ExamAdept

After months of planning, the team finally managed to ________ the project goals.

A: achieve

B: get

C: make

D: perform

Answer: A

"Achieve goals" is a standard and idiomatic English collocation meaning to successfully reach or complete them. While "get" is a general verb, it's less precise and less formal here. "Make goals" implies setting them, not reaching them. "Perform goals" is not a correct collocation.

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After much deliberation, I finally managed to ________ a decision regarding my career path.

A:

make

B:

do

C:

take

D:

have

Answer: A

"Make a decision" is the correct and idiomatic English phrase. While "do," "take," and "have" are verbs, they are not used in this specific collocation to express the act of deciding something.

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I feel terrible; I think I'm going to ________ a cold.

A:

catch

B:

grab

C:

hold

D:

take

Answer: A

"Catch a cold" is a common idiom meaning to become ill with a cold. The other verbs are not used in this specific idiomatic context.

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Please ________ close attention to the instructions.

A:

pay

B:

give

C:

take

D:

make

Answer: A

The correct collocation is "pay attention," which means to listen or observe carefully. "Give," "take," and "make" are not used in this specific idiomatic expression.

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He ________ an effort to learn English every day.

A:

gives

B:

takes

C:

makes

D:

does

Answer: C

Explanation:
✅ Make an effort = try hard.
❌ Do an effort — incorrect.
❌ Give an effort — unnatural.
❌ Take an effort — wrong structure.

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