Collocations 🇺🇸

Question 1

Preposition:

to shrink, fall, decrease, increase, grow, soar

Answer 1

BY

(a number, a percentage, a figure, a fraction)

Question 2

Preposition:

to cope

Answer 2

WITH something

Ex.: She coped well with the problem.

Question 3

Preposition:

to fall

meaning: be naturally divisible into

Answer 3

INTO

Ex.: These students fall into three categories.

Question 4

Preposition:

to drift [2]

Answer 4

1. (away) FROM = People drifted away from rural areas.
2. (back) INTO = After the strike, people drifted back into work.

Question 5

Preposition:

to move ________ one place ________ another place.

Answer 5

to move FROM one place TO another place.

Question 6

Preposition:

look, stare, glimpse, peek, gaze, glare

Answer 6

AT

Question 7

Preposition:

dedicate, attend, confess, refer, resort, subject, provide (something)

Answer 7

TO

Question 8

Preposition:

(be) worried, (be) concerned, boast

Answer 8

ABOUT

Question 9

Preposition:

protest, insure

Answer 9

AGAINST

Question 10

depend, base, concentrate, elaborate, impose, insist, blame (something)

Answer 10

ON

Question 11

suffer, benefit, derive, differ, distinguish, exempt

Answer 11

FROM

Question 12

deal, acquaint, associate, coincide, confront, provide (someone)

Answer 12

WITH

Question 13

suspect, accuse, approve, convict, disapprove, remind

Answer 13

OF

Question 14

apologize, account, allow, blame (someone), care, pay

Answer 14

FOR

Question 15

involve, (be) absorbed, implicate, result, specialize, succeed

Answer 15

IN

Question 16

to rouse ________ something (a dream; sleep)

Answer 16

to rouse FROM something (a dream; sleep)

Question 17

to bequeath something ________ someone

Answer 17

to bequeath something TO someone

bequeath = deixar de herança

Question 18

to inherit something ________ someone

Answer 18

to inherit something FROM someone

inherit = herdar algo

Question 19

to include something or someone _____ something

Answer 19

to include something or someone IN something

Question 20

to present something _____ something

Answer 20

to present something AS something

Question 21

to refer _____ something or someone

Answer 21

to refer TO something or someone

Question 22

to comment _____ / _____ something

Answer 22

to comment ON / UPON something

Question 23

to walk _______; to look _____; to read ______ – entirely; completely; attentively

Answer 23

to walk THROUGH; to look THROUGH; to read THROUGH – entirely; completely; attentively

Question 24

to whisper something _____ someone

Answer 24

to whisper something TO someone

Question 25

to explain something _____ someone

Answer 25

to explain something **_TO_** someone

Question 26

to awake ______

Answer 26

to awake **_FROM_**

Question 27

to hinge _____ / _____ something

Answer 27

to hinge **ON** / **UPON** something ## Footnote *Everything hinges on his decision*

Question 28

to depend _____ / _____ something or someone

Answer 28

to depend ON / UPON something or someone ## Footnote - Children depend on their parents. - His success here depends upon effort and ability.

Question 29

to invest _____ something

Answer 29

to invest **IN** something ## Footnote *The company invested heavily _in_ new technology.*

Question 30

to spend (money, wealth, resources, labor, time, etc) _____ something

Answer 30

**to spend** (money, wealth, resources, labor, time, etc) **_ON_** something ## Footnote The company spent a lot on advertising

Question 31

to link something _____ something

Answer 31

to link something TO something ## Footnote - The bridge will link the island to the mainland.

Question 32

to convince someone _____ something

Answer 32

to convince someone **_OF_** something ## Footnote - They will convince the jury of his guilt.

Question 33

to convince someone ______ + sentence

Answer 33

to convince someone **_THAT_** + sentence ## Footnote - ***A test drive will convince you _that_ this car handles well.***

Question 34

to convince someone _____ do something

Answer 34

to convince someone **TO** do something ## Footnote - We convinced them to have dinner with us.

Question 35

to keep pace ______ = keep up _____

Answer 35

to keep pace **WITH** = keep up **WITH** ## Footnote - The teacher told his mother that Jimmy was not keeping pace with / keeping up with the class.

Question 36

to encourage ______ something / to encourage _____ something

Answer 36

to encourage **IN** something / to encourage **INTO** something ## Footnote - Her head of department encouraged her in/into her research work.

Question 37

to contribute something _____ someone / something

Answer 37

to contribute something **TO** someone / something ## Footnote - Students are encouraged to contribute articles to the university magazine. - They contributed a lot of money to the party.

Question 38

to distribute ______ different people / to distribute ______ different people / to distribute _____ / _____ different categories

Answer 38

to distribute **TO** different people / to distribute **AMONG** different people / to distribute **IN** / **INTO** different categories

Question 39

to redistribute something _______ one place ______ another place

Answer 39

to redistribute something FROM one place TO another place

Question 40

# Prep. collocation: differentiate ___________ [2]

Answer 40

1. Differentiate **from** (more than 2 things)  2. Differentiate **between** (2 things)

Question 41

# Complete with the corrrect preposition: In the end Rosenhan emerges _____ an unpalatable symptom of a wider academic malaise.

Answer 41

In the end Rosenhan **emerges** **_as_** an unpalatable symptom of a wider academic malaise.

Question 42

Complete with the correct preposition: features which clearly differentiate this product _________ other similar ones.

Answer 42

features which clearly differentiate this product **from** other similar ones.

Question 43

Complete with the correct preposition: The readiness with which the group’s sham symptoms were taken for the real thing seemed to show that even highly trained professionals could not accurately differentiate ____________ the sick and the well. 

Answer 43

The readiness with which the group’s sham symptoms were taken for the real thing seemed to show that even highly trained professionals could not accurately differentiate **between** the sick and the well. 

Question 44

# Complete with the correct preposition: Looking more closely ____ the man and his work seemed a way to sharpen her sense of the flaws in the profession’s diagnostic systems.

Answer 44

**Looking** more closely **_at_** the man and his work seemed a way to sharpen her sense of the flaws in the profession’s diagnostic systems.

Question 45

# Complete the blank spaces with the correct preposition: What do you get if you mix rags, hemp and old fishnets with the bark of a mulberry tree? Mercifully, this isn't a recipe ____ a particularly revolting folk remedy. In fact, it's the ingredients ____ paper — as it was made ____ ancient China, that is. At the time of its invention, life was hard if you had something you needed to remember. So when a government official finally invented paper ____ AD105, it was a ***big deal***. The new invention was a hit with the emperor — though initially it was only used ____ wrapping precious objects. But soon enough, paper began to change the world. Within 650 years, printing had arrived. The first books, playing cards and toilet paper soon followed. In the Middle East, the introduction ____ paper coincided ____ the Golden Age of Islam, allowing scholars to record their breakthroughs ____ the budding fields ____ astronomy, medicine, engineering, literature and mathematics. It took more than a thousand years to arrive in Europe, where people had to make do ____ writing on the skins of calves, goats and sheep. When large-scale paper milling finally reached Europe, it made mass literacy possible ____ the region for the first time. ## footnote ***big deal*** = strong collocation folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 45

What do you get if you mix rags, hemp and old fishnets with the bark of a mulberry tree? Mercifully, this isn't a **recipe _for_** a particularly revolting folk remedy. In fact, it's the **ingredients _for_** paper — as it was made **_in_** ancient **China**, that is. At the time of its invention, life was hard if you had something you needed to remember. So when a government official finally invented paper **_in_ AD105**, it was a ***big deal***. The new invention was a hit with the emperor — though initially it **was** only **used _for_** wrapping precious objects. But soon enough, paper began to change the world. Within 650 years, printing had arrived. The first books, playing cards and toilet paper soon followed. In the Middle East, the **introduction _of_** paper **coincided _with_** the Golden Age of Islam, allowing scholars to record their breakthroughs **_in_** the budding **fields _of_** astronomy, medicine, engineering, literature and mathematics. It took more than a thousand years to arrive in Europe, where people had to **make do _with_** writing on the skins of calves, goats and sheep. When large-scale paper milling finally reached Europe, it made mass literacy possible **_in_** the **region** for the first time.

Question 46

# Complete the blank spaces with the correct preposition: Today, ____ an age of computers, smartphones and e-books, you could be forgiven ____ predicting the demise of this ancient wonder material. But though there has been a small decline ____ the demand ____ so-called "graphic paper", like newspapers and books, the paper industry is booming. The world currently uses around 400 million tonnes of paper per year and it's hard to imagine modern life without it. We might be edging towards a cashless society, but the paperless society, as the American librarian Jesse Shera famously put it, about as plausible as the paperless bathroom". In fact, demand ____ paper is growing all over the world, and as we turn our backs ____ single-use plastic, paper is one of the main contenders to take its place. The last few years has seen numerous retailers announce that they are switching ____ paper bags, while paper-based chocolate wrappers, ready-meal trays and water bottles have also started to emerge. In Canada, the government recently approved a ban ____ certain plastic items, while the EU has pledged to eradicate some of the most notorious by 2021. Some Indian states have gone further, ditching single-use plastic altogether. ## footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 46

Today, **_in_** an **age** of computers, smartphones and e-books, you could **be forgiven _for_** predicting the demise of this ancient wonder material. But though there has been a small **decline _in_** the **demand _for_** so-called "graphic paper", like newspapers and books, the paper industry is booming. The world currently uses around 400 million tonnes of paper per year and it's hard to imagine modern life without it. We might be edging towards a cashless society, but the paperless society, as the American librarian Jesse Shera famously put it, about as plausible as the paperless bathroom". In fact, **demand _for_** paper is growing all over the world, and as we **turn our backs _on_** single-use plastic, paper is one of the main contenders to take its place. The last few years has seen numerous retailers announce that they are **switching _to_** paper bags, while paper-based chocolate wrappers, ready-meal trays and water bottles have also started to emerge. In Canada, the government recently approved a **ban _on_** certain plastic items, while the EU has pledged to eradicate some of the most notorious by 2021. Some Indian states have gone further, ditching single-use plastic altogether.

Question 47

# Fill in the blank spaces with the correct preposition: But how sustainable is paper really? And what can be done to reduce its environmental impact? The process of making paper starts with the raw wood. Whichever type it comes ____, wood is made ____ ____ cellulose fibres bound together with a natural glue called lignin. […] These are potent alkalis, capable ____ dissolving the lignin in wood. Later, chlorine dioxide is added, to bleach the pulp and achieve a white colour. Almost every phase of paper manufacturing involves water. Scaled up to the magnitude of the industry today, a ***vast amount*** is required. To make just a single A4 sheet, you need between two and 13 litres. ## footnote ***vast amount*** = strong collocation folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 47

But how sustainable is paper really? And what can be done to reduce its environmental impact? The process of making paper starts with the raw wood. Whichever type it **comes _from_**, wood is **made _up_ _of_** cellulose fibres bound together with a natural glue called lignin. […] These are potent alkalis, **capable _of_** dissolving the lignin in wood. Later, chlorine dioxide is added, to bleach the pulp and achieve a white colour. Almost every phase of paper manufacturing involves water. Scaled up to the magnitude of the industry today, a ***vast amount*** is required. To make just a single A4 sheet, you need between two and 13 litres.

Question 48

# Correct preposition: use ____ before continents, countries, regions, states, cities, neighborhoods, and parts of the house use ____ before streets, avenues, boulevards, roads, etc use ____ before addresses (that is, number + street) ## footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 48

use **IN** before continents, countries, regions, states, cities, neighborhoods, and parts of the house use **ON** before streets, avenues, boulevards, roads, etc use **AT** before addresses (that is, number + street)

Question 49

# Correct preposition: use ____ before centuries, decades, years, months, periods of time, and periods of the day (except for "night") use ____ before days, holidays, and dates use ____ before times and "night" ## footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 49

use **IN** before centuries, decades, years, months, periods of time, and periods of the day (except for "night") use **ON** before days, holidays, and dates use **AT** before times and "night"

Question 50

# Correct preposition: if it is a **noun** that indicates going up or going down, use ____: a decline, a decrease, a reduction, an increase, growth, a spike, a hike ____ if it is a **verb** that indicates going up or going down, use ____: to decline, to decrease, to reduce, to increase, to grow, to spike, to hike ____ ## footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 50

if it is a **_noun_** that indicates going up or going down, use **IN**: a decline, a decrease, a reduction, an increase, growth, a spike, a hike **IN** if it is a **_verb_** that indicates going up or going down, use **BY**: to decline, to decrease, to reduce, to increase, to grow, to spike, to hike **BY** ## footnote *But though there has been a small _decline in_ the demand for so-called "graphic paper" (…)*

Question 51

# Correct preposition with « **ban** »: the **_noun_** collocates with ____: a **ban** + ____ something the **_verb_** collocates with ____: to **ban** someone ____ a place; to **ban** someone ____ doing something ## footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 51

the **_noun_** collocates with **_on_**: a **ban** **_ON_** something the **_verb_** collocates with **_from_**: to **ban** someone **_FROM_** a place; to **ban** someone **_FROM_** doing something ## footnote *In Canada, the government recently approved _a ban on_ certain plastic items (…)*

Question 52

# Correct collocation: use _be capable_ ____ ____ something and _be able_ ____ ____ something ## Footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 52

use _be capable_ **_of_ DOING** something and _be able_ **_to_ DO** something ## Footnote *These are potent alkalis, _capable of_ **dissolving** the lignin in wood.*

Question 53

# Fill in the blank spaces with the correct preposition: After the pulping and bleaching is over, paper mills end up ____ water containing a cocktail of organic compounds, alkalis and bleach, which must be treated so that it can be disposed ____ safely. This can be a huge technical challenge, (...), where it's acutely toxic ____ fish and other wildlife -- even ____ concentrations ____ just 2%. Another sustainability challenge facing the paper industry is the **sheer amount** of energy required, which means paper contributes 2% of the world's total carbon footprint. (...) ____ some places, the industry is thought to contribute ____ net deforestation (...) And while much paper is sourced from sustainably managed forests, some is made ____ trees in ecologically important forests, contributing ____ loss of biodiversity. | **sheer amount** = strong collocation ## Footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 53

After the pulping and bleaching is over, paper mills **end up _with_** water containing a cocktail of organic compounds, alkalis and bleach, which must be treated so that it can **be disposed _of_** safely. This can be a huge technical challenge, (...), where it's acutely **toxic _to_** fish and other wildlife -- even **_at_ concentrations _of_** just 2%. Another sustainability challenge facing the paper industry is the **sheer amount** of energy required, which means paper contributes (no preposition) 2% of the world's total carbon footprint. (...) **_In_ some places**, the industry is thought to **contribute _to_** net deforestation (...) And while much paper is sourced from sustainably managed forests, some **is made _from_** trees in ecologically important forests, **contributing _to_** loss of biodiversity. | **sheer amount** = strong collocation

Question 54

# Fill in the blank spaces with the correct preposition: Due to the environmental concerns ____ paper, the industry is taking steps to improve. Take water, for instance. Responsible companies ____ the US and Europe are among those changing the game. (...) In Europe, the industry has switched ____ using toxic chlorine dioxide ____ ozone, which has a much lower environmental impact. The paper industry is making progress ____ terms ____ energy, too. Though the world made 25% more paper and paperboard ____ 2017 than it did ____ 2000, the amount of energy used went up ____ just 5%. This is partly due to new technologies, but also because of the increase ____ recycling. In Europe, paper mills now produce almost half the energy they consume, (...) Though we're often told to save paper to save trees, there's enormous variability ____ how sustainable the wood supply is. In countries where forests are not sustainably managed, important habitats can be destroyed. But ____ responsibly managed areas, sometimes using more paper can, bizarrely, lead ____ more trees. ## Footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 54

Due to the environmental **concerns _about_** paper, the industry is taking steps to improve. Take water, for instance. Responsible companies **_in_ the US and Europe** are among those changing the game. (...) In Europe, the industry has **switched _from_** using toxic chlorine dioxide **_to_** ozone, which has a much lower environmental impact. The paper industry is making progress **_in_ terms _of_** energy, too. Though the world made 25% more paper and paperboard **_in_ 2017** than it did **_in_ 2000**, the amount of energy used **went up _by_** just 5%. This is partly due to new technologies, but also because of the **increase _in_** recycling. In Europe, paper mills now produce almost half the energy they consume, (...) Though we're often told to save paper to save trees, there's enormous **variability _in_** how sustainable the wood supply is. In countries where forests are not sustainably managed, important habitats can be destroyed. But **_in_** responsibly managed **areas**, sometimes using more paper can, bizarrely, **lead _to_** more trees.

Question 55

# Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition: Perhaps the biggest game-changer ____ the paper world has been recycling. (...) The popularity of recycled products has been steadily increasing ____ the last few decades. ____ Europe, EU countries have the highest recycling rates ____ the world. Incredibly, 72% of paper was recycled ____ 2017 and European countries recycle around two tonnes of paper per second. However, the public's enthusiasm ____ recycling recently hit a snag. Until January 2018, millions of tonnes of rubbish collected ____ the US, Europe and Australia was sent abroad to be recycled (____ theory, although there were concerns that much of it was simply being landfilled instead). China was a popular destination ____ used paper — until they introduced a ban ____ waste imports. It's now been more than a year since the policy, called the "National Sword", was imposed, and it's still not clear how the world is going to deal ____ the mountains of recycling that are stacking up. ## Footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 55

Perhaps the biggest game-changer **_in_ the** paper **world** has been recycling. (...) The popularity of recycled products has been steadily increasing **_for_** the last few **decades**. **_In_ Europe**, EU countries have the highest recycling rates **_in_ the world**. Incredibly, 72% of paper was recycled **_in_ 2017** and European countries recycle around two tonnes of paper per second. However, the public's **enthusiasm _for_** recycling recently hit a snag. Until January 2018, millions of tonnes of rubbish collected **_in_ the US, Europe and Australia** was sent abroad to be recycled (**_in_ theory**, although there were concerns that much of it was simply being landfilled instead). China was a popular **destination _for_** used paper -- until they introduced a **ban _on_** waste imports. It's now been more than a year since the policy, called the "National Sword", was imposed, and it's still not clear how the world is going to **deal _with_** the mountains of recycling that are stacking up.

Question 56

# Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition: Another big challenge ____ the world of recycling is how to deal ____ soiled paper. As avid recyclers will know, even the tiniest amount of grease on a single item, like a pizza box, can lead ____ the whole recycling bin being rejected. However, there are some innovations ____ the horizon which might be able to help. With this in mind, Vegware, which specialises ____ eco-friendly packaging, has designed a range of food containers that can be composted instead. Their packaging is made primarily ____ sustainably sourced paper, (...) ## Footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 56

Another big challenge **_in_ the world** of recycling is how to **deal _with_** soiled paper. As avid recyclers will know, even the tiniest amount of grease on a single item, like a pizza box, can **lead _to_** the whole recycling bin being rejected. However, there are some innovations **_on_ the horizon** which might be able to help. With this in mind, Vegware, which **specialises _in_** eco-friendly packaging, has designed a range of food containers that can be composted instead. Their packaging **is made** primarily **_from_** sustainably sourced paper, (...)

Question 57

# Fill in the blanks with the correct collocation: Far from disappearing, it seems that paper is entering a new golden age, as the world seeks alternatives ____ plastic. And though it still has a long way to go, the process of making it — and what happens when we're done ____ it — is becoming greener by the day. Meanwhile, scientists are working ____ turning paper pulp ____ a pioneering new sustainable material with many of the same properties ____ the environmental villain that it may one day replace. (...) ## Footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 57

Far from disappearing, it seems that paper is entering a new golden age, as the world seeks **alternatives _to_** plastic. And though it still has a long way to go, the process of making it - and what happens when we'**re done _with_** it -- is becoming greener by the day. Meanwhile, scientists are **working _on_** **turning** paper pulp **_into_** a pioneering new sustainable material with many of the **same** properties **_as_** the environmental villain that it may one day replace. (...)

Question 58

# Complete with the suitable collocation: use enthusiasm (noun) ____ but enthusiastic (adj) ____. ## Footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 58

use enthusiasm (noun) **FOR** but enthusiastic (adj) **ABOUT**. ## Footnote E.g.: The public's enthusiasm **_for_** recycling recently hit a snag.

Question 59

# Complete with the suitable collocation: use noun + turn + ____ + noun: *His tears turned ____ laughter.* BUT use turn + adj + (____ ____): *Worry turned ____ his hair gray.* ## Footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 59

use noun + turn + **INTO** + noun: *His tears turned **into** laughter.* BUT use turn + adj + (**no** **preposition**): *Worry turned his hair gray.* ## footnote gray is the adjective in the second sentence.

Question 60

# Fill in the blanks with the correct collocation: Eventually the technique spread ____ Europe and the Americas, where it generally involved rubbing infectious material ____ a puncture in the skin. ## Footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 60

Eventually the technique **spread _to_** Europe and the Americas, where it generally involved **rubbing** infectious material **_into_** a puncture in the skin.

Question 61

# Fill in the blanks with the correct collocation: For example, during the American Revolutionary War, in 1777, general George Washington required all troops ____ be inoculated against smallpox. ## Footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 61

For example, during the American Revolutionary War, in 1777, general George Washington **required** all troops **_to_** be inoculated against smallpox.

Question 62

# Fill in the blanks with the correct collocation: Another milestone occurred in 1853, when the Compulsory Vaccination Act required infants in England and Wales to be vaccinated ____ smallpox. ## Footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 62

Another milestone occurred in 1853, when the Compulsory Vaccination Act required infants in England and Wales to be **vaccinated** **_against_** smallpox.

Question 63

# Inglês Fill in the blanks with the correct collocation: This pattern has been seen, for example, with new requirements ____ vaccination against hepatitis B, anthrax and now Covid-19. Vaccination is now required in some cases ____ school attendance (for example, against hepatitis B in Slovenia), ____ organ transplants (some parts of the UK require them ____ kidney transplants) — and in one extreme case in Italy, ____ retain custody of children. ## Footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 63

This pattern has been seen, for example, with new **requirements** **_for_** vaccination against hepatitis B, anthrax and now Covid-19. Vaccination is now **required** in some cases **_for_** _school attendance_ (for example, against hepatitis B in Slovenia), **_for_** _organ transplants_ (some parts of the UK **require** them **_for_** _kidney transplants_) — and in one extreme case in Italy, **_to_** _retain_ custody of children. ## Footnote require *for* sth but require *to* _do_ sth

Question 64

# Inglês Fill in the blanks with the correct collocation: The more authoritarian the government, the more likely it is ____ have vaccination mandates. ## Footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 64

The more authoritarian the government, the more **likely** it is **_to_** have vaccination mandates.

Question 65

# Fill in the blanks with the correct collocation: This may not be surprising, because it's easier ____ this style of government ____ impose new rules, including those ____ the public interest (in the case of vaccines). ## Footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 65

This may not be surprising, because it's **easier _for_** this style of government **_to_** impose new rules, including those **_in_** the public **interest** (in the case of vaccines).

Question 66

# Fill in the blanks with the correct collocation: However, mandatory vaccination is also common in democratic countries ____ emergency situations, such as during pandemics -- the US state of New York imposed mandatory flu vaccines ____ healthcare workers temporarily during the swine flu pandemic in 2009. ## Footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 66

However, mandatory vaccination is also common in democratic countries **_in_** emergency **situations**, such as during pandemics -- the US state of New York **imposed** mandatory flu vaccines **_on_** healthcare workers temporarily during the swine flu pandemic in 2009.

Question 67

# Fill in the blanks with the correct collocation: These vaccine objectors had various reasons, according to Sylvia Valentine, who's currently writing her PhD thesis ____ the subject. ## Footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 67

These vaccine objectors had various reasons, according to Sylvia Valentine, who's currently **writing** her PhD thesis **_on_** the subject.

Question 68

# Fill in the blanks with the correct collocation: Some of the non-conformist denominations believed the human body should not be contaminated ____ animal material. ## Footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 68

Some of the non-conformist denominations believed the human body should not be **contaminated** **_with_** animal material.

Question 69

# Fill in the blanks with the correct collocation: The anti-vivisection movement was also involved ____ anti-vaxxers and many objectors were 'anti' lots of other things too, including state interference ____ their lives. ## Footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 69

The anti-vivisection movement was also **involved** **_with_** anti-vaxxers and many objectors were 'anti' lots of other things too, including state **interference** **_in_** their lives.

Question 70

# Fill in the blanks with the correct collocation: The anti-vivisectionists would have objected ____ the methods used to produce the calf lymph and were concerned ____ animal welfare. ## Footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 70

The anti-vivisectionists would have **objected** **_to_** the methods used to produce the calf lymph and were **concerned** **_about_** animal welfare.

Question 71

# Fill in the blanks with the correct collocation: While there will be disagreement ____ sects and individuals, particularly where religion is highly decentralised -- as among US evangelical Christians -- there are no established religions that prohibit vaccination. ## Footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 71

While there will be **disagreement** **_between_** sects and individuals, particularly where religion is highly decentralised -- as among US evangelical Christians -- there are no established religions that prohibit vaccination.

Question 72

# Fill in the blanks with the correct collocation: In fact, throughout history, religious officials have played important roles ____ encouraging and implementing vaccination. ## Footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 72

In fact, throughout history, religious officials have played important **roles** **_in_** encouraging and implementing vaccination.

Question 73

# Fill in the blanks with the correct collocation: Along with spiritual objectors, a long thread of labour activism has been linked ____ vaccine opposition. ## Footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 73

Along with spiritual objectors, a long thread of labour activism has been **linked** **_to_** vaccine opposition.

Question 74

# Fill in the blanks with the correct collocation: From 1898, England allowed conscientious objections ____ mandatory vaccinations. ## Footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 74

From 1898, England allowed conscientious **objections** **_to_** mandatory vaccinations.

Question 75

# Fill in the blanks with the correct collocation: However, it wasn't until 1907 that these exemptions became relatively easy ____ get -- eventually extending ____ one-quarter of all births. ## Footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 75

However, it wasn't until 1907 that these exemptions became relatively **easy** **_to_** get -- eventually **extending** **_to_** one-quarter of all births.

Question 76

# Fill in the blanks with the correct collocation: There continue to be parallels ____ contemporary and historical vaccine protest. ## Footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 76

There continue to be **parallels** **_between_** contemporary and historical vaccine protest.

Question 77

# Fill in the blanks with the correct collocation: Compulsory smallpox vaccination ended in the UK in 1947, amidst a broader trend ____ optional vaccination (for example against diphtheria) with a focus ____ education and persuasion. ## Footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 77

Compulsory smallpox vaccination ended in the UK in 1947, amidst a broader **trend** **_toward_** optional vaccination (for example against diphtheria) with a **focus** **_on_** education and persuasion.

Question 78

# Fill in the blanks with the correct collocation: For example, one study found that patients were substantially less likely to die in hospitals where healthcare workers had higher rates of flu vaccination compared ____ those with low rates, though patients were equally as likely to be infected ____ the virus. ## Footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 78

For example, one study found that patients were substantially less likely to die in hospitals where healthcare workers had higher rates of flu vaccination **compared** **_to_** those with low rates, though patients were equally as likely to be **infected** **_with_** the virus.

Question 79

# Fill in the blanks with the correct collocation: Some health experts are nervous ____ mandatory vaccination because these policies may diminish trust ____ medical authorities over the **long term**. | long term = strong collocation ## Footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 79

Some health experts are **nervous** **_about_** mandatory vaccination because these policies may diminish **trust** **_in_** medical authorities over the **long term**. | long term = strong collocation

Question 80

# Fill in the blanks with the correct collocation: Vaccine mandates have led to **violent riots** in Brazil and may have contributed ____ vociferous anti-vaccine movements all over Europe, for instance. | violent riots = strong collocation ## Footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 80

Vaccine mandates have led to **violent riots** in Brazil and may have **contributed** **_to_** vociferous anti-vaccine movements all over Europe, for instance. | violent riots = strong collocation

Question 81

# Fill in the blanks with the correct collocation: In France, one of the world's hotspots of vaccine hesitancy, the Ministry of Health has attempted ____ reduce the polarising effects ____ vaccine mandates by embedding mandates ____ a broader effort ____ **build trust**. | build trust = strong collocation ## Footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 81

In France, one of the world's hotspots of vaccine hesitancy, the Ministry of Health has **attempted** **_to_** reduce the polarising **effects** **_of_** vaccine mandates by **embedding** mandates **_within_** a broader **effort** **_to_** **build trust**. | build trust = strong collocation

Question 82

# Fill in the blanks with the correct collocation: This has led to improved vaccine coverage, although a **significant minority** are still vaccine-hesitant - suggesting the importance of continuing to monitor attitudes and strengthening relationships ____ the medical establishment and the public. | significant minority = strong collocation ## Footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 82

This has led to improved vaccine coverage, although a **significant minority** are still vaccine-hesitant - suggesting the importance of continuing to monitor attitudes and **strengthening** relationships **_between_** the medical establishment and the public. | significant minority = strong collocation

Question 83

# Fill in the blanks with the correct collocation: However, not everyone agrees ____ what counts ____ a "mandate" -- there's an argument that many so-called mandated vaccinations are not technically mandates because people can usually opt out ____ certain circumstances, such as ____ religious grounds. ## Footnote folha 3 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 83

However, not everyone **agrees** **_on_** what **counts** **_as_** a "mandate" -- there's an argument that many so-called mandated vaccinations are not technically mandates because people can usually opt out **_in_** certain **circumstances**, such as **_on_** religious **grounds**.

Question 84

# Complete with the correct collocation: When America took a protectionist turn two years ago, it provoked dark **warnings** ____ the miseries of the 1930s. Today those ominous predictions look misplaced. Yes, China is slowing. And, yes, Western firms **exposed** ____ China, such as Apple, have been clobbered. But in 2018 global growth was decent, unemployment fell and profits rose. In November President Donald Trump signed a trade **pact** ____ Mexico and Canada. If talks over the next month lead to a **deal** ____ Xi Jinping, relieved markets will conclude that the trade war is about political theatre and squeezing a few concessions from China, not detonating global commerce. ## footnote folha 4 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 84

When America took a protectionist turn two years ago, it provoked dark **warnings _about_** the miseries of the 1930s. Today those ominous predictions look misplaced. Yes, China is slowing. And, yes, Western firms **exposed _to_** China, such as Apple, have been clobbered. But in 2018 global growth was decent, unemployment fell and profits rose. In November President Donald Trump signed a trade **pact _with_** Mexico and Canada. If talks over the next month lead to a **deal _with_** Xi Jinping, relieved markets will conclude that the trade war is about political theatre and squeezing a few concessions from China, not detonating global commerce.

Question 85

# Complete with the correct collocation: Such complacency is mistaken. Today's trade tensions are compounding a shift that has been under way since the financial crisis in 2008-09. Cross-border investment, trade, bank loans and supply chains have all been shrinking or stagnating **relative** ____ world GDP. Globalisation has **given way** ____ a new era of sluggishness. Adapting a term coined by a Dutch writer, we call it "slowbalisation". ## footnote folha 4 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 85

Such complacency is mistaken. Today's trade tensions are compounding a shift that has been under way since the financial crisis in 2008-09. Cross-border investment, trade, bank loans and supply chains have all been shrinking or stagnating **relative _to_** world GDP. Globalisation has **given way _to_** a new era of sluggishness. Adapting a term coined by a Dutch writer, we call it "slowbalisation".

Question 86

# Place the correct collocation: Globalisation has slowed from light speed to a snail's pace **____ the past decade** ____ several **reasons**. ## footnote folha 4 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 86

Globalisation has slowed from light speed to a snail's pace **_in_ the past decade** **_for_** several **reasons**.

Question 87

# Place the correct collocation: This is the fragile **backdrop** ____ Mr Trump's trade war. Tariffs tend to get the most attention. If America ratchets up **duties** ____ China in March, as it has threatened, the average tariff rate on all American imports will rise to 3.4%, its highest for 40 years. (Most firms plan to **pass** the cost ____ ____ customers.) Less glaring, but just as pernicious, is that rules of commerce are being rewritten around the world. The principle that investors and firms should be treated equally **regardless** ____ their nationality is being ditched. ## footnote folha 4 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 87

This is the fragile **backdrop _to_** Mr Trump's trade war. Tariffs tend to get the most attention. If America ratchets up **duties _on_** China in March, as it has threatened, the average tariff rate on all American imports will rise to 3.4%, its highest for 40 years. (Most firms plan to **pass** the cost **_on_ _to_** customers.) Less glaring, but just as pernicious, is that rules of commerce are being rewritten around the world. The principle that investors and firms should be treated equally **regardless _of_** their nationality is being ditched.

Question 88

# Place the correct collocation: **Evidence** ____ this is everywhere. Geopolitical rivalry is gripping the tech industry, which **accounts** ____ about 20% of world stockmarkets. **Rules** ____ privacy, data and espionage are splintering. Tax systems are being bent ____ patriotic **ends** — in America to prod firms to repatriate capital, in Europe to target Silicon Valley. America and the EU have new **regimes** ____ vetting foreign investment, while China, despite its bluster, has no intention of giving foreign firms a level playing-field. ## footnote folha 4 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 88

**Evidence _for_** this is everywhere. Geopolitical rivalry is gripping the tech industry, which **accounts _for_** about 20% of world stockmarkets. **Rules _on_** privacy, data and espionage are splintering. Tax systems are being bent **_to_** patriotic **ends** — in America to prod firms to repatriate capital, in Europe to target Silicon Valley. America and the EU have new **regimes _for_** vetting foreign investment, while China, despite its bluster, has no intention of giving foreign firms a level playing-field.

Question 89

# Place the correct collocation: Trade is suffering as firms use up the inventories they had stocked ____ **anticipation** ____ higher tariffs. Expect more of this in 2019. But what really matters is firms' long-term investment plans, as they begin to lower their **exposure** ____ countries and industries that carry high geopolitical risk or face unstable rules. There are now signs that an adjustment is beginning. Chinese investment into Europe and America fell by 73% in 2018. The global value of cross-border investment by multinational companies **sank** ____ about 20% in 2018. ## footnote folha 4 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 89

Trade is suffering as firms use up the inventories they had stocked **_in_ anticipation _of_** higher tariffs. Expect more of this in 2019. But what really matters is firms' long-term investment plans, as they begin to lower their **exposure _to_** countries and industries that carry high geopolitical risk or face unstable rules. There are now signs that an adjustment is beginning. Chinese investment into Europe and America fell by 73% in 2018. The global value of cross-border investment by multinational companies **sank _by_** about 20% in 2018.

Question 90

# Place the correct collocation: The new world will work differently. Slowbalisation will **lead** ____ deeper links within regional blocs. Supply chains in North America, Europe and Asia are sourcing more from closer to home. In Asia and Europe most trade is already intra-regional, and the share has risen since 2011. Asian firms made more foreign sales within Asia than in America in 2017. As global rules decay, a fluid patchwork of regional deals and spheres of influence is asserting **control** ____ trade and investment. The European Union is stamping its authority on banking, tech and foreign investment, for example. China hopes to **agree** ___ a regional trade deal this year, even as its tech firms expand across Asia. Companies have $30trn of cross-border investment in the ground, some of which may need to be shifted, sold or shut. ## footnote folha 4 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 90

The new world will work differently. Slowbalisation will **lead _to_** deeper links within regional blocs. Supply chains in North America, Europe and Asia are sourcing more from closer to home. In Asia and Europe most trade is already intra-regional, and the share has risen since 2011. Asian firms made more foreign sales within Asia than in America in 2017. As global rules decay, a fluid patchwork of regional deals and spheres of influence is asserting **control _over_** trade and investment. The European Union is stamping its authority on banking, tech and foreign investment, for example. China hopes to **agree _on_** a regional trade deal this year, even as its tech firms expand across Asia. Companies have $30trn of cross-border investment in the ground, some of which may need to be shifted, sold or shut.

Question 91

# Place the correct collocation: Western consumers will continue to ***reap*** large net ***benefits*** from trade. In some cases, deeper integration will take place ____ a regional **level** than could have happened at a global one. ## footnote ***reap benefits*** = strong collocation folha 4 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 91

Western consumers will continue to ***reap*** large net ***benefits*** from trade. In some cases, deeper integration will take place **_at_** a regional **level** than could have happened at a global one.

Question 92

# Place the correct collocation: And there is a **tension** ____ a more regional trading pattern and a global financial system in which Wall Street and the Federal Reserve set the pulse for markets everywhere. ## footnote folha 4 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 92

And there is a **tension _between_** a more regional trading pattern and a global financial system in which Wall Street and the Federal Reserve set the pulse for markets everywhere.

Question 93

# Place the correct collocation: The integrated world's neglected problems have now grown **____ the eyes ____** the public **____ the point** where the benefits of the global order are easily forgotten. Yet the solution ____ **offer** is not really a fix at all. Slowbalisation will be meaner and less stable than its predecessor. **____ the end** it will only feed the discontent. ## footnote folha 4 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 93

The integrated world's neglected problems have now grown **_in_ the eyes _of_** the public **_to_ the point** where the benefits of the global order are easily forgotten. Yet the solution **_on_ offer** is not really a fix at all. Slowbalisation will be meaner and less stable than its predecessor. **_In_ the end** it will only feed the discontent.

Question 94

# Place the correct collocation: Newspapers have accused the BBC of **siding ____** foreigners. In Parliament, a Conservative MP collars the chairman of the publicly owned broadcaster to declare: "You, sir, are a traitor!" ("Stuff you!" he retorts.) The talk in Downing Street is of **cutting ____** the corporation's funding. ## footnote folha 4 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 94

Newspapers have accused the BBC of **siding _with_** foreigners. In Parliament, a Conservative MP collars the chairman of the publicly owned broadcaster to declare: "You, sir, are a traitor!" ("Stuff you!" he retorts.) The talk in Downing Street is of **cutting _off_** the corporation's funding.

Question 95

# Place the correct collocation: When, **____** that **occasion**, the BBC eventually toed the government line, Stanley Baldwin, the prime minister, sent round engraved cigarette cases by way of thanks. ## footnote folha 4 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 95

When, **_on_** that **occasion**, the BBC eventually toed the government line, Stanley Baldwin, the prime minister, sent round engraved cigarette cases by way of thanks.

Question 96

# Place the correct collocation: His account of the corporation also **makes ____** an incisive history of Britain's 20th century. ## footnote folha 4 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 96

His account of the corporation also **makes _for_** an incisive history of Britain's 20th century.

Question 97

# Place the correct collocation: The BBC was **forged ____** the **aftermath ____** the first world war, which marked its founders — literally **____ the case ____** John Reith, the first director-general, who had taken a sniper's bullet in the cheek in France. But the second world war would change the BBC even more. By 1944 it broadcast in 46 languages, and **____ the end ____** hostilities counted 20m listeners in Europe. It **co-operated ____** the Ministry of Defense to **smuggle** coded messages **____** news reports or pieces of music. ## footnote *aftermath = immediate* folha 4 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 97

The BBC was **forged _in_** the **aftermath _of_** the first world war, which marked its founders — literally **_in_ the case _of_** John Reith, the first director-general, who had taken a sniper's bullet in the cheek in France. But the second world war would change the BBC even more. By 1944 it broadcast in 46 languages, and **_by_ the end _of_** hostilities counted 20m listeners in Europe. It **co-operated _with_** the Ministry of Defense to **smuggle** coded messages **_into_** news reports or pieces of music.

Question 98

# Place the correct collocation: "The Kitchen Front" gave **advice ____** making cheese from sour milk and cooking bracken fronds. It was also forced to become more fun. ## footnote folha 4 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 98

"The Kitchen Front" gave **advice _on_** making cheese from sour milk and cooking bracken fronds. It was also forced to become more fun.

Question 99

# Place the correct collocation: The BBC retaliated with the Forces Programme, which **combined** news **____** **lashings ____** variety and music, and less God than **____ the past**. ## footnote folha 4 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 99

The BBC retaliated with the Forces Programme, which **combined** news **_with_** **lashings _of_** variety and music, and less God than **_in_ the past**.

Question 100

# Place the correct collocation: The loosening of social attitudes in wartime was nothing **compared ____** what was to come. One cultural battlefield was race. The stationing of 130,000 African-American GIs in Britain had **obliged** the BBC **____** make its programming more racially sensitive; ## footnote folha 4 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 100

The loosening of social attitudes in wartime was nothing **compared _with_** what was to come. One cultural battlefield was race. The stationing of 130,000 African-American GIs in Britain had **obliged** the BBC **_to_** make its programming more racially sensitive;

Question 101

# Place the correct collocation: Even bigger battles were **waged ____** sex. ## footnote folha 4 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 101

Even bigger battles were **waged _over_** sex.

Question 102

# Place the correct collocation: The BBC was to blame for a national "moral collapse" in the 1960s and 1970s, believed Mary Whitehouse, a legendary campaigner against "permissiveness" **____ television**. ## footnote folha 4 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 102

The BBC was to blame for a national "moral collapse" in the 1960s and 1970s, believed Mary Whitehouse, a legendary campaigner against "permissiveness" **_on_ television**.

Question 103

# Place the correct collocation: When Yoko Ono read a poem about her miscarriage on the radio in 1968, the chairman of the BBC's governors, Charles Hill, **objected ____** the grounds that she and John Lennon were not married. ## footnote folha 4 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 103

When Yoko Ono read a poem about her miscarriage on the radio in 1968, the chairman of the BBC's governors, Charles Hill, **objected _on_** the grounds that she and John Lennon were not married.

Question 104

# Place the correct collocation: Earlier it had launched "That Was the Week That Was", **part ____** a national boom in satire that included Private Eye magazine and the "Beyond the Fringe" stage show. ## footnote folha 4 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 104

Earlier it had launched "That Was the Week That Was", **part _of_** a national boom in satire that included Private Eye magazine and the "Beyond the Fringe" stage show.

Question 105

# Place the correct collocation: A sense of anti-authoritarian impertinence became so ingrained at the corporation that the Sunday Telegraph noted **the rise ____** an "anti-Establishment establishment", an echo of today's right-wing complaints about the liberal elite. ## footnote folha 4 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 105

A sense of anti-authoritarian impertinence became so ingrained at the corporation that the Sunday Telegraph noted **the rise _of_** an "anti-Establishment establishment", an echo of today's right-wing complaints about the liberal elite.

Question 106

# Place the correct collocation: Palace officials enforced a boundary of 30 feet (nine metres), but hadn't **reckoned ____** zoom lenses, which the BBC **swapped ____** after the rehearsals. ## footnote folha 4 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 106

Palace officials enforced a boundary of 30 feet (nine metres), but hadn't **reckoned _on_** zoom lenses, which the BBC **swapped _in_** after the rehearsals.

Question 107

# Place the correct collocation: Mr Hendy, a professor **____ the University** of Sussex, **combines** a historian's sense of sweep **____** the eye for colour of the tv producer he once was. ## footnote folha 4 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 107

Mr Hendy, a professor **_at_ the University** of Sussex, **combines** a historian's sense of sweep **_with_** the eye for colour of the tv producer he once was.

Question 108

# Place the correct collocation: Still, in its 100 years the BBC has shown **a knack ____** survival. Winston Churchill and Thatcher both tried to nobble it, and failed. Commercial television stations outperformed the BBC **____ first**, before it developed more popular programming. The age of YouTube presents **a challenge ____** a broadcaster that **aims ____** inform and educate, as well as entertain. ## footnote folha 4 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 108

Still, in its 100 years the BBC has shown **a knack _for_** survival. Winston Churchill and Thatcher both tried to nobble it, and failed. Commercial television stations outperformed the BBC **_at_ first**, before it developed more popular programming. The age of YouTube presents **a challenge _to_** a broadcaster that **aims _to_** inform and educate, as well as entertain.

Question 109

Difference between **_at_ the end** and **_in_ the end**.

Answer 109

**_At_ the end** presupposes a ***defined duration***, with beginning, middle and end, and is usually followed by the preposition _of_. Ex.: **_at_ the end of the movie**; **_at_ the end of the year**. **_In_ the end** means ***eventually***. ## footnote 🔥 The same logic is true of **_in_ the beginning** and **_at_ the beginning (of)**.

Question 110

# Complete with the correct collocation: Is it a peak, a stutter or just a brief pause? Time will tell. But whatever it is, **____ February 11th** the International Energy Agency (IEA), an intergovernmental organisation which collects such data, announced that emissions of carbon dioxide in 2019 which **were related ____** energy had remained the **same** (33.3bn tonnes) **____** the previous year’s. ## footnote folha 5 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 110

Is it a peak, a stutter or just a brief pause? Time will tell. But whatever it is, **_on_ February 11th** the International Energy Agency (IEA), an intergovernmental organisation which collects such data, announced that emissions of carbon dioxide in 2019 which **were related _to_** energy had remained the **same** (33.3bn tonnes) **_as_** the previous year’s.

Question 111

# Place the correct collocation: Energy-related emissions, which include those produced by electricity generation, heating and transport, **account ____** more than 70% of the world's industrial COz pollution. The stall seems to have been caused by a **decline ____** coal use, particularly **____ rich countries**, combined with an **increase ____** the use of renewable power. ## footnote folha 5 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 111

Energy-related emissions, which include those produced by electricity generation, heating and transport, **account _for_** more than 70% of the world's industrial COz pollution. The stall seems to have been caused by a **decline _in_** coal use, particularly **_in_ rich countries**, combined with an **increase _in_** the use of renewable power.

Question 112

# Put the correct collocation: As a result of this the CO-intensity of electricity generation - a measure of how much of the gas is emitted per kilowatt-hour of juice produced — **fell ____** nearly 6.5%, to 340 grams of COz per kilowatt-hour. It had already been falling, but this is three times the average **____ the past decade**. ## footnote folha 5 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 112

As a result of this the CO-intensity of electricity generation - a measure of how much of the gas is emitted per kilowatt-hour of juice produced — **fell _by_** nearly 6.5%, to 340 grams of COz per kilowatt-hour. It had already been falling, but this is three times the average **_for_ the past decade**.

Question 113

# Place the correct collocation: In addition to **changes ____** coal use, a sluggish economy may have played a part and the data show that milder than usual weather caused a perceptible **drop ____** emissions from several countries with large, carbon-hungry economies. ## footnote folha 5 do curso de aprofundamento

Answer 113

In addition to **changes _in_** coal use, a sluggish economy may have played a part and the data show that milder than usual weather caused a perceptible **drop _in_** emissions from several countries with large, carbon-hungry economies.

Question 114

# Put the correct collocation: **Halfway through** "Parasite", the Kims (pictured), a family of grifters who live **____ a** dank Seoul **basement**, have by hook (...). Twisty as the plot has already been, viewers know more surprises must be **____ store** — but can scarcely imagine what they will be. The screwball **shifts ____** tone somehow cohere into a biting parable of haves and have-nots. | *Halfway through = strong collocation*

Answer 114

**Halfway through** "Parasite", the Kims (pictured), a family of grifters who live **_in_ a** dank Seoul **basement**, have by hook (...). Twisty as the plot has already been, viewers know more surprises must be **_in_ store** — but can scarcely imagine what they will be. The screwball **shifts _in_** tone somehow cohere into a biting parable of haves and have-nots.

Question 115

# Place the correct collocation: "Once you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles," Mr Bong has observed, "you will **be introduced ____** many more amazing films." The success of "Parasite" has been **seen ____** a harbinger of the rise of global cinema **____ the** Anglophone **world**, and of South Korea's rich film industry **____ particular**. During the administration of Park Geun-hye, from 2013 to 2017, officials **kept tabs** on him because of his politics; state funding was **unavailable ____** his work. Being blacklisted **____ this way**, Mr Bong said just three years ago, was a "nightmare". | *kept tabs = strong collocation*

Answer 115

"Once you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles," Mr Bong has observed, "you will **be introduced _to_** many more amazing films." The success of "Parasite" has been **seen _as_** a harbinger of the rise of global cinema **_in_ the** Anglophone **world**, and of South Korea's rich film industry **_in_ particular**. During the administration of Park Geun-hye, from 2013 to 2017, officials **kept tabs** on him because of his politics; state funding was **unavailable _for_** his work. Being blacklisted **_in_ this way**, Mr Bong said just three years ago, was a "nightmare".

Question 116

# Place the correct collocation: His rehabilitation **chimes ____** political changes in South Korea. Ms Park's lieutenants considered Mr Bong's films unacceptably **disrespectful ____** the state; more than 9,000 other artists and writers, many less **able ____** support themselves, got the same treatment. **____ the end**, the cultural McCarthyism did not help its enforcers. A newspaper revealed the existence of the blacklist in 2016; the resulting outrage **contributed ____** Ms Park's impeachment and eventual **imprisonment ____** corruption and abuse of power, and the election of Mr Moon. ## Footnote Nesse contexto, ***chimes with*** significa que algo está alinhado ou em harmonia com outra coisa. *"Sua reabilitação está em sintonia com as mudanças políticas na Coreia do Sul."*

Answer 116

His rehabilitation **chimes _with_** political changes in South Korea. Ms Park's lieutenants considered Mr Bong's films unacceptably **disrespectful _of_** the state; more than 9,000 other artists and writers, many less **able _to_** support themselves, got the same treatment. **_In_ the end**, the cultural McCarthyism did not help its enforcers. A newspaper revealed the existence of the blacklist in 2016; the resulting outrage **contributed _to_** Ms Park's impeachment and eventual **imprisonment _for_** corruption and abuse of power, and the election of Mr Moon.

Question 117

# Place the correct collocation: Some conservatives are still **wary ____** Mr Bong.

Answer 117

Some conservatives are still **wary _of_** Mr Bong. ## footnote Alguns conservadores ainda são cauteloso com o Sr. Bong,

Question 118

# Place the correct collocation: A pizza joint and supermarket that feature **____ the story** were overrun by reporters.

Answer 118

A pizza joint and supermarket that feature **_in_ the story** were overrun by reporters.

Question 119

# Place the correct collocation: They just cannot help noticing the odour that seems to **emanate ____** the servants.

Answer 119

They just cannot help noticing the odour that seems to **emanate _from_** the servants.

Question 120

# Place the correct collocation: The poorest are left to **feed ____** scraps.

Answer 120

The poorest are left to **feed _on_** scraps.