Complete the sentences by choosing suitable words in brackets to collocate with the italicized words.1 If you were asked to ________ (achieve, accomplish) a task but were not given enough information, how would you solve this problem?2 He felt a strong ________ (sense, emotion) of guilt when he didn't meet his parents' expectations.3 Whether you want to or not, you need to meet your ________ (assignments, obligations) as a citizen.4 By forgiving, we can throw away the emotional ________ (baggage, bag) we may have carried for years, if not decades.5 In your ________ (pursuit, catch) of happiness, you need to have the courage to explore who you are or, better yet, who you can become.6 Procrastination may be recognized as a potential source of ________ (damage, destroy) to one's goals.

我们来逐题分析并完成这些句子，选择与斜体词（题目中未标出斜体，但根据语境可以判断）搭配最合适的词语。重点在于“搭配”（collocation），即英语中常见的固定或自然搭配。

1. If you were asked to ______ (achieve, accomplish) a task but were not given enough information, how would you solve this problem?

• 分析：“achieve” 和 “accomplish” 都有“完成、实现”的意思，但它们的搭配略有不同。
  • “achieve” 通常与目标、成果、胜利等抽象名词搭配，如：achieve success（取得成功）、achieve a goal（实现目标）。
  • “accomplish” 更常与具体的“任务”（task）、“工作”搭配，如：accomplish a task（完成一项任务）是常见搭配。
• 因此，这里与 “a task” 搭配，应选择 accomplish。

✅ 正确答案：accomplish

2. He felt a strong ______ (sense, emotion) of guilt when he didn't meet his parents' expectations.

• 分析：
  • “sense of guilt” 是一个非常常见的固定搭配，意思是“内疚感”。
  • “emotion of guilt” 虽然语法上可以理解，但在英语中并不自然，不是惯用表达。
• 因此，应选择 sense。

✅ 正确答案：sense

3. Whether you want to or not, you need to meet your ______ (assignments, obligations) as a citizen.

• 分析：
  • “assignments” 通常指分配的任务，多用于学习或工作场景，如学生的作业、员工的任务。
  • “obligations” 意为“义务、责任”，常与“as a citizen”（作为公民）搭配，如：meet your obligations as a citizen（履行你作为公民的义务）。
• 因此，这里应选择 obligations。

✅ 正确答案：obligations

4. By forgiving, we can throw away the emotional ______ (baggage, bag) we may have carried for years, if not decades.

• 分析：
  • “emotional baggage” 是一个固定表达，意为“情感包袱”，指过去经历带来的心理负担，如创伤、怨恨等。
  • “emotional bag” 不是自然搭配，英语中不说 “bag” 来表示这种抽象的心理负担。
• 因此，应选择 baggage。

✅ 正确答案：baggage

5. In your ______ (pursuit, catch) of happiness, you need to have the courage to explore who you are or, better yet, who you can become.

• 分析：
  • “pursuit of happiness” 是一个非常经典的搭配，甚至出现在美国《独立宣言》中：“life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”。
  • “catch” 虽然也有“抓住”的意思，但 “catch of happiness” 不符合英语表达习惯，听起来不自然。
• 因此，应选择 pursuit。

✅ 正确答案：pursuit

6. Procrastination may be recognized as a potential source of ______ (damage, destroy) to one's goals.

• 分析：
  • 这里需要一个名词，因为前面是 “a source of ______”，而 “destroy” 是动词，不能直接用在这里。
  • “damage” 是名词，表示“损害”，可以说 “a source of damage”（损害的来源）。
  • 正确搭配是 “cause/source of damage”。
• 因此，应选择 damage。

✅ 正确答案：damage

最终答案：

1. accomplish
2. sense
3. obligations
4. baggage
5. pursuit
6. damage

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