Answerkey

UNIT 1 UNIT2
a
2 brand 9 immigration
3 way of life 10 non-native speaker A M 0 R T I F I E D E D X 0
4 multi-ethnic 11 local produce
5 clash 12 standard of living E L P S S H R S T I K S H V
6 brain drain 13 Mass r
7 goods 14 global financial crisis W L P G I D E S P E R A T E
8 corporation
0 I N S E C U R E) E R P D R
2 U N S R H R I F N J F P C J
2 residential areas 5 high-rise buildings
3 availability of housing 6 Sky-high property prices N D R D E E K G V E A R A 0
4 urban sprawl 7 green belt
D I S I L L U S I 0 N E D Y
3 a
U F T S P I Y R 0 T B H T E
AC B CO C CO DC ED FD G CO H CO
P F K G L E F R U J s E K D
b
2 B, C 3 F, H 4 E 5 A, D, G 6 B 7G 8 E, F F E P U E V S G S 0 0 N D G

4 a C R 0 S S E G 0 W P I S V D
2 is taking place 9 have
3 will be delivering
D E N T S D B T F S U I E W
10 will also be blocking
4 have been prepari ng 11 said I N T E F E T B T G V D Q
5 are taking
J
12 to be isolating
6 marked 13 are becoming 0 T S D E V A S T A T E D Y
7 have thrown 14 's getting
8 were not allowing 15 will be making P S H A T T E R E D T E D X

5 b
2 be getting 2 cross 8 helpless
3 you are constantly changing 3 envious 9 shattered
4 I was hoping 4 insecure 10 devastated
5 is forever devising 5 desperate 11 disgusted
6 know 6 disillusioned 12 overjoyed
7 be working 7 apprehensive 13 indifferent
8 are always comparing
9 were wondering 2 a
10 make 2a 3a 4b Sa 6b 7b 8a 9b lOa lla 12b

6 3 a
2 'm thinking 9 'm weighing 2
3 was having 10 don't see
4 were admiring 11 weighs b
5 still fit 12 is being 2F 3T 4T SF 6F 7F 8T
6 appears 13 do you think
7 'm seeing 14 is expecti ng c
8 admire 2 a real eye-opener
3 brusque
7 a 4 enveloped in
3 5 wear their heart on their sleeves
6 deeply engrossed in
b 7 with disdain
2 improved transport / cheaper flights / increased leisure time 8 to get back into the swing of things
3 improved transport / cheaper flights / increased leisure time
4 the benefits of tourism are not always felt at local level 4
5 jobs are often low paid and menial 2 having met 10 has been
6 environmental and social damage 3 will have eaten 11 has been lying
4 has been 12 will have been working /
8 5 had been driving will have worked
2 Whatever 6 As well as 6 to have left 13 to have checked
3 as if 7 which 7 had changed 14 had been raining
4 Yet 8 finally 8 having read 15 have received
5 such as 9 had hidden

10 a
2F 3F 4T SF 6T
5 3
2 have you been looking 8 've never seen All possible answers
3 've been waiting 9 have been seeing
4 Have you ever played 10 've been trying, haven't had Simple Continuous
5 's been working 11 've never understood Present tell, is, see, (which) means, are shining
6 has never done 12 've been waiting, hasn't it arrived observe, is (x2), deduce
7 've been watching
Present perfect have (just) made, have been studying
6 has stolen
2 had been sitting 8 had eaten Past decided, woke up, saw, were leaving,
3 had had 9 hadn't been said (x3), thought was lying
4 've been thinking 10 had been sitting
Past perfect had finished had (obviously) been
5 've eaten 11 've been listening
doing
6 has heard 12 've never seen
7 Have you tried Future will (probably) be will be setting
Future perfect will have been
7
2 heavily regulated 7 differentiating factors The Future perfect continuous (will have been doing) is not included.
3 peer group 8 subtly flatter
4 pamper yourself 9 deliberately set out to 4 a
5 backfired 10 aspirations 2 leave 7 wins
6 monitored people's responses 3 has 8 smashes
4 denies 9 shouts out
8 5 walks, don't serve 10 are
2 It wasn't the demonstrators who started the trouble. 6 declare
3 It was only last week that she finally got in touch.
4 What we like about Australia is the marvellous weather. b
5 It's only after 6.30 that you can park here for free. • To talk about the past when we tell a joke, relate the story of a film,
6 What you should do now is get plenty of rest. book or play. 3, 5
7 It was only when I got home that I realised I'd picked up the wrong coat. • To refer to an action which happens at the moment of speaking. 6
8 What I don't like about living here is the awful traffic. • To describe or commentate on a present action. 8
9 It wasn't me who suggested having a barbecue. • To describe future events which are programmed or timetabled . 1, 10
10 What really annoys me is the way you lied to us. • To refer to the future after time conjunctions such as if, when, before,
as soon as, etc. 2
9 • After relative pronouns such as who and where. 9
2 no laughing matter 7 burst into tears • In subordinate clauses introduced by as, than and whether. 7
3 shoulder to cry on 8 bored to tears
4 burst out laughing 9 close to tears 5
5 floods of tears 10 crying her eyes out 2 'd listened 9 didn't make
6 the last laugh 3 took 10 could
4 were to 11 Was there
10 a 5 wanted 12 'd known
2A 3D 4B 6 had been 13 could
7 faced up 14 left
b 8 was wondering
2 It tells the story of .. .
3 The story opens as ... 6
4 There are several subplots. 2h 3a 4i 5d 6c 7b 8f 9j 10e
5 Little by little, you realise that ...
6 It makes you laugh out loud . 7 a
7 It's very heartwarming ... 2 Only then did I notice that something was missing.
8 It leaves you with a feeling that ... 3 Rarely have I witnessed such enthusiasm.
9 I won't give away the ending ... 4 Seldom has the economic outlook looked so gloomy.
10 It all ends happily. 5 Not only did you lie to me, you also stole my money.
6 No longer do women expect men to provide for them economically.
7 Not once did he say 'thank you' for all the help I gave him.
UNIT3 8 Never before have so many people participated in a TV game show.

8
2 fee 8 ransom 2 worth a quick look 6 for what it's worth
3 priceless 9 bankrupt 3 prove your worth 7 worth your while
4 worthless 10 broke 4 worthless 8 worthwhile
5 stingy 11 bribes 5 not worth
6 break even 12 went bust
7 pension 9
2 while 6 pinch
2 a 3 dash 7 overwhelming
2)( 3'" 4)( 5'" 6'" 4 sum 8 handful
5 enormous
b
1a 2c 3c 4b Sa

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10 a 5 T
2 respectively 5 a slight increase 6 T
3 threefold 6 In contrast, doubled 7 F - They are both important.
4 steadily 8 T
9 F - She thinks it's easier when you're older.

UNIT4 c
2 m iles on the clock 4 buzz
a 3 outlook 5 soak up the atmosphere
2 meditation
3 a detox programme 7
4 rai Chi 2 alive 9 sleeping
5 laser treatment 3 drunken 10 lone
6 counselling 4 mere 11 only
7 a religious retreat 5 sheer 12 asleep
8 voluntary work 6 sick 13 afraid
9 acupuncture 7 live 14 ill
10 'boot camp-style' training 8 frightened 15 drunk

b 8
2 a religious retreat 2 bad-tempered 8 light-hearted
3 'boot camp-style' training 3 newly-appointed 9 44-year-old
4 a detox programme 4 burnt out 10 long-haired
5 hypnotherapy 5 open-minded 11 little-known
6 laser treatment 6 badly paid 12 40-minute
7 counselling 7 user-friendly
8 meditation
9
2 a 2 pre-industrial 7 unimportant
2 mar2thQn 10 p~rspective 3 incomplete 8 anti-American
3 acupunctl,!re 11 voll,!ntary 4 misunderstand 9 multilingual
4 endur2nce 12 ov~rwhelmed 5 maladjusted 10 overpaid
5 physic21 13 yourself 6 dishonest 11 sub-tropical
6 forw2rd 14 broad~n
7 hypnQther2py 15 sup~rfici21 10
8 couns~lling 16 hQrizQns 2 odourless 11 stressful
9 ve~n 3 atomic 12 greenish
4 electric 13 poisonous
3 5 fiery 14 painful
2 tone up 6 personal trainer 6 literary 15 commercial
3 fitness app 7 manageable targets 7 diplomatic 16 financial
4 nutritional information 8 motivated 8 psychological 17 administrative
5 metabolic rate 9 rigorous training programme 9 medical 18 electrical
10 anxious
4 a
2 greater 8 better 11
3 the easiest 9 better 2 very, slightly 5 absolutely, utterly
4 nicer 10 more likely 3 completely, a bit 6 pretty, rather
5 worse 11 the most effective 4 slightly, a little
6 more resistant 12 the healthier
7 the best 12
2D 3A 4E 5C
5
2 face 9 ears
3 hands 10 mouth UNITS
4 head 11 stomach
5 leg 12 foot
6 shoulder 13 thumbs 2 cough 12 taboo
7 hair 14 heart 3 cuddle 13 drop in
8 nose 4 swear 14 row
5 turn-off 15 offensive
6 a 6 unhygienic 16 rude
1 Mike 2 Richard 3 Clara 4 Agata 7 blaspheme 17 yawn
8 revolting 18 sexist
b 9 awkward 19 pushy
2 F - It's difficult because of the way words are formed and the 10 whistle 20 sneeze
grammatical cases. 11 manners
3 F - He says his lessons are like being at school, but doesn't say he'd
prefer that.
4 F - She says the opposite is true.

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2 7
2 pushy 12 offensive 2 gabble 6 stiff
3 coughing 13 sneezing 3 talks 7 dried up
4 revolting 14 unhygienic 4 nonchalant 8 small talk
5 rude 15 sexist 5 cracked
6 yawning 16 whistle
7 taboo 17 rowing 8
8 turn-off 18 dropped in 2 where 6 why
9 swear 19 cuddle 3 which 7 where
10 manners 20 blasphemy 4 where 8 which
11 pat 5 which 9 where

3 9 a
2 Botox injections 8 personal trainer
3 overdressed 9 flattering portrait Informal Semi-formal Formal
4 inner beauty 10 charisma Ijust wanted to ask Could you help me out? I am writing to
5 bad hair day 11 style makeover you a quick favour. request your help.
6 posture 12 fashion victim
Could I possibly ... ? Would you mind if I I'd be very grateful if
7 make-up artist
borrowed .. . ? you would lend me ...
4 a I can ... I'm happy to ... I would, of course, be
4 willing to ...
As you can see, ... As I'm sure you know ... As you are no doubt
b
aware, ...
Questions
1 How much money do you earn? If you're up for it, ... If you can help, ... If you're willing to
2 Are you pregnant yet? take part, ...
3 Are you and John still in love? Cheers, Many thanks, Kind regards,
4 How much did you pay for that?
5 Are you having a relationship with him?
6 Where did you buy that? 10 a
7 Are you planning to move? 2 I wonder if you might be able to help me.
8 Are you going to go back to work? 3 Are you in the middle of something?
9 Are you going on holiday this year? 4 I don't see why I should .. .
Answers 5 Can I ask a really, really big favour?
I can't believe you just asked me that! 6 If you'll just bear with me for a minute, ...
2 I'm not tellingyou that.
3 I can't possibly tell you that. c
4 I'm not telling anyone that. 2 1,2,5 34,5 46 51
5 Wouldn 't you like to know?
6 That's none of your business.
7 I never tell anyone that kind of thing. UNIT6
8 We don't know.
9 We haven't decided yet.
a
10 We haven't really thought about it.
lb 2c 3a

c
b
2T 3T 4F 5T 6F 7F 8T
2 Benn Pitman
5 3 mail, TV and radio programmes
2 I feel it is necessary to 6 are able to
4 none
3 are sometimes 7 will possibly
5 documentaries and nature programmes
4 am unable to 8 perhaps you are
6 Walking with Dinosaurs
5 refuses to 9 is not the correct thing to
c
6 2T 3F 4F 5T 6F 7T 8F
2 We ought to have checked the train t imes before we set out.
3 You don't have to I needn't I don't need to book tickets in advance.
You can just turn up on the day.
4 You didn't have to I needn't have taken so much trouble, but Children's education Adult education
thanks anyway! (before 15) academics
5 Did you have to pay for the whole week, or can we pay day-by-day? junior school degree
6 Your suit needs cleaning I ought to be cleaned as soon as possible. nursery school graduation ceremony
7 We didn't have to pay for our meals. They were included in the primary lecture
price of the holiday. professor
8 You ought to buy some mosquito repellent for your holiday.
9 Do you think we ought to take some food for the journey?
10 You needn't I don't need to I don't have to get a visa if you're only
staying for a week.

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3
2 build, self-esteem 6 shattered, illusions
UNIT7
3 long run 7 make sense
4 negative impact 8 high achiever
5 got the hang 2 pierced 12 vintage
3 eyebrow 13 ornament
4 a 4 dye 14 minimalist
2 will be brought back 9 is recovered 5 sports car 15 unconventional
3 was declared 10 be inserted 6 cute 16 childish
4 was set up 11 will be placed 7 casual 17 chic
5 has been extracted 12 has been stripped 8 scruffy 18 twee
6 has been preserved 13 to be developed
9 stark 19 contemporary
7 being resurrected 14 to be done 10 sophisticated 20 trainer
8 were used 15 being released 11 garish

5 2
2 is believed to have escaped 2 leggings
3 was considered to be 3 shoulder pads
4 is not thought to be considering 4 ponytail
5 is rumoured to have spent 5 jumpsuit
6 are expected to show 6 platform shoes
7 were not intended to cause 7 wig
8 is reported to be 8 ankle socks
9 was known to be
10 is alleged to have been 3 a
11 is not understood to be 2 certainly does go on
12 is assumed to have been 3 It certainly is hot
4 Am I glad
6 5 I really do apologise
Pupils "'hg ha"@ 9@@n enrolled for exams at a Nottingham school will 6 Did she look
be fed a diet of bananas and classical music. Teachers at Kensal Green 7 I really do think
Girls' School hope their students' brain power will be increased by the 8 Have I got
special regime. When sh@ was interviewed on local television, head 9 I really do appreciate
teacher Sarah Weave r said, 'Every girl will be given a banana on exam
mornings to help them get their brains into gear.' Soothing classical 4 a
music - wi:Iiffi.i£ played at low volume through concealed 2 U, S 35,S 4 U, 5 5 U, 5 6 U, S
speakers - is believed to calm cand idates' ne rves and put them in
a relaxed frame of mind as they enter t he examination hall. The 5
experiment - wi:Iiffi.i£ based on similar techniques used in US 2 world
universities - is likely to be imitated in other Nottingham schools 3 dirty
if it-i5 found to be successful. 4 off
7 5 effects
2 getting lost 8 will get stolen 6 lookalike
3 to have it removed 9 got beaten 7 mixed
4 got stuck 10 to get creased 8 onlooker
5 'd get dressed 11 to have got engaged 9 soundtrack
6 got started 12 having her hair done 10 up
7 to get the piano 13 get changed
11 sound bites

8 a 6 a
2 down 8 around 3
3 out 9 down
4 up b
10 away
5 to 11 out 2B 3F 4A 5C 6E
6 on 12 up
7 out c
2c 3a 4a 5c 6b
9 a
2G 3E 4A 5D 6C 7F 8H 7 a
'So you admit breaking into Carla's Fashion Store on October 11th
b last year?' he said.
8, 7, 1, 6, 2, 4, 5 'Yes, Your Honour. But I can honestly say I haven't done anything like
this before, and it will definitely never happen again . I only did it
because my wife desperately needed a new dress.'
The judge looked at his case notes for a few moments.
'I see. So why then did you break into the store again on the 12th,
13th and 14th of October?'
'Because my wife made me change the dress three times.'
8 4
2 Definitely 6 Probably 2 to call 11 to make out
3 Almost ce rtainly 7 Conceivably 3 at avoiding 12 to see
4 Undoubtedly 8 Definitely not 4 to visit 13 of speaking
5 Most like ly 5 packing 14 on riding
6 to return 15 to see
9 7 to tell 16 about getting
2 good 8 in a friendly way 8 about flying 17 in learning
3 deep 9 wrongly 9 writing 18 to change
4 good 10 yet 10 to visit
5 hard 11 freely
6 Sti ll 12 still 5
7 late 1
b In fact, he's already made several attempts to escape.
10 c He and his cellmates often have arguments about escaping.
2 highly 7 profusely d He'd probably have difficulty escaping.
3 smoothly 8 deeply 2
4 badly 9 painfully a He has plans to introduce a new traffic scheme.
5 rightly 10 bitterly b He's likely to have trouble introducing a new traffic scheme.
6 technologically c Not everyone sees th e advantages of introducing a new traffic
scheme.
11 d Many members of the public have doubts about introducing a new
2 (1) especially 6 (2) even traffic scheme.
3 (1) only 7 (l)only 3
4 (2) even 8 (2) even a Ali's parents are convinced of the importance of studying abroad .
5 (1) especially 9 (1) especially b His parents are giving Ali the opportunity to study abroad.
c Ali's having a few problems finding the right place to study.
12 a d Ali has to make some difficult decisions about finding the right
2- 3+ 4+ 5- 6- 7+ 8- 9+ 10 - place to study.

13 6
2 Quite 7 well 2 a accused, e suspected
3 good 8 make 3 a ask, e permit
4 goodness 9 Much 4 c hear, d remember
5 afraid 10 perfectly 5 c need, d regretted
6 glad 6 a criticised, c forbid
7 c let, d make
8 a has forgiven me, c prevented
UNITS 9 c ordered, d persuaded
lOb regrets, e admits
11 a asked, d thanked
2 chatterbox 12 b not letting, c making
3 keep themselves to themselves 13 a accused, d prevented
4 sulk 14 a daren't, b had better
5 neat freak 15 b let, c stopped
6 laid-back
7 cracking jokes 7
8 highly strung 2 using 7 having
9 grumpy 3 to have 8 being
10 overbeari ng 4 sleeping 9 replying
11 outspoken 5 to keep 10 to express
12 fussy 6 to have

2 8
keeps (on) phoning you even when there's no real news 2 in a moment 7 exactly
2 is always talking about their boring hobbies, tends not to notice 3 really 8 really
when other people aren't interested 4 only 9 exactly
3 used to walk home from school together, would always take each 5 only 10 only
other's sides if there was an argument 6 a short time ago
4 was always criticising me in front of the other students, tended
to treat the girls better than the boys, kept (on) losing his temper 9 a
with the students 3

3 b
2 living 7 to be given 2F 3T 4F 5T 6F 7F 8F
3 sharing 8 to be
4 to buy 9 looking for, finding, not seeing
5 to be retu rned 10 to be doing
6 spoiling
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10 8 a
2 lack, sense 6 need, tendency 2 blank 7 update
3 achievement 7 love 3 turning B re boot
4 ambition B total 4 holding down 9 backed up
5 fear 5 installed 10 external
6 threw up 11 reset
11 a
2D 3D 4S 5D 6S 9
2P 3A 4A 5P 6A 7P BA 9A 10 P
12 a
2 concerned 10 a
3 member 2d 3g 4a 5j 6i 7b Bf ge 10 h
4 clearly

UNIT 10
UNIT9
a
2 bluntly 12 home truths
2 sustainability 7 growth 3 con 13 oath
3 caught B popular 4 cheat on 14 perjury
4 revolutionary 9 adapt 5 exaggerate 15 rumours
5 emergence 10 emerging 6 excuse 16 spread
6 transformed 7 fib 17 taken in
B forgery lB tales
2 9 get away with 19 testify
2b 3c 4c 5a 6c 7c Ba 9c 10 a 10 gossip 20 white
11 hoax
3
2 is due to start 7 is about to stop b
3 is on the verge of returning B is to be shut down 2 exaggerating 9 bluntly, home truths
4 are to drop 9 on the point of reaching 3 oath, perjury 10 rumours
5 is set to win 10 are to sign 4 con,bogus 11 hoaxes
6 are likely to vote 5 tales 12 cheating
6 got away with it 13 excuse
4 7 white lie 14 fibs
2 were leavi ng 6 were on the point of B gossiping 15 forgeries
3 was going to be 7 were going to be
4 was about to say B was to be 2
5 would 2 as long as you need
3 as long as you want
5 a 4 as soon as they could
2e 3b 4h 5a 6f 7d Bg 5 as often as we could
6 as fast as he could
b 7 as much as you can
2 The standard of teaching seems to be getting worse. B as many chocolates as you want
3 The town's importance is slowly decreasing. 9 as much work as she cou Id
4 Fewer and fewer people are taking holidays abroad. 10 as ohen as I can
5 We have more and more time to ourselves these days. 11 as long as we wanted/needed
6 Julio 's English seems to be slowly getting worse. 12 as fast as you want/like
7 The difference between the two groups is becoming more and 13 as soon as we can
more blurred. 14 as much money as you want
B The days are getting shorter and shorter. 15 as ohen as I can
16 as much pasta as you want/like
6 a
3 3
2 slept 10 get, soon
b 3 done 11 off
2e 3d 4a 5c 4 As, as 12 as
5 earned 13 before
c 6 may/might!Could 14 meant
2 F 3T 4F 5T 6F 7F 7 played 15 known
B aware 16 mannered
7 9 worth
2 in B ask
3 up 9 find 4 a
4 out 10 lead Apparently all the stories are true!
5 too 11 know
6 out 12 round b
7 own 2 F - She was wrong about his affair.
3 T
4 T
5 F - She and her colleagues called him several times.
6 F - She counsels animals.
5 a
A: ie careful! You nearly knocked over that poor cyclist.
B: H+! sorry. It's not easy to look at the road and the map at the same
time.
A: Well, I did offer to map-read, but you wouldn't let me map r@aEi.
B: Because you always get us lost. Or you did get 1J5 195t last time,
anyway.
A: No, I didn't get 1J5 t95t! You wouldn't listen to me!
B: Never mind. Are there any more sweets? Can I have one~?
A: No, you can't ha"@ a 5"'@@t. You ate the last one sweet an hour ago.
B: It+a pity we didn't get some more sweet5 when we stopped for
petrol.
A: Just a minute. Did that sign say Crawley ten miles?
B: I think so it 5aiEi Cra"lley teR /'Riles. Why?
A: Because it means we're going in the wrong direction!

6
Z Rich people often have no idea what it's like to have little or no
money.
3 What do you know about the man running for president?
4 The new vacuum cleaner comes with an instruction manual telling
you how to empty the machine.
S Women wearing high-heeled shoes will not be allowed on the rides
at the amusement park.
6 Travellers coming from outside of Europe will need to have a visa
in order to enter the country.

7
Z it 7 each other
3 they 8 You
4 that 9 yourself
S this 10 us
6 one

8
Z This 3 that 4 that S this 6 that

9 a
Z it's 3 We 4 they 5 their 6 there

b
Z it's 6 that
3 that 7 She
4 one 8 his
S he 9 that

10
Z them 7 his
3 He, it's 8 they'll, their
4 They,- 9 her
S he 10 she
6 them

11 b
Z The new medication has made him feel much better, but it didn't
help her very much.
3 You might not want to see him, but! certainly do.
4 I just don't know what on earth we can tell him ... maybe your
uncle can help.
S If you see Andy again, ask him to call me instead of Mr Bernard.
6 It's Frank who's the problem: if we could persuade him, the rest
would be easy.
7 Was it ~ who I spoke to the other day?
8 It doesn't matter what she thinks - it's what ~ think that worries
me.
9 I don't know about~, but I've had enough of this.
10 Apparently they're going to ban cars in the town centre. What will
we do then?