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Oxford Advanced Thematic Anthology Book 4 Unit 1

Comprehension (pp. 4–5)

1 The father tried to soothe the 9 D

child, but when he wouldn’t stop
10 i) F
crying, he gave up and left the
room. ii) NG

iii) F
2 the wrappings around
Christmas gifts 11 i) tight

ii) draped
3 C
iii) calm
4 i) fists
12 contempt felt good, like wine
ii) skin/fur
13 He remained calm and paid
iii) pattern
someone to translate for them
5 It twitched its tail and jumped at so he could talk to her.
the narrator’s finger, growling.
14 goat/deer/tiger/water buffalo
6 He says it was a sound (any three)
somewhere between a cat and
15 The life force was lost and they
rustling newspapers.
turned back into inanimate
7 She could breathe life into the objects, until they were inflated
paper animals she folded. again. (any reasonable answer)

8 in a catalogue that had been

sent to him by an introduction
service

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Vocabulary A (p. 6)

1 flip through 6 growling

2 contempt 7 pleated

3 stormed 8 menagerie

4 catalogue 9 soothe

5 reinflate 10 pounced

Vocabulary B (p. 7)

Left 1 estranged Right 1 supportive

2 inseparable 2 overbearing

3 dysfunctional 3 affectionate

4 devoted 4 distrustful

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Oxford Advanced Thematic Anthology Book 4 Unit 2

Comprehension (pp. 12–13)

1 two bedrooms: one in Hong 8 because she thinks that no one

Kong and one in London at her school has the same
interests as her
2 i) T
9 muttering
ii) NG
10 Grace and her mother / Mrs
iii) NG
Chang
3 i) It means that someone/
something is boring, as 11 no one made her feel welcome
water in a ditch is muddy
12 C
and uninteresting.

13 i) music
ii) simile

ii) guitar
4 She pulls a face because she
thinks it will be a boring blog. iii) piano

5 Official: playing guitar iv) interests

14 because she expects Grace to

Anonymous: guilty secrets/
make fun of her love of horror
horror films
films
6 B
15 because she likes films about
7 because she does not know serial killers
anything about him / her

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Vocabulary A (p.14)

1 conference 6 anonymous

2 log on 7 blog

3 cast 8 banter

4 setting 9 contribute

5 swap 10 stilted

Vocabulary B (p.15)

1 FORGIVING 5 LOYAL

2 ATTENTIVE 6 NON-JUDGEMENTAL

3 DEPENDABLE 7 EMPATHETIC

4 LISTENER 8 HONEST

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Comprehension (pp. 19–20)

1 i) because they find it it’s the speaker’s first day of

difficult to make friends school.
or are being bullied
8 (My tonsils are) as big as rocks.
ii) They should try talking to
their child or their child’s 9 whisper
teacher.
10 to give reasons why she cannot
2 get to the bottom of go to school

3 He likes to play with words and 11 It occurs in line 81/82.

their meanings.
12 Peggy’s parent or guardian
4 Uncle Shelby
13 because it is Saturday, so she
5 because the other kids do not doesn’t have to go to school
play with him/her
14 to entertain
6 i) ‘lessins’ means ‘lessons’
15 C
ii) ‘glassrooms’ means
‘classrooms’ 16 No, because she exaggerates
and gives excuses that are not
7 I think the speaker is a young realistic. For example, she
child because of the errors in complains that her ‘brain is
language and spelling/because shrunk’. (any reasonable
answer)

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Vocabulary A (p. 21)

1 gasping 6 pretended

2 shrink 7 stiff

3 puddles 8 rough

4 numb 9 gash

5 bent 10 spraining

Vocabulary B (p. 22)

1 setting 5 plot

2 figurative speech 6 stanza

3 form 7 rhyme

4 word sounds 8 rhythm and metre

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Oxford Advanced Thematic Anthology Book 4 Unit 4

Comprehension (pp. 28–29)

1 i) population 8 Many older people are living by

themselves/alone.
ii) improved

iii) support 9 to show that dementia is a

serious problem amongst older
iv) abroad
people
2 Friends and family members die,
10 African Americans sleep better
physical fitness declines and
than Caucasian Americans on
they acquire neurocognitive
average./Caucasian
disorders like dementia.
Americans are more likely to
3 because retirees have more suffer from insomnia.
time for hobbies and socializing
11 It shows that the majority of
without the burden of childcare
older adults do not have
4 Dr Bolgar enjoys her life as an depressive symptoms.
elderly person, even more than
12 because late-life depression is
when she was young.
often under-recognized and
5 to establish an optimistic tone under-treated
for the infographic
13 disturbed sleep/agitation/
6 Our population is ageing./There hypochondriasis/cognitive
will be significantly more older complaints/fatigue/
people in the future. psychomotor retardation (any
three)
7 In the future, the quality of life
will decrease for many older 14 i) T

people and the majority of them ii) F

will not be able to afford to live
iii) T
in high-income countries. (any
15 B
reasonable answer)

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Vocabulary A (p. 30)

1 obstacle 6 insomnia

2 engagement 7 psychiatric disorder

3 retiree 8 depression

4 dementia 9 life expectancy

5 anxiety 10 burden

Vocabulary B (p. 31)

1 D 5 H

2 B 6 C

3 F 7 E

4 A 8 G

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Oxford Advanced Thematic Anthology Book 4 Unit 5

Comprehension (pp. 35–36)

1 i) fun He advises Lisa to find friends

who accept her for who she is.
ii) dressed

10 because she might be a fashion

2 the styles on (fashion) catwalks
designer one day
3 because she wants to be stylish
11 the pair of purple trainers
/ wants to wear the most up-to-
Charlene Choi wore
date trends in fashion

12 boutique
4 B

13 suspect
5 i) F

ii) NG 14 because he/she thinks that Lisa

cannot afford to spend
6 4, 2, 3, 1
HK$4,500 on a pair of trainers

7 He thinks it is silly/ridiculous.
15 She is likely to wear the purple

8 They buy clothes that are trainers for themed parties as

practical, comfortable and this is when he/she advises her

affordable. to wear wacky clothes.

9 Carl thinks Lisa’s friends are 16 A

unsupportive and judgemental.

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Vocabulary A (p. 37)

1 ECCENTRIC 6 ALTERED

2 BOLD 7 RIDICULOUS

3 DISCOURAGED 8 MAINSTREAM

4 STYLISH 9 IDENTICAL

5 WACKY 10 ACCEPTABLE

Vocabulary B (p. 38)

1 hand-me-down 5 if the shoe fits, wear it

2 fashion police 6 line your own pockets

3 bursting at the seams 7 hot under the collar

4 wolf in sheep’s clothing 8 wear the trousers

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Comprehension (pp. 42–43)

1 binging 7 proceed

2 i) It can lead to diseases 8 alliteration

like diabetes.
9 to show how much children
ii) It can affect people’s read before television was
eyesight. invented

iii) The risk for obesity and 10 i) throw away

other health problems
ii) bookshelf
will be higher.
11 They’ll be angry / scream and
3 i) because it keeps children
yell.
still/entertained

12 children
ii) because it gives parents
time to do household 13 i) monster
chores/their own work
ii) (ridiculous) machine
4 The poet says a child’s brain
becomes as soft as cheese. 14 A

5 Television does not allow 15 The message is that reading is

children to think or use their more beneficial for children than

imagination. watching TV because it

encourages them to actively
6 They used to read. use their imagination. (any
reasonable answer)

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Vocabulary A (p. 44)

1 adjective, nauseating 6 verb, cluttered

2 verb, gaped 7 adjective, galore

3 verb, slop about 8 adjective, repulsive

4 verb, hypnotized 9 adjective, keen

5 noun, abundance 10 adjective, content

Vocabulary B (p. 45)

1 quiz show 5 costume drama

2 wildlife programme 6 sitcom

3 news programme 7 reality show

4 docudrama 8 soap opera

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Comprehension (pp. 48–49)

1 12 teenagers from around the 11 i) 7

world who are given the same ii) 5
lyrics and asked to compose
iii) X
their own songs
iv) 6
2 to encourage teenagers to be
more creative and develop their 12 two days/48 hours
talents
13 i) He should try to feel
3 i) because he is a more comfortable with a
songwriter microphone in his hand.

ii) because he is interested ii) He should try to relate to

in various musical styles and share his
experiences with the
4 He wore dreadlocks and had a
teens he works with.
laid-back attitude.

14 D
5 the audience

15 I think the review is neutral

6 It has prevented him from
because even though the
becoming a criminal.
reviewer mentions negative
7 contrast aspects of the show, such as
the host not being comfortable
8 B
in his role, he/she still

9 i) religion recommends that viewers tune

in to next week’s episode
ii) crime
because they will enjoy seeing
iii) poor how talented the teens are. (any
10 witnesses reasonable answer)

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Vocabulary A (p. 50)

1 genre 6 stood out / stands out

2 laid-back 7 hit it off

3 captivated 8 shortcoming

4 shines through 9 imparted

5 stay clear of 10 hardships

Vocabulary B (p. 51)

1 H 6 F

2 C 7 J

3 G 8 A

4 E 9 I

5 D 10 B

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Comprehension (pp. 54–55)

1 musician/lyricist ii) wear

2 A 10 D

3 i) intelligent 11 Your life will not change.

ii) unforgettable 12 Matilda’s family and

headmistress
4 The review is positive. The
reviewer recommends people 13 Cinderella had a fairy
watch the show because it is godmother to fix her problems
funny, entertaining and uplifting. and Matilda doesn’t.
(any reasonable answer)
14 because she feels she has
5 children been treated unfairly

6 Jack and Jill 15 The message is that if you’re

unhappy with your life, you
7 Both of their stories end badly.
should do something to change
8 grin it. (any reasonable answer)

9 i) bear

Vocabulary A (p. 56)

1 CAPTIVATING 6 REVOLT

2 GORY 7 TERRIFYING

3 INEVITABLE 8 ROBBED

4 UPLIFTING 9 BEAR

5 STING 10 MISCHIEF

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Vocabulary B (p. 57)

1 A 5 D

2 E 6 C

3 G 7 B

4 H 8 F

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Oxford Advanced Thematic Anthology Book 4 Unit 9

Comprehension (pp. 62–63)

1 D 8 ✓ The driving is more fun

2 i) contact lenses ✓ The drivers are more

ii) pictures motivated

iii) ear 9 chatbots

iv) translation
10 Humans more complex and
v) limb creative tasks
vi) prosthetics
AI easier, repetitive tasks
3 augmentation
11 Employers might expect
4 get rid of/eradicate hereditary employees to improve their
diseases cognitive skills with brain
microchips.
5 i) organ

ii) replacement 12 i) heal → improve/perfect

iii) bioprinting ii) workers → athletes

6 i) T iii) create → prevent / stop

13 The writer is concerned that

ii) NG
technology can develop fast,
iii) F
but we might not be able to
7 They can use technology to keep up with the ethics of the
track people’s routines and advances.
lifestyles.

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Vocabulary A (p. 64)

1 sophisticated 6 blur

2 by means of 7 empathy

3 infancy 8 evolve

4 eradicated 9 mimic

5 implications 10 restrictions

Vocabulary B (p. 65)

a sign of things to come – indication something will happen soon

days are numbered – soon to be finished

no time to lose – need to act quickly

run the risk of – be in danger of

reap the rewards of – benefit from

time will tell – we will find out

1 no time to lose 4 days are numbered

2 a sign of things to come 5 run the risk of

3 time will tell 6 reaped the rewards of

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Comprehension (pp. 68–69)

1 B 9 It has made it possible to map

effects onto the players’
2 They search for clues and solve
surroundings.
puzzles and challenges.
10 find out what caused the fire
3 the trend for consumers to
spend money on active and 11 i) reappeared/resurfaced
novel experiences, rather than ii) similarities
passive pastimes such as
iii) setting
watching television
12 Using VR in escape rooms
4 i) escape rooms would allow much more
ii) laser tag elaborate and interactive
environments to be created,
iii) paintball/board games
making it easier for players to
iv) immersive cinema
suspend their disbelief. (any
screenings reasonable answer)
5 disused, abandoned
13 The writer is asking if people
6 45 minutes to 1 hour who use escape rooms are
engaging in the highest form of
7 i) suspension of disbelief
escapism from their real lives,
and immersion in an
by taking part in an imaginary
imaginary world
situation which they need to
ii) solving puzzles to escape from. (any reasonable
escape confinement/ answer)
similar themes
14 i) 2, 3, 4
8 i) popular
ii) 4
ii) want/desire/crave
iii) 1
iii) advanced

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Vocabulary A (p. 70)

1 scenario 6 conundrum

2 surreal 7 resurgence

3 extravagant 8 frantically

4 augmented 9 confinement

5 participants 10 novel

Vocabulary B (p. 71)

1 escape rooms 6 board games

2 augmented reality 7 bubble soccer

3 zip-lining 8 immersive cinema

4 laser tag 9 trampoline park

5 paintball 10 role-playing games

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Comprehension (pp. 74–75)

1 Organizations such as WISE significant section of the

have been trying to encourage population are not
more women to study technical excluded from STEM
subjects.
6 cut and dried
2 It shows that society is more
7 a 2014 study by the OECD
accepting of women in these
positions, and also means that 8 They say that there is less
there are more STEM-related financial incentive for women to
role models for girls. (any aim for a career in STEM-
reasonable answer) related fields in countries with
stronger gender equality.
3 pioneering

9 i) T
4 i) There are fewer female
role models in STEM. ii) NG

ii) Women working in STEM iii) T

face a ‘glass ceiling’ and 10 significant
a more hostile working
environment. 11 i) financial

ii) encouragement
5 i) to increase the range of
attitudes and views in iii) low

STEM and ensure that iv) positive

problems are not only
v) dominated
examined from a male
12 i) appearing/featuring
perspective
ii) suggested/said
ii) to make sure that the
skills and talents of a iii) refer

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Vocabulary A (p. 76)

1 empowerment 6 proportion

2 prevailing 7 progressive

3 dominant 8 naysayers

4 glass ceiling 9 paradox

5 disparity 10 efficacy

Vocabulary B (p. 77)

1 civil engineer 5 computer engineer

2 web developer 6 surveyor

3 mechanical engineer 7 food scientist

4 environmental scientist 8 telecommunications engineer

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Comprehension (pp. 82–83)

1 a police station in the morning 10 twelve thirty/half past twelve/

12.30 p.m.
2 a group of senior secondary
school students 11 B

3 i) Real detectives don’t use 12 because Zack said they should

the ‘good cop, bad cop’ just wait for the security guard
method. to come back

ii) Real detectives are 13 He thought it was a gunshot.

matched to a partner
they would work well with. 14 i) F

4 i) perfectly ii) T

ii) long 15 i) At first the police

iii) America sergeant didn’t think
Zack and Alex would
iv) Hong Kong
work well together, but
5 ushered because they helped
capture the robber, he
6 because it makes them look
thinks they make a good
unprofessional
team.
7 because they didn’t listen
ii) No, I don’t agree,
carefully to the directions the
because Zack and Alex
police officer gave
argued a lot and didn’t try

8 D to help each other when

they were getting robbed.
9 two police officers (any reasonable answer)

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Vocabulary A (p. 84)

1 shift 6 anticipation

2 out-of-control 7 beckoned

3 intimidating 8 illuminated

4 retire 9 envy

5 get rid of 10 cramming

Vocabulary B (p. 85)

1 spread 5 sound effects

2 speech bubble 6 gutters

3 frame 7 thought bubble

4 close-up 8 long shot

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Oxford Advanced Thematic Anthology Book 4 Unit 13

Comprehension (pp. 89–90)

1 They were impressed by his doubles title in the 1999 French

speed and his ability to play Open.
thoughtfully and tactfully, and
8 He followed a training plan
not make mistakes which were
designed by Serena and Venus
typical for a young player.
Williams’ father.
2 reached a particular time or
9 i) T
speed
ii) F
3 B
iii) NG
4 Brazilian player Pelé 10 Serena was Osaka’s childhood
idol and her opponent in the
5 i) 2007
2018 US Open final.
ii) 2010
11 i) basketball
iii) 2013
ii) volleyball
iv) 2017
iii) potential
6 i) She was born in Osaka,
Japan. iv) freestyle

ii) Her family moved to 12 He has suffered from a back

Long Island (New York) injury and a heart problem for at
in the US when she was least ten years.
three.
13 his road to success
iii) They relocated to Florida
when she was eight 14 i) accolades
years old. ii) sanctioned
7 He was inspired when he saw 15 (football) World Cup, (tennis)
sisters Serena and Venus US Open, Asian Games
Williams win the women’s

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Vocabulary A (p. 91)

1 devise 6 prowess

2 debut 7 astonished

3 recurring 8 from strength to strength

4 reserves 9 tactical

5 nurtured 10 arguably

Vocabulary B (p. 92)

1 shot-putting 5 archery

2 fencing 6 synchronized swimming

3 powerlifting 7 kickboxing

4 snowboarding 8 cricket

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Comprehension (pp. 96–97)

1 ‘Slash your way forward’ 8 because having multiple jobs

conjures up the vivid imagery of gives them variety and keeps
slashers slashing their way their ennui in check
towards their goal, and is a
9 C
metaphor of someone fighting
for a better future/career. (any 10 i) the desire to pursue their
reasonable answer) passions or seek
personal fulfilment
2 It refers to a career made up of
several jobs that create multiple ii) the necessity to generate
income streams. additional income to
cover their expenses
3 because they use forward
11 i) F
slashes in their job titles to
separate their different ii) NG
professional identities iii) T

4 slashers 12 i) travel

ii) opportunities
5 i) coined
iii) training
ii) hybrid
13 People used to think that
6 because many millennials
focusing on one career would
would have given multiple
bring job stability, but in modern
answers to that question as,
times, it has become the
unlike their predecessors, they
opposite of what they should do
do not hold just one job (any
to have job stability (any
reasonable answer)
reasonable answer)
7 a wave of anxiety/(their/a)
14 because they get to know and
cocktail of vocations/stretch
work with more people through
themselves thin (any two)
their second jobs

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15 i) B iii) A

ii) D iv) C

Vocabulary A (p. 98)

1 mortgage 6 freelance

2 generate 7 collaborating

3 counterproductive 8 individuality

4 simultaneously 9 unpredictable

5 supplement 10 deviating

Vocabulary B (p. 99)

1 HOT-DESKING 6 APPOINTMENT

2 PROSPECTS 7 TENURE

3 PROBATION 8 OCCUPATIONAL

4 COMMUTE 9 INTERNSHIP

5 FLEXITIME 10 DELEGATE

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Oxford Advanced Thematic Anthology Book 4 Unit 15

Comprehension (pp. 102–103)

1 i) dismiss 9 because she is in an unhappy

marriage
ii) shy away

2 i) novel 10 because he thinks that Eleanor

has had her way too often and
ii) cast
needs someone to oppose her,
iii) Asian
but he doesn’t want to do it
iv) 1993 himself

3 because she does not know 11 ex-girlfriends/‘it’ girls/private

anything about his childhood or detectives (any two)
his family
12 Rachel is smart and

4 D independent. The reviewer

thinks that she would be sad,
5 because he didn’t like all the but would be able to return to
gossip and societal trappings of New York and recover from the
wealth and wanted to live a breakup. (any reasonable
‘normal’ life answer)

6 Gossip about their arrival 13 i) Oliver

spreads quickly and Eleanor
ii) Nick
hears about it through the
grapevine. iii) Rachel

iv) Eleanor
7 No, she is not, because she is
worried that Rachel will not fit in 14 Yes, the review hints that there
with their family and way of life. is a happy ending, as that is the
usual ending for a romantic
8 i) F
comedy.
ii) T
15 Critics complained that this film
iii) NG
was too much about the rich

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people in Singapore and did not

show how diverse the country is,
in terms of ethnicity and income.

Vocabulary A (p. 104)

1 hordes 6 nouveau riche

2 rom-coms 7 witty

3 on / through the grapevine 8 sassy

4 snobbery 9 allay

5 suave 10 rarefied

Vocabulary B (p. 105)

H, D, A, C, B, F, G, E

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Comprehension (pp. 110–111)

1 the narrator and the traveller, reduced to desert. (any

and the change occurs in line 2 reasonable answer)

2 sand and command/stand and 9 metaphor/imagery/alliteration

hand (any two)

3 i) vast/colossal 10 concrete

ii) visage 11 i) F
iii) mocked ii) T
4 C iii) F

5 Ozymandias wants other rulers iv) T

/kings to look at, and be
12 Even the greatest of rulers,
impressed by, his kingdom and
such as Ozymandias, will fall
achievements. (any reasonable
from power and be forgotten.
answer)
However, art, like the poem and
6 The poem is gloomy, because it statue of Ozymandias, is
shows that all humans are immortal.
insignificant. (any reasonable
13 to inform/educate us about the
answer)
meaning behind the poem
7 i) Britain
14 the statue’s face
ii) wrote
15 There are many characters and
iii) inspiration
the viewpoint shifts throughout
iv) discovery the poem.
v) statue
16 i) It is well written/It is a
8 Ozymandias boasts that he is a powerful metaphor for
powerful king, but now he is the insignificance of
forgotten and his kingdom is humans.
1

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ii) It has a strong personal

message which is
relevant even today.

Vocabulary A (p. 112)

1 ruins 6 transient

2 withstand 7 decay

3 inscription 8 immortality

4 shattered 9 tyrannical

5 subtle 10 pedestal

Vocabulary B (p. 113)

1 ode 5 haiku

2 elegy 6 limerick

3 sonnet 7 free verse

4 ballad 8 epic

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Comprehension (pp. 118–119)

1 C 10 because kangaroos destroy

their crops
2 to convince the President of
Reef Cafe Group to approve the 11 because it’d be more expensive
construction of a kangaroo farm
12 i) It’d be profitable/It’d
in Guangdong Province and the
attract new customers.
introduction of a new product,
Enviroo Burgers ii) The company would be
considered
3 like to eat a lot and are keen to environmentally friendly.
try new foods
iii) Fewer conservationists
4 eat shark fin soup and abalone would criticize the
group’s practices.
5 stress
13 C
6 It’d be advertised in print media
14 i) healthy/nutritious
and on social media platforms.
ii) protein
7 i) prominently
iii) fat
ii) eye-catching
iv) carbon footprint
8 methane emissions
v) methane
9 No, because there’s a huge
vi) HK$60
population of kangaroos in
15 B
Australia. Moreover, kangaroos
breed all year, so there would
always be a supply of meat
available.

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Vocabulary A (p. 120)

1 noun, emissions 6 verb, exceeded

2 adjective, vacant 7 noun, scheme

3 noun, rationale 8 noun phrase, consumer

demand
4 verb, decimated
9 adjective, renewable
5 noun, pests
10 noun, disruptions

Vocabulary B (p. 121)

Left 1 organic Right 1 energy-efficient

2 alternative 2 locally grown

3 biodegradable 3 free range

4 renewable 4 vegan

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Comprehension (pp. 125–126)

1 American student interns in 10 i) He dressed flamboyantly.

Japan ii) He spoke loudly.

2 i) overseas iii) He teased his colleagues

by speaking English.
ii) opportunities
11 i) F
iii) different
ii) T
3 perceived
iii) NG
4 D
12 because so much focus is

5 because it is very difficult to currently put on getting students

know when and how to use to adapt and conform to the

them culture they find themselves in,

but this might not be the right
6 i) signal approach (any reasonable
ii) reasoning answer)

7 the first intern’s incorrect use of 13 the first one

the polite forms in Japanese
14 i) Q2
8 Having only a small amount of
ii) Q3
knowledge about something
can make you think you are 15 because the main point made

better at something than you by the interviewee is that being

really are. yourself can be more effective

than trying too hard to mimic
9 tease local cultural norms (any
reasonable answer)

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Oxford Advanced Thematic Anthology Book 4 Unit 18

Vocabulary A (p. 127)

1 dilemma 6 honorifics

2 nuanced 7 genuinely

3 rebuked 8 hindered

4 hierarchy 9 flamboyantly

5 conforming 10 rapport

Vocabulary B (p. 128)

1 resilience 5 organizing

2 leadership 6 delegation

3 prioritizing 7 teamwork

4 initiative 8 flexibility

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Oxford Advanced Thematic Anthology Book 4 Unit 19

Comprehension (pp. 133–134)

1 C their realm collapses to a single

point.
2 Hawking had a strong
determination/resolve to stay 8 He discovered Hawking
alive despite discouraging radiation and demonstrated that
medical opinions. black holes can shrink and die
because they emit radiation and
3 He had travelled widely and
later evaporate.
been to Antarctica and Easter
Island./He had been down in a 9 i) 2009
submarine and up on a zero ii) 1927
gravity flight
iii) 2014
4 i) motor neuron 10 His books have made science
ii) motion accessible and approachable to
a mass audience who do not
iii) cheek
have a scientific background.
iv) universe
11 Artificial intelligence has the
5 Hawking was worried that he
potential to self-learn
might die at any time, so he
exponentially. Hawking thought
tried to make the best use of his
it would supersede humans one
time and worked harder than
day because we are limited by
most people. (any reasonable
slow biological evolution.
answer)
12 i) A
6 i) F
ii) D
ii) T
iii) F
iii) NG
iv) B
7 They are regions of space so
v) C
dense that everything within

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Vocabulary A (p. 135)

1 follow in their footsteps 6 controversy

2 stereotype 7 exponentially

3 impede 8 superseded

4 assiduous 9 zero gravity

5 prominent 10 memoir

Vocabulary B (p. 136)

1 secondary source 5 chronological

2 descriptive 6 achievements

3 anecdote 7 autobiography

4 primary source 8 adulthood

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Oxford Advanced Thematic Anthology Book 4 Unit 20

Comprehension (pp. 142–143)

1 i) T 9 having a go (at)

ii) F 10 because they wear regular

iii) NG shoes on the ice, so it’s easier
for them to fall
2 to show that beach soccer has
grown in popularity 11 i) Boot’r

3 being able to score a goal from ii) ball

anywhere on the pitch iii) heading

4 It isn’t easy to run on sand. iv) slide tackling

v) shorter
5 bigger/larger
12 NG, slide tackling, dribbling,
6 Beach soccer, Beach soccer,
heading
Both
13 D
7 i) It is difficult to move
around the pitch. 14 I’d be most interested in beach
soccer because it’s a high-
ii) You can lose your boots
scoring game and playing on
in the mud.
sand seems less difficult than
iii) You get very dirty.
playing in the mud or on ice.
8 No, because the bog is soft, so (any reasonable answer)
the ball doesn’t roll easily.

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Vocabulary A (p. 144)

1 originated 6 broadcast

2 sponsorship 7 heeded

3 host 8 gear

4 appeal 9 substitution

5 inaugural 10 opponents

Vocabulary B (p. 145)

1 F 5 G

2 H 6 A

3 E 7 C

4 D 8 B

Left 1 get a second wind Right 1 get off the hook

2 raise the bar 2 go to bat for

3 saved by the bell 3 get a head start

4 call the shots 4 blind-sided

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Comprehension (pp. 150–151)

1 because both of them are world ii) not shanzhai

leaders in technology iii) not shanzhai

2 Shenzhen was declared a iv) shanzhai

Special Economic Zone in 1980. 10 companies producing ‘shanzhai’
products
3 2004

4 by looking at the number of 11 ✓ training

registered SIM cards in ✓ education

Shenzhen ✓ jobs for highly-qualified
people
5 D
12 i) parts to build electronic
6 C
devices
7 i) proximity to factories and ii) mobile phone
ports accessories
ii) access to technology/ iii) components for factories
3D printing
13 inspiration
iii) positive attitude of
people 14 i) Huaqiangbei

8 They can use crowdfunding ii) Huawei/Samsung

websites like Kickstarter. iii) HAX Accelerator

9 i) shanzhai iv) Tencent

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Vocabulary A (p. 152)

1 start-up 6 accessories

2 entrepreneurs 7 accelerator

3 imitate 8 cluster

4 hardware 9 indications

5 jaw-dropping 10 prototypes

Vocabulary B (p. 153)

1 drone 5 fitness tracker

2 action camera 6 wireless earbuds

3 wireless phone charger 7 smart speaker

4 360 camera 8 virtual reality headset

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Oxford Advanced Thematic Anthology Book 4 Unit 22

Comprehension (pp. 158–159)

1 People now use acronyms and natural for language to be

short cuts when communicating constantly evolving. (any
by text or instant message. reasonable answer)

2 abundant 13 i) natural

ii) developed
3 i) turn a blind eye
iii) history
ii) all the rage
iv) elite
iii) shrivelling
v) technology
4 They think it is fun and
harmless. 14 i) because he thinks they
are both useless and
5 They should encourage their
dangerous
kids to read more and use
ii) They think it is a weak
formal language.
comparison and laugh
6 A about his use of
language.
7 D
15 Yes The increased use of
8 instant messaging (IM) slang and acronyms to
communicate will cause
9 disdain
a decline in people’s
10 They show how the word ‘to ability to use formal
morrow’ became ‘tomorrow’. language. (any
reasonable answer)
11 i) NG

ii) T No Technology has

introduced a new form of
iii) F
language that has
12 They see language as a means encouraged people of
of communication and think it is the younger generation

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Oxford Advanced Thematic Anthology Book 4 Unit 22

to communicate in a
different way. (any
reasonable answer)

Vocabulary A (p. 160)

1 social movement 6 hackneyed

2 hyperbole 7 radicalism

3 acronym 8 degradation

4 frivolity 9 organic

5 ramifications 10 railed

Vocabulary B (p. 161)

1 lurker 5 photobomb

2 bump 6 lag

3 noob 7 troll

4 hashtag 8 meme

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Oxford Advanced Thematic Anthology Book 4 Unit 23

Comprehension (pp. 165–166)

1 i) escaped 7 Anna is the lawyer because she

mentions she has legal training
ii) radioactive
and knowledge of laws and
iii) survive
rules.
iv) decision/choice
8 Anna has negotiation skills that
2 to convince the rest of the group
can be used to solve
that the speakers should be
disagreements among group
allowed into the bunker
members.

3 i) dilemma
9 formulate
ii) fallout
10 C
iii) convincingly
11 People would act unfairly and
4 excessive
dishonestly towards each other.
5 ✓ exposure to radiation
12 i) She has no practical
✓ drinking contaminated water
skills to offer.
✓ inhaling radioactive fallout
ii) Laws and rules are
dust
useless if we have no
6 i) He is the only one who way to enforce them.
can treat medical
13 i) T
emergencies like burns
ii) F
and injuries.
iii) NG
ii) He can make the best
use of the available 14 I would want to have Ben in the
drugs/medicines to help bunker. As a doctor, he would
people. be able to treat any serious
injuries or medical problems.
iii) He can advise people on
Also, once it’s safe to leave the
how to prevent illness.
bunker, he would be able to
1

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give everyone advice on how to

stay healthy in a dangerous
environment. (any reasonable
answer)

Vocabulary A (p. 167)

1 adjective, ethical 6 noun , framework

2 adjective, analytical 7 noun, negotiation

3 adjective, civilized 8 adjective, unanimous

4 verb, ensued 9 noun, debris

5 noun, exposure 10 noun, anarchy

Vocabulary B (p. 168)

A 4 G 2 M 1

B 6 H 5 N 5

C 2 I 6 O 3

D 6 J 3 P 4

E 1 K 5 Q 3

F 4 L 2 R 1

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Oxford Advanced Thematic Anthology Book 4 Unit 24

Comprehension (pp. 174–175)

1 i) couples 8 i) because they think

actions are more
ii) family members
important
2 The words have become less
ii) verbally expressing love
meaningful/insignificant.
seems unnatural
3 to show that people sometimes
iii) negative past
use the word ‘love’ too freely
experiences
(any reasonable answer)
9 He is a professor/researcher of
4 i) giving a small gift (any body language.
reasonable answer)
10 i) vocal
ii) ‘I think we should date.’
ii) verbal
(any reasonable answer)
iii) non-verbal
iii) sending a heart emoji
(any reasonable answer) iv) verbal

iv) an airplane writing ‘I love 11 C

you’ in the sky (any
12 find the middle way
reasonable answer)

5 overexposed 13 i) better social well-being

ii) better social integration

6 Words of affection create strong
bonds between loved ones. 14 It can make people feel
estranged and lonely.
7 innermost feelings
15 D

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Vocabulary A (p. 176)

1 reserved 6 reassurance

2 taciturn 7 exception

3 crucial 8 rigorous

4 inclined 9 one-size-fits-all

5 spare 10 gesture

Vocabulary B (p. 177)

1 H 6 B

2 D 7 I

3 F 8 A

4 G 9 E

5 J 10 C

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Oxford Advanced Thematic Anthology Book 4 Unit 25

Comprehension (pp. 181–182)

1 i) She is the first Asian to pursue a career as a snooker

top the women’s world player
rankings.
10 It was difficult for her to relate to
ii) She is the first Asian her friends, as she found it
woman to be invited to hard to discuss subjects other
the men’s World Snooker than snooker.
Championship.
11 i) F
2 Ng’s world ranking
ii) T
3 D
iii) NG
4 In addition to Ng, three other 12 i) including
players from Hong Kong occupy
ii) overtook/passed
spots in the women’s world top
15. iii) continues

13 76 minutes and 11 seconds

5 exploding

14 Ng is a pioneer in snooker and

6 astigmatism
has achieved many firsts for a
7 Ng’s parents managed a female player. Her
snooker hall and her father was achievements are inspirational
an amateur player. She grew up for women looking to enter the
surrounded by snooker and sport, and show that women
watched her father compete, can play snooker and excel at it.
later learning the game from (any reasonable answer)
him.
15 i) latest
8 break-building, shot selection ii) records
and fitness
iii) longest
9 because unlike her peers, she iv) centuries
chose to leave school and
1

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Vocabulary A (p. 183)

1 bustling 6 coy

2 transition 7 prestigious

3 degeneration 8 make a/his mark

4 dispel 9 iconic

5 emerging 10 synonymous

Vocabulary B (p. 184)

1 DISCIPLINED 6 FOCUSED

2 DETERMINED 7 CAPABLE

3 DRIVEN 8 RESILIENT

4 CONFIDENT 9 COMPETITIVE

5 ADAPTABLE 10 HUMBLE

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Oxford Advanced Thematic Anthology Book 4 Unit 26

Comprehension (pp. 189–190)

1 how different nationalities and 7 i) T

historical events have ii) F
influenced the development of
iii) F
the English language
8 As more languages influenced
2 cacophony English, the language became
more complicated. (any
3 i) uncertainty
reasonable answer)
ii) friction
9 i) after
4 They spoke different languages
ii) nationalities
/behaved differently.
iii) chaos
5 Yes, because they thought
iv) understanding
everything should be done in a
French way. 10 They were all speaking some
form of English.
6 i) C

ii) D 11 B, D, A, C

iii) A 12 E, A, D, B, C

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Vocabulary A (p. 191)

1 elusive 6 commonality

2 unkempt 7 smattering

3 babble 8 bemused

4 incomprehensible 9 disgruntled

5 intermediary 10 gargantuan

Vocabulary B (p. 192)

1 E 5 B

2 D 6 F

3 A 7 C

4 H 8 G

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Oxford Advanced Thematic Anthology Book 4 Unit 27

Comprehension (pp. 198–199)

1 lining up 8 Companies encourage

consumers to share photos with
2 i) tourists
a hashtag.
ii) sharing
9 propensity
iii) more
10 i) raises
3 Shared albums include more
photos of people smiling and ii) lowers
posing, while private albums iii) raises
usually feature more candid
iv) lowers
photos.

11 when people receive ‘likes’ and

4 They worry about what other
comments for their photos
people will think of their photos.

12 B
5 People may not want to repeat
the activity in the future. 13 i) NG

6 a self-conscious person ii) T

iii) F
7 They expected that a larger
audience would reduce 14 I could ask couples taking
enjoyment, while sharing photos selfies at the harbour on New
with close friends would make Year’s Eve whether they felt
the experience more enjoyable. self-conscious. (any reasonable
answer)

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Vocabulary A (p. 200)

1 tasked 6 salient

2 vital 7 misstep

3 preoccupied 8 reasoned

4 candid 9 undermine

5 reliance 10 impact

Vocabulary B (p. 201)

1 macro photography 4 fashion photography

2 infrared photography 5 documentary photography

3 composite photography

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Oxford Advanced Thematic Anthology Book 4 Unit 28

Comprehension (pp. 205–206)

1 i) stolen/looted 7 i) Yi Man Mung

ii) depicted ii) Betty Wong

iii) zodiac 8 i) permission

2 the heads/the Chinese bronze ii) obtained

heads of the rat and rabbit 9 pollution/acid rain/natural
disasters/earthquakes (any two)
3 amounting to
10 because moving them might
4 i) The heads legally
cause further damage
belonged to St Laurent.
11 A
ii) Pinault probably returned
the heads for his own 12 common sense and natural
personal benefit. justice
iii) The heads were
13 because it is more important to
designed by an Italian
preserve them properly
artist.

5 i) abusing 14 i) F

ii) hacked/sawed ii) T

iii) Parthenon 15 The affirmative team’s view is

more convincing as I agree that
iv) bought
no matter how long ago a theft
v) debate occurred, it’s still wrong, and we
6 to support their position that should right past wrongs./The
cultural property that was stolen negative team’s view is more
should be repatriated to its convincing and moving the
country of origin, because both delicate artworks would
are artworks of great cultural increase the chance of them
importance (any reasonable being damaged.
answer)
1

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Vocabulary A (p. 207)

1 prevailed 6 relics

2 indisputable 7 shameful

3 repatriated 8 legality

4 petition 9 harbouring

5 dubious 10 sheer

Vocabulary B (p. 208)

1 J 6 C

2 H 7 B

3 G 8 D

4 E 9 F

5 A 10 I

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Oxford Advanced Thematic Anthology Book 4 Unit 29

Comprehension (pp. 213–214)

1 i) It rarely works. 8 He’s describing a totalitarian

government that has absolute
ii) The electricity is cut off
power over its people. (any
during the day.
reasonable answer)
2 i) the face of a handsome
middle-aged man with a 9 i) 39/thirty-nine
black moustache ii) London
ii) to remind the public that iii) Victory Mansions
the government/big
iv) seventh/7th
brother is always
watching them v) Ministry of Truth

3 the instrument/telescreen vi) blue overalls

10 i) vague
4 He compares the movement of
the helicopter to the movement ii) vistas
of a bluebottle / fly
iii) straggled
5 simultaneously
11 Winston doesn’t remember if
6 i) Police patrols look into the London he grew up in is
people’s windows. different from the London he
ii) The telescreen transmits currently lives in, which has
any sound that people been destroyed by bombs.
make.
12 i) F
iii) The telescreen watches
ii) T
people.
iii) NG
7 because they can plug into your
telescreen at any time/can 13 Winston feels uncomfortable

constantly watch you about the government’s

presence. This can be inferred
from the fact that he turns down
1

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the telescreen. He also keeps 15 The message is how terrifying

his back to the telescreen in the world would be if the
order to prevent the Thought government had absolute
Police from seeing him. (any control over every action and
reasonable answer) thought of its citizens and how it
is important to have individual
14 C
rights and freedoms. (any
reasonable answer)

Vocabulary A (p. 215)

1 DISTINGUISHABLE 6 DISTABLE

2 INSTINCT 7 UNINTELLIGIBLE

3 SORDID 8 SNOOPING

4 CONCEIVABLE 9 SCRUTINIZING

5 VILE 10 CONTRIVED

Vocabulary B (p. 216)

Left 1 motif 3 climax

2 reversal Right 1 protagonist

3 subplot 2 flashback

Middle 1 foreshadowing 3 onomatopoeia

2 foil 4 antagonist

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Oxford Advanced Thematic Anthology Book 4 Unit 30

Comprehension (pp. 221–222)

1 haunted the old man wasn’t in the

country/because the narrator
2 i) Although
showed them the old
ii) loved man’s possessions and

iii) planned room (any two)

3 i) The eye looked like the 11 i) C

eye of a vulture. ii) B

ii) Whenever the eye iii) A

looked at the narrator, it
iv) D
made him frightened.
12 i) triumph
4 the old man’s room
ii) distinct
5 i) a single dim ray like the
iii) at length
thread of a spider
13 because he wanted to mask the
ii) to show that the narrator
sound of the old man’s beating
only opened his lantern a
heart (any reasonable answer)
little bit
14 i) sound
6 the old man’s eye
ii) increased
7 by pulling the heavy bed over
iii) pale
him
iv) fluently/quickly
8 i) F
v) louder
ii) T
vi) heard
iii) NG
vii) chatted
9 He was calm/not frightened.
15 The message is that a guilty
10 because the narrator conscience is a heavy burden
said he’d yelled in a that is hard to bear. (any
dream/the narrator said reasonable answer)
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Vocabulary A (p. 223)

1 HYPOCRITICAL 6 FURY

2 CHUCKLED 7 STEALTHILY

3 MUFFLED 8 GAILY

4 AUDACITY 9 VEXED

5 VEHEMENTLY 10 CREVICE

Vocabulary B (p. 224)

1 B 7 G

2 K 8 D

3 L 9 F

4 H 10 I

5 A 11 C

6 E 12 J

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Oxford Advanced Thematic Anthology Book 4 Unit 31

Comprehension (pp. 230–231)

1 We will begin to find out if there 9 meteorites (which might collide

is life on Mars. with Mars)

2 Mars 10 i) 2030

ii) 2016
3 i) weeks → months
iii) 2004
ii) on → near
iv) 2287
iii) never → recently
v) 2020
4 i) dust storm
11 B
ii) solar

iii) NASA 12 They cannot take materials with

them and would have to use
iv) response
what they can find on Mars to
5 because it is thin and causes
stay or live there, for example,
problems when descending, as
the water and soil.
in the example of Schiaparelli
13 i) the possibility of
6 i) F
establishing a peaceful
ii) T society

iii) NG ii) collaboration with other

7 738 Earth days/a bit over one countries

Martian year

8 shed light on

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Vocabulary A (p. 232)

1 undeniable 6 meteorites

2 lander 7 collide

3 orbit 8 sustainable

4 extract 9 inhabit

5 plunging 10 collaboration

Vocabulary B (p. 233)

1 spacesuit 3 spacecraft

2 launch pad 4 solar system

Vocabulary C (p. 233)

mission – control zero – gravity

lift – off space – probe

1 mission control 3 zero gravity

2 space probe 4 lift off

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Oxford Advanced Thematic Anthology Book 4 Unit 32

Comprehension (pp. 238–239)

1 appreciation 8 The Hong Kong staff have more

experience in organizing the
2 Alex Hong Kong, because it’d
conference.
be the most sensible
location 9 i) time

ii) venue
Melinda Beijing, because it’d
make the conference iii) sensible
more prestigious iv) April

Miles Shanghai, because it’d v) cost

show their appreciation vi) schedule
for the staff’s hard work
10 the Annual Sales Conference
3 because it’ll be very cold in
Beijing and Shanghai in 11 It’s the second-largest office./
February It’s in a good location./It will
strengthen relationships./The
4 to persuade Alex to hold the staff has planned some
conference in Shanghai interesting social activities. (any
three)
5 i) He’d be able to get a
special discount at one of 12 i) gathering
the business hotels. ii) input
ii) It’d improve the morale of iii) consideration
the Shanghai staff.
iv) from time to time
6 B
13 so that the Shanghai employees
7 The Beijing office’s business is will not be disheartened (any
more established compared to reasonable answer)
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14 i) Melinda Wu 15 i) F

ii) Tom Ho ii) NG

iii) T

Vocabulary A (p. 240)

1 invaluable 6 called to order

2 morale 7 footing

3 prohibitively 8 broke with tradition

4 adjourned 9 misguided

5 strategic 10 cope with

Vocabulary B (p. 241)

1 E 6 B

2 D 7 G

3 H 8 C

4 A 9 I

5 J 10 F

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