Match the words in the two columns and complete the sentences with the word combinations.
A.                B.

low.            interest
useless.    stories
mutual.     reduction
scary.        concern
only.           wages
slight.        attempt
1) I don’t want you to tell little Johnny...... as his bedtime tales. 2) Mr Ross, a....... financial expert, predicted a in the price of oil. 3) We found that we had  a........ in mountaineering. 4) The workers are protesting against...... . 5) It was a...... to make up the quarrel. 6) My....... is to find my pet and take him home.
A.                    B.
rushed.           rid of extra work
has gained.    your attention
drop.                to the place
get.                   a lot of experience
draw.                out of college
1) Let me...... to the following problems. 2) I will be glad to...... in the office. 3) He says he...... by working abroad for a year. 4) Too many students...... after only one year. 5) The ambulance crew..... of the accident.