2. Search as they would 3. Hard as we work Try as we might
Collocation Warm-up
1. repeated [8]
1. sudden opportunities 2. immense obstacles 3. amazing determination
4. profound difficulties 5. overwhelming failures 6. poverty-stricken
7. substantial hardship 8. repeated misfortunes 9. sheer persistence
10. dazzle audiences 11. achieve fame 12. strong will
Unit 2
Language focus Word in use [3]
8. symptoms 9. dismay 10. brinkWord building [4]
dominate dominance avoid avoidance rely reliance acquaint acquaintance clear clearance annoy annoyance
admit admittance resemble resemblance assure assurance
bore bored
privilege privileged distract distracted [5]
3. assurance 4. dominance
6. acquaintance 7. reliance 8. clearance
9. distracted 10. annoyance 11. admittance resemblance
Banked cloze [6]
1. characterized 2. aspects 3. amount 4. recede 12.
5. exposed 6. vicious 7. challenge 8. excessive 9. reaction 10. paralyze
Expressions in use [7]
1. pulled to a stop 2. black out 3. pop up 4. stopped short 5. plowed through 6. threw himself into 7. let yourself go 8. grabbed for Language focus Word in use [4]
1. vertical 5. abort 9. lofty
Expression in use
[5]
1. in the event of 2. immuned to 3. settled back 4. on board
5. in/into position …stunned by 7. for sure 8. hint of
Sentence structure [6]
excites me as much as a brilliant movie with an
interesting plot, fantastic acting ,wild visual and a strong script.
the course of her entire life, she’d longed for nothing as much as knowledge about her mother.
daughter is at a state hospital and wants nothing as much as to be part of a family.
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