English Collocations in Use (Advanced) Unit 27 Sports

Question 1 of 19

1

When Paul decided to take ... the challenge of doing extreme sports, he quickly acquired a taste ... rock-climbing.

Select one of the following:

on - at
on - in
up - for
up - in

Explanation

Question 2 of 19

1

The forwards of the national football team ... a blinder even though the defence wasn't so strong.

Select one of the following:

threw
took
hit
played

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Question 3 of 19

1

After one of their players got hurt by the opponent, Malaysia ... a penalty.

Select one of the following:

was awarded
was given
was received
was granted

Explanation

Question 4 of 19

1

When the match begins, the players ... to stand for the national anthem.

Select one of the following:

went on the pitch
take the field
go the pitch
approach the field

Explanation

Question 5 of 19

1

Although Rwanda ... an excellent performance throughout the qualifiers, it came fourth and could not qualify for the World Cup.

Select one of the following:

put up
put off
put in
put forward

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Question 6 of 19

1

1. On the last match day of the qualifiers, Kowalski ❌ a convincing victory for Poland.
2. The semi-final ❌ at 3-0 when the players went on a half time break.
3. Peterson ❌ an own goal in the 48th minute which struck everyone in the defence.
4. However hard he tried and ❌ up the energy to go to the gym every other day, he failed after two weeks.
5. As soon as I ❌ the hang of it, baseball seemed a pretty enjoyable sport to me.
6. Many people were dreaming of becoming captain so Thierry ❌ at the chance and accepted when he was offered the title.
7. The Wilkins brothers couldn't be defeated even if all the world's best boxers ❌ themselves to the limits.
8. I ❌ a whale of time when I was on holiday for two weeks, but now it's time I got back to work again.
9. The noises from the stadium sounded as if the crowd ❌ wild after each and every goal scored.
10. In the second half, it was high time the Brazilian team ❌ through the Panamanian defence.

Drag and drop to complete the text.

secured

scored

summoned

got

jumped

pushed

had

stood

went

broke

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Question 7 of 19

1

Which of the following verbs collocate with 'penalty'?

Select one or more of the following:

play
miss
award
go
run

Explanation

Question 8 of 19

1

Is 'have a whale of time' a positive or a negative feeling?

Select one or more of the following:

positive
negative
neither

Explanation

Question 9 of 19

1

When I push myself to the limits, I'm almost giving up because I have tried so hard.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 10 of 19

1

A match normally ends with the players taking the field.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 11 of 19

1

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

The water polo match last weekend was hilarious. Although there was ( precious, valuable, dear ) little change of my favourite Croatian team to win the tournament, we fans out there were all pushing ourselves to the ( best, bounds, limits, border, ceiling ) to cheer for them as much as we could. We were truly having a ( dolphin, whale, shark, salmon, trout ) of time until one of hour players got hurt. Although the team was ( awarded, got, received, not ) a penalty, he couldn't recover and the team had to continue with a smaller number of players, but still managed to ( take, show, put, hold, send ) up a determined performance. Sitting in the crowd reaching ( fever, utter, complete, total, high ) pitch every time they scored was an amazing feeling, but all of us went completely ( sad, desperate, tough, wild ) when our player Rokovicz scored an ( own, individual, incredible, ultimate ) goal. We'd all forgiven him, however, the opponent team jumped at the ( gap, chance, players, illusion, situation ) and quickly broke ( down, up, apart, through, off ) our defence in the last minutes.

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Question 12 of 19

1

I find it extremely difficult to ... my balance between sports and my job.

Select one of the following:

hold
keep
obtain
retain

Explanation

Question 13 of 19

1

The referee decided on giving three free ... to the Albanian team.

Select one of the following:

hits
beats
kicks
goals

Explanation

Question 14 of 19

1

With amazing offensive strategy, the team secured a ... victory for their country.

Select one of the following:

persuading
winning
triumphing
convincing

Explanation

Question 15 of 19

1

Click on the orange point and write the correct answer.

What can you see in the following picture?

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Question 16 of 19

1

Click on the orange point and write the correct answer.

This crowd is ... .

Explanation

Question 17 of 19

1

Click on the orange point and write the correct answer.

This person is incapable of ... up the energy to keep working.

Explanation

Question 18 of 19

1

Click on the orange point and write the correct answer.

The score at 9:10 is ... at 10-6.

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Question 19 of 19

1

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

I had never extreme sports before, but the moment I saw my best friend do ski-jumping, I acquired a for winter sports in general. This has been the third year that I've up the challenge of skiing, and I'm sort of getting the of it. My goal is to show all those former classmates of mine who were playing a at school in the ice rink that I'm just as good as they are. On the plus side, I also managed to keep in by going to the gym outside the snowy season. Although sometimes it takes me a lot of effort to up the energy even to get out of bed in cold weather, I usually have a of time at the gym with my pals and we all encourage each other to ourselves to the limits every time. I hope I can jump at the when I'm invited for my next two-week skiing holiday, there's a precious chance that there will be no snow in the Alps this winter.

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This is practice material for Unit 27 of the book titled 'English Collocations in Use Advanced'

English Collocations in Use (Advanced) Unit 27 Sports

English Collocations in Use (Advanced) Unit 27 Sports

Question 1 of 19

When Paul decided to take ... the challenge of doing extreme sports, he quickly acquired a taste ... rock-climbing.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 19

The forwards of the national football team ... a blinder even though the defence wasn't so strong.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 19

After one of their players got hurt by the opponent, Malaysia ... a penalty.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 19

When the match begins, the players ... to stand for the national anthem.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 19

Although Rwanda ... an excellent performance throughout the qualifiers, it came fourth and could not qualify for the World Cup.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 19

Drag and drop to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 7 of 19

Which of the following verbs collocate with 'penalty'?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 19

Is 'have a whale of time' a positive or a negative feeling?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 19

When I push myself to the limits, I'm almost giving up because I have tried so hard.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 19

A match normally ends with the players taking the field.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 19

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 12 of 19

I find it extremely difficult to ... my balance between sports and my job.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 19

The referee decided on giving three free ... to the Albanian team.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 19

With amazing offensive strategy, the team secured a ... victory for their country.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 19

Click on the orange point and write the correct answer.

What can you see in the following picture?

Explanation

Question 16 of 19

Click on the orange point and write the correct answer.

This crowd is ... .

Explanation

Question 17 of 19

Click on the orange point and write the correct answer.

This person is incapable of ... up the energy to keep working.

Explanation

Question 18 of 19

Click on the orange point and write the correct answer.

The score at 9:10 is ... at 10-6.

Explanation

Question 19 of 19

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Explanation