VOCABULARY COLLOCATIONS 17 Complete the sentences with a noun that is often collocated with the given adjective. 1. When I go for a walk in the mountains or by the sea, I always think that we live in a wonderful ......................................... 10. That really is the most beautiful ............................................................ I have ever seen. 2. My dad drove at breath-taking ............................................................. to get me to the station in time to catch the train. 11. I think his new job in Sydney is a marvellous ............................................................. to see the world. 3. Her latest novel is a fascinating ............................................................. 12. My grandmother has a cottage in a picturesque little ............................................................. in the Cotswolds. 4. They had the most glorious ............................................................. for their wedding, they were so lucky because it was held in the garden. 5. My newborn little nephew is such a cute ........................................... 6. The first thing you notice about her is her dazzling ...................................................... which seems to light up the room. 7. Barcelona is full of magnificent .............................................................. 8. Are there any good-looking ............................................................. where you work? 9. My sister has a stunning ............................................................. of original paintings. 18 Match the phrasal verbs with its different meanings. 1. Put away 2. Put someone out 3. Put up with 4. Put off 5. Put on 6. Put together a. b. c. d. e. f. Delay doing something. Accept an annoying situation or type of behaviour. Produce or organise something using different things and ideas. Use or dress yourself in something. Put something in its place after you have used it. Cause someone trouble or inconvenience. 19 Fill in the gaps in the following sentences using the different forms of put. 1. She ............................................................. the pain of having her eyelashes threaded just to go on the first date with that boy who asked her out. She s crazy! 4. I hope I won t ............................................................. by cancelling my appointment at the last minute. I m afraid I ve had a serious problem and can t make it. 2. Could you ............................................................. all your make-up that you ve left in the bathroom? It s in a terrible mess. 5. The pupils have ............................................................. some wonderful ideas and objects for the project on Beauty at school. 3. She didn t ............................................................. her wedding dress until she had had a makeover and had her hair done. 6. My brother was going to have laser treatment to remove hair but he ............................................................. the appointment because he was too afraid! B1+ UNIT 5 60