RM B2+ 1B

____ on Peter for a while – he’s having a hard time at school.

• reassure

• go easy

• put at ease

• Make allowance

Gender-free testing may mean not ______ for women.

• encoraging

• putting at ease

• making allowance

• going easy

He ___ the young reporter ___ and took care of him.

• made allowances

• put at ease

• reassured

• took under his wing

We are a team! Remember we are ____

• moral support

• a scheme

• in the same boat

• a grant

Try to ___ the candidate ___ by being friendly and informal.

• put at ease

• reassure

• go easy on

• make allowance

I tried to ___ her that she had made the right decision in turning down the job.

• moral support

• encouragement

• reassure

• put at ease

• Why not tell her how you feel? It might do you good to __________

• make allowances

• be in her shoes

• be in the same boat

• get it off your chest

Carol’s brother ________ and sent her $1000.

• gor everything off his chest

• came to the rescue

• was in distress

• jumped to conclusions

There may be a simple explanation. Let’s not ____ to conclusions.

• settle

• back

• jump

• make

• She was known as a hard woman with no ____, no emotion.

• • compassion

• conclusions

• ease

• abundance