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4 B, cynical

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6
1 blotted out
Unit 1 2
3
self-assured
reminisce
4 takes after
Grammar 5 catch on
1 6 rings a bell
1 b 7 reserved
2 b 8 hazy
3 a
4 b Use of English
5 a
7
2 1 What = When
1 b 2 owed = owing
2 c 3 long = far
3 a 4 giving = given
4 c 5 brain = mind
5 b 6 chance = chances
6 b 7 at = in
7 a 8 although = though
3 9 that = what
1 My friends and I will often go out on Friday nights − 10 seen = given
it’s become a tradition for us.
2 Why not go for a walk this afternoon? It’ll be fun. Listening
3 tick
8
4 Who did order the pizza if it wasn’t you?
1 B
5 Maria is great: she always helps me when I need it.
2 C
6 I’m pleased they opened the sports centre because
3 B
there didn’t use to be anywhere good to go before.
4 A
7 tick
5 C
8 You didn’t use to have short hair, but it looks nice
on you. I’d keep it that way and not grow it long
again. Reading
9
Vocabulary 1 B
4 2 C
1 spontaneous 3 D
2 gullible 4 A
3 genetically modified 5 D
4 designer baby
5 eradicate Writing
6 a kick in the teeth 10
7 broad-minded Students’ own answers.
5
1 A, cloud hanging over
2 E, trustworthy
3 C, carry them on

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6 powerful
Unit 2 7 breakdown

Grammar Use of English

1 6
1 would be 1 similar
2 Under no circumstances 2 looks
3 ’d have to 3 contrast
4 Down poured 4 depicts / shows /has
5 weren’t 5 might / may / could
6 So 6 other
7 could 7 difference
8 would have visited 8 while / whereas
9 ’d appreciate 9 say
10 Not only 10 tend

2
1 b
Listening
2 c 7
3 a 1 physical danger
4 c 2 make any enemies
5 b 3 prison reform
6 c 4 terrorist attack
7 a 5 religious and political
8 b
9 a Reading
8
Vocabulary 1 They carried supplies to the front lines and helped to
3 evacuate the wounded.
1 c 2 Michael Morpurgo manages to make the story
2 b believable, even though it could have been far-
3 b fetched.
4 a 3 It was difficult to show horses and battles on a small
stage.
5 a
4 Film adaptations often add extra details and effects
6 a
and don’t always reflect the novel.
7 b
5 They show that war is a tragedy, but there is always
4 hope.
1 fable
2 two-dimensional
Writing
3 compelling
4 crackdown 9
Students’ own answers.
5 mediocre
6 low-budget
5
1 warm-up
2 lightweight
3 storey
4 ethics
5 love interest

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5 D, downs
Unit 3 6 E, bone
6
Grammar 1 captivating
2 gutted
1
3 run into
1 The policeman ordered us to leave.
4 daunting
2 Danny isn’t half as friendly as his brother.
5 urge
3 The sculpture is nearly as big as a person.
6 startling
4 Allie mentioned running into Kate in town.
5 The questions became more and more difficult
towards the end of the test. Use of English
6 Frida accused Liam of lying. 7
7 This is practically the best concert I’ve ever been to. 1 A
2 2 C
1 warned you against attending 3 A
2 agreed to go 4 B
3 far better 5 A
4 Would you recommend reading 6 C
5 not half as good as 7 B
6 much more interesting 8 C
7 a good deal more violent 9 B
10 A
3
1 Kelly asked if you were a vegetarian, but I said ‘no’.
2 She’s practically the most intelligent person I’ve ever Listening
met. 8
3 I was born in Singapore, as was Mei Lee. In fact, we 1 D
grew up in the same neighbourhood. 2 B
4 The harder we tried to get out of the mud, the more 3 D
our car became stuck. 4 A
5 Can you remind me to phone Jessica and invite her 5 B
to the party?
6 Sally admitted to having left my laptop on the train.
Reading
Vocabulary 9
1 That wolves were respected and feared.
4 2 Because they attacked and killed cattle.
1 dropped out of 3 Because it brought the hunting of wolves and other
2 honoured animals to an end, and encouraged their preservation
3 perplexed 4 Elk have been the most affected because they are
4 doomed wolves’ favourite prey.
5 toyed with 5 That humans shouldn’t interfere with existing eco-
6 profound systems.
7 got acquainted with
8 devastated Writing
5 10
1 B, took off Students’ own answers.
2 C, pull out
3 F, inside out
4 A, unconcerned

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2 A, profound
Unit 4 3 D, legislation
4 B, point

Grammar
Use of English
1
1 will have managed 6
2 will have been 1 what it (really) comes down
3 will have been 2 aches and pains
4 Fewer 3 the end of the day
5 will be having 4 take your point
6 good deal of 5 the ins and outs
7 will have been snowing 6 pick and choose
8 whole 7 a fair point
9 not all 8 in my view
9 Maybe so
2
10 even so
1 half
2 will probably be working
3 all
Listening
4 a few 7
5 ’ll probably have finished 1 C
6 will be travelling 2 H
7 much 3 F
8 ’ll soon have improved 4 D
9 great deal 5 A
10 ’ll have made
11 ’ll be enjoying Reading
8
Vocabulary 6 D
3 7 A
1 cautioned 8 D
2 drastic 9 C
3 altering 10 B
4 clear
5 evolve Writing
6 adapt
9
7 break
Students’ own answers.
8 cosmetic
9 later
4 Unit 5
1 probe
2 rough and ready
Grammar
3 marginal
4 tumble 1
5 amendment 1 This is the first major film to be made about the war
in Liberia.
6 mushroom
2 We had our passports checked three times at the
7 sweeping
airport.
5 3 Parliament had its power seized by the leader of the
1 C, cutting military coup.

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4 We’d hate it if they shut down the only cinema in 5 The economic crisis will probably result in a lot of
town. We’d have to go to Coventry to see a film then. people losing their jobs
5 Sue read the book after she had it recommend to her 6 The war was fought by a coalition of seven countries.
by a friend. 7 The government has officially confirmed that special
6 I don’t know where the place in the photo is, but it forces troops are operating inside a neighbouring
could have been taken somewhere in Nepal. country.
2
1 c Use of English
2 b 7
3 a 1 You
4 a 2 one
5 b 3 suggests
6 c 4 guess
7 a 5 chances
8 c 6 was
9 a 7 impression / thought
3 8 like
1 it as wrong to post 9 What
2 is said that 10 doubt
3 has been fought over
4 his new motorbike scratched Listening
5 it when people talk
8
1 B
Vocabulary 2 C
4 3 A
1 ferociously 4 B
2 recommend 5 B
3 proposed
4 insisted Reading
5 boasted
9
6 admitted
1 E
7 to
2 A
5 3 C
1 conceded 4 F
2 resent 5 B
3 argued
4 enquired Writing
5 warned
10
6 feared
Students’ own answers.
6
1 Helen threatened to report me to the teacher if I
cheated again.
2 I really regretted going to see that film because it was
Unit 6
unrelentingly scary from start to finish.
3 The Second World War started with the invasion of Grammar
Poland by foreign troops. 1
4 I can see why you were justified in protesting about 1 entirely run
the changes, but I don’t think you were right to take 2 two of whom
the law into your own hands. 3 might not have

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4 set 6 aspiration
5 can’t 7 endure
6 can’t have been
2 Use of English
1 We’ll go to the concert unless the tickets are really 7
expensive, in which case we’ll have to watch it on 1 To start with
TV. 2 What’s more / What is more
2 Gareth says he may / might come camping with us 3 where you’re coming from with
next weekend, but he isn’t sure yet.
4 Of course
3 Demi Lovato is a singer whose music I really like.
5 Even so
4 The film is about a man left for dead on a mountain,
6 As a result
and how he survived.
7 As far as; are concerned
5 The flowers can’t have been sent by my boyfriend
8 In other words
Tom. He never does anything like that.
9 If it’s any consolation
6 I can’t find my keys, but I must have left them
10 By and large
somewhere in the house − after all, I needed them to
get in.
3
Listening
1 c 8
2 a 1 F
3 c 2 F
4 a 3 T
5 c 4 T
6 c 5 F
7 b
8 d Reading
9
Vocabulary 1 C
4 2 B
1 get on 3 A
2 hair-raising 4 D
3 right place at the right time 5 C
4 unsuitable
5 master Writing
6 get over
10
7 intolerant
Students’ own answers.
5
1 becoming
2 distinguished Unit 7
3 dismal
4 had no time for
Grammar
5 negligible
6 dismay 1
1 have to
6 2 ’d better
1 valiant
3 ought
2 narrow-minded
4 manage
3 fitting
4 settle down
5 attain

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5 manage 5 delinquents
6 unable 6 mechanical
7 have 7 contaminated
2
1 C managed to Use of English
2 E better 7
3 F unable to 1 agree
4 B ought 2 being
5 D should 3 pros
6 A able 4 benefit
3 5 to be
1 We needn’t have left home so early because we 6 drawback
arrived at the airport hours before our flight. (needn’t) 7 view
2 You’re better off changing money when you arrive, 8 minus
rather than getting it in the UK. 9 fair
3 After taking several wrong turns, we finally managed 10 bonus
to find our hotel.
4 We shouldn’t have booked a holiday in the Caribbean Listening
in the hurricane season!
5 I wish we could have stayed in Cape Town longer, 8
because it was an amazing place. 1 H
6 Being unable to speak Dutch isn’t a problem in 2 B
Amsterdam − nearly all Dutch people speak English. 3 F
7 We’d better get our show tickets online because 4 C
they’ll be cheaper. 5 D

Vocabulary Reading
4 9
1 safari 1 C
2 flyover 2 B
3 brake 3 B
4 stall 4 B
5 repairs 5 C

5
1 get away Writing
2 city break 10
3 security alert Students’ own answers.
4 lost luggage
5 sightseeing
6 sampling Unit 8
7 gridlocked
8 hit
Grammar
6
1
1 jetty
1 What I really like about your story is the ending.
2 diversion
2 You do look great in your Instagram shots, Kate.
3 persecution
3 Whatever people do, they’ll never be able to copy our
4 road trip barbecue sauce exactly.
4 The fact is we’ll probably never know what
happened.

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5 You must tell the truth, however difficult it is.

Use of English
6 What on earth is the matter, Sam? You look like
you’ve seen a ghost. 7
1 believing
2 2 couldn’t
1 b
3 isn’t
2 c
4 give
3 a
5 given
4 a
6 matter
5 c
7 would
6 c
8 honest
7 b
9 say
8 a
10 on
9 b
3 Listening
1 The question is how
2 It was in October that 8
1 B
3 all I want to do tonight is
2 A
4 the trouble is
3 C
5 how to sing themselves
4 B
5 C
Vocabulary
4 Reading
1 breathe
2 lips are 9
1 A
3 called in
2 B
4 quote
3 D
5 confirm
4 C
6 hearsay
5 A
7 latest
8 Rumour
9 any further Writing
10
5
1 hamper Students’ own answers.
2 hat
3 research
4 settle Unit 9
5 broker
6
Grammar
6 Jessica is very health-conscious. 1
7 If this gets out, everyone will know that I told you. 1 B
8 Getting a huge order really helped to restore the 2 A
company’s fortunes after a year of bad sales. 3 B
9 Tennis stars get a lots of money from companies to 4 B
endorse their sports equipment. 5 A
10 Since it’s a very old vehicle, we need to check it to 6 B
make sure that it’s roadworthy. 7 A
11 My cousin Samantha has announced that she’s
expecting (a baby).

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2 6 my train of thought
1 enough to 7 leaves a lot to be desired
2 it 8 As I was saying
3 should have 9 definitely has the edge over
4 only to 10 Where was I
5 so
3 Listening
1 c
8
2 a
1 satellite technology
3 b
2 vegetation
4 a
3 ancient Egyptian history
5 c
4 permanent ancient settlements
6 c
5 to prove
7 a
8 b
Reading
Vocabulary 9
1 B
4 2 A
1 fell 3 C
2 collapse 4 A
3 take 5 D
4 gives
5 corruption Writing
6 unleash
10
7 put Students’ own answers.
5
1 significant
2 came
3 essential
4 enjoy
5 out
6 came
7 take

6
1 triggered
2 wreaked
3 internal conflict
4 vital
5 Overpopulation
6 pressure

Use of English
7
1 I (just) interrupt you  
2 you go on
3 for butting in
4 just come in
5 go ahead / go on

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