1)match the words in columns a and b and then use the collocations in their right forms to complete the sentences below. a 1) achieved 2) benefit 3) captured 4) contribute 5) establish 6) record 7) tame b a) earthquake shocks b) my interest c) wild horses d) a decorations committee e) to your magazine f) fame g) the farmers’ crops 1. marie and pierre curie as scientists. 2. rain will as the soil is dry and the plants need water. 3. the film’s strange title and i decided to watch it on saturday. 4. it’s an honour to be invited to i certainly accept the invitation. 5. the school authorities decided to to prepare the gym for the school dance. 6. the recently bought seismograph can even at such a distance. 7. they at the ranch. 2) use the function words from the box and complete the sentences. at on out up 1. jim dropped his pen and bent to pick it 2. bullies often pick younger children. 3. try to eat your dinner, jane. you’ve just been picking it. 4. i don’t know where my children have picked those rude words. 5. albert was really shocked and picked his words with difficulty. 6. i’ll pick you at your place at 5. 3)use a, the or the zero article before the noun man. 1. the ability of man to talk is due to the way in which the larynx is made. 2. larry was handsome man in his early fifties. 3. i won’t see dr jackson again. i don’t like man. 4. modern man is responsible for a lot of disastrous events. 5. lewis clark, tall thin man of about 30, entered the building at 8 o’clock. !

1.A                                 B
1) achieved                 f) fame
2) benefit                    g) the farmers’ crops
3) captured                 b) my interest
4) contribute              e) to your magazine
5) establish                 d) a decorations committee
6) record                     a) earthquake shocks
7) tame                       c) wild horses
B
1. Marie and Pierre Curie achieved fame as scientists.
2. Rain will benefit the farmers’ crops as the soil is dry and the plants need water.
3. The film’s strange title captured my interest and I decided to watch it on Saturday.
4. It’s an honour to be invited to contribute to your magazine. I certainly accept the invitation.
5. The school authorities decided to establish a decorations committee to prepare the gym for the school dance.
6. The recently bought seismograph can record earthquake shocks even at such a distance.
7. They tame wild horses at the ranch.

2) 1. Jim dropped his pen and bent to pick it __up__.
2. Bullies often pick __at__ younger children.
3. Try to eat your dinner, Jane. You’ve just been picking __at__ it.
4. I don’t know where my children have picked _up__ those rude words.
5. Albert was really shocked and picked __out___ his words with difficulty.
6. I’ll pick you _up___ at your place at 5.

3) 1. The ability of _a_ man to talk is due to the way in which the larynx is made.
2. Larry was _a_  handsome man in his early fifties.
3. I won’t see Dr Jackson again. I don’t like _the_ man.
4. _A_ modern man is responsible for a lot of disastrous events.
5. Lewis Clark, __-_ tall thin man of about 30, entered the building at 8 o’clock.