Collocations and associations

In which of the following places might you find a counter?
1. a church
2. a bank
3. a pharmacy
4. a post office
Which of the following do you associate with the word 'customs'?
1. luggage
2. officer
3. goods
4. check
5. target
6. declare
Which of the following do you associate with a steward or stewardess?
1. wears a uniform
2. speaks good English
3. is helpful
4. carries a weapon
5. brings trays
6. loses his/her temper
In which of the following sentences can you put the verb 'miss'?
1. I ____ him greatly and I hope we shall have him back with us soon.
2. She asked me to ____ a table for four at the Blue Monkey.
3. We ____ our friends and relations in the UK but we’re enjoying our new life here in San Francisco.
4. If you ____ this opportunity you won’t get another one.
5. We’d better hurry if we don’t want to ____ the train.
Which of the following words do you associate with 'funeral'?
1. burial
2. peak
3. loss
4. gathering
5. coffin
6. mourner
In which of the following sentences can you put the verb 'train'?
1. I’ve wanted to _____ a business ever since I was a child.
2. Some see karate as a good exercise for keeping fit; others ______ for self-defence purposes.
3. The school aims to _____ pupils in at least one foreign language.
4. Next year I’m going to ______ for the New York marathon.
In which if the following sentences can you put the verb 'retire'?
1. Many wives feel that life changes radically once their husbands _______.
2. Gina’s gone to _________ some cash from the machine.
3. In a few years Foley’s going to ________ to a small island off the coast of north-west Scotland.
4. She is past the normal age at which women ________ and she is entitled to a railcard.
. Which of the following do you associate with the word 'blood'?
1. wound
2. flow
3. deaf
4. scratch
5. sample
6. duty
Which of the following do you associate with the word 'diary'?
1. to keep
2. private
3. daily
4. to issue
5. to measure
6. to record
In which if the following sentences can you put the verb 'prevent'?
1. Expeditions should always be planned with care in order to _________ serious problems from arising.
2. A lot of research has gone into finding better drugs to control, and preferably _________, the disease.
3. Although he’s worried about Ben’s disappearance, Max doesn’t want to ________ the police yet.
4. If urgent circumstances _________ you from attending this course, please notify your departmental training contact immediately.