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keep
missed
6 READING
a He would say it was fiction.
1 GRAMMAR 5 blank
b 1 E 2 B 3 F 4 A 5 D
6 enough
a 2 doesn’t have / hasn’t got c 1 jam-packed
7 heart
3 Did you have 2 somewhere along the line
4 Do you have / Have you got 2 VOCABULARY 3 plain sailing
5 had 4 was up to
a 2 rewarding 5 is another matter
6 had had 3 demanding
7 didn’t have to 6 jump at the chance
4 promoted
8 won’t have
b 2 doesn’t have to
5 employ 7 LISTENING
6 downsized
3 have, had a The man would love to be a travel
7 monotonous
4 haven’t got / don’t have / haven’t writer and would hate a job on a
8 out of work
5 ’m having production line.
9 perks
6 hasn’t been b 1 The man thinks he would be good
10 hire
7 Did, have at the first job because he thinks
b 2 full-time
8 do, have / have, got he is quite sociable, is a good
3 job-hunting
writer, he doesn’t mind living out of
2 VOCABULARY 4 academic qualifications
a suitcase, he can live cheap.
5 career ladder
a 2 sarcastic 2 A downside might be that you
6 events management
3 conscientious would have to write a book, even if
7 permanent job
4 resourceful you had nothing to say.
8 clocking out
5 thorough 3 He thinks he would hate the
9 apply for a position
6 sympathetic second job because he wouldn’t
7 gentle 3 GRAMMAR have to think and it would be very
8 straightforward repetitive.
a 2 Consequently 4 He did a job of this kind when he
b 2 seems 3 Even though
3 taken was 18, but he didn’t like it.
4 because
4 tends / tries 5 not to
5 refused
6 take
6 due to
7 nevertheless
Colloquial English:
c 2 a pain in the neck 8 in case Work and family
3 has a (very) short temper b 2 so as not to forget the time
4 a cold fish 3 as a result, it will be closed until 1 LOOKING AT LANGUAGE
5 down to earth further notice 2 Apparently
6 a soft touch 4 due to the late arrival of the 3 as to
incoming plane 4 in a way
3 PRONUNCIATION 5 basically
5 despite not meeting all the
a 2 conscientious requirements 6 really
3 curious 6 so that they would be ready for the 7 I mean
4 determined exam the next day 8 anyway
5 gentle 7 in spite of not being able to go to
6 self-sufficient the interview / in spite of the fact 2 READING
7 steady that she wasn’t able to go to the a 1 D 2 F 3 A 4 E 5 B
8 resourceful interview
9 sarcastic
10 spontaneous
8 owing to his sickness / owing to
the fact that he was sick
2A
11 sympathetic
1 LEXIS IN CONTEXT
12 thorough 4 LEXIS IN CONTEXT
2 fluid
4 LEXIS IN CONTEXT 2 ploy
3 part
3 issue
2 stuck 4 random
4 travel-focused
3 together 5 guidance
5 workload
4 eye
5 around
6 tackle 2 PRONUNCIATION
6 gut 5 PRONUNCIATION a 3 S
7 head 4 S
a 2 freelance
8 off 5 D
3 temporary
9 white 6 S
4 volunteer
7 D
5 LISTENING 5 compassionate
8 D
6 maternity
a They mention more advantages. 9 S
7 permanent
b A 3 B 2 C 4 D 1 10 D
8 motivating
6 READING 9 monotonous 3 GRAMMAR
10 academic
a Sentence 1 is the best. a 2 ✗ talking to each other / one
11 management
b 1 c 2 b 3 d 4 a 5 c 6 b another
12 qualifications
3 ✓
c 1 event
1B 2 quit
3 perks
4
5
✗ we should help ourselves
✗ When a guest leaves their room
6 ✗ by myself / on my own
1 LEXIS IN CONTEXT 4 benefits
7 ✗ so far below her
2 hold 8 ✓
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6 LISTENING 3A 3B
b 1 Do you find it easier to understand 1 PRONUNCIATION 1 VOCABULARY
native or non-native speakers of
English? a 2 rendezvous a Across: 4 spear
2 How do you feel about having your 3 faux pas 5 sword
English corrected? 4 déjà vu 6 helmet
3 Do you have any funny or 5 entrepreneur Down: 1 bow
embarrassing stories related to 6 ballet 3 arrow
misunderstanding someone? 7 bouquet 5 shield
4 Is there anything you still find 8 fiancé(e) b 2 casualties
difficult about English? 9 coup 3 declared
c 1 W 2 B 3 M 4 B 5 W 6 M 10 fait accompli 4 shelled
5 ceasefire
2 VOCABULARY 6 surrender
2B a 2 f 7 defeated
3 e 8 snipers
1 LEXIS IN CONTEXT 4 d 9 looted
2 rushing 5 g 10 commander
3 bubbling away 6 b
4 slapped 7 a 2 PRONUNCIATION
5 concocting 8 c a 2 civil
6 picture 9 h 3 refugee
7 leap b 2 message 4 survivor
3 way 5 commander
2 GRAMMAR 4 anywhere 6 ceasefire
a 3 ✗ had forgotten to 5 life 7 victory
4 ✗ would catch / used to catch / 6 on 8 release
caught 7 house 9 capture
5 ✗ broke down 8 act 10 retreat
6 ✓ c 2 around 11 execute
7 ✗ lived / used to live 3 away 12 surrender
4 behind
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