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CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY FOR NATURAL
ENGLISH COLLOCATIONS
61. MOODS AND FEELINGS
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A. Choose the most
natural-sounding answer.
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1
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One moment she was shouting and the next
she was all _______________.
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a
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light and sweetness
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b
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sweetness and light
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2
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Will you
two just stop your arguing right now! I’m _______________ of it.
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a
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sick and tired
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b
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tired and sick
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3
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I don’t
care if you don’t like it – you’ll just have to _______________.
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a
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bear and grin it
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b
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grin and bear it
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Nothing
seems to bother him – he’s always so _______________.
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a
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calm, cool and collected
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b
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cool, calm and collected
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B. Match the two parts of the
sentences.
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5
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I don’t want to hurt your …..
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a
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spirits.
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Don’t worry about him. He’s always in a bad ….
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b
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atmosphere.
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The
place has a warm and friendly ….
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c
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mood.
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8
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He seems to be in very good
….
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d
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feelings.
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C. Which are the most natural-sounding
words?
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Do you ever sense/ get the feeling that you’re being watched?
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It’s sometimes difficult to outlet/
express your feelings in a foreign language.
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I’m full
of admiration for the way you held/
kept your temper at the meeting.
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When she said she was leaving he jumped/
flew into a jealous rage.
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Go on,
tell him you like his suit. It’ll really cheer him/ make his day.
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I can’t stand this music. It gets on my temper/ nerves.
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You’re in
a good spirit/ mood! What’s
brought that about?
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He’s got very strong/ hard
feelings on the subject of national identity.
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I don’t
like going to the cinema tonight. I’m not really in the spirit/ mood for it.
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