Question

choose the option that forms a natural-sounding collocation (5) 1. he knew it was a huge mistake, so he apologized ___. a)tremendously b)radically c)extremely d)profusely 2. the positive recognition ___ my confidence. a) boosted b) swelled c) surged d)grew 3. some people in the department don’t like the fact that he has a tendency to be ___ honest. a)brutally b)uncomfortably c)painfully d)harshly 4. matt didn't go into detail about the specifics of the plan. he gave us a ___ overview of what it was about. a)general b)unspecific c)common d) regular 5. cheryl has been very busy right now. she’s (applying) _ law schools.​

Answer 1

1- profusely
2- boosted
3- harshly
4- common
5- in