ANSWER KEY

UNIT 1 C 3
1 He reverted to Felipe as ‘an act of
1.1 defiance, a political act’, because
1 Chicanos wanted to be recognised for
1 maiden their ancestry and their roots. ‘Philip’
2 up is on his official documents.
3 household 2 She thought it was ‘pretty extreme’.
4 aer She changed her name to Summer
5 surname Davies when she le home.
6 middle 3 They compromised by calling him
7 clear David Donald, but realised it was too
8 made long.
The key word is Muhammad. 4 N-I-A-M-H. It sounds like knee.
5 His name is a good ‘conversation
2A starter’ and people smile when he
Recently I’m walking I was walking tells them. But some people don’t
through the aisles of a bookshop … believe him or think he changed his
… when I was noticing noticed … name as a way to attract attention.
The title is the first thing the reader His parents called him James before
is seeing sees … the name became famous so it wasn’t
… if she hadn’t been changing their fault.
changed … 6 Because when she uses a computer,
That’s OK, but I’m preferring I prefer … spell-check always wants to change
I think I’m thinking of writing a book … it. Her surname is probably from
It’s something I’ve planned I’ve been Germany or Eastern Europe.
1 My mobile phone company keeps
calling me every day. It’s driving me
crazy.
2 Beatrix is always asking us to come
and visit.
3
4 My aunt would coming come and
collect us from school and take us to
her house for the weekend.
5 As a rule, I like to try a recipe out on
my family first, before I invite people
round to eat it.
6 I have an incline inclination to be
rather disorganised.
7 I tend to agree with everything they
say. It makes things easier.
8
9 Nine times out of ten, he’ll be home
by 6.30, but occasionally he’ll get
stuck in traffic.
10
11 My brother used to be apathetic
about his studies but he’s much
more conscientious now.
12 As a teenager, I was always argue

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planning …
D arguing with my parents.
B 1 an act of defiance
a) Paul McCartney had been working 2 now plain old 4A
3
so
of a compromise C
b) you’ve been working on your
masterpiece 4 are absolutely baffled
c) it’s getting harder and harder 5 a mixed blessing B
d) People in the book business are 6 the mists of time 1T 2T 3T 4F 5T 6T
always saying, Publishers are always
telling
5B C
ar
Irrelevant information: collecting 1 caught off guard
e) I was hoping to find something, I’m
stamps from different countries 2 niceties
expecting it to make me millions
and being proficient in Word, Excel, 3 smithereens
3 PowerPoint 4 aloof
1 been crying Missing information: no information 5 surplus
6 taken aback
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2 was wondering about character

3 eaten 7 business acumen
4 is getting 8 deficit
1.2
5
6
was hoping
owned 1 5
1 body
7 been doing 1 inquisitive 2 soul
8 always move 2 insensitive 3 sheep
9 is always telling 3 conscientious 4 box
10 know 4 solitary 5 ways
11 are thinking 5 obstinate 6 horse
12 been trying 6 neurotic 7 kid
7
4A/B 8
mature
over-ambitious
8 neck
1 As a schoolboy, Felipe was forced to 9 prejudiced
change his name to Philip. 10 perceptive 1.3
2 Her parents were hippies. 11 inspirational
3 His mother wanted to call him David, 12 apathetic 1
but his father wanted to call him 1 striking
Donald. 2 2 evocative
4 Her name is difficult to read and say 1a 2b 3a 4b 5c 6c 3 revealing
because of the spelling. 4 captures the beauty
5 His name is James Bond. 5 provocative
6 Her surname – Sharf – is always being 6 iconic
changed by spell-check.
2
1e 2f 3c 4b 5d 6a

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3 5 4
1 I guess it could be … 2 Although she was at the peak of her 1 preconceptions
2 I’d hazard a guess that … career, she decided to take a year off. 2 stereotype
3 I wonder if … 3 My tennis has gone downhill as I’ve 3 second thoughts
4 I reckon it … got older. 4 an open mind
5 It seems to me that … 4 I was at a crossroads in my career so I 5 narrow-minded
6 It gives the impression that … had to make a move. 6 eye-opening
7 I’m pretty sure it … 5 I find a lot of his theories rather hard 7 perspective
8 If I had to make a guess, I’d say … to swallow. 8 convincing
6 When I joined the company, my boss
4A said, ’You’ll go far.’ 5
1T 2F 3F 7 This report says human cloning is only 1 making
a few years away. Hmm, that’s food for 2 changing
B thought. 3 to be, to do
1 6-ish/sixish 8 He emails me with these ridiculous 4 to have stolen
2 couple half-baked ideas on how to improve 5 to have changed
3 stuff the business. 6 to have to
4 like that 7 being given
5 know 6B 8 having
6 anything 1 She is poor. 9 to have reached
7 thing 2 She has a large family.
8 stuff 3 She is from Italy. 6A
4 People like her a lot. 1 In fact,
C 5 She taught herself to read. 2 As a result,
vague nouns: (3) I’ve got plenty of stuff 3 However,
to be getting on with here; (7) Oh, there’s C 4 Nevertheless,

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one thing I was going to ask. 1 When did she move/go to Brazil? 5 On the other hand,
quantifiers: (2) I need to pick up a 2 What did her husband do? / What was 6 Consequently,
couple of things … her husband’s job? 7 However,
vague numbers: (1) I’ll see you here at
so
3 How many children did she have?
about sixish then. 4 How long did it take her to learn to B
generalisers: (5) Do you want me to read? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
bring anything, you know, … 5 What did she think about the moon
list completers: (4) I’ve just got to finish landing?
some work and sort the kitchen out and 6 How many people went to her
2.3
ar
stuff like that; (6) any kind of food or
anything like that?; (8) Are you OK with
funeral? 1A
D a) play devil’s advocate
spicy food? You know, chilli and stuff?
b) sit on the fence
1d 2e 3f 4a 5c 6b
c) speak your mind
UNIT 2 d) beat about the bush
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2.2 e) have a vested interest

2.1 f) have an axe to grind
1 1B
c B
1 effect 1f 2d 3c 4b 5e 6a
2 advantage 2
3 learning 1 Wild Swans C
4 trust 2 To the Ends of the Earth 1 sit on the fence
5 learning 3 Zen and the Art of Motorcycle 2 vested interest
6 feet Maintenance 3 speak my mind
4 To Kill a Mocking Bird 4 play devil’s advocate
2 5 Wild Swans 5 beat about the bush
1b 2c 3d 4b 5a 6a 7c 6 To Kill a Mocking Bird 6 axe to grind
8 d 9 a 10 b 11 c 12 d 7 To the Ends of the Earth
2
3 8 Zen and the Art of Motorcycle
Maintenance 1 If you want for my honest opinion,
1g 2f 3a 4e 5h 6b 7c 8d 2 Look at it on this way:
4A 3 3 From what that I can gather,
1 epitomise 4 By according to the government,
1 wish I’d studied 2 gripped 5 Quite clearly frankly,
2 only I hadn’t 3 poverty-ridden 6 If you will ask me,
3 I would’ve been 4 poignant
4 if I’d listened 5 premise
5 I wouldn’t’ve known 6 swamps
6 Supposing you’d won

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3 3 8
1 The reality is (that) corruption is a 1 Nine times out of ten he’ll be right, 1 Talking
huge problem. but that is no guarantee. 2 Having spent
2 According to the results, the 2 I was forever have having to apologise 3 being
experiment was a success. for his behaviour. 4 to be
3 As far as I’m concerned, Kurt is the 3 Kids are prone for to eat too much 5 spending
best candidate. junk food. 6 returning
4 From what I can gather, the company 4 Greg has a tendency to be critical, 7 to look aer
will merge next year. which makes him unpopular with his 8 to lead
5 To my knowledge, he disagreed with co-workers. 9 winning
everything his boss said. 5 As a ruler rule, most students finish 10 to hand over
6 If you ask me, his early songs are their coursework by the end of May. 11 (to) visit
much better than the later stuff. 6 I’ll generally to have just a piece of 12 not being allowed
7 Quite frankly, I think she’s a genius. toast for breakfast.
7 She was not inclined to get up early 9
4A on a Sunday morning. 1 You’ve done really well, kid. You’ll go
1 I find that highly unlikely 8 When we were younger we would too far.
2 I don’t know about that spend for hours just playing in the 2 It started off well, but quickly went
3 I’m not really sure about that / I’m garden. downhill bottom from there.
really not sure about that 3 Thanks for those comments. It’s given
4 Where did you get that idea 4 us some food for the thought.
5 That’s very debatable 1 hand 4 It was very shocking news. I found it
2 black hard for to swallow at first.
3 life 5 It’s no good wasting precious all time
REVIEW 1 4 ways worrying about things you
5 whizzkids can’t change.

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1 6 busybodies 6 Aer all this time, I can’t believe
1 comes 7 chatterbox that they’ve come up with such a
2 ’m studying 8 neck half-baked for idea.
3 changed
so 7 I think he’s reached for the peak of
4 moved 5 his career.
5 found 1 I’d hazard a 8 I found myself at a crossroads
6 always teased 2 makes decision and wasn’t sure what to do.
7 called 3 suppose 9 We’ll need to put off aside some
8 makes 4 I reckon time to discuss this at the end of
ar
9 planned/was planning 5 pretty sure the meeting.
10 been thinking 6 gives 10 You just can’t afford to spend so
11 liked much time to watching television.
12 hoped/were hoping 6 11 He has an incredible memory – he
13 ’re considering 1 learning the ropes is forever regurgitating on obscure
2 trust your instincts
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facts about things he has learnt.

2 3 steep learning curve 12 We knew we would have to move
1 a) live up to b) make 4 second thoughts out of the house, so it felt like we
2 a) clear your name 5 open mind were forever living on borrowed
b) put your name forward 6 whole new perspective money time.
3 a) household name b) maiden name 7 narrow-minded
4 a) inspirational b) perceptive 8 devil’s advocate 10A
5 a) apathetic b) conscientious 9 speak his mind a) Look at it this way
6 a) prejudiced b) rebellious 10 beating about the bush b) As far as I’m concerned
7 a) solitary b) inquisitive c) From what I can gather
8 a) obstinate b) neurotic 7 d) If you want my honest opinion
9 a) revealing b) provocative 1 would never have met e) If you ask me
10 a) striking b) iconic 2 wouldn’t have had to call f) The reality is
3 wouldn’t have just gone
4 would you have done B
5 would never have found / never 1e 2a 3d 4f 5c 6b
would have found
6 would probably be / would probably
have been CHECK
7 not going / not having gone 1b 2c 3a 4b 5c 6a 7c
8 ’d thought 8b 9 c 10 b 11 b 12 c 13 a
9 ’d realised you’d already done 14 b 15 c 16 c 17 a 18 a
10 ’d never had 19 c 20 a 21 b 22 c 23 a
24 b 25 b 26 a 27 c 28 b
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UNIT 3 2 UNIT 4
1 poky
3.1 2 gaudy
4.1
1 3 roomy 1
1 picturesque 4 dreary 1 suspend
2 run-down 5 airy 2 report
3 bustling 6 shady 3 innocence
4 ancient 7 chilly 4 raid
5 unspoilt 8 gloomy 5 wrongful
6
7
magnificent
deserted
3 6
7
crime
drug-related
1a 2b 3c 4b 5c 6c 7a
8 tranquil 8 convictions
8 a 9 c 10 a 11 b 12 b
2 4 2
1e 2a 3d 4g 5b 6c 7f 8j 1 No, it’s nothing really. It’s just that I’m
1 unprepared
9 n 10 h 11 l 12 i 13 m 14 k worried about my interview tomorrow.
2 understatement
2 Yes, it’s about nine forty.
3A 3 overpowering
3 Yes, I find it really hard to close the
terraced cafés, the smell of bread, busy 4 pro/anti-government
safe once I’ve opened it.
restaurants, cobbled streets, clichés, 5 anti/pro-government
4 It’s pointless calling him now. It’s too
designer handbags, poodles, the Eiffel 6 mismanaged
late.
Tower, the Pompidou Centre, flea 7 post-mortem
5 Yes, I’d really appreciate it if you could
markets, velib bike(s) 8 impossible
lock up when you go.
9 non-profit
6 It’s no wonder you’re tired. You hardly
B 10 malfunctioning
slept last night.
1T 2F 3T 4F 5F 6T 7T 8T 11 depopulated

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7 No, but I’ve heard that it’s a wonderful
12 pre-Katrina
place for walking holidays.
4A 13 irreversible
8 No, I’ll leave it to you to decide which
1 the Stockholm archipelago one is most suitable.
2 Midsummer is a good time to visit
so
3.3
because it is most beautiful then. 3
3 radiant green like a fairytale 1 1 hard
4 strawberries, herring, new potatoes Across: 2 fault
and sour cream 3 abandonment 3 help
5 by boat 4 amenities 4 appear
ar
6 The atmosphere is tranquil and 7 infrastructure 5 amazes
relaxed. He says, ‘the pace of life 8 tolls 6 wonder
soon slows’. The beautiful scenery Down: 7 pointless
and natural landscape (with deer) 1 regeneration 8 appreciate
contribute to the tranquil atmosphere. 2 congestion
4
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5 traffic
B 6 urban 1 It’s a long way to the station from
free and efficient public ferries here.
tiny huts share a few metres of exposed 2A 2 It’s amazing how oen we bump into
granite with just the wind and seals To start with, I’m going to talk brief each other.
radiant green landscape of a fairytale briefly about … 3 It seems as if we’re too late.
fat cows Just to give a bit of backing background 4 It was suggested that the inquiry be
Wild flowers nod information, … reopened.
rogue moose The ambition aim of the project … 5 I couldn’t believe it when he gave me
packed with trolleys So the main desire goal of our proposal his autograph.
flying off the shelves … 6 I hate it when people let me down.
Heavily laden cars The long-term blessings benefits include 7 We owe it to him to tell him the
luminously clear … truth.
scoured by sea breezes What we arrange plan to do is … 8 It’s hard to know if we’ve done the
Roe deer skip out of the path of bicycles While cost is a major issue, our resolution right thing.
solution is … 9 I find it easy to get on with people.
In the first instant instance, … 10 I’ll leave it to you to decide the best
3.2 way to deal with this.
To close sum up, …
1A … things that need clearing clarifying?
5
1b 2d 3e 4f 5b 6a 7c 8e
9 a 10 b 11 e 12 b 13 d 14 e 3 1 unjustly accused
1 How about if we combine our ideas? 2 a surprising number of people
B 2 Let’s look at it another way. 3 the true story of
1b 2b 3b 4a 5a 6b 3 I’d like to propose a compromise. 4 protested his innocence
7b 8a 4 Is there any way we can reduce the 5 miscarriage of justice
costs? 6 rough justice
5 Is there any leeway regarding the 7 demanded justice
schedule? 8 at that time
6 Let’s try to come up with a solution.

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6A B 3B
1 had not committed 1 … ‘chaotic disorder, despair 1 W
2 four years / the rest of his life unspeakable and misery of every 2 Not used
3 confessed kind‘. There was little organised 3 W
medical care. The French army had 4 M
B fewer doctors than vets … 5 Not used
1b 2c 3c 4a 5a 6c 7a 8b 2 … an even worse businessman. Time 6 M
and again he found himself fleeing 7 M
his debts. Even during the early days 8 Not used
4.2 … 9 M
1 3 … a small town called Heiden. He
withdrew from the world, but all
10 W
1 d iv 2 g vii 3 a i 4 b viii 5 e ii
6 h v 7 f iii 8 c vi
this changed in 1895 when an article 4A
was written about The International 1b 2c 3a 4b 5c 6a 7c
2 Committee of the Red Cross. Six
years later, …
1 had been living
4 From Dunant’s early solo efforts, REVIEW 2
2 won’t have finished
the organisation has grown steadily
3
4
Have you been waiting
had buried over the last 150 years. Today the 1
International Committee of the Red 2 It was a 15-carat diamond necklace
5 not to have noticed
Cross … with a gold chain that he’d given her.
6 have you spoken to
5 … buried in Zurich without a 3 We moved to the small border town
7 will have been working
ceremony. His wish was granted. But where we’d met for the first time.
8 hadn’t changed
fate had the last laugh. … 4 They bought her a brand new red
3A/B C
sports car worth £50,000.
5 He got a large multicoloured tattoo of

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1 freedom of speech
2 civil liberties 1F 2F 3T 4F 5F 6F 7T 8T his daughter on his arm.
3 capital punishment 6 Jodie bought a tiny grey Siamese cat
D with a white mark on its face.
4 economic development
1
so
aermath 7 She married a charming Science
5 intellectual property
2 bloodbath teacher from Jordan but based in
6 child labour
3 wounded France.
7 gun control
4 strewn 8 Let’s meet in the same Italian
8 illegal immigration
5 recipient restaurant on the corner where we ate
9 environmental awareness
6 creditors mussels.
10 free trade
ar
7 emblem
4A 8 inverse 2
2 entertainment is provided on the 1 infrastructure
2 congestion
internet it provides entertainment 4.3 3 dreary
and the internet it allows
1 4
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3 find that we are producing produce picturesque

too much waste from packaging and 5 unspoilt
1 in
too much of our food is thrown away 6 deserted
2 faced
throw away too much food. 7 run-down
3 weigh
8 gloomy
4 take
5A 5 the
9 airy
He helped to found the Red Cross, whose 10 bustling
6 mind
flag is shown. 11 chilly
7 things/it
12 ancient
8 drawbacks

2 3
1 neither of which I’ve read
1 Without a shadow but of a doubt, …
2 which case you can come to lunch
2
with me
3 If it was for up to me, …
3 none of whom had heard of Justin
4 No right way would I do that.
Bieber
5
4 for which we should be grateful
6 Far the better to be …
5 at which point I realised he was
7 Given to the choice, …
famous
8 I’d sooner to live here than there.
6 most of whom had been fans in the
9 This would be by very far the best
60s
option.
7 whose books inspired me to become
10
an anthropologist
8 in which that actor died
9 which time our plane had already
le
10 both of whom love dancing, are
going to do a tango course

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4 9 4A
2 irreplaceable 1 has been discovered 1b 2c 3a 4a 5b 6a
3 misbehaves 2 had bought
4 antisocial 3 had been planning B
5 immoral 4 had belonged 1 poignantly
6 overpopulated 5 to have been 2 barely
7 malnourished 6 had been bringing 3 endure
8 undercooked 7 have been 4 imploring
9 decriminalised 8 has been working
10 prehistoric 9 to have come across 5A
10 I’d never imagined 1b 2a 3c 4a 5a 6b 7c
5 11 I’ll have been living 8 a 9 c 10 b
3 the 12 I’ll have ‘earned’
4 to (to talk to)
5 strong 10 5.2
6
7 and
1
2
no
doubt
1
1c 2a 3c 4b 5b 6a 7c
8 3 given
8a 9c 10 a 11 b 12 b
9 are 4 to
10
11 very
5
6
would
myself
2
1 be done
12 of 7 up (down is also possible) 2 are (thought) to be
13 of 8 by 3 had (her wisdom teeth) taken
14 4 is (said that ghosts have) been
15 for
16 the CHECK 5 be paid

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6 has been
1c 2b 3c 4c 5a 6c 7b
6 8c 9 c 10 a 11 b 12 a 13 b
7
8
have been given
not (to) be taken
1 intellectual property 14 c 15 c 16 a 17 c 18 c 19 a
9 will be given
2 freedom of speech 20 b
so21 b 22 c 23 c 24 b
10 to have been
3 previous convictions 25 c 26 a 27 c 28 b 29 a 30 c
11 is being operated
4 appeal against
12 made (his son) apologise
5 capital punishment
UNIT 5
6
7
gun control 3
drugs raid 5.1 1 to verify this
ar
8 driving offence 2 the conventional wisdom
9 environmental awareness 1A 3 myth needs debunking
10 child labour 1 beans 4 has been disproved
11 illegal immigration 2 away 5 uncover the facts
12 economic development 3 slip 6 commonly held perception
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4 stay
7 5 doors 4A/B
1 It appears that 6 cat The myth that alligators live in the
2 It’s believed that the sewers of New York.
3 it will be easier 2
4 it makes 1 should C
5 it’s pointless 2 may 1c 2b 3c 4a 5c 6a 7b
6 It always amazes 3 had to
7 It’s no 4 ought 5
8 love it 5 supposed 2 a) soldiered on
9 find it impossible 6 needn’t b) carry on
10 make it clear 7 couldn’t 3 a) crack down on
8 better not b)
8A 9 can 4 a)
slow down
poring over
1a 2e 3c 4b 5d 10 must b) talk it over
5 a) stand around
B 3 b) mess around
b) to the police to get the job done. 1 are compulsory for 6 a) put away these dishes /
c) justice on each other every day of 2 may be banned if put these dishes away
the week. 3 was forced to retire aer b) blown away
d) justice, but he was past retirement 4 nobody dared to ask 7 a) speed up
age. 5 this kind of behaviour is simply not b) jazz up
e) his own hands when he realised permissible 8 a) pension me off
he had no choice. b) called off
9 a) brings back
b) think back
10 a) stands out
b) speak out

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5.3 3 B
1 have become 1 mind command
1 2 be using 2 barrier global
Across: 3 to introduce 3 an offensive a dead
3 injunction 4 will 4 command mind
4 source 5 is 5 global official
5 whistle-blowing 6 is going 6 mind barrier
6 sensitive 7 won’t 7 everyday offensive
Down: 8 destroyed 8 official everyday
1 published 9 have developed
2 investigative 10 could be 2
6 scoop 11 have been 1d 2b 3e 4f 5a 6c
2 12 aren’t going to disappear
3
1 What I’m basically saying is that it 4A 1 Strange as it may seems seem, …
depends on the final result. 1 ’ll’ve become 2 Despite have having such a huge
2 The point I’m trying to make is that 2 won’t’ve changed influence, …
we can’t afford to waste time. 3 ’ll’ve been married 3 Whichever way you looking look at it, …
3 The facts suggest that (the) high 4 ’ll need to be 4 In spite of the surge in oil prices, …
prices are a consequence of a 5
shortage in demand. 5A 6 However we going go about things, …
4 Do you think that is always the case? A5 B2 C1 D3 E4 7 Even if had we we had managed …
5 Is there any way we can prove that? / 8
Is there any way to prove that? B
6 If you think about it, it simply doesn’t 1 card 4A
make (any) sense. 2 (ancient) Greeks 1T 2F 3T 4F 5T 6F

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7 Can we be sure of/about this? 3 animals
8 Let me put it this way, the company is 4 astrology 5A
going out of business. 5 (ancient) China 1 The number of children outside English-
6
so
many years speaking countries who are learning
3A 7 lines English in primary school has rocketed.
1 think 8 crystal ball 2 There has been a surge in the size of
2 feel English-speaking communities in both
3 interesting C China and India.
4 suppose 2 seer – e 3 The influence of the internet on the
5 Hold
ar
3 sought – d English language is due to increase
6 wanted 4 kin – f dramatically.
7 don’t 5 traits – a 4 The amount of information on the
8 going 6 remnants – b internet is soaring as it doubles its
9 stand content every ten hours.
10 another 6 5 Until now, most internet content has
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1 by been in text form but over the next

C 2 in ten years Voice-over-Internet Protocol
So, what do you think about …? 3 out (VoIP) will become dominant.
How do you feel about it? 4 in 6 There will be a steady decline in the
Well, it’s an interesting question to 5 at amount of written text on the internet.
consider. 6 on
I suppose, if you think about it, … 7 at
Hold on a minute. I wanted to say that … 8 in 6.3
But don’t you think that …?
Yes, but going back to what you were
9 At
1
saying about … 1d 2a 3h 4e 5c 6g 7b 8f
Where do you stand on that? 6.2
Sorry, and another thing. 2A
It’s not something I’ve thought about 1A Places: fashion shows (example), clubs,
before, Across: gigs, the street, (the Embankment,
3 offensive London), Philadelphia, Genoa in Italy,
5 barrier India, Cambodia
UNIT 6 6 command People: kids on skateboards, factory
8 dead workers, fishermen, B-list celebrities,
6.1 Down: washerwoman
1 1 global
2 official
Times: the past, 1980s
1c 2a 3c 4a 5b 6b 7a B
4 everyday
8 b 9 b 10 a 1 originate/stem
7 mind
2 2
3
attributed
this
1b 2b 3c 4c 5b 6b
4 origins
5 result
6 stem/originate
7 lead
8 traced
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3 4 9
1 about 1 up 1 By
2 has 2 over 2 on
3 to 3 up 3 in
4 to 4 back 4 in
5 rise 5 down 5 by
6 back to 6 on 6 in
7 in 7 back 7 at
8 have 8 over 8 out
9 from 9 around 9 At
10 in 10 on 10 out
11 out
4 12 out 10
1 them 13 down 1b 2a 3e 4d 5c
2 14 off
3 about 15 over
4 why CHECK
5 5 1b 2c 3a 4b 5c 6a 7b
6 the (All in the) 1 that 8a 9 c 10 c 11 b 12 b 13 a
7 2 case 14 c 15 b 16 a 17 b 18 c 19 b
8 3 point 20 a 21 b 22 c 23 a 24 b 25 c
9 to 4 think 26 b 27 c 28 a 29 a 30 c
10 5 evidence
11 the 6 put
12
UNIT 7
6 7.1

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1 will have landed
REVIEW 3 2 will be doing 1
3 is 1 innocent
1 4
so
are due 2 searched
1 compelled to resign 5 could 3 avail
2 a banned substance 6 ’ll/will be waiting 4 extensively
3 is compulsory 7 is going to be 5 late
4 dared (to) cover 8 ’ll/will see 6 launched
5 forbidden to leave/from leaving
7 2
ar
6 supposed to check out
7 needn’t have ordered 1 a) may well 2 What
8 was forced to land b) bound 3 only
2 a) a distant memory 4 reason
2 b) are over 5 liked
3 3 a) are likely
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were 6 thing
4 be b) the signs are 7 It
5 for 4 a) language barrier 8 place
6 b) dead language
7 are 5 a) command 3
8 b) mind 1d 2f 3b 4a 5c 6e
9 for (for used) 6 a) everyday
10 b) a global 4A/B
11 7 a) the imagination Four prison inmates planned an escape
12 been b) a chord from Alcatraz prison using tools to dig
13 8 a) latest thing tunnels, life-like dummies and a ra
14 was b) passing trend made from raincoats. One man was le
15 for 9 a) risen dramatically behind because he hadn’t finished
16 b) lost its appeal digging the tunnel out of his cell in time,
17 been 10 a) taking off so the others le without him.
b) word-of-mouth
3 C
1 game 8 1b 2c 3a 4a 5c 6b
2 cat 1 Difficult though it seem seems /
3 beans may seem, …
4 slip 2 … you wouldn’t have listen listened
5 intuitively to me.
6 fallacy 3
7 verify 4 Strange as if it seems, …
8 wisdom 5 Whichever the method you choose, …
9 myth 6 In spite of know knowing her for
10 scoop years, …
11 injunction 7 Despite be being held up in traffic, …
12 sources 8

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5 4A 4A
1 One problem for the men was that The purpose of the festival is to raise a) I just think you need to take things
the waters around the island were money for Amnesty International. easy. / I think you just need to take
infested with sharks. things easy.
2 What they used to make the ra B b) The point is that we are always late.
and inflatable life vests were stolen 1e 2c 3d 4a 5b c) Surely you don’t think that’s a good
raincoats. idea?
3 The reason West didn’t leave with C d) Oh, come on, you must be joking.
the other men was because he hadn’t Possible answer: e) That’s the whole point.
finished digging his escape route. The first line is too formal. It would be
4 What they did to fool the guards was better to use an informal expression B
use a system of life-like decoys. like Come to / Come and enjoy this year’s 1e 2b 3a 4d 5e
5 It was West who masterminded the Freedom Festival. Also, the paragraph
whole escape plan. does not sound enthusiastic enough: the
6 What the guards didn’t realise was word nice in ‘a nice event’ is weak, as is UNIT 8
that the men had already escaped. the word good in ‘a good cause’. There is 8.1
an unnecessary passive (‘we are sure the
6 event will be enjoyed’) where an active 1
1 suspicious would be better (‘we know you will enjoy Across:
2 opportunities this exciting event’). 2 years
3 renovation
4 reappearance 5B 3 date
5 about
5 resourceful 1 Mike Down:
6 tendency 2 Serge, Elizabeth 1 foreseeable
7 strengthen 3 Elizabeth, Mike 4 intervals
8 prioritise 4 Elizabeth

n
6 outset
9 harassment 5 Dieter
10 exemplified 6 Regina 2
11 evasive 7 Serge 1 I was supposed to go to the concert
12 clarity 8
so
Dieter, Elizabeth but I forgot my ticket.
13 brighten 2 I was about to leave the office when
14 sympathetic C the phone rang.
15 applicants 1 squint 3 You weren’t supposed to tell her the
2 hazy secret!
3 beaten-up 4 We were meant to pay in advance.
7.2
ar
4 criss-crossed 5 I was to have become a doctor but
5 vast open spaces
1 6 vintage
I became a singer instead!
1a 2b 3a 4a 5b 6b 6 You were to be at the checkpoint at
7 winding exactly 5a.m.
7a 8b 8 scenic
2 3
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1 Having been brought up 7.3 1c 2c 3b 4b 5a 6c 7b

2 Tied 8 b 9 a 10 b 11 c 12 c
3 Believing 1 4A
4 Surprised 1 unsupervised
5 Not having been 2 mollycoddle The connection between the pictures and
6 Stopping 3 deliberately; unnecessary danger the headline is that the tortoise lived
7 Amazed 4 encouraging independence through all of the events in the pictures.
8 not wanting 5 reasonable risks; deal with danger C
9 told 6 risk-averse culture
1a 2c 3b 4a 5b 6c
10 Driving
2B 5
3A a
1 picture; words
1 take some time out from
2 breather 3A 2
3
judge; book
sight; mind
3 mind off 1 B: Oh come off on. Surely you don’t
think that? 4 actions; louder
4 unwind
2 B: Oh you’re that’s ridiculous. … You 5 absence; heart
5 switch off
can’t honest honestly think that. 6 built; day
6 your hair down
3 A: I suppose you’ve got a point 7 ventured; gained
B about thinking for yourself. 8 practice; perfect
a) 4 b) 5 It’s just that, … 9 home; heart
4 A: Where’s the logical logic in that? 10 safe; sorry
5 B: I’m with 100 percent you you 11 place; home
100 percent on that. … 12 practise; preach

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6A 5A 2
1 A picture is worth a thousand words. 1d 2f 3b 4e 5i 6c 7g 1 set off the alarm
2 Don’t judge a book by its cover. 8 j 9 h 10 a 2 launch an investigation into the thes
3 Out of sight, out of mind. from the office
4 Actions speak louder than words. 3 take a breather
5 Absence makes the heart grow 8.3 4 my hair down at this party

6
fonder.
Rome wasn’t built in a day.
1 5 switch off in the evenings
6 mind off all these worries
1 pushed
7 Nothing ventured, nothing gained. 7 take some time out from training
2 yourself
8 Practice makes perfect. 8 take risks with your money, not mine
3 spare
9 Home is where the heart is.
10 Better safe than sorry.
4
5
pass
just
3
11 There’s no place like home. 1 Having eaten
6 hands 2 Told
12 Practise what you preach.
7 world 3 not realising
8.2 2A 4
5
Not having
telling
1 B: I know how what you mean.
1C B: Yes, but looking at it another
6 embarrassed
1F 2B 3E 4A 5G 6D 7C 7 having made
way, …
8 handing
2 B: That’s truly true.
D B: Yeah. Minding Mind you, …
9 Attempting
1 peek 10 Alerted
3 B: No and yes Yes and no.
2 precious
3 engrossed
B: … Although having told said
that, …
4
4 stooped 2 persuasive
4 B: I’m much with you there. 3 glorify
5 damp

n
B: … That makes the perfect sense. 4 Loneliness
6 slither
7 squirm 3 5
6
exhaustion
dominant
2A 1 But looking at it another way
so 7 embarrassment
2 Having said that
2 lots 8 reappearance
3 Mind you
3 so 9 strengthen
4 On the other hand
4 do 10 deeply
5 I never thought of that
5 there 11 musician
6 I know what you mean
6 not 12 modernise
ar
B
4 5
1 Is there anything we’ve missed?
b) I can remember 1 Oh come on, you must be joking.
2 Anything that to add?
c) I can remember 2 You can’t honestly think that’s true.
3 What of else?
d) I 3 I couldn’t agree more.
4 Anyone managed to come up with
4 Oh, that’s ridiculous!
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e) remember all the kids from school any other ideas?

f) of the kids from school 5 Where’s the logic in that?
5 Can you tell to us more?
g) Do you 6 I suppose you’ve got a point,
h) of 7 How can you say that?
i) Did you REVIEW 4 8 It just doesn’t make sense to me.
j) happened to him 9 I’m with you 100 percent on that.
k) He 1 10
11
That’s absolutely right.
I agree with you up to a point.
l) joking 3 to
m) I’m 12 Surely you don’t think that’s practical?
4
3A 5
6
so 6
1 B: Not really so. 1 hands
7 2 earliest
2 B: Yeah … see you on there. 8 what
3 B: Yes, I think so. 3 brings
9 4 pushed
4 B: No, never do. 10
5 B: I guess it’s so. 5 about
11 that 6 remember
6 A: Nearly have finished? 12 something 7 hazy
4 13
14 but
8 time
2 flooding 9 about
15
3 brings
16 Of
4 holds
17
5 earliest
18 that
6 hazy/vague
7 distinctly
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7 2 9.2
1 to 1 had
2 was 2 supposing
1
3 to 3 time 1g 2j 3a 4f 5b 6i 7c
4 was 4 rather 8 d 9 h 10 e
5
6
to
would
5
6
as
did
2
7 going 7 about 1 to record my ideas
8 to 8 was 2 annually
9 have 9 wanted 3 almost certainly/probably
10 would 10 if 4 a year
5 on your own
8 3 6 simultaneously
2 c i 3 e vi 4 f ii 5 a xii 6 h viii 1 I’d rather go to the Manet exhibition. 7 probably/almost certainly
7 d xi 8 b x 9 i vii 10 g iii 2 I wish I was/were rich enough to buy 8 readily
11 l iv 12 k v that painting.
3 He acts as if he was/were a famous
3
9 artist. 1 honestly can’t tell them apart
1c 2d 3a 4c 5b 6d 7c 4 Supposing we borrowed his car, 2 in a while, we have a chance to see
8 a 9 d 10 b would he mind? Harry’s cousins
5 This computer’s ancient. It’s about 3 offered to help when we saw that the
10 time I bought myself a new one. old lady couldn’t cope by herself
1 a 6 Imagine you had 24 hours to live. 4 all probability, it was my own fault
2 of What would you do? 5 cautiously opened the suspicious
3 said package
4 with 4B 6 postpone the whole thing until

n
5 Mind Photo A everyone has recovered
6 at
7 other
Year: 1965
Winner: Muhammad Ali
4A
8 what
so
Background to the story: In their first Q1: What inspired you to take the path
fight, no one thought Ali would win of an artist?
but he did. Q2: Who inspired you most along your
CHECK What happened just before the picture journey, and why?
1b 2a 3c 4a 5a 6c 7c Q3: Can you tell us a little bit about a
was taken: Liston fell down, but no one
8c 9 a 10 b 11 c 12 b 13 a normal day in your life?
saw the punch.
14 a 15 c 16 c 17 b 18 c 19 a Q4: What advice would you give to
ar
20 c 21 b 22 b 23 a 24 c 25 c Photo B young artists out there?
26 b 27 b 28 c 29 a 30 c Event: World Cup in Mexico
Year: 1970 B
Winner: Brazil 1E 2B 3A 4C 5F
UNIT 9 Background to the story: The
Pe

9.1 photographer, John Varley, almost missed C

the game because his car broke down. 1 living (the) artist’s dream
1A What happened just before the picture 2 got the chance
1 well-received was taken: The final whistle went and the 3 flipping
2 striking photographer Varley hung around hoping 4 noon
Moore and Pelé would meet on the pitch.
3
4
unconventional
overrated
5A
5 offbeat 5 1d 2a 3b 4c
6 poignant 1 get away with
7 stunning 2 stand up to 9.3
8 thought-provoking 3 come up with
9 subtle 4 put down to 1A
10 compelling 5 go along with 1 It’s an all-time classic
11 bleak 6 catching up with 2 It was an idyllic
12 charming 7 get round to 3 That was one of the …
8 stand up for 4 It was the a total waste …
B 9 catch on to 5 … I don’t can’t stand
1i 2e 3f 4b 5h 6d 7j 8g 10 put up with 6 … cup of juice tea …
9 a 10 c 11 k 12 l 11 gone in for 7 it was awful absolutely absolutely
12 comes down to awful
6A 8 It stands drives me …
The stress is on the second word in the
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2 B B
1 it was a total waste of time 1 thirty 1 … Being a mother is every bit as
2 he’s an all-time classic 2 5,500; 13 wonderful as …
3 it’s not my cup of tea at all 3 Sydney; flying 2 … my troubles were nowhere near as
4 I think it’s absolutely awful 4 enrich bad as I’d thought.
5 I think it’s one of the most incredible 5 human 3 It’s becoming more and more
places I’ve ever been 6 world difficult …
6 there’s nothing worse than getting 4 … I was a lot closer to him …
lost 3 5 … The longer I stayed, the more I
1 music and motorbikes realised it wasn’t for me.
3 2 drawing moustaches on his 6 … my life became a good deal better.
1 fly classmates’ work 7 … It was nothing like as bad as I’d
2 rant 3 She will send blog updates, videos feared.
3 mind and Twitter messages (Tweets). 8 … I feel much better than I’ve felt in
4 crave years.
5 speak 4
6 rave 1b 2e 3a 4f 5c 6d 4A
The poem is the life story of an actor.
4A 5
1 basically 1 Never before had I seen anything B
2 honestly quite like it. 1T 2T 3F 4F 5F 6T 7T 8F
3 completely 2 No sooner had they finished the meal
4 simply than the waiter brought the bill and C
5 Surprisingly asked them to leave. 1 tremble
6 incredibly 3 Had they bothered to check the 2 besieged
weather forecast before they le, they 3 bullet-ridden

n
B might have seen that storms were 4 sagged
1 completely predicted. 5 graced
2 simply 4 Not until they reached the tiny island 6 flicks
3 undoubtedly
so
did they realise how basic things were.
4 incredibly 5 At no point did we even consider 5B
5 basically inviting our extended family, as they 1 What
6 totally don’t get on at all. 2 drawbacks
7 Surprisingly 6 Not only did he arrive late, but he also 3 other
forgot the ring! 4 favour
ar
5 take
UNIT 10 6A 6 negative
10.1 1b 2a 3e 4f 5c 6d
C
1A B show contrasting arguments: One of
1 Hudleston set off on his voyage to the benefits … one of the drawbacks;
Pe

1 on the road
2 Travelling off India in 1817. On the one hand … on the other hand;
3 set off 2 It was an epic trip crossing three Those in favour … those against; On the
4 headed straight continents. positive side … on the negative side
5 a couple of days 3 I’ve been working at it for weeks but I introduce pros: What could be better
6 to quit your job just can’t get the hang of it. than …
7 trial runs 4 It was definitely the most exhilarating introduce pros or cons: We need to take
8 learning experience scene in the whole film. into consideration the fact that …
5 When travelling, it’s wise to conceal
B your valuables.
10.3
1 set 6 My hotel room was immense but a
2 trial little old-fashioned. 1
3 track 1 clarifying
4 headed 10.2 2 if you have
5 experience 3 What if
6 quit 1 4 we’ll give
7 road 1b 2c 3b 4a 5a 6c 7a 8a 5 would be
8 epic 9 c 10 b 11 c 12 b 6 I can do
7 acceptable
2A 2 8 got
Greg Parmley: around Europe; on his 1a 2b 3a 4b 5a 6a 9 sort this out
motorbike; he wanted to break the world 10 resolve
record for the number of music festivals 3A 11 have in mind
visited in 30 days 3, 4 and 7 are grammatically correct. 12 go into
Peter Moore: London to Sydney; without
flying (by land); to ‘blow his mind and
enrich his life’
Sarah Outen: around the world; only on
her pedal bike or kayak; to inspire young
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2 5 CHECK
1g 2a 3d 4f 5b 6e 7c 1 aer 1c 2b 3a 4c 5c 6b 7a
2 renowned 8a 9 c 10 b 11 c 12 a 13 b
3A 3 esteem 14 c 15 a 16 b 17 a 18 b 19 c
1 I’d like to think about it. 4 shot 20 a 21 c 22 c 23 c 24 b 25 a
2 I’ll have to ask about that. 5 spotlight 26 c 27 a 28 c 29 c 30 b
3 I need more time to consider it. 6 set
4 I can’t give you an answer to that 7 deferred
right now. 8 served
5 Can I get back to you on that? 9 craved
10 dues
11 job
REVIEW 5 12 epic
13 overnight
1 14 haggling
1 gave up 15 make
2 didn’t 16 off
3 was
4 didn’t have to go 6
5 had 1f 2a 3b 4c 5d 6e
6 misunderstood
7 sorted 7
8 you hadn’t 1b 2a 3b 4a 5b 6a

2 8A
1 a) compelling b) stylish 1 thrilling

n
2 a) bleak b) thought-provoking 2 cover up
3 a) poignant b) charming 3 journey
4 a) subtle b) off-beat 4 extensive
5 a) the idea b) bright idea 5
so
undertake
6 a) seemed like a good idea 6 grasp
b) gave me the idea for
7 a) novel b) ridiculous B
8 a) rave b) mind 1 cover up
9 a) crave b) fly 2 undertake
ar
3 extensive
3 4 journey
1 on his own 5 grasp
2 for his idea 6 thrilling
3 readily
4 Not surprisingly 9
Pe

5 in five months 1 like

6 quite possibly 2 more
3 a
4 4 every
1 in 5 great/good
2 up 6 any
3 down 7 more
4 with 8 the
5 up 9 nowhere
6 around 10 bit/little
7 up
8 down 10
9 up 1 We want to sort this/it out …
10 up 2
3 … have on in mind?
4 Can you get go into …
5
6 If what What if we …
7
8
That sounds accepting acceptable
9
to me.
10 We’ve taken got a deal.
11 Let me know when if you have …
12 … anything needs clarified
clarifying.

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