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TOEIC Part 5 | Incomplete Sentences: Collocations 16

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Problem 1

The retail chain decided to ____ advantage of the holiday season to boost its sales figures.

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"Take advantage of" is the set phrase for making use of something, and it fits using the holiday season to lift sales. "Make", "get" and "have" do not combine with "advantage of".

Problem 2

Please make ____ that all invoices are submitted to the finance department by the end of the month.

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"Make sure that ~" is the set phrase for ensuring something happens, which fits making certain the invoices are submitted. "Make clear", "make definite" and "make possible" do not take a that-clause in this sense.

Problem 3

All employees are required to comply ____ the safety regulations while working on the factory floor.

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"Comply with ~" is the set phrase for following a rule, which fits observing the safety regulations. "Comply" takes the preposition "with"; "to", "on" and "for" do not go with it.

Problem 4

Our IT team is working hard to ____ a solution to the recurring server outages.

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"Come up with" is the phrasal verb for thinking of an idea or solution, which fits here. "Come across" means to meet by chance, "come down with" to fall ill, and "come along with" to accompany — none fits.

Problem 5

The travel agency offers a full refund in ____ the flight is canceled due to bad weather.

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"In case ~" introduces a clause meaning "if it should happen that", which fits refunding should the flight be cancelled. "In spite of", "in order to" and "in place of" do not fit the meaning.

Problem 6

New hires must become ____ with the company's internal communication tools during orientation.

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"Become acquainted with ~" is the set phrase for getting to know something, which fits new hires learning the in-house tools. "Become" is followed by the participial adjective "acquainted"; the noun "acquaintance", the base "acquaint" and "acquainting" are the wrong forms.

Problem 7

The supplier apologized for the delay and promised to ship the components without further ____.

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"Without further delay" is the set phrase for acting at once, which fits promising to ship the parts immediately. "Delay" is a noun and follows "further" naturally; "wait" does not form this idiom, and "late" and "slow" are adjectives and cannot fill a noun slot.

Problem 8

The HR department will keep you ____ of any changes to the employee benefits policy.

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"Keep someone informed of ~" is the set phrase for keeping a person up to date; the past participle "informed" carries the passive sense of being kept in the know, which fits notifying staff of benefit changes. "Informing", "information" and "inform" are the wrong forms.