Collocation Quiz 21

Sharpen your feel for formal and everyday collocations in quiz number 21.

Select the best word for each sentence.

1. The agency must ____ strict standards for food safety.

maintain keep hold stay

2. The research offers a ____ perspective on urban life.

fresh new recent young

3. There is a ____ demand for skilled engineers in the region.

growing rising climbing increasing

4. The new measures should ____ the risk of fraud.

minimise lessen decrease lower

5. The director ____ a public apology after the error was discovered.

issued released sent delivered

6. By the end of the meeting, the negotiators had ____ some ____ ground.

found / common made / shared reached / equal built / same

7. The local economy is ____ dependent on tourism.

highly deeply strongly greatly

8. The court's decision ____ an important precedent.

sets makes builds forms

9. The proposal was met ____ considerable resistance.

with by at for

10. Her theory is ____ supported by the available evidence.

strongly deeply widely heavily