C1 Unit test A answers

Unit 1A
1 1 More and more people nowadays use public transport to get to work.
2 Personally, I think a tablet is a great deal more practical than a laptop for doing certain tasks.
3 Juan has (far) too much free time on his hands – that’s why he’s so bored.
4 Well, the longer you wait, the more traffic will build up on the motorway.
5 We feel that staying in our own country for holidays is every bit as good as going abroad.
6 Olga is nowhere near as clever as her sister.
7 Nowadays, fewer people make their own clothes than in the past.
8 There aren’t as many people studying languages as there used to be.
9 If you spent less time daydreaming, you’d get your work done.
10 Sadly, my new boss is nothing like my old one.
2 1 had been waiting/’d been waiting 2 hasn’t been working 3 will be raining/’ll be raining
4 will have been doing/’ll have been doing 5 is attending/has been attending
6 are you enjoying 7 will be relaxing/’ll be relaxing 8 was driving 9 has been helping 10 was still living
3 1 upwards 2 or so 3 somewhere in the region of 4 under 5 anything up
4 1 very last minute
2 With hindsight
3 time really drags
4 up to speed
5 behind the times
5 1 adapted/has adapted/have adapted 2 resist 3 consultation 4 facilitated 5 imposed
61d 2b 3a 4e 5c
7 Any words which fit in each group and make sense should be awarded one point. The word can be in
any form. Examples:
a include, respect, value
b download, on-demand, development
c stress, schedule, busy
d Wi-fi, data, game
e productive, time, trust
8 1 have reached the wrong
2 have been/are being drawn up to
3 have made a point of
4 Little did he imagine/know/realize/suspect
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5 hesitate to get in touch with

9 1 synonym 2 Register 3 Word class 4 collocation 5 An idiom
10 1 c 2 a 3 c 4 c 5 b 6 a 7 a 8 d 9 b 10

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Unit 2A
1 1 tasks 2 sound 3 trails 4 buildings 5 pest 6 rituals 7 environment 8 defend
2 2, 4, 5 and 7 are correct
31e 2c 3g 4b 5d
41b 2d 3a 4c 5d
5 1 presented, challenges
2 come up with, solutions
3 entailed, hard work
4 overcome, obstacles
5 outstanding, achievement
6 1 bird that visit our garden regularly/bird that regularly visit our garden.
2 an interesting documentary on space travel last night.
3 a successful company selling home-made jewellery.
4 several people still live in wooden huts.
5 the new member of the entertainment committee?
7 1 haven’t been waiting/’ve not been waiting
2 had realized/’d realized
3 will have completed/’ll have completed
4 have worked/’ve worked/have been working/’ve been working
5 have made/’ve made/had made/’d made
6 will have analysed/’ll have analysed
7 has been living/has lived
8 hadn’t been/’d not been
9 have forgotten/’ve forgotten
10 hadn’t been using/’d not been using/haven’t been using/’ve not been using
8 1 it was 2 being 3 their 4 feeding 5 developing 6 concerned 7 socializing 8 did 9 about 10 with
9 1 remarkably 2 originate 3 unusually 4 useful 5 location
10 1 dreadful 2 reckon 3 utterly 4 totally 5 difference

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Unit 3A
1 1 at 2 in 3 on 4 for 5 at 6 out 7 at 8 under 9 Without 10 at
2 1 do 2 didn’t 3 is/was 4 did 5 doesn’t 6 can 7 won’t 8 am 9 done 10 have
3 1 willing to get their hands dirty 2 boosted the morale of the team 3 likes being the centre of attention
4 flexible and open to new ideas/open to new ideas and flexible 5 sits on the fence
4 1 fell flat 2 have turned out 3 gave in 4 paying off 5 made it
5 1 a 2 a 3 The 4 the 5 – 6 – 7 the 8 – 9 the 10 a
6 1 Am I right in thinking that 2 Is that what you mean 3 What I’m saying is 4 So, in other words,
5 Sorry, I didn’t catch that
71c 2f 3h 4a 5g 6d
8 1 decline 2 insect 3 honey 4 fly 5 location
9 1 species 2 location 3 decline 4 fly 5 honey
10 1 b 2 c 3 a 4 a

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Unit 4A
1 1 /j/ 2 /s/ 3 /w/ 4 /r/ 5 /l/
2 1 idea of 2 shift the 3 do it 4 The other 5 just what
3 1 responsible for 2 own up 3 charge of 4 blame for 5 counted on
4 1 couldn’t care less 2 take care of 3 caring professions 4 daycare/childcare 5 care in the world
5 1 b 2 a 3 b 4 b 5 a 6 b 7 c 8 c 9 c 10 c
6 1 Research is currently being carried out on the effects of lack of sleep.
2 Hannah was offered the role of sales director./The role of sales director was offered to Hannah.
3 A full report on the events of the evening in question has been requested.
4 I may be contacted by email during the next week./During the next week I may be contacted by email.
5 At the airport your hand luggage will be scanned./Your hand luggage will be scanned at the airport.
6 Our TV got/was scratched during the house move./During the house move, our TV got/was scratched.
7 The tyres on the car will have to be checked before we set off./Before we set off, the tyres on the car will
have to be checked.
8 The letter had been sent out before she’d had a chance to check it./Before she’d had a chance to check it, the
letter had been sent off.
9 They were asked to keep the noise down as it was so late./As it was so late, they were asked to keep the
noise down.
10 Some new stores are going to be opened in the north of the country./In the north of the country, some new
stores are going to be opened.
7 1 keen, come, to, decision 2 Can/Could, expand, on, little 3 look, bigger, picture, here 4 have, room, for,
compromise 5 put, this/that, client, thinks
81b 2a 3c 4d 5d
9 1 with 2 which/that 3 both 4 by 5 out 6 involved 7 them 8 had 9 or 10 if
10 1 nosy 2 peaceful 3 bland 4 overcautious 5 low-cost

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Unit 5A
1 1 got to the point where 2 extent to which 3 the way in which 4 in which case 5 instead of which
6 several of whom
2 1 Stefan Eriksson is the best-selling author whose crime novel sold two million copies on the day it was
published.
2 Could you move the books which are on my desk to the shelf, please?/Could you move the books on my
desk to the shelf, please?
3✓

4✓
5 There were quite a few issues about which we complained./There were quite a few issues that we
complained about.
6✓
7✓
8 They overspent during the first week of their holiday, which meant they had to cut back in the second.
9 Pelé, whose fame reached its peak in the 1960s, is regarded as one of the greatest footballers the world has
ever seen.
10 The 22nd is the day (when/that) I’ll be flying to New York.
31c 2b 3a 4c 5b 6c 7a 8b
4 1 c 2 b 3 b 4 a 5 b 6 a 7 c 8 a 9 b 10 c
5 1 have any objection to me/my 2 It’s not/It isn’t worth asking
3 Despite the fact (that)/In spite of the fact (that) 4 to be on the lookout
5 was (completely) taken by surprise/taken aback
6 1 I’m not sure I follow you 2 I suppose you’re right 3 that’s where you’re wrong
4 Yes, but don’t you think 5 Yes, but what about
7 1 drawback 2 narrow-minded 3 social media 4 user name 5 quick thinking
8 1 definitions 2 beneficial 3 marketing 4 unsupported 5 Interestingly
91c 2h 3f 4g 5b 6e 7a 8d
10 1 YES 2 NO 3 NO 4 NO 5 NOT GIVEN 6 YES

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Unit 6A
1 1 migraines/headaches 2 computer use 3 way to treat migraines 4 yoga positions 5 cured my migraine
2 Award two points for 2 or 3 correct answers. Award one point for only one correct answer.
1 my/ones/there 2 she/so/such 3 it/him/one 4 their/that’s/they 5 her/she/these
3 1 When we were children, we would/we’d stay up late every Saturday night.
2 Don’t you wish (that) Melina would stop complaining about everything?
3 Back then, nobody realized he would/he’d become such a famous actor.
4 An/The airline employee wouldn’t let me take my bag on board so I checked it in.
5 As we grew up in the countryside, we’d/we would rather spend time there than in the city.
4 1 bundle of nerves 2 drove, up, wall 3 chilled out 4 on edge 5 gets, my, nerves
5 1 taken a dislike 2 have the highest regard for 3 been an inspiration to 4 am /’m indifferent to
5 expressed a preference for
6 1 foot 2 manage 3 race 4 ring 5 reflect
7 1 dull 2 ever 3 sort 4 plenty 5 flop
8 1 b 2 c 3 a 4 b 5 a 6 c 7 a 8 c 9 a 10 b
91d 2c 3d 4b
10 1 NOT GIVEN 2 TRUE 3 FALSE 4 NOT GIVEN 5 FALSE 6 TRUE

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Unit 7A
1 1 it is 2 has done 3 of 4 anywhere 5 are 6 it 7 quickly 8 from 9 partner 10 to keep
2 1 heated argument 2 gets on my nerves 3 took me by surprise 4 take it personally 5 keep their tempers
3 1 high spirits 2 ups and downs 3 gave the new player the lift 4 down-hearted
5 a roller coaster of emotions
4 1 How does that sound 2 Frankly, I’m not happy with that 3 What do you have in mind
4 What if we were to bring it down a bit 5 It depends what you mean
5 1 would start 2 had spoken up 3 didn’t turn on 4 stopped 5 were 6 had 7 went 8 were 9 not have to
10 hadn’t driven
6 1 out 2 don’t 3 for 4 being 5 regardless/irrespective 6 take 7 as 8 wish 9 only 10 wrong
7 1 self-conscious 2 devastated 3 frustrated 4 anxious/apprehensive/nervous 5 envious/jealous
8 1 If I had/If I’d known what would happen, I wouldn’t have lent him the money.
2 If you hadn’t been late, you could have met/would have been able to meet/’d have been able to meet Mia.
3 If James didn’t love that new car, he wouldn’t be buying one.
4 If we hadn’t done plenty of research, we would/could/might have ended up making a huge mistake.
5 If Dina had known the facts, she would have/’d have told me.
91D 2C 3B 4A
10 1 F 2 D 3 B 4 C 5 A 6 E

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Unit 8A
114 25 34 43 54
2 1 can 2 types 3 themselves 4 various 5 packaging 6 any 7 raw 8 key 9 whole 10 more
3 1 talk me into it
2 has any connection with
3 an effort to make a positive impression on
4 taking on
5 utilize
4 1 lightweight 2 versatile 3 biodegradable 4 flexible 5 durable 6 water-resistant 7 fragile 8 absorbent
9 rigid 10 transparent
5 1 keep on 2 set off 3 catch on 4 go off 5 build on
6 1 could be having 2 might not have finished 3 chance (that) he didn’t get/hasn’t got
4 ’s/is bound to turn up 5 doubtful if I’ll be able to/I can spend
7 1 Having arrived at the office
2 Assuming they accept
3 Being an early bird
4 winning
5 Having grown up
6 (On) seeing
7 Realizing
8 Not understanding
9 moving in
10 Asked/Having been asked/On being asked/When asked about the rumour
81d 2a 3b 4e 5c
91D 2E 3C 4A 5H 6F
10 1 applaud 2 anger 3 smile – do not accept giggle 4 emphasis

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Unit 9A
11a 2b 3a 4b 5b
21T 2T 3F 4F 5T
3 Both words needed for two marks to be allocated
1 mature student
2 year abroad
3 Blended learning
4 tuition fees
5 Virtual learning
6 offshore campus
7 apprenticeship scheme
4 1 will criticize 2 will be having 3 will gladly help 4 will take place 5 will stand in 6 will have moved
7 won’t have finished 8 we’ll be spending 9 won’t own up 10 will have been working
5 1 will be/’ll be 2 will have become 3 will be living/will live 4 to find 5 won’t only act
6 will invent/will be inventing 7 will help 8 will have taken up/will be taking up 9 will look
10 will be going
6 1 b 2 a 3 b 4 d 5 a 6 c 7 b 8 d 9 b 10 c
7 1 First of all, I’d like to 2 I’d now like to consider 3 The general view is
4 There have been many positive outcomes 5 Others take a different view
8 1 am/’m unable to give 2 has a habit of/is in the habit of 3 have (every) confidence (that)
4 (that) the typical teacher/a typical teacher 5 wishes (that) he had/’d noticed
91b 2b 3c 4c 5c 6a
10 1 staycation 2 e-ticket/m-ticket 3 guesstimate 4 e-banking/m-banking 5 fanzine

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Unit 10A
1
Show certainty must

Show uncertainty seem, appear, possibility

Show attitude and significantly, importantly

evaluate

Show someone else’s claim, believe

opinion

Signal agreement or conversely, similarly

changes in opinion

2 1 Equally 2 must 3 Interestingly 4 claim 5 might

3 1 b 2 b 3 a 4 c 5 b 6 a 7 c 8 a 9 c 10 b
4 1 no need for 2 debate about whether 3 reaction to hearing 4 research into the effects
5 point in going/point of going
5 1 To be honest, I think it’s the worst idea I’ve ever heard./
I think it’s the worst idea I’ve ever heard, to be honest.
2✓
3 They had seriously miscalculated the cost of the renovations to their property.
4 People are seldom happy with what they’ve got and, as a result, tend to complain about things.
5✓
6 Petrol prices increased rapidly/rapidly increased in the months following the oil crisis.
7✓
8 Is the rain really a good enough reason to cancel the event?
9✓
10 John has only just realized that it was his brother who left the message for him.
6 1 get his hands on 2 ring the changes 3 easier said than done 4 fork out 5 at your fingertips
7 1 out 2 only 3 without 4 at 5 left 6 similar 7 What 8 the 9 isn’t 10 as
81d 2a 3b 4e 5c
9 1 civilizations 2 necessarily 3 practical 4 global 5 negotiations
10 1 development 2 innovations 3 obsolete 4 dated 5 departure

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Unit 11A
1 1 whenever 2 no matter 3 whoever 4 whichever 5 however
2 1 We had an amazing time. 2 never in a million years 3 only when we got here 4 the thing that you
5 not for a minute
3 1 head 2 accountancy 3 wide 4 finally finished 5 it’s limitations 6 you are wanting 7 in their minds
8 following by 9 most of people 10 absolutely
4 Although Amira had said she didn’t have a lot of time 1 available to attend the two-day conference and
thought it might be a 2 complete waste of time, in the end she seemed pleased that she’d gone. She was also
glad she made a 3 conscious decision to stay right until the last speaker had given his presentation. When we
discussed the usefulness of the conference, she said that one of the 4 main points she’d taken away from it was
the significance of an article 5 published in a well-known medical journal on the perceived dangers of
saturated fats.
5 1 alone 2 aloof 3 aware 4 apart 5 afloat
6 1 chopping 2 season 3 beating 4 ’ve/have grated 5 Grill/Melt
7 1 To tell (you) the truth 2 face the fact that 3 have a long tradition of 4 (right) before my very eyes
5 in complete contrast to
8 1 No matter how badly 2 he was against Jacques investing 3 she had no doubt(s) whatsoever
4 Only when Carlos took off his 5 By the time we got to
9 1 Scientists are working on a group of drugs to treat the common cold. This development, according to some,
is long overdue.
2 It’s best to present your data in the form of graphs, tables and charts. Where possible, try to have your
visual aids in colour.
3 First of all, put some sheets of newspaper at the base of the fire, then add some small pieces of wood on top.
Repeat the procedure until you have several layers.
4 It took a while for the information to work its way down from the board of directors. These people are very
busy, so I suppose it’s understandable.
5 After weeks of discussion, moving to a new building rather than renovating the old one was the option
everyone went for. The decision was based solely on cost.
10 1 technology 2 resources 3 People 4 exercises 5 style

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Unit 12A
1 1 TRUE 2 TRUE 3 TRUE 4 FALSE 5 FALSE
2 1, 5, 7, 9 and 10 should be ticked.
3 1 retain 2 fundamental 3 reproduce 4 implied 5 interpretation
4 1 off 2 down 3 over 4 over 5 off 6 down 7 off 8 Over 9 off 10 down
5 1 effective 2 specifically 3 cite 4 triggers 5 short
6 1 My boss had me completely rewrite the legal report from scratch.
2✓
3✓
4 Harriet said she simply wouldn’t have her new secretary explain to her how to run the company!
5✓
6 Marek got his neighbour to feed his pets while he was on his business trip.
7✓
8 I’ve started getting my hair done at Kutz – it’s much cheaper than most other places.
9✓
10 My fitness instructor got me running/to run around the park at six in the morning yesterday.
7 1 FALSE 2 NOT GIVEN 3 TRUE 4 TRUE 5 FALSE
8 1 sources 2 books/encyclopaedias 3 facts 4 clues 5 implications
91e 2d 3a 4b 5c
10 1 a 2 c 3 c 4 c 5 a 6 b 7 a 8 b 9 c 10 b

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Unit 1B
1 1 adapted/has adapted/have adapted 2 resist 3 consultation 4 facilitated 5 imposed
2 1 c 2 a 3 c 4 c 5 b 6 a 7 a 8 d 9 b 10 d
3 1 synonym 2 Register 3 Word class 4 collocation 5 An idiom
4 1 had been waiting/’d been waiting 2 hasn’t been working 3 will be raining/’ll be raining
4 will have been doing/’ll have been doing 5 is attending/has been attending
6 are you enjoying 7 will be relaxing/’ll be relaxing 8 was driving 9 has been helping 10 was still living
51d 2b 3a 4e 5c
6 Any words which fit in each group and make sense should be awarded one point. The word can be in
any form. Examples:
a include, respect, value
b download, on-demand, development
c stress, schedule, busy
d Wi-fi, data, game
e productive, time, trust
7 1 very last minute
2 With hindsight
3 time really drags
4 up to speed
5 behind the times
8 1 More and more people nowadays use public transport to get to work.
2 Personally, I think a tablet is a great deal more practical than a laptop for doing certain tasks.
3 Juan has (far) too much free time on his hands – that’s why he’s so bored.
4 Well, the longer you wait, the more traffic will build up on the motorway.
5 We feel that staying in our own country for holidays is every bit as good as going abroad.
6 Olga is nowhere near as clever as her sister.
7 Nowadays, fewer people make their own clothes than in the past.
8 There aren’t as many people studying languages as there used to be.
9 If you spent less time daydreaming, you’d get your work done.
10 Sadly, my new boss is nothing like my old one.
9 1 upwards 2 or so 3 somewhere in the region of 4 under 5 anything up

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10 1 have reached the wrong

2 have been/are being drawn up to
3 have made a point of
4 Little did he imagine/know/realize/suspect
5 hesitate to get in touch with

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Unit 2B
1 1 tasks 2 sound 3 trails 4 buildings 5 pest 6 rituals 7 environment 8 defend
2 2, 4, 5 and 7 are correct
3 1 remarkably 2 originate 3 unusually 4 useful 5 location
4 1 haven’t been waiting/’ve not been waiting
2 had realized/’d realized
3 will have completed/’ll have completed
4 have worked/’ve worked/have been working/’ve been working
5 have made/’ve made/had made/’d made
6 will have analysed/’ll have analysed
7 has been living/has lived
8 hadn’t been/’d not been
9 have forgotten/’ve forgotten
10 hadn’t been using/’d not been using/haven’t been using/’ve not been using
5 1 dreadful 2 reckon 3 utterly 4 totally 5 difference
61b 2d 3a 4c 5d
71e 2c 3g 4b 5d
8 1 presented, challenges
2 come up with, solutions
3 entailed, hard work
4 overcome, obstacles
5 outstanding, achievement
9 1 it was 2 being 3 their 4 feeding 5 developing 6 concerned 7 socializing 8 did 9 about 10 with
10 1 bird that visit our garden regularly/bird that regularly visit our garden.
2 an interesting documentary on space travel last night.
3 a successful company selling home-made jewellery.
4 several people still live in wooden huts.
5 the new member of the entertainment committee?

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Unit 3B
1 1 willing to get their hands dirty 2 boosted the morale of the team 3 likes being the centre of attention
4 flexible and open to new ideas/open to new ideas and flexible 5 sits on the fence
2 1 decline 2 insect 3 honey 4 fly 5 location
3 1 species 2 location 3 decline 4 fly 5 honey
4 1 do 2 didn’t 3 is/was 4 did 5 doesn’t 6 can 7 won’t 8 am 9 done 10 have
5 1 at 2 in 3 on 4 for 5 at 6 out 7 at 8 under 9 Without 10 at
61b 2c 3a 4a
7 1 Am I right in thinking that 2 Is that what you mean 3 What I’m saying is 4 So, in other words,
5 Sorry, I didn’t catch that
81c 2f 3h 4a 5g 6d
9 1 a 2 a 3 The 4 the 5 – 6 – 7 the 8 – 9 the 10 a
10 1 fell flat 2 have turned out 3 gave in 4 paying off 5 made it

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Unit 4B
1 1 /j/ 2 /s/ 3 /w/ 4 /r/ 5 /l/
2 1 idea of 2 shift the 3 do it 4 The other 5 just what
31b 2a 3c 4d 5d
4 1 nosy 2 peaceful 3 bland 4 overcautious 5 low-cost
5 1 couldn’t care less 2 take care of 3 caring professions 4 daycare/childcare 5 care in the world
6 1 Research is currently being carried out on the effects of lack of sleep.
2 Hannah was offered the role of sales director./The role of sales director was offered to Hannah.
3 A full report on the events of the evening in question has been requested.
4 I may be contacted by email during the next week./During the next week I may be contacted by email.
5 At the airport your hand luggage will be scanned./Your hand luggage will be scanned at the airport.
6 Our TV got/was scratched during the house move./During the house move, our TV got/was scratched.
7 The tyres on the car will have to be checked before we set off. /Before we set off, the tyres on the car will
have to be checked.
8 The letter had been sent out before she’d had a chance to check it./Before she’d had a chance to check it, the
letter had been sent off.
9 They were asked to keep the noise down as it was so late./As it was so late, they were asked to keep the
noise down.
10 Some new stores are going to be opened in the north of the country./In the north of the country, some new
stores are going to be opened.
7 1 with 2 which/that 3 both 4 by 5 out 6 involved 7 them 8 had 9 or 10 if
8 1 keen, come, to, decision 2 Can/Could, expand, on, little 3 look, bigger, picture, here 4 have, room, for,
compromise 5 put, this/that, client, thinks
9 1 b 2 a 3 b 4 b 5 a 6 b 7 c 8 c 9 c 10 c
10 1 responsible for 2 own up 3 charge of 4 blame for 5 counted on

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Unit 5B
1 1 c 2 b 3 b 4 a 5 b 6 a 7 c 8 a 9 b 10 c
2 1 drawback 2 narrow-minded 3 social media 4 user name 5 quick thinking
3 1 got to the point where 2 extent to which 3 the way in which 4 in which case 5 instead of which
6 several of whom
41c 2b 3a 4c 5b 6c 7a 8b
5 1 Stefan Eriksson is the best-selling author whose crime novel sold two million copies on the day it was
published.
2 Could you move the books which are on my desk to the shelf, please?/Could you move the books on my
desk to the shelf, please?
3✓
4✓
5 There were quite a few issues about which we complained./There were quite a few issues that we
complained about
6✓
7✓
8 They overspent during the first week of their holiday, which meant they had to cut back in the second.
9 Pelé, whose fame reached its peak in the 1960s, is regarded as one of the greatest footballers the world has
ever seen.
10 The 22nd is the day (when/that) I’ll be flying to New York.
61c 2h 3f 4g 5b 6e 7a 8d
7 1 YES 2 NO 3 NO 4 NO 5 NOT GIVEN 6 YES
8 1 I’m not sure I follow you 2 I suppose you’re right 3 that’s where you’re wrong
4 Yes, but don’t you think 5 Yes, but what about
9 1 definitions 2 beneficial 3 marketing 4 unsupported 5 Interestingly
10 1 have any objection to me/my 2 It’s not/It isn’t worth asking
3 Despite the fact (that)/ In spite of the fact (that) 4 to be on the lookout
5 was (completely) taken by surprise/taken aback

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Unit 6B
1 1 migraines/headaches 2 computer use 3 way to treat migraines 4 yoga positions 5 cured my migraine
2 Award two points for 2 or 3 correct answers. Award one point for only one correct answer.
1 my/ones/there 2 she/so/such 3 it/him/one 4 their/that’s/they 5 her/she/these
31d 2c 3d 4b
4 1 NOT GIVEN 2 TRUE 3 FALSE 4 NOT GIVEN 5 FALSE 6 TRUE
5 1 foot 2 manage 3 race 4 ring 5 reflect
6 1 bundle of nerves 2 drove, up, wall 3 chilled out 4 on edge 5 gets, my, nerves
7 1 When we were children, we would/we’d stay up late every Saturday night.
2 Don’t you wish (that) Melina would stop complaining about everything?
3 Back then, nobody realized he would/he’d become such a famous actor.
4 An/The airline employee wouldn’t let me take my bag on board so I checked it in.
5 As we grew up in the countryside, we’d/we would rather spend time there than in the city.
8 1 dull 2 ever 3 sort 4 plenty 5 flop
9 1 taken a dislike 2 have the highest regard for 3 been an inspiration to 4 am /’m indifferent to
5 expressed a preference for
10 1 b 2 c 3 a 4 b 5 a 6 c 7 a 8 c 9 a 10 b

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Unit 7B
1 1 self-conscious 2 devastated 3 frustrated 4 anxious/apprehensive/nervous 5 envious/jealous
2 1 How does that sound 2 Frankly, I’m not happy with that 3 What do you have in mind
4 What if we were to bring it down a bit 5 It depends what you mean
3 1 out 2 don’t 3 for 4 being 5 regardless/irrespective 6 take 7 as 8 wish 9 only 10 wrong
4 1 high spirits 2 ups and downs 3 gave the new player the lift 4 down-hearted
5 a roller coaster of emotions
5 1 If I had/If I’d known what would happen, I wouldn’t have lent him the money.
2 If you hadn’t been late, you could have met/would have been able to meet/’d have been able to meet Mia.
3 If James didn’t love that new car, he wouldn’t be buying one.
4 If we hadn’t done plenty of research, we would/could/might have ended up making a huge mistake.
5 If Dina had known the facts, she would have/’d have told me.
6 1 would start 2 had spoken up 3 didn’t turn on 4 stopped 5 were 6 had 7 went 8 were 9 not have to
10 hadn’t driven
71C 2B 3D 4A
81F 2D 3B 4C 5A 6E
9 1 heated argument 2 gets on my nerves 3 took me by surprise 4 take it personally 5 keep their tempers
10 1 it is 2 has done 3 of 4 anywhere 5 are 6 it 7 quickly 8 from 9 partner 10 to keep

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Unit 8B
114 25 34 43 54
2 1 can 2 types 3 themselves 4 various 5 packaging 6 any 7 raw 8 key 9 whole 10 more
3 1 keep on 2 set off 3 catch on 4 go off 5 build on
4 1 talk me into it
2 has any connection with
3 an effort to make a positive impression on
4 taking on
5 utilize
51d 2a 3b 4e 5c
6 1 could be having 2 might not have finished 3 chance (that) he didn’t get/hasn’t got
4 ’s/is bound to turn up 5 doubtful if I’ll be able to/I can spend
71D 2E 3C 4A 5H 6F
8 1 applaud 2 anger 3 smile – do not accept giggle 4 emphasis
9 1 lightweight 2 versatile 3 biodegradable 4 flexible 5 durable 6 water-resistant 7 fragile 8 absorbent
9 rigid 10 transparent
10 1 Having arrived at the office
2 Assuming they accept
3 Being an early bird
4 winning
5 Having grown up
6 (On) seeing
7 Realizing
8 Not understanding
9 moving in
10 Asked/Having been asked/On being asked/When asked about the rumour

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Unit 9B
11a 2b 3a 4b 5b
21T 2T 3F 4F 5T
3 1 First of all, I’d like to 2 I’d now like to consider 3 The general view is
4 There have been many positive outcomes 5 Others take a different view
4 1 b 2 a 3 b 4 d 5 a 6 c 7 b 8 d 9 b 10 c
51b 2b 3c 4c 5c 6a
6 1 will criticize 2 will be having 3 will gladly help 4 will take place 5 will stand in 6 will have moved
7 won’t have finished 8 we’ll be spending 9 won’t own up 10 will have been working
7 1 staycation 2 e-ticket/m-ticket 3 guesstimate 4 e-banking/m-banking 5 fanzine
8 1 will be/’ll be 2 will have become 3 will be living/will live 4 to find 5 won’t only act
6 will invent/will be inventing 7 will help 8 will have taken up/will be taking up 9 will look
10 will be going
9 1 am/’m unable to give 2 has a habit of/is in the habit of 3 have (every) confidence (that)
4 (that) the typical teacher/a typical teacher 5 wishes (that) he had/’d noticed
10 Both words needed for two marks to be allocated
1 mature student
2 year abroad
3 Blended learning
4 tuition fees
5 Virtual learning
6 offshore campus
7 apprenticeship scheme

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Unit 10B
11d 2a 3b 4e 5c
2 1 civilizations 2 necessarily 3 practical 4 global 5 negotiations
3 1 To be honest, I think it’s the worst idea I’ve ever heard./I think it’s the worst idea I’ve ever heard, to be
honest.
2✓
3 They had seriously miscalculated the cost of the renovations to their property.
4 People are seldom happy with what they’ve got and, as a result, tend to complain about things.
5✓
6 Petrol prices increased rapidly/rapidly increased in the months following the oil crisis.
7✓
8 Is the rain really a good enough reason to cancel the event?
9✓
10 John has only just realized that it was his brother who left the message for him.
4 1 development 2 innovations 3 obsolete 4 dated 5 departure
5 1 get his hands on 2 ring the changes 3 easier said than done 4 fork out 5 at your fingertips
6 1 b 2 b 3 a 4 c 5 b 6 a 7 c 8 a 9 c 10 b
7 1 no need for 2 debate about whether 3 reaction to hearing 4 research into the effects
5 point in going/point of going
8
Show certainty must

Show uncertainty seem, appear, possibility

Show attitude and significantly, importantly

evaluate

Show someone else’s claim, believe

opinion

Signal agreement or conversely, similarly

changes in opinion

9 1 Equally 2 must 3 Interestingly 4 claim 5 might

10 1 out 2 only 3 without 4 at 5 left 6 similar 7 What 8 the 9 isn’t 10 as

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Unit 11B
1 1 No matter how badly 2 he was against Jacques investing 3 she had no doubt(s) whatsoever
4 Only when Carlos took off his 5 By the time we got to
2 1 head 2 accountancy 3 wide 4 finally finished 5 it’s limitations 6 you are wanting 7 in their minds
8 following by 9 most of people 10 absolutely
3 Although Amira had said she didn’t have a lot of time 1 available to attend the two-day conference and
thought it might be a 2 complete waste of time, in the end she seemed pleased that she’d gone. She was also
glad she made a 3 conscious decision to stay right until the last speaker had given his presentation. When we
discussed the usefulness of the conference, she said that one of the 4 main points she’d taken away from it was
the significance of an article 5 published in a well-known medical journal on the perceived dangers of
saturated fats.
4 1 whenever 2 no matter 3 whoever 4 whichever 5 however
5 1 technology 2 resources 3 People 4 exercises 5 style
6 1 alone 2 aloof 3 aware 4 apart 5 afloat
7 1 We had an amazing time. 2 never in a million years 3 only when we got here 4 the thing that you
5 not for a minute
8 1 To tell (you) the truth 2 face the fact that 3 have a long tradition of 4 (right) before my very eyes
5 in complete contrast to
9 1 Scientists are working on a group of drugs to treat the common cold. This development, according to some,
is long overdue.
2 It’s best to present your data in the form of graphs, tables and charts. Where possible, try to have your
visual aids in colour.
3 First of all, put some sheets of newspaper at the base of the fire, then add some small pieces of wood on top.
Repeat the procedure until you have several layers.
4 It took a while for the information to work its way down from the board of directors. These people are very
busy, so I suppose it’s understandable.
5 After weeks of discussion, moving to a new building rather than renovating the old one was the option
everyone went for. The decision was based solely on cost.
10 1 chopping 2 season 3 beating 4 ’ve/have grated 5 Grill/Melt

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Unit 12B
1 1 TRUE 2 TRUE 3 TRUE 4 FALSE 5 FALSE
2 1 off 2 down 3 over 4 over 5 off 6 down 7 off 8 Over 9 off 10 down
3 1 My boss had me completely rewrite the legal report from scratch.
2✓
3✓
4 Harriet said she simply wasn’t having her new secretary explain to her how to run the company!
5✓
6 Marek got his neighbour to feed his pets while he was on his business trip.
7✓
8 I’ve started getting my hair done at Kutz – it’s much cheaper than most other places.
9✓
10 My fitness instructor got me running/to run around the park at six in the morning yesterday.
41e 2d 3a 4b 5c
5 1 sources 2 books/encyclopaedias 3 facts 4 clues 5 implications
6 1 effective 2 specifically 3 cite 4 triggers 5 short
7 1 a 2 c 3 c 4 c 5 a 6 b 7 a 8 b 9 c 10 b
8 1 FALSE 2 NOT GIVEN 3 TRUE 4 TRUE 5 FALSE
9 1 retain 2 fundamental 3 reproduce 4 implied 5 interpretation
10 1, 5, 7, 9 and 10 should be ticked.

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