Advanced collocations（C2）— 带答案的英语练习

Strong adjective–noun, verb–noun and adverb–adjective collocations

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After the first poll, the outcome of the election seemed a conclusion.
foregoneforgottenforthcomingforeseen'A foregone conclusion' is a result that is certain before it actually happens.
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选择题
Many scientists still doubts about the long-term safety of the drug.
harbourshelterhousekeepWe 'harbour' doubts, suspicions or grudges, meaning we keep them in our mind for a long time.
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选择题
The fans were disappointed by the team's performance in the final.
bitterlyheavilystronglyhighly'Bitterly disappointed' is a fixed collocation meaning extremely disappointed.
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选择题
Which collocation is NOT natural?
a heavy smokera strong smokerheavy traffica heavy heartWe say 'a heavy smoker', not 'a strong smoker'.
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The new evidence serious doubt on the witness's story.
castsgivesputsmakes同样正确: throwsWe 'cast doubt on' something when we make people less sure that it is true.
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Her explanation was so far-fetched that it belief.
defieddeniedrefusedopposed同样正确: beggared, strainedIf something 'defies belief', it is too strange or shocking to be believed.
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It's an secret that the two ministers can't stand each other.
答案: open'An open secret' is something that is supposed to be secret but that everyone knows.
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The two candidates are neck and in the latest polls.
答案: neck'Neck and neck' means level with each other in a race or competition.
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Thousands of families in the region still live in poverty.
abjectrigidbaresteep同样正确: extreme, dire'Abject poverty' is a strong collocation meaning the worst possible poverty.
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判断对错
This sentence uses natural collocations: 'She made a compliment on her colleague's presentation.'
答案: 错误We 'pay' someone a compliment, not 'make' one.
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讨论题
Describe a time when you were bitterly disappointed or when a result was a foregone conclusion. Use at least three collocations from this set.
参考答案: Our school team reached the final, but the result was a foregone conclusion because the other side was much stronger. We were bitterly disappointed, although I had harboured doubts from the start.
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讨论题
Do you think learning collocations is more useful than learning single words? Why or why not?
参考答案: I think collocations are more useful at an advanced level, because knowing a word is not enough: you need to know which words it goes with to sound natural rather than just correct.

Strong adjective–noun, verb–noun and adverb–adjective collocations

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1
选择题
After the first poll, the outcome of the election seemed a conclusion.
foregoneforgottenforthcomingforeseen'A foregone conclusion' is a result that is certain before it actually happens.
2
选择题
Many scientists still doubts about the long-term safety of the drug.
harbourshelterhousekeepWe 'harbour' doubts, suspicions or grudges, meaning we keep them in our mind for a long time.
3
选择题
The fans were disappointed by the team's performance in the final.
bitterlyheavilystronglyhighly'Bitterly disappointed' is a fixed collocation meaning extremely disappointed.
4
选择题
Which collocation is NOT natural?
a heavy smokera strong smokerheavy traffica heavy heartWe say 'a heavy smoker', not 'a strong smoker'.
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填空
The new evidence serious doubt on the witness's story.
castsgivesputsmakes同样正确: throwsWe 'cast doubt on' something when we make people less sure that it is true.
6
填空
Her explanation was so far-fetched that it belief.
defieddeniedrefusedopposed同样正确: beggared, strainedIf something 'defies belief', it is too strange or shocking to be believed.
7
填空
It's an secret that the two ministers can't stand each other.
答案: open'An open secret' is something that is supposed to be secret but that everyone knows.
8
填空
The two candidates are neck and in the latest polls.
答案: neck'Neck and neck' means level with each other in a race or competition.
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填空
Thousands of families in the region still live in poverty.
abjectrigidbaresteep同样正确: extreme, dire'Abject poverty' is a strong collocation meaning the worst possible poverty.
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判断对错
This sentence uses natural collocations: 'She made a compliment on her colleague's presentation.'
答案: 错误We 'pay' someone a compliment, not 'make' one.
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讨论题
Describe a time when you were bitterly disappointed or when a result was a foregone conclusion. Use at least three collocations from this set.
参考答案: Our school team reached the final, but the result was a foregone conclusion because the other side was much stronger. We were bitterly disappointed, although I had harboured doubts from the start.
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讨论题
Do you think learning collocations is more useful than learning single words? Why or why not?
参考答案: I think collocations are more useful at an advanced level, because knowing a word is not enough: you need to know which words it goes with to sound natural rather than just correct.