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5 C, enduring
6
Unit 1 1
2
abrasive
recollection
3 look up to
Grammar 4 extrovert
1 5 stand out
1 a 6 them by heart
2 b 7 remind myself
3 a 8 bitter
4 b
5 b Use of English
2 7
1 c 1 from = for
2 b 2 which = what
3 c 3 the = my
4 a 4 on = in
5 b 5 myself = me
6 b 6 tell = say
7 c 7 As = Even
3 8 that = it
1 I used to live in Peru for a while when I was growing 9 at = in
up. 10 giving = given
2 Thanks for letting me in. I’m continually forgetting to
take my keys when I go out. Listening
3 tick
4 When Tom was young, he would / he used to get up 8
early every morning and go for a run. 1 B
5 Who did tell Liam I wanted to go out with him, if it 2 C
wasn’t you? 3 B
6 tick 4 C
7 Why not ask the teacher if you don’t understand this 5 A
task? She’ll explain it to you better than I can.
8 tick Reading
9
Vocabulary 1 C
4 2 A
1 hereditary disease 3 B
2 ethically unacceptable 4 D
3 placid 5 B
4 trustworthy
5 gene therapy Writing
6 go off the rails
10
7 narrow-minded Students’ own answers.
5
1 E, quick-tempered
2 A, shrewd

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5 takeaway
Unit 2 6 far-fetched
7 complex

Grammar
Use of English
1
1 had paid 6
2 would be 1 common
3 Up went 2 off
4 would have enjoyed 3 say
5 So 4 between
6 hadn’t been 5 looks
7 In no way 6 depicts / shows / has
8 Rarely 7 while / whereas
9 hadn’t read 8 hand
10 Supposing 9 see
11 nowhere 10 considered

2
1 c
Listening
2 a 7
3 b 1 ethical
4 c 2 sympathise with
5 a 3 terrorist organisation
6 c 4 multiple murders
7 a 5 young people
8 b
9 b Reading
8
Vocabulary 1 The article suggests that the tactics were pointless
3 and they couldn’t win against guns.
1 a 2 They’re similar because they are both told from the
2 b point of view of an animal both deal with the realities
3 a of war.
4 c 3 It’s surprising because physically they don’t look like
real horses.
5 b
4 The opening scene is important because it contrasts
6 a
with the ending.
7 c
5 The play and film have captured the original story
4 very well because the main message remains the
1 gutsy same.
2 shallow
3 ground-breaking Writing
4 touching
9
5 tip-off
Students’ own answers.
6 big-budget
5
1 revelations
2 well-dressed
3 suspense
4 disappointing

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3 B, gobsmacked
Unit 3 4 F, cheese
5 D, to
6 E, cucumber
Grammar
6
1
1 inseparable
1 You’re almost as tall as your sister.
2 rigid
2 Amanda denied having broken my laptop.
3 impervious
3 This phone isn’t half as expensive as the other one
4 beg
because it doesn’t have a big screen.
5 miniscule
4 This is easily the artist’s most important work.
6 drift apart
5 Rajiv apologised for arriving late.
6 I became more and more uncomfortable as the job
interview went on. Use of English
7 Claire refused to give us the keys. 7
2 1 C
1 far more entertaining 2 C
2 much too hard 3 C
3 wouldn’t recommend seeing 4 A
4 a good deal more light-hearted 5 B
5 insisted on coming 6 C
6 the more Maria became 7 B
7 mentioned him being 8 A
9 C
3
10 C
1 Alice confessed to having cheated in the exam.
2 That was the almost the best Mexican restaurant I’ve
ever been to. Listening
3 As the leader of this expedition, I’m in charge. So 8
everyone must obey my orders. 1 B
4 We begged Kevin not to report us to the teacher, but 2 D
he did. 3 C
5 Carl was very creative, as was his brother Mick. They 4 C
both became famous artists.
5 D
6 Running long distances is very difficult at first, but the
harder you train, the easier it gets.
Reading
Vocabulary 9
1 Native Americans respected wolves, but European
4 settlers found them to be a nuisance.
1 passion for
2 The female northern grey wolf walked sixty miles on
2 fallen out her first day in the park to try to find her old home.
3 frenetic 3 Some thought the reintroduction of wolves would
4 elated restore the original ecosystem, but others thought it
5 talked me into would destroy the ecosystem which had developed
6 outraged since the extinction of the wolves.
7 privileged 4 Elk populations initially fell by as much as 50% in the
8 aggrieved first ten years, but then rose again as they learned to
be more cautious of the wolves.
5
5 Because of the debate around their reintroduction,
1 C, getting off on the wrong foot
and the effect it has had on the local ecosystem.
2 A, milestone

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6 caution
Writing
7 plateau
10
Students’ own answers. 5
1 C, raise
2 D, radical

Unit 4 3
4
A, conjecture
B, make

Grammar
Use of English
1
6
1 ’ll have been trekking
1 what it (really) boils down
2 little or no
2 take your point
3 will have heard
3 the end of the day
4 half
4 even so
5 be growing
5 high and dry
6 any
6 what it (really) comes down
7 have been travelling
7 sick and tired
8 much
8 a good point
9 will have been replaced
9 In my view
2 10 safe and sound
1 whole
2 will probably be spending
3 loads of
Listening
4 a few 7
5 won’t finish 1 G
6 will have reached 2 A
7 much 3 E
8 will be sitting 4 B
9 few 5 H
10 will be having
11 any Reading
8
Vocabulary 6 C
3 7 B
1 transformed 8 A
2 probe 9 B
3 dried 10 C
4 bring in
5 minimal
6 large Writing
7 undeniable 9
8 fundamental Students’ own answers.
9 alter
4
1 through and through
2 escalate
3 mutation
4 momentous
5 subtle

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5 announced
Unit 5 6 resented
6
Grammar 1 Helen threatened to report me to the teacher if I
cheated again.
1
2 Andy argued that he was the fastest runner in the
1 She had a medal awarded to her as a result of her
school.
actions in the battle.
3 Yes, Cathy was very late. But that doesn’t justify you
2 To be selected for the Olympic team was a great
being rude to her.
honour for Carl.
4 We objected strongly to the government’s proposals.
3 All the new recruits had their health checked by a
5 Several soldiers were killed in the recent insurgency.
doctor when they arrived at the army base.
6 I don’t claim to be an expert, but I think you’re putting
4 That was a very stupid thing to do − you could have
that motor part on the wrong way around.
been badly hurt.
7 Ten years after the invasion, the country is still under
5 Protestors in the streets of Bogota had tear gas fired
occupation.
at them.
6 I accept it as necessary that we have to sit exams,
but they are a pain. Use of English
2 7
1 c 1 think / see
2 a 2 sure
3 b 3 use
4 a 4 clear
5 a 5 probability
6 c 6 best
7 c 7 similar
8 b 8 suggests
9 a 9 imagine
10 fact
3
1 be chosen for the final
2 all of his emails read Listening
3 it if you could turn 8
4 is rumoured that 1 A
5 it when people push 2 C
3 A
Vocabulary 4 C
5 A
4
1 warned
2 mention Reading
3 of 9
4 ferociously 1 F
5 admit 2 A
6 boast 3 D
7 doubt 4 C
5 E
5
1 reminded
2 questioned Writing
3 complained 10
4 denied Students’ own answers.

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4 narrow-minded
Unit 6 5 consternation
6 demeanour

Grammar 6
1 dismal
1
2 liberal
1 introduced
3 accomplish
2 can’t have
4 ambition
3 at which point
5 take off
4 two of which
6 scale
5 could easily
7 becoming
6 could
2
1 Mum will pick you up when you arrive unless she’s
Use of English
working late, in which case you’ll have to get a taxi. 7
2 We might / may well see Josh at the shopping centre 1 As for
because he often goes there at the weekend. 2 On the whole
3 She’s a very talented writer whose novels are always 3 I don’t know about you
exciting and thought-provoking. 4 All the same
4 Jane and her family can’t be at home because there 5 Because of this
are no lights on in their house. 6 is to say
5 It must have been incredibly hard for Tessa to get 7 will turn out
into the Olympic team – what an amazing 8 As well as
achievement! 9 By and large
6 Did you see the news report about a sailor found 10 For one thing
after thirty days at sea in an open boat?
3 Listening
1 a
8
2 d
1 T
3 b
2 F
4 c
3 F
5 a
4 T
6 c
5 F
7 c
8 c
Reading
Vocabulary 9
1 C
4
2 B
1 fell out
3 A
2 had the time of our lives
4 D
3 distinguished
5 C
4 unknown
5 fainthearted
6 make up Writing
7 conducted 10
Students’ own answers.
5
1 fearless
2 unbiased
3 living on borrowed time

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7 turbulence
Unit 7 8 to try
6
Grammar 1 dinghy
2 luggage
1
3 lounge
1 do we need to
4 disconsolate
2 ’d better
5 puncture
3 ought
6 haversack
4 unable
7 sample
5 isn’t able
6 needs
7 manage to Use of English
2 7
1 B better 1 prefer
2 A managed 2 to be
3 C unable to 3 agree
4 F able 4 upside
5 E might / should 5 cons
6 D able to 6 minus
7 being
3
8 drawback
1 We shouldn’t have booked this hotel because it’s
9 downsides
miles from the city centre.
10 plus
2 You’d better run if you want to catch the train − it’s
leaving now.
3 By the time our flight was finally able to take off, we Listening
were five hours late. 8
4 You’d be better off buying those books online. 1 E
5 We needn’t have got an expensive taxi to our hotel − 2 B
it was right next to a metro station. 3 H
6 We booked the wrong guided tour and were unable 4 G
to understand anything because it was in Spanish. 5 C
7 You’re better off being flexible when you’re on
holiday, rather than planning everything.
Reading
Vocabulary 9
1 C
4 2 A
1 saddle
3 D
2 cruise
4 B
3 get away
5 D
4 atlas
5 kerb
Writing
5
10
1 skiing trip
Students’ own answers.
2 slopes
3 admire
4 tailbacks
5 delayed
6 mechanical fault

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3 obtain
Unit 8 4 asking price
5 bear

Grammar 6
1 Langston Hughes was a great poet, but his work was
1
underexposed during his lifetime.
1 What was particularly good about the novel was its
2 Between you and me, I think Roberta fancies Max.
use of very original characters.
3 In the event of an emergency, listen to security staff
2 I know that whatever you do in the future, you’ll be
and comply with their instructions.
good at it.
4 We need to upgrade the company’s computer
3 Mike’s really good-looking, but the problem is that
systems.
he’s arrogant.
5 We just don’t know what happened to the plane. It
4 There was a lot of nice food on the table, but what /
remains a mystery
all I really wanted was a glass of water.
6 Tony and Chrissie decided they couldn’t go out any
5 However you look at it, it’s wrong to listen in on
more after they’d had a frank exchange of views.
people’s private phone calls.
6 Yes, Lucy does know the rumours. I saw her and told
her myself. Use of English
2 7
1 c 1 true
2 a 2 justification
3 b 3 not
4 c 4 always
5 a 5 to
6 b 6 would
7 c 7 ’d
8 b 8 resulted
9 a 9 even
10 agree
3
1 What on earth was
2 It was after the scandal that Listening
3 build the whole house yourself 8
4 The truth is that I lied 1 C
5 The trouble is that your playscript 2 B
3 B
Vocabulary 4 C
5 B
4
1 further
2 gets Reading
3 latest 9
4 broker 1 C
5 restore 2 D
6 bite your tongue 3 C
7 breathe 4 B
8 sealed 5 A
9 hearsay
5 Writing
1 claim 10
2 hack Students’ own answers.

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2 invasions
Unit 9 3 wipe out
4 essential
5 corruption
Grammar 6 collapse
1
1 A
2 B
Use of English
3 A 7
4 B 1 Sorry for interrupting
5 A 2 Before you go on
6 A 3 for butting in
7 A 4 let me continue
5 go ahead
2
6 train of thought
1 enough to
7 On the whole
2 don’t
8 As I was saying
3 not
9 Weighing up
4 so
10 Continuing where I left off, you’ll
5 have
3 Listening
1 b
2 a 8
1 ancient sites on Earth
3 b
2 town
4 c
3 agriculture
5 a
4 exact locations
6 b
5 congratulated
7 c
8 b
Reading
Vocabulary 9
1 C
4 2 B
1 change 3 D
2 played 4 B
3 slammed into 5 A
4 overthrew
5 undermined Writing
6 put
7 finished off 10
Students’ own answers.
5
1 Fundamental
2 set up
3 take
4 imperative
5 came
6 spelled
7 come
6
1 played

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