leadership
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7
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The party came _____________ in 1983, and there have
been no free elections since then.
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8
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The Socialist Alliance party won
_____________ in last April’s elections.
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9
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The army
have staged _____________ and
seized power.
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10
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Gerald Forbes has decided not to stand as _____________ in the next election.
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11
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The
government may decide to call
an early _____________ if they think it will benefit them.
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12
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Under _____________ of President Menzies, the gap between rich and poor
widened considerably.
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13
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The
party could not have remained
_____________ without the support of big business.
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14
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The majority of ministers voted _____________ the proposal,
but 15% voted against.
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