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Collocations and phrasal verbs

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  1. Please ______ attention to the safety instructions before using the machine.
  2. The politician was heavily ______ for his remarks about immigrants.
  3. The report ______ the importance of early intervention in schools.
  4. His argument was weak because it was based on a ______ assumption.
  5. I can't ______ the noise from the building site any longer.
  6. They had to ______ the match until next week because of the weather.
  7. She ______ her mother in looks, but not in character.
  8. The two sides finally ______ an agreement after hours of negotiation.
  9. The scheme failed to ______ the interest of young people.
  10. The film received very ______ reviews and was soon a box-office hit.
  11. The doctor advised him to ______ on salt in his diet.
  12. It was a ______ of luck that we found the lost wallet.
  13. The airline apologised for the ______ caused by the delay.
  14. The shop had a closing-down sale and all goods were sold at ______ prices.
  15. The patient is making a good ______ after the operation.
  16. Please ______ the form in black ink and return it by post.
  17. We need to ______ a new strategy to attract more customers.
  18. The old bridge is in a very poor ______ and needs urgent repair.
  19. She spoke so ______ that nobody could hear her.
  20. Researchers have found a strong ______ between smoking and heart disease.
  21. Our flight was ______ because of fog, so we arrived four hours late.
  22. To ______ a long story short, we lost the match.
  23. His statement ______ me as rather odd.
  24. He has a good ______ of humour, so he is popular with colleagues.
  25. The athlete's ______ performance won him the gold medal.

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