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CEFRB2.1 Unit 8

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  • They have _____ _____ and are no longer speaking to each other. (QUARREL)
    They have fallen out and are no longer speaking to each other.
  • I wanted to get married, but he wasn't ready to ______ ______. (BECOME STABLE)
    I wanted to get married, but he wasn't ready to settle down.
  • Their marks are improving. They are ____ and _____
    better and better
  • The twins are like two ____ ___ ___ ____
    The twins are like two peas in a pod.
  • She has stuck with me through _____ and _____. (THROUGH ALL MANNER OF DIFFICULTIES)
    She has stuck with me through thick and thin.
  • I don't know Emily very well, but she _____ ______ ____ an intelligent girl. (SEEM)
    I don't know Emily very well, but she comes across as an intelligent girl.
  • I haven't ____ ____ ____ Alex yet after yesterday's fight. (BE RECONCILED)
    I haven't made up with Alex yet after yesterday's fight.
  • I wish you'd been here when my mother died and I needed a _____ __ ___ __
    I wish you'd been here when my mother died and I needed a shoulder to cry on
  • Me and my new roommate ____ ___ off from the start. (GOOD RELATIONSHIP)
    Me and my new roommate hit it off from the start.
  • I have __ ____ ____ to accomplish before the end of the semester. (A LARGE AMOUNT)
    I have a great deal to accomplish before the end of the semester.
  • We don't always see ___ __ ____ but we are really close friends.
    We don't always see eye to eye.
  • I wish you'd stop ______ ____ ____ about my haircut. (CRITICIZE)
    I wish you'd stop going on at me about my haircut.
  • When should I start? (early / good)
    The earlier the better
  • Events over the last year have created a ______ community (BOUND TOGETHER)
    Events over the last year have created a close-knit community
  • Hairdressers and clients rarely speak ____ _____ _______ (UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER)
    Hairdressers and clients rarely speak the same language.
  • You’ve done an awful lot for me, and I don’t know how I can ever ____ ___ ____ ___ you. (MAKE AMENDS)
    You’ve done an awful lot for me, and I don’t know how I can ever make it up to you.
  • The ______ (A LOT) you eat the ______ (FAT) you become.
    The more you eat the fatter you become.
  • Though we often work together, we're not joined ___ ___ hip, so we see things differently.
    Though we often work together, we're not joined at the hip, so we see things differently.
  • The U.S. is,___ ___, the largest producer of corn in the world. (BY A LARGE MARGIN)
    The U.S. is, by far, the largest producer of corn in the world.
  • I feel great, couldn’t be ____ ______. (INTENSIFIER)
    I feel great, couldn’t be any better.
  • French wine is good, but Californian wine is _____ ______. (GREATLY SUPERIOR)
    French wine is good, but Californian wine is much better.
  • She's _____ Steve ___ to the cinema this evening. (DATE)
    She's asked Steve out to the cinema this evening.
  • I _____ ____ Peter when he said those dreadful things about Clare. (NOT IN LOVE)
    I went off Peter when he said those dreadful things about Clare.
  • They ____ __ ______ by coming together for the party. (MAKE PEACE)
    They buried the hatchet by coming together for the party.
  • I had a massive argument with Sue, but at least it has ______ the __.
    I had a massive argument with Sue, but at least it has cleared the air.