Английский язык для студентов технического вуза: Средства массовой информации. Мир продвинутых технологий. Рабочая тетрадь для студентов продвинутого уровня. Ковалева Ю.Ю - 18 стр.

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7 The 5 verbs on the left each go withtwo of the nouns or phrases on
the right. Decide which ones they collocate with.
1 to drum up a the rules
b people’s fears
2 to disband c support
d inflation
3 to bend e a group
f political activity
4 to play on g the law
h publicity
5 to curb i people’s prejudices
j an association
8 Match the following synonyms from the listening task.
1 blunt a story line
2 revived b foe
3 scenario c vital
4 retaliate d absurd
5 key e strike back
6 persuade f straightforward
7 ludicrous g indifferent
8 arsenal h brought back
9 unconcerned i weapons
10 enemy k win over
9 Match the beginning and the end of the phrases. Sometimes more than
one combination is possible.
1 Putin gave a very blunt a his threats might take
2 the East-West b attempts to persuade Russia
3 Russia would retaliate c in maintaining European security
4 Putin did not specify what shape d up to our borders
5 …which has been key e "mutual destruction" scenario
6 America has made repeated f Europe from rogue states
7 lost her g warning to the United States
8 the missile shield was to protect h with “counter measures”
9 Sergei Lavrov added a i patience with Mr. Putin
10 NATO is creeping k touch of paranoia