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(UNITS 1 TO 4 - ANSWER KEY)

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UNIT 1: Where we live

Vocabulary

1
1 high-rise 
2 run-down 
3 cut price 
4 purpose-built 
5 long-standing 
6 built-up 
7 far-fetched

2
1 C 2 B 3 A 4 B 5 D 6 C

Grammar

3
1 have/’ve belonged to this sports club 
2 nor does he like 
3 have/’ve been renovating their house since 
4 as long as there
5 Provided the trains are not/aren’t 
6 as yet nothing has 
7 will/’ll have been working here

4
1 are you thinking  
2 feel 
3 am/’m going 
4 are you planning
5 have/’ve been feeling

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 UNIT 2: The art of conversation

Vocabulary

1
1 effective  5 indecisive 
2 enthusiasm  6 embarrassing
3 misunderstandings  7 unexpected
4 meaningful 

2
1 D 2 B 3 A 4 B 5 C 6 A 7 B

Grammar

3
1 met  5 been  9 whom 
2 had/’d  6 was  10 would/’d
3 which  7 which  11 was
4 whose  8 was

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 UNIT 3: Ages and stages

Vocabulary

1
1 maturity  6 adolescence 11 youthful 
2 childhood  7 juvenile  12 elderly 
3 vulnerable  8 veer 13 expectancy
4 lead  9 laid-back 
5 result  10 aging 

Grammar

2
1 will have been moving  4 will have recruited 
2 causes  5 is running
3 will have been  6 are becoming

3
1 was hard for me to 
2 about time I started 
3 think it is/it’s shocking 
4 is/’s strange (that) they said 
5 years from now 
6 found it embarrassing to tell

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 UNIT 4: No pain without gain

Vocabulary

1
1 D 2 A 3 C 4 C 5 A 6 D 7 B 8 B 9 A 10 B 11 D

Grammar

2
1 could not have become  6 needed
2 could not  7 could 
3 must  8 should
4 had to  9 could
5 should have

3
1 prevented me from going 
2 forced himself to go running 
3 you (ever) considered getting
4 cannot/can’t avoid training hard 
5 regret not working harder

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(UNITS 5 TO 8 - ANSWER KEY)
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UNIT 5: The feel-good factor

Vocabulary

1
1 Thankfully 
2 misconception 
3 misgivings 
4 misleading 
5 Understandably
6 mistrustful/distrustful

2
1 C 2 A 3 B 4 C 5 D 6 B

Grammar

3
1 high time we had  
2 wish they had/they’d said something 
3 only I got a chance
4 would not/wouldn’t make such rubbish//did not/didn’t make such rubbish//would make better
5 would rather you did not/didn’t shout

4
1 She 2 it 3 her 4 herself/anything 5 it 6 none 7 their 8 one

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 UNIT 6: Living with the past

Vocabulary

1
1 unbelievably  4 insignificant  7 irresistible 
2 uncovered  5 inaccessible  8 identifiable 
3 noticeable  6 comparable 9 imaginable

2
1 C 2 B 3 D 4 A

Grammar

3
1 more/greater  5 nowhere 
2 ever  6 other 
3 great  7 as
4 far 

4
1 fairly 2 bitterly 3 largely 4 seriously 5 deeply

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 UNIT 7: The hard sell

Vocabulary

1
1 downhill  4 bald  7 rapport 
2 bankrupt  5 product  8 campaigns
3 wind  6 hat  9 mad

2
1 C 2 B 3 D 4 C 5 A 6 C

Grammar

3
1 as long as I have 
2 would not/wouldn’t have failed if 
3 I had/I’d studied harder/hard enough
4 signed the contract they would not/wouldn’t 
5 must hit your targets otherwise you
6 you were to find 
7 expand the business unless we get 
8 the event of an accident
9 will move house providing she can
10 in case it breaks

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 UNIT 8: Passing through

Vocabulary

1
1 irresistible  4 unexpected  7 expectations 
2 unfamiliar  5 authenticity  8 awareness
3 knowledgeable  6 respectfully 9 reminder

2
1 peak 2 dropped 3 steep 4 steadily

Grammar

3
1 asked 2 said 3 warned 4 insisted 5 regretted 6 suggested

4
1 was encouraged to travel 
2 accused Fred of robbing 
3 urged her to go
4 insisted (that) we stayed 
5 advised his friend to find
6 objected to working overtime

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(UNITS 9 TO 12 - ANSWER KEY)
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UNIT 9: Reading the mind

Vocabulary

1 There were two typos in the box provided. Please consider it as follows.

1 bear  5 brain 
2 boggling  6 mind 
3 mind  7 reader 
4 brainstorm  8 brainchild

2
1 alone 2 by herself 3 without 4 to herself 5 solitary

Grammar

3
1 was going  5 would struggle/’d
2 was aiming  6 was about 
3 would/’d be 7 would not/wouldn’t stand 
4 would facilitate  8 was to become

4
1 was meant to pick me up 
2 were supposed to go on holiday 
3 would have/would’ve been impossible 
4 was thinking of studying

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 UNIT 10: A perfect match

Vocabulary

1
1 with  6 cheese 
2 on  7 from 
3 with  8 wink
4 house  9 up 
5 up  10 down

2
1 weed out 2 set out 3 signed up 4 backed up 5 cut back

Grammar

3
1 however much I 
2 asked to speak to whoever 
3 feeling very anxious
4 wanting to upset his sister
5 whenever it was convenient for
6 regardless of how you feel about
7 never been mountain trekking (before) 
8 wherever we are/we’re
9 Whatever instrument Tim tries to learn
10 Having spent ages looking for

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 UNIT 11: Face value

Vocabulary

1
1 amusement  4 reaction(s)  7 embarrassment 
2 confusion  5 depicted  8 indifferent
3 frustrated  6 astonishing 9 dangerous

2
1 B 2 C 3 D 4 B 5 A

Grammar

3
1 no 2 For 3 from 4 Even 5 despite 6 the 7 view

4
1 is/’s thought that many more 
2 more should be done 
3 can be submitted
4 will have/will’ve been marked

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 UNIT 12: Brilliant ideas

Vocabulary

1
1 out  4 looked  7 took 
2 set  5 clear  8 out
3 forward  6 at 9 account

2
1 B 2 D 3 A 4 B

Grammar

3
1 like 2 while 3 his 4 As a result 5 this 6 himself 7 Until

4
1 Seldom have I felt 
2 only did they miss their plane 
3 no circumstances should you give  
4 Hardly had the children taken 
5 At no time did Camila agree

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 PRACTICE TEST
Reading and Use of English - ANSWER KEY
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Part 1
1B 2D 3D 4C 5A 6B 7D 8C

Part 2
9 part 13 apart
10 it 14 While/Besides
11 what 15 making
12 not 16 which

Part 3
17 clarify 21 debatable
18 revitalised 22 unsurprising
19 Apparently 23 refreshed
20 stubbornness 24 restless

Part 4
25 on the point of calling
26 came as a total/complete shock to
27 original intention was to
28 had not been held up by
29 sooner had she arrived home than
30 was the strength of his feeling/feelings

Part 5
31 C 32 D 33 B 34 C 35 A 36 B

Part 6
37 B 38 D 39 C 40 A

Part 7
41 E 42 A 43 D 44 G 45 F 46 C

Part 8
47 C 48 B 49 A 50 B 51 D 52 C 53 D 54 A 55 B 56 A

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 PRACTICE TEST
Listening - ANSWER KEY
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Part 1
1A 2B 3A 4A 5C 6A

Part 2
7 achievement 11 enthusiasm
8 commuter 12 smelly
9 joke 13 moods
10 worthwhile 14 cubs

Part 3
15 B 16 C 17 D 18 B 19 D 20 A

Part 4
21 C 22 B 23 F 24 G 25 H 26 A 27 D 28 C 29 F 30 G

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