Part 4. Communication B2

A: "Mark's IQ test ____ a score of 70. Now his parents want him to take the test again."
B: "I'd probably do the same. It's no easy to acknowledge that your child may have an intellectual disability."

A: "Does coffee really make you more energetic? I can fall asleep with a cup of espresso in my hand!"
B: "Sure it does. Without coffee, I'd never make it through a day. It ____ my mood and focus."

A: "I think I'm going to break up with David."
B: "He's going to be devastated. Good for you, but really sad too."
A: "I know, but I can't stay with him, not after what he's done."
B: "Just be careful how you tell him — he’s can't ____ his temper."

A: "Is it true that Maud is drinking again?"
B: "I'm afraid so. She ____ at her own birthday party."
A: "How pathetic ...."

A: "Harry doesn't look like he's shaved or showered lately, and he looks like he's been ____ for a while."
B: "He's always had a drinking problem, but it has got out of hand since his wife walked out."

A: "I'm so worried about Paul. He seems to have plunged into a depression ____ again."
B: "I saw him last week. He was so lifeless that you could hardly believe he was still alive. Unless  he is helped, he may not make it this time."

A: "I'm very sorry, but your son's condition is ____."
B: "What do you mean, doctor?"
A: "Even if he receives the treatment, it is unlikely he will return to his prior level of function."

A: "Who is the woman over there?"
B: "It's Frank's sister. I knew her name but it has ____ me now."

A: "Is it true that Martha reads Joe news every day?"
B: "Yes, she's trying to ____ his interest in politics."
A: "But he is only 7 years old!"
B: "Pretty strange, I know, but there it is."

A: "I hear that Jim has been hit on his head. How is he doing?"
B: "He is still unconscious. He suffers from what appears to be a severe ____."

A: "We were all happy for Jack when a bone marrow match was eventually found. How is he doing now after the surgery?"
B: "He's slowly recovering. In a couple of weeks he'll have a biopsy and it will determine whether or not he is in ____."

A: "Kate had a ____ of misbehaving at school again."
B: "Really? What was it this time?"
A: "Nothing serious. Just talking too much and not paying attention to her teachers."
B: "It wouldn't be bad if it was one incident, but it repeats way too often. If I were you, I'd take her to a child psychologist."

A: "You can't ____ every time your son has a problem."
B: "I know, but I don't want to be the parent my parents were — uninvolved and indifferent."

A: "It seems that their marriage may soon end in divorce."
B: "It seems to me so, too. He said some harsh things during their last fight and it's unlikely that she will forgive him for that."
A: "Some things go ____."

A: "Turn the sound up - I can't hear what they're saying. My hearing isn't as ____ as it once was."
B: "Maybe it's not, but it's good for your age."