Vocabulary for the CAE

Union leaders have not ruled _____ the possibility of taking strike action.

The situation does pose a rather ______ challenge, but we will not be put off.

The government is concerned at the number of unfilled ____in the nursing profession.

Choose the INCORRECT collocation: ______ PROBLEM

Choose the INCORRECT collocation: ______ SUCCESS

Management criticized the unions for their stubborn attitude and ____in the wage negotiations.

The right VERB + NOUN Collocation: IGNORE, LOOK INTO, OVERLOOK or RULE OUT

He achieved ______ for failing a drugs test after winning an Olympíc final.

The right VERB + NOUN Collocation: DETECT, GET RID OF, GIVE OFF or LEAVE

Taking on the Cup holders was no easy task, but they rose ____ the challenge and drew 1-1.

Choose the INCORRECT collocation: ______ ACHIEVEMENT

Their solar panel business ran ___problems after a succession of wet summers in the mid-1990s.

Choose the INCORRECT collocation: ______ FAILURE

There is a chronic ________of housing in our cities.

His consistently low marks seem to be both the result and the cause of ___ motivation. 

Choose the INCORRECT collocation: ______ CHANCE

The right VERB + NOUN Collocation: BRING ABOUT, CALL FOR, COPE WITH or RESIST.