Extra Language Practice Answer Key Straight to Advanced

1  Aspire and inspire Word formation Relative clauses

Adjectives 1
Vocabulary 1 inspiring/inspirational 1 whenever 2 which
Inspiration and success 2 dramatic 3 who 4 whose
1 gifted 2 acclaimed 3 incompetent 5 what 6 whom
3 conscientious 4 prestige 4 carefully 7 why 8 where
5 flair 6 attain 5 risky
7 back 8 promising 6 exceptional 2
1 to which I had no reply
Language focus Reading and Use of English 2 he eventually got (was one
Past and present perfect simple Part 4 that)
and continuous Key word transformation 3 remember the reason (why)/
1 1 into practice without delay remember why
1 haven’t finished, ’ve/have been 2 in spite of the fact (that) 4 that/who/whom I like a lot
promising 3 was of no/little consequence 5 who co-founded LinkedIn,
2 ’ve/have just read 4 to have been misinformed by 6 whom I’d like you to meet
3 have you been staying 5 had always come easily to 7 (which/that) I had an opinion
4 ’s/has won, ’s/has been 6 prefer not to be on/on which I had an opinion
5  ’s/has she been doing 8 which was the deadline
6  ’d/had cheated 2  Working together
7  have you been working, Reading and Use of English
Vocabulary Part 2
Have you kept
Relationships Open cloze
8  have you been having,
Have you taken 1 1 least 2 that
9 hadn’t heard, ’ve/have read 1  d  2  h  3  f  4  a 3 on 4 at
10 ’d/had been following, haven’t 5  g  6  b  7  c  8  e 5 both 6 more
noticed 7 be 8 when/where
2
2 1 friend 3  A sense of wonder
1 long ​ 2  the other day ​3  yet ​ 2 family
4 all my life ​5  last month 3 upbringing Vocabulary
4 colleague Travel
Inversion 5 partner 1 congestion 2 bound
6 relationship 3 go 4 take
1
5 trek 6 shuttle
1 Under no circumstances ​ Language focus 7 on 8 upgrade
2 Not only ​3  No sooner ​ Modals
4 Rarely/Seldom ​ 5  Little 
1 The senses
​6 Hardly ​7  Seldom/Rarely ​
1 needn’t have worked 1 inedible 2 revolting
8 as did
2 can’t possibly have 3 fragrant 4 subtle
2 3 could have downloaded 5 mouth-watering 6 pungent
1 Not until he (had) retired 4 were made to wear 7 stale 8 bland
did he think about taking up 5 couldn’t have left
painting. Language focus
6 may/might not have
2 Never before had an Asian Gerunds and infinitives
remembered
team won the event./Never 7 would play football almost/ 1
before had the event been won nearly every 1 to repeat
by an Asian team. 8 would not tell 2 trying
3 Only by luck could the game 3 to handle
be won. 2
4 avoid
4 Only later did I hear about his 1 must 2 may/might
5 buy
promotion. 3 don’t have to 4 need
6 eating
5 On no account should this 5 should 6 might
7 couldn’t 8 wouldn’t 2
machinery be operated by
9 must 10 might/may 1 d  2  b  3  c  4  f  5  e  6  a
untrained employees.
6 Not only did she win the race, 3
but she also broke the world 1a started b starting
record. 2a trying b Try
3a to stop b stop
4a telling b to tell
5a changing b to change

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Reported speech 2 4 If you don’t hurry up, you’ll

1 1 completely unrecognisable miss the deadline.; Hurry up or
1 reminded Ivan to bring his 2 incredibly dull you’ll miss the deadline.
passport 3 really successful 5 I’ll play tennis with you
2 advised Clare not to stay there 4 enormously entertaining provided that you buy lunch
for too long 5 extremely disappointed afterwards.; I’ll play tennis with
3 invited me to come to her 6 thoroughly exhausted you as long as you buy lunch
house for something to eat afterwards.
Comparisons
4 warned us not to go into the
Unreal time
caves 1
5 denied (that) she was a bad 1  a  2  b  3  c  4  b  5  a  6  a 1
listener/denied being a bad 1 didn’t/did not listen
2
listener 2 ’d/had spent
2  like ​
1 as/like ​ 3  as ​
4  as
6 assured me (that) I would enjoy 3 ’d/had taken
my trip 3 4 ’d/had applied
a 3  b 2  c 1  d 4 5 sat
2
6 was/were going/could go
1  e  2  h  3  a  4  g Reading and Use of English
5  f  6  b  7  d  8  c Part 2 2
Open cloze 1 stops/will stop
Word formation 1 making 2 hadn’t listened
Nouns 2 if 3 ’d/had never met
1 width 2 alterations 3 Although 4 was going/had gone
3 supervisor 4 illiteracy 4 with 5 could
5 usage 6 programmer 5 This
7 livelihood 8 obesity Word formation
6 into
9 wisdom 10 reception Verbs
7 how
11 hardship 12 pressure 1 dismissed 2 rethink
8 most
3 unwind 4 misleading
Reading and Use of English 5 outlaw 6 enforce
5  Pushing the limits
Part 3
Word formation Vocabulary Reading and Use of English
1 interaction(s) Work Part 1
2 Experimental 1  c ​
2  b ​
3  c ​
4  a ​
5  b Multiple-choice cloze
3 intensity 6  b ​
7  c ​
8  b ​
9  a ​
10  a 1  B ​
2  A ​3  A ​ 4  D
4 fascinating 5  C ​6  C ​7  B ​8  C
5 typically Health
6 distinctly 1  h ​2  e ​
3  a ​
4  b 6  Changing times
7 scientific 5  f ​
6  g ​7  d ​
8  c
Vocabulary
8 saltier Change
Language focus
4  Living in the past Conditionals 1
1 1  C ​2 B ​3  A  ​4 A  5 D
Vocabulary
Memory
1  B ​
2  C ​
3  B ​
4  A ​
5  A ​
6  C 2
1  b  2  e  3  g  4  a 2  Suggested answers 1 modified
5  c  6  d  7  f  8  h 1 I won’t go out for dinner unless 2 vary
you’re coming.; I’ll only go out 3 exchanged
Rooms and space for dinner if you’re coming. 4 adapted
1 conveniently 2 dingy 2 If it hadn’t been for her 5 adjusting/to adjust
3 minimally 4 suburban encouragement, I would have 6 alter
5 cluttered 6 tasteful given up years ago.; I would 7 switched
7 solidly have given up years ago, but 8 transform
she encouraged me.
Language focus Figurative language
3 If they were to offer you the
Adverbs of degree 1  h ​ 2  a ​3  c ​
4  e
job, would you accept?; If they
​5  g  6  f ​
7  d ​8  b
1 happened to offer you the job,
Gradable – dull, disappointed, would you accept?
effective, entertaining, successful
Non-gradable – awful, furious,
exhausted, terrible, unrecognisable

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Language focus Reading and Use of English 2  Suggested answers

Passives Part 4 1 have used be using
1 Key word transformation 2 weren’t wasn’t
1 crossed crossing 1 have a reputation for being 3 given giving
2  am having them do it have/get 2 have been sorted out in/be 4 bound about
it done sorted out in 5 meaning meant
3 is was 3 was high time he made a 6 being to be
4 being been 4 how/why it was/could be 7 going to go
5 confusing confused stolen so 8 are remaining would remain
6  reporting to happen reported 5 would have the site cleaned
6 is being made to Reading and use of English
to have happened
Part 1
7 call be called
7  Brave new worlds Multiple-choice cloze
2 1 B ​2  A ​3  C ​ 4  D
1 with ​ 2  got ​3  by   Vocabulary 5 A ​ 6  D ​7  B ​8  C
​4 became ​5  get 6  with ​ Verbs with up-, down-, over- and
7 to make under- 8  Getting through
1 download 2 underestimate
Passives of reporting verbs 3 upgraded 4 overwhelmed Vocabulary
5 downplaying 6 overspent Expressing feelings
1 1 aggressive 2 dumb
7 undertake 8 downsizing
1 It is estimated that 300 jobs 3 genuine 4 harsh
have been created in the IT 5 hysterical 6 devastated
Science and research
sector. 7 smug 8 open-minded
1 point to 2 carry out
2 Global temperatures are
3 look into 4 take (us) through
predicted to rise by 2°C. Onomatopoeic words
5 put forward
3 There is said to be worse 1  b ​
2  a ​
3  c ​
4  c ​
5  a  6  b
weather to come this year. Language focus
4 The England manager was Future forms (review) Language focus
told/has been told to quit now Conjunctions
1
by the press. 1
1 will you be joining us
5 It would seem/It seems that 1 long ​2  yet ​
3  to ​
4  that ​
2 finish/will finish
the Hollywood star is in a new 5  even
3 are bound to
relationship.
4 you are going to do 2
6 High-intensity exercise is
5 isn’t meeting 1  d ​
2  g ​
3  a ​
4  f
believed to reduce stress.
6 will have graduated 5  e ​
6  c ​
7  h ​
8  b
2 7 will have been driving
1 It has been agreed that the 8 on the point of Discourse markers
article is full of factual errors. 9 It’s about time
1
2 It is alleged that many quotes 10 you’ll be living
1 In fact
were made up (by the 11 won’t have got
2 on account of
journalist). 12 is to
3 as well as
3 The report is considered to be
2 4 Meanwhile
biased.
1 probably won’t have heard 5 Moreover
4 The photographs are thought
2 believes his/the team will win 6 On the contrary
to be fake.
3 flight to Jamaica is scheduled for 7 By and large
5 It is proposed that the
4 won’t be home until 8 On the other hand
newspaper is removed from
5 will get/be here on/in
circulation. 2
6 I will have finished
6 An apology is expected to be 1  B ​
2  C ​
3  A ​
4  C ​
5  B  6  A
7 (just) about to make
issued.
8 is due to reach Word formation
Nouns 2
Future in the past 1 contestant, participant
1 2 amendment, recruitment
1  e ​
2  b ​
3  g ​
4  c 3 appliance, significance
5  a ​
6  d ​
7  f ​
8  h 4 archaeologist, therapist
5 anxiety, propriety
6 disapproval, refusal
7 misuse, miscommunication

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Reading and Use of English Reading and Use of English Participle clauses
Part 3 Part 4 1
Word formation Key word transformation 1 speaking 2 Judging 
1 consumption 1 (really) irritates him is the way ​3 Taking ​4 considered
2 relevance 2 was only when
3 significant 3 I right in thinking/saying (that) 2
4 dominant 4 do all it takes 1a Taken b Having taken
5 interactive 5 down our request for 2a breaking b broken
6 arrival 6 was no need to make 3a Giving b given
7 expectations 4a saving b saved
8 unquestionably 10  School of thought 5a studied b studying
6a grown b Growing
9  To the market Vocabulary
Academic language Word formation
Vocabulary 1 tutor Affix review
Money 2 modules 1  a ​ 2  b ​
3  c ​
4  a ​
5  b
3 faculty 6  c ​7  c ​8  c ​
9  b ​
10  a
1
1  c ​
2  a ​
3  b ​
4  c ​
5  c  6  b 4 diploma
5 syllabus
Reading and Use of English
2 6 thesis Part 2
1  g ​
2  b ​
3  f ​
4  h 7 revising Open cloze
5  d ​
6  a ​
7  e ​
8  c 8 grades 1 their 2 towards
3 However 4 As
Describing trends The mind and the brain 5 It 6 Having
1 among between 1  e ​
2  h  ​3  d ​
4  a 7 known 8 also
2 out up 5  c ​
6  g  ​7  b ​
8  f
3 slight substantial
4 encouraged encouraging Language focus
5 steady steadily Emphasis with cleft sentences
6 disappointed disappointing 1
7 on at 1a What I really enjoy (doing) is
8 to in studying new subjects.
b One thing (that) I really
Language focus
Determiners and pronouns enjoy (doing) is studying new
subjects.
1 2a It’s Cambridge University
1 both 2 each where I want to study./It’s
3 every 4 everyone Cambridge University (that) I
5 All 6 Much want to study at.
7 Little 8 Most b Cambridge University is where
2 I want to study.
1  g ​
2  f ​
3  a ​
4  c ​ 3a It’s reading and writing poetry
5  h ​
6  e ​
7  b ​
8  d that he likes.
b Poetry is something he likes to
Reference, substitution and ellipsis read and write.
1 2
1 This ​2  it ​ 3  this 4  These 1  I’m needing I need
​5  This/It 6 these ​7  it ​ 8  it ​ 2 while until
9  this ​10  those 3  if when
2 4  as because
1 No, it hasn’t. 5 happens happened
2 No, they can’t have (done). 6 of what
3 If you close it they’ll lose their 7 At university it was It was
jobs./If you do that they’ll lose at university that I became
their jobs. interested in psychology.
4 No, I did. 8 improves is improve.
5 The blue one.

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