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Unit 1 - Something to Shout About (pp. 18 - 20)

A 1 C 3 D 5 A 7 A 9 D2 B 4 C 6 B 8 D 10 B

B 1 pensioner 6 accomplishment2 complimentary 7 contribution3 influential 8 sincerely4 effectively 9 privileged5 inspiration 10 understandably

C 1 sibling 6 gratitude2 fire 7 trophy3 anniversary 8 budget4 stingy 9 labour5 resign 10 boost

D 1 distraction 4 imply2 persuasion 5 consistent3 vacancy 6 smirk

E 1 i 3 h 5 f 7 a 9 g2 c 4 e 6 b 8 j 10 d

1 has her head in the clouds2 worked his way up to the top3 stole the show4 is working/works her fingers to the bone5 in seventh heaven6 keep up with the Joneses7 rub me up the wrong way8 be a feather in his cap 9 has the world at her feet

10 keep on top of things

F 1 do 6 ✓ 11 ✓ 16 when2 on 7 ✓ 12 still 17 a3 ✓ 8 most 13 ✓

4 he 9 up 14 from5 so 10 the 15 ✓

Unit 2 - Escape Artists (pp. 33 - 35)

A 1 C 3 A 5 C 7 B 9 C2 D 4 B 6 A 8 D 10 B

B 1 diversity 5 profoundly2 astounding 6 barrenness3 avidly 7 tempted4 unparalleled 8 staggering

C 1 ravenous 6 gruelling2 absurd 7 slippery3 pristine 8 incessant4 boyish 9 savage5 humourless 10 postpone

D 1 package 4 whisk2 dean 5 disconcerting3 desolate 6 contrived

E 1 c 3 d 5 e 7 a 9 h2 i 4 g 6 j 8 b 10 f

1 reading between the lines2 read someone like a book3 off the beaten track4 on the edge of my seat5 face the music6 on a shoestring budget7 paint the town red8 on top of the world9 once in a blue moon

10 over the moon

F 1 bestow 9 changing, for2 ✓ 10 believed3 Crimean 11 Cross. The 4 to 12 recipients5 irrespective 13 Queen6 esteemed 14 ✓

7 ✓ 15 stoicism8 role 16 fastened

Unit 3 - People Power (pp. 50 - 52)

A 1 A 3 D 5 C 7 C 9 B2 C 4 B 6 B 8 D 10 A

B 1 unconditional 5 instinctive2 perfectionists 6 resentment3 stability 7 unsettling4 interaction 8 conscientious

C 1 dismal 6 innumerable2 prejudice 7 extrovert3 descent 8 socialise4 party 9 peep5 publicity 10 angle

D 1 doting 5 tribute2 ease 6 stroll3 superficial 7 dominate4 acknowledge

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E 1 e 3 f 5 c2 d 4 b 6 a

1 look on the bright side2 is full of beans3 hit rock bottom4 had a whale of a time5 was down in the dumps6 is a wet blanket

F 1 ✓ 7 more 12 ✓

2 as 8 ✓ 13 them3 ✓ 9 ✓ 14 for4 being 10 else 15 far5 as 11 up 16 much6 all

Unit 4 - Growing Concerns (pp. 69 - 71)

A 1 D 3 B 5 D 7 D 9 A2 C 4 C 6 A 8 A 10 B

B 1 shortly 5 outset2 defendant 6 deaths3 imprisonment 7 sympathy4 prosecution 8 youthful

C 1 infrastructure 6 humanitarian2 mugged 7 boasting3 parole 8 usher4 pension 9 obliged5 scrapheap 10 mood

D 1 arrested 4 compiled2 witnesses 5 anticipate3 chair 6 advocate

E 1 c 3 f 5 b2 d 4 a 6 e

1 voice one’s opinions2 enjoy country pursuits3 granted extra funding4 play truant5 get downhearted6 made a killing

F 1 authorities 7 though, even 12 ✓

2 crime? 8 installing 13 purchases3 shopping 9 ✓ 14 ✓

4 recent 10 emergency 15 saddened5 surveillance 11 outlets, it 16 seems6 ✓

Unit 5 - Our Changing World (pp. 86 - 88)

A 1 D 3 C 5 D 7 A 9 C2 B 4 B 6 A 8 C 10 B

B 1 inconvenience 5 striking2 refurbishment 6 accomplished3 disruption 7 visionary4 reservation 8 evocative

C 1 fragile 6 convey2 debris 7 mimic3 reside 8 deadline4 outline 9 hitch5 intriguing 10 obsolete

D 1 conveyor belt 4 unthinkable2 flight simulator 5 misplaced3 heroic 6 total up

E 1 d 3 a 5 f 7 i 9 b2 g 4 e 6 h 8 j 10 c

1 turn back the clock2 once in a blue moon3 break the mould4 hold a conversation5 blind me with science6 move with the times7 earn your keep8 come down to earth9 stood the test of time

10 reinvent the wheel

F 1 no 6 the 11 to2 to 7 ✓ 12 it3 ✓ 8 also 13 ✓

4 have 9 ✓ 14 so5 out 10 is 15 ✓

Unit 6 - A Job Well Done (pp. 99 - 101)

A 1 A 3 C 5 C 7 B 9 B2 D 4 D 6 A 8 D 10 A

B 1 apprehensive 5 structural2 alternative 6 recognition3 scepticism 7 Incredibly4 rigidity 8 hazardous

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C 1 blunder 6 Export2 exaggerated 7 mundane3 dispense 8 awkward4 lottery 9 relocated5 nasty 10 grant

D 1 on offer 4 civil servants2 work off 5 raise3 workmate 6 sacked

E 1 g 3 i 5 h 7 b 9 a2 d 4 f 6 j 8 e 10 c

1 was an inside job2 get ... off the ground3 make ends meet4 keeping his nose to the grindstone5 have ... time on your hands6 gave ... the thumbs down7 means business8 meet the deadline9 a blessing in disguise

10 keep your mind on the job

F 1 ✓ 10 interior2 construction 11 ✓

3 enduring 12 scroll 4 ✓ 13 pray5 Italy. In 14 sword, both6 nobler, more 15 Chioccheti’s7 ✓ 16 piece8 existence”. 17 adversity9 craftsmen

Unit 7 - Fit for Life (pp. 116 - 118)

A 1 C 3 C 5 D 7 B 9 D2 A 4 A 6 B 8 C 10 A

B 1 eradication 5 donations2 inadequate 6 communal3 unhygienic 7 indebted4 undoubtedly 8 vaccines

C 1 conceal 6 wander2 arthritis 7 vote3 bruises 8 refectory4 gloomy 9 highlights5 contract 10 adrenaline

D 1 stamina 4 clinch2 baffle 5 deliberately3 grab 6 attempt

E 1 d 3 f 5 a2 e 4 c 6 b

1 scared the life out of me2 had butterflies in my stomach3 kicked up their heels4 keep a stiff upper lip5 be over the hill6 was given a clean bill of health

F 1 will 7 then 13 out2 ✓ 8 what 14 their3 the 9 ✓ 15 he4 ✓ 10 in 16 ✓

5 of 11 this 17 only6 much 12 ✓

Unit 8 - Live and Learn (pp. 126 - 128)

A 1 C 3 A 5 B 7 C 9 A2 B 4 D 6 B 8 D 10 C

B 1 resemblance 5 debatable2 critically 6 severity3 plagiarism 7 expulsion4 assessment 8 suspension

C 1 perseverance 6 famine2 inevitable 7 discard3 compass 8 shortage4 meddle 9 spontaneous5 gratifying 10 immense

D 1 smoke detector 4 euphemism2 proof-reading 5 opinionated3 guarantee 6 voracious

E 1 e 3 i 5 b 7 d 9 c2 j 4 a 6 h 8 g 10 f

1 passed with flying colours2 learn it by heart3 get your foot in the door of4 put my heart and soul5 mind your p’s and q’s6 pick his brains7 knows ... like the back of his hand8 make the grade9 teach them a lesson

10 fell by the wayside

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F 1 you’re 9 easiest2 ✓ 10 equipment3 ✓ 11 root4 activities 12 You5 meetings, persuade 13 don’t6 ✓ 14 ✓

7 environment 15 minutes’8 ideas. If

Unit 9 - The Image Business (pp. 143 - 145)

A 1 B 3 A 5 A 7 D 9 B2 D 4 C 6 C 8 A 10 D

B 1 unpretentious 5 creations2 restraint 6 trendy3 enormously 7 undoubtedly4 embarrassment 8 conservative

C 1 vanity 6 intact2 grungy 7 tacky3 pranks 8 rarity4 coarse 9 reckon5 gullible 10 declined

D 1 Treaty 4 outgoing2 chores 5 deceptive3 declined 6 ethereal

E 1 c 3 f 5 d2 e 4 a 6 b

1 drum his fingers2 wrinkles her nose3 nod their heads4 shrugging their shoulders5 clenched his fists6 purses her lips

F 1 were 7 how 13 were2 to 8 been 14 ✓

3 ✓ 9 after 15 being4 was 10 ✓ 16 so5 the 11 have 17 are6 ✓ 12 ✓ 18 much

Unit 10 - Shop Arround (pp. 163 - 165)

A 1 A 3 B 5 D 7 A 9 C2 C 4 A 6 C 8 D 10 B

B 1 applicable 6 achingly2 inclination 7 comforting3 accessibility 8 depression4 overspend 9 treatment5 unappealing 10 psychiatrist

C 1 attitude 6 inevitable2 defect 7 agony3 misjudge 8 wit4 legible 9 reassure5 summarise 10 branch

D 1 mortgage 4 market research2 freshly-squeezed 5 steering3 resent 6 suspense

E 1 d 3 e 5 h 7 i 9 j2 f 4 a 6 g 8 b 10 c

1 cost an arm and a leg2 tighten my belt3 have a nest egg4 go from rags to riches5 save for a rainy day6 make ends meet7 carrying the world on his shoulders8 gone off the boil9 earns her bread and butter

10 was his meal ticket

F 1 hours 9 to2 don’t 10 ✓

3 family, you 11 allergies?4 their 12 of5 your 13 however, it6 ✓ 14 ✓

7 Bear 15 new8 bills, feeding 16 healthy

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