People: character and behaviour

Exercise 17.3

Complete B’s remarks in these conversations so that they mean more or less the same as A’s, using collocations.

1. 
   A: Charlie’s found it hard to accept psychologically the fact that he’s now divorced.
   B: Yes, he’s found it hard with his new situation.
2. 
   A: Parker’s problem is he can’t laugh when people play jokes on him.
   B: No, it’s true. He just can’t , can he?
3. 
   A: Well, Sara’s behaviour last night certainly showed the truth about her.
   B: Yes, it certainly .
4. 
   A: She always has very high expectations of both herself and her children.
   B: Yes, she always .
5. 
   A: Max started screaming and stamping his feet when I tried to put him to bed.
   B: Well, two-year-olds often .