Answer key

1 Impressions 6
a) hasnt she
Vocabulary
b) did I 1
Grammar c) arent I Usually positive characteristics:
d) havent you warm, charming, hearty, sparkling
1
e) was it Usually negative characteristics:
a) 1
f) does she abrasive, fake, harsh, shrill, strident
b) 6
g) do they
c) 4
h) shall we 2
d) 8
e) 3 a) 6
7 b) 5
f) 2
a) c) 2
g) 7
b) Do you mind telling me how you d) 4
h) 5
met him or her? e) 1
2 c) Could you tell me what your first f) 7
thoughts were? g) 3
1 have just bought
d)
2 was walking
e) Do you think that you made a 3
3 saw
good impression on him or her? a) charming
4 had been looking
f) Do you know what he or she is b) hearty
5 was selling
doing now? c) impassive
6 used to have
g) Id like to know if/whether you d) forced
7 always feel
still have the same opinion about e) staring
8 m wearing
this person. f) spiky
3 8
g) husky
a) So does Venice. h) designer
a) Do you know know what kind of
b) So is Titanic.
salary you are looking for? 4
c) Neither has Jodie Foster.
b) Could you tell me which political a) rediscover
d) So did Daniel Day-Lewis.
party you vote for? b) reunite
e) So has / does Keifer Sutherland.
c) Do you think that you work well c) rebuild
f) Neither has Antonio Banderas.
under stress? d) reinvent
g) Neither was Schwarzenegger.
d) Do you mind telling me if/ e) relocate
h) So did Tom Hanks.
whether you have ever been in f) reconsider
Sentences c, f and h are completely trouble with the police? g) rewrite
untrue. e) Id like to know what is more h) reschedule
important for you: money or job
4 satisfaction. 5
a) So do I. / I dont! f) Would you say that you are a) rearrange
b) So have I. / I havent! a morning-person or an b) reconstruct
c) So would I. / I wouldnt! afternoon-person? c) rethink
d) Neither do I. / I do! g) Id like to know whether you d) reword
e) Neither do I. / I do! believe in God. e) remake
f) So am I. / Im not! f) redo
g) So did I. / I didnt!
h) Neither have I. / I have! Pronunciation g) repackage
h) re-examine
i) Neither could I. / I could! a) Speaker A
b) Speaker A 6
5 c) Speaker B a) buckle
a) werent you R d) Speaker B b) zip
b) arent you F e) Speaker A c) button
c) are you F f) Speaker B d) cuff
d) do you R e) sleeve
e) havent you R f) belt
f) didnt you F g) hem
g) can you R h) collar
h) have you F
i) did you F

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a) cuff I first discovered her music because a) They couldnt afford to buy lots of
b) button my mother used to like it and listen new clothes.
c) collar to it when she was cooking. About b) They encouraged me to go to
d) belt ten years ago, Marianne Faithfull church every week.
e) sleeve was in concert here and we went c) They never let me bring friends
f) buckle together. She was superb. I love the home.
way she sings and she has had such a d) They made me come home at ten
8 fascinating life. I dont like everything oclock every night.
1 d that she has done, but shes always e) They warned me not to go
2 e interesting. to discos (because they were
3 a dangerous).
4 c 4 f) My father expected me to work in
5 f appeared his sock factory.
6 b beautiful g) My parents taught me to respect
concert authority.
9 different h) I was dreading telling my parents
1 guess extremely that I had a boyfriend.
2 cant fascinating i) I managed to run away from home
3 down favourite when I was 15.
4 wind including j) I tried to live on my own, but it
5 annoying interesting was very hard.
recently
10 serious 5
1 that 1 at
2 over 2 to

2 Generations
3 one 3 in
4 with 4 at
5 image 5 for
6 bears
7 resemblance
Grammar 6 about
7 on
8 same 1 8 to
9 recognise a) Lidia decided to study in England. 9 of
10 looks b) She wanted her parents to pay for 10 with
11 like her studies.
12 looking c) Unfortunately, they could not 6
afford to help her. a) Do you find it difficult to get up in
Reading d)
e)
the morning?
b) Is it embarrassing for you to speak
2 f) The family friends didnt ask her English?
The second and the third ads will to pay any rent. c) Do you find it irritating to get
probably get the most replies. g) She loved going to classes and she spam emails?
made lots of friends. d) Is it easy for you to keep a secret?
3 h) She spent her free time looking e) Do you find it boring to watch
a) 3 after the friends children. adverts on TV?
b) 2 f) Do you find it amusing to look at
c) not needed 2 old family photos?
d) 5 a) making
e) 1 b) Let Vocabulary
f) 4 c) force
g) 6 d) allow 1
e) get 1 infancy
4 f) arrange 2 childhood
appeal / appealing g) attempt 3 adolescence
attract / attractive h) mind 4 adulthood
entice i) ask 5 middle age
tempt 6 old age
3
2
Writing a) to understand
b) talking a) dreading
1 c) going b) aiming
c) A voice and a life d) to help c) avoid
e) spending d) manage
2 f) to leave e) urged
1 b g) know f) warned
2 c h) to give g) mind
3 a h) encourage

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a) Charity begins at home. a) lost a) P
b) Blood is thicker than water. b) wear b) H
c) Home is where the heart is. c) give c) H
d) Birds of a feather flock together. d) low d) H
e) Twos company, threes a crowd. e) have e) P
f) One good turn deserves another. f) H

4 Listening g) P
h) P
1 a) 1
2 f) a) Speaker 3

3 Gold
3 e) b) Speaker 2
4 d) c) Speaker 1
5 c)
6 b) 2 Grammar
5 Speaker 1
a) impressed topic 1 2 3 a) was going
b) fed up b) would see
c) irritating boyfriends c) they had had
d) hopeless d) the next day
entertainment
e) optimistic e) hadnt finished
f) allergic fashion f) would love
g) amazed g) d gone
marriage h) we were going
6
money
a) hopeless 2
b) allergic music a) he had just won
c) amazed b) he had won; he was going to do
d) impressed politics c) he didnt know; he would buy
e) optimistic studies d) would take
f) irritating e) he wanted
g) fed up work f) she fancied
g) they were going
7 h) she was doing
1 take
3
2 call a) a bad job 3
3 have b) not as good as people claim a) Ive got the tickets.
4 welcome c) in a very bad way b) Can/Could I see them?
5 make d) made very easy for them c) When are we leaving?
6 show e) survive financially d) You have (got) two days to get
7 help f) a situation where you have two ready.
8 shout very different advantages e) Do I need to take any money?
f) Ill pay for everything.
8 Writing g) Im going to buy some new
a) very clothes.
b) mind 1 h) Do you want to come/go with
c) Excuse 1 d me?
d) afraid 2 e i) Ill wait for you at home.
e) Sorry 3 m
4 n 4
Pronunciation 5 i a) If I was/were the president of my
country, Id spend more money on
6 k
1 7 c the environment.
a) grey, say, chase, fake 8 l b) If I ever had the chance, Id take a
b) buy, try, flight, wild 9 f year off and go travelling.
c) boy, toy, annoy, join 10 g c) If I could live anywhere in the
d) go, know, clothes, host 11 a world, Id probably buy a beach
e) how, now, clown, ground 12 j villa in Tahiti.
f) their, where, hair, parent 13 b d) If I didnt need to learn English, I
g) hear, near, cheers, serious 14 h would have stopped a long time
ago.
e) If I didnt have to go to work
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 f) If I had been good at Maths, 3 8
I would have studied it at a) word a) I was looking for something
university. b) action slightly more colourful.
g) If I had done more exercise when I c) fortune b) I was wondering if you might have
was younger, I would be a lot fitter d) way something a little less formal.
now. e) loss c) I was thinking of something
h) If Id been born with very rich f) exam slightly more exciting.
parents, I wouldnt be doing this g) look d) I was hoping for something a little
job. h) duty less expensive.
e) Id like something that looks
5 4 slightly older.
a) 8 a) 5 f) Id prefer something a little more
b) 2 b) 9 fun.
c) 7 c) 7
d) 3
e) 6
d) 6
e) 1
Pronunciation
f) 5 f) 8 1
g) 4 g) 10 a) wealthy
h) 1 h) 4 b) whether
i) 3 c) treasure
6
j) 2 d) special
a) If Id studied harder at school, Id
e) stretch
have a better job. 5 f) deluge
b) If it was/were made of real gold, it a) Expressions a/5, c/7, d/6
would be worth a lot. b) Expressions b/9, g/10 2
c) If they hadnt cornered the market, c) Expressions e/1, f/8, h/4, i/3, a) tS
they wouldnt have put up the j/2 b) dZ
price.
c) Z
d) If he didnt have a talent for seeing 6 d) T
a gap in the market, he wouldnt a) a steady stream of people e) S
have made millions. b) digest the information f) D
e) If she had realised it was valuable, c) use your time more profitably
she wouldnt have given it away.
f) If my time wasnt /werent so
d) food for thought
e) a half-baked idea Reading
precious, I would have spoken to
them.
f) spare a couple of minutes 1
g) spent the evening a) by inventing a meatball-making
g) If I hadnt been working late, I h) trickling slowly
wouldnt have missed the film. machine
i) wasting your time b) ten years
h) If I had known you were coming, I j) worth your while
would have come to meet you. c) that they can also be successful if
they take a few risks and believe in
7
their dreams
Vocabulary A
1
1 loaded 2
2 splash out a) 5
a) office 3 blow b) 4
b) a right 4 living c) 6
c) a fortune 5 breadwinner d) 2
d) action 6 peanuts e) 1
e) a risk 7 a rainy day f) 3
f) way 8 overdraft
2 B 3
1 worth a) F
a) took
2 made b) F
b) make
3 pricey c) T
c) take
4 hard d) T
d) make; take
5 range e) F
e) have
6 boat f) F
f) having
7 budget g) F
g) take
8 stretch h) F
h) make
i) T

4
a) entrepreneur
b) expert
c) prototype
d) perseverance
e) aired

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 Writing would have to cut his arm off at the
elbow in order to save his life. Once
Vocabulary
1 he had cut off his arm, he managed
1 when to climb to the floor of the canyon. As 1
2 as soon as he was walking out of the canyon, he a) imminent
3 While / As met a group of people who had been b) shambolic
4 then hiking in the area. They called for c) interest
5 after / as soon as help and a helicopter soon arrived to d) deal
6 While take him to a nearby hospital. e) genuine
7 during f) obscenely
8 As soon as / When
4 g) particularly
9 until a) What had Aron been doing when
the accident happened? 2
2 b) Why hadnt anyone come to look a) self-conscious
totally completely for him? b) enjoyable
Apparently it seemed c) Why hadnt he called for help? c) reasonable
Suddenly just then d) How long had he waited in the d) self-discipline
frantically desperately canyon? e) self-esteem
finally at last e) What had he done to get away? f) accessible
f) What had he been doing when he g) self-employed
met the hikers? h) unbearable
i) achievable
4 Challenge 5
a) He had been climbing in a remote
j) doable

3
Grammar canyon.
b) Because he hadnt told anyone a) self-discipline
1 where he was going. b) self-esteem
c) Because he hadnt brought his c) enjoyable
a) had always wanted; saw
phone with him. d) doable; achievable
b) had been preparing; cancelled
d) He had waited in the canyon for e) unbearable
c) were getting; rang; told; had stolen
five days. f) reasonable
d) had been waiting; had finally
e) He had cut his arm off. g) accessible
arrived; didnt know
f) He had been walking out of the h) self-conscious
e) had never done
canyon. i) self-employed
f) came; just closed; jumped

2 6 4
a) have finished a) of
a)
b) be going b) jammed
b) He heard a strange noise behind
c) be working c) no
him.
d) have had d) out
c) It sounded as if someone was
e) have got e) slow
following him.
f) be going f) load
d)
g) be doing g) into
e)
h) have got; had h) undo
f) He had never felt so scared in his
life. 7 5
g)
h) John didnt know what to do. 1 will/ll be doing 1 figure out
i) He took one last look over his 2 will/ll have started 2 undid the zip
shoulder. 3 will/ll have made 3 loaded the gun
j) 4 will/ll have fallen 4 in charge of
5 will/ll have given up 5 no way
3 6 will/ll be living 6 swung into action
7 will/ll have changed 7 it / the gun jammed
Aron Ralston had been climbing in
8 will be running 8 go into slow motion
a remote canyon in Arizona when
disaster struck. He was climbing
6
down a particularly narrow part Pronunciation 1 c
when a huge rock fell and trapped
his arm. As he had been climbing on 2 f
1 3 d
his own, there was no-one to help
him. And he knew that no-one would a) up 4 i
think of looking for him there because b) off 5 e
he hadnt told anyone where he was c) down 6 g
going . He hadnt brought his phone d) out 7 a
with him, so he couldnt call for help. e) off 8 h
He waited for five long days, but no- f) after 9 b
one came to find him. By the fifth day 10 j
he had lost all sensation in his arm.
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a) feel Suggested answers
b) picks 1 a) He used to / would drink beer.
c) give b) Marathons for beginners b) He used to have a beard.
d) lit c) He used to be a hippy.
e) Look 2 d) Hed / would / used to go to
f) keep a) 3 discos.
g) come b) 5 e) He didnt use to drink champagne.
h) taking c) 1 f) He didnt use to be a businessman.
d) 4 g) Hed / would / used to smoke
8 e) 6 cigarettes.
a) coming down with f) 2 h) Hed / would / used to wear
b) putting me off his hair in a pony-tail. / He used
c) shake it off 3 to have a pony-tail.
d) takes after him Start by i) He didnt use to have a mobile
e) let you down Try phone.
f) get over it Its important to
g) look into it Next you should 6
h) do without it Its a good idea to 1 used to be
Remember to 2 would chase
9 you definitely ought to consider 3 found
a) Its horrible when that happens. its definitely worth trying out 4 tried
b) It serves you right. Or maybe you could 5 would smoke
c) Youve only got yourself to blame. Think about 6 would always get
d) Id go home if I were you. Why not 7 would have to
e) You look like death warmed up. You just need to 8 saw
you could always 9 had
10 10 ll/will always pay
1 Its horrible when that happens. 11 ll/will have
2
3
Youve only got yourself to blame.
You look like death warmed up. 5 Ritual 7
4 Id go home if I were you. a) Could you remember to lock
5 It serves you right. Grammar the door on your way out this
morning, please?
1
Listening 1 find
b) Do you remember telling me that I
was the only person in your life?
2 decide c)
1 3 clear d) Its so long ago that Ive
a) To raise the media profile of the 4 not possible completely forgotten saying that.
wildlife park. 5 not possible Did I really?
b) The confined space of the cage. 6 do e)
c) No, she doesnt. 7 spend f) They stopped for a minute to get
d) Yes, she does. 8 not possible some money out at the bank on the
way to the cinema.
2 3 g) This season, Im going to try to
a) T 1 used to win both the 100 and 200 metres.
b) F 2 didnt use to h) Try cooking it in oil itll taste a lot
c) T 3 didnt use to better.
d) F 4 used to
e) F
f) F
5
6
used to
used to
Pronunciation
g) T 7 didnt use to 2
h) T 8 used to a) two d) mind
b) nerves e) understand
3 4 c) bothered f) mad
a) do some exercise 1 not possible
b) give someone an idea
c) go for a walk
2
3
wouldnt
wouldnt
Vocabulary
d) keep fit 4 would 1
e) raise money 5 would 1 jinx
f) set a new record 6 would 2 striding
7 wouldnt 3 outfit
8 not possible 4 derive
5 upper hand
6 renowned
7 rituals
8 immune
9 came across
10 loopy
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a) cosy 1 complaining Suggested answer
b) urge 2 insist From most threatening to least
c) slammed 3 go threatening: a e b d c
d) matches 4 keeps
e) first 5 on

6 Eat
f) domestic 6 telling
g) Royal
h) breakneck 9

3
a) I hate it when people tell me what
to do.
Grammar
a) Would you like to have a go on my b) It really annoys me when people 1
bike? shout. a)
b) Id like to have a go at kite surfing. c) The thing that annoys me most is a b) Ive always hated
c) Did you really drink all that in one messy desk. c) Ive been a vegetarian
go? d) I cant stand it when people keep d)
d) Youve been on the go all day. me waiting. e) Ive forgotten
e) Why dont you just give it a go? e) I find it irritating when nobody f) Ive had
f) He tried his best to make a go of it. listens to me. g)
f) Bad manners really get on my h)
4 nerves.
1 f g) Its so annoying when it rains at 2
2 d the weekend. a) have/ve finished
3 a h) The way some people drive makes b) have/ve been cooking
4 e me mad. c) have/ve had
5 b d) has been eating
6 c
Reading e) have /ve probably received
f) have been smoking
5 2 g) have/ve been talking
1 apt a) Rachel Getting Married, 27 Dresses
2 run through b) Mamma Mia 3
3 gone for c) Mamma Mia, Rachel Getting Married a) She has got the job
4 walked d) 27 Dresses b) Cedric hasnt been studying
5 service e) Mamma Mia, 27 Dresses c) She hasnt told her parents yet.
6 happy couple f) 27 Dresses d) Alyson has been painting
7 pronounced e) he has only saw seen
8 sunglasses 3 f) Dan and Ursula have been getting
a) 7 ready
6 b) 2
a) ceremony c) 5 4
b) reception d) 6 1 ve been working
c) honeymoon e) 3 2 ve been doing
d) best man f) 8 3 started
e) groom g) 1 4 ve been paid
f) speech h) 4 5 was paid
g) aisle 6 ve been promoted
h) vow
i) confetti Writing 7 ve made
8 ve accepted
j) rice 1 9 ve given
k) cake The correct order is a), c), b), f), d), e), 10 ve moved
l) bridesmaid g).
5
7 2 1 is eaten
a) to do a) Further to; in connection with 2 eats
b) to get b) caused directly by 3 is usually covered
c) going c) over the agreed price 4 washed down
d) visiting /to visit d) in due course 5 is used
e) to go e) furthermore 6 means
f) being f) unsuitable for this type of work 7 contains
g) flying 8 needs
h) to get 3
i) to do
a legal advice
6
b a full refund 1 became
c the matter 2 rose / had risen
d apology 3 was made
e I will expect 4 was discovered
5 was greeted
6 were made / had been made

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8 also ate 7 three-course a) 24
9 bought b) $20,000
5
c) eight minutes
7 1 The first and most obvious reason d) 85
a) Im being helped with this exercise 2 In fact e) 66
by a friend. 3 As a result f) peanut butter and toasted cheese
b) My homework will be marked by 4 What is more g) hundreds
my teacher. 5 Secondly h) 10,000
c) My dinner is being cooked by my 6 In other words
sister this evening. 7 To sum up 3
d) Ive never been given a ring. a) wolfed down
e) I will not / wont be forced to take 6
b) swallow
an English examination. a) 7 c) get down
f) My dictionary hasnt been opened b) 6 d) stuff himself
today. c) 3 e) pigging himself
g) I was invited to a friends house d) 2 f) tucking in to
last weekend. e) 5 g) scoffing
f) 4
Pronunciation g) 1
Writing
1 7 1
1 so
\s\ \z\ For
2 Although
it is better for the future of our planet.
ask always 3 Furthermore
organic food is almost certainly better
beliefs cheese 4 even though
for your health and the health of your
extensive dessert 5 Consequently
children
fussy invisible 6 to sum up
7 However Against
loose noisy
It is more expensive and more difficult to
restaurant please
this these
8 find
a) 1959 you cant always be sure that its organic
b) 0.999
2
Vocabulary c) 100th
d) 23,302 a) to
1 e) 07/05/2009 b) of
f) 020 44 6544 c) for
a) 4
g) 21st d) of
b) 6
e) against
c) 5
9 f) about
d) 2
e) 3 a) love; love
b) nil
3
f) 1
c) oh a) There are many good reasons
2 d) oh b) some people may disagree
e) nought c) We know
a) raised
f) zero d) be a better way of helping the
b) shook
planet
c) stick
10 e) What is more
d) held
chilled menu, overcooked customers, f) It is understandable to
e) bending
f) clenched rude service, unhelpful wine
4
3 11 a) for
a) lemon b) for
1 set
b) beetroot c) against
2 la carte
c) pie d) against
3 vegetarian
d) beans e) against
4 regional
5 organic e) peanuts
6 dishes f) cookie
7 paper g) cheese
8 flavours h) butter
i) salt
4
1 menu Listening
2 dishes
3 light 1
4 fresh c) Chestnut wins Hamburger
5 extensive Olympics

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1 the 11 the 21 The
2
a) suggest
2 12 the 22 a b) advise
Grammar 3 a 13 23 c) assure
1 4 the 14 The 24 the d) reassure
5 the 15 a 25 e) convince
a) The travel agent suggested us that
6 the 16 a 26 the f) persuade
we go to Shoreham-by-the-Sea for
7 a 17 the 27 the g) mention
our next holiday.
8 the 18 a 28 a h) claim
b) He assured to us that we would
9 a 19 the 29 the
have a wonderful time. 3
10 the 20 30 the
c) He explained us that it had won an
a) claimed
award for its clean beaches. 7 b) assure
d) He also mentioned us that it had a
The Holiday c) admit
fantastic nightlife.
Starring Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, d) inform
e) He convinced to us that it was this
Jude Law e) persuade
years top destination.
Synopsis f) confirmed
f) Finally, he persuaded to us to book
A British woman, Iris Simpkins, and g) convince
it by offering a discount.
an American woman, Amanda Woods, h) insist
g) The company confirmed us that
there would be no price increases. are both at the end of a relationship.
They decide to take a two-week
4
h) One week before departure, the
holiday and go to live in the other a)
company announced us that there
persons home. They want to forget b)
was a 5% price increase.
about men. In a small English village, c)
i) correct
Amanda meets and falls in love with d)
2 Iriss brother. Meanwhile, in sunny e)
California, Iris meets a musician and f)
a) doing
love is in the air there, too. g)
b) him to be
h)
c) me that
d) that it
8 i)
a) You cant measure the happiness. j)
e) that she was
f) her to b) There never was the a good war or
bad peace.
5
g) them to
c) Friendship is love with the a) endless
3 intelligence. b) careful
d) Men never remember, but the c) helpful
a) have to travel / need to travel
women never forget. d) tasteless
b) could only
e) The Money is power. e) relentless
c) had to book
f) Nothing is certain in the life except f) doubtful
d) not/nt allowed to
the death and taxes. g) childless
e) were allowed to use / could use
g) A Time waits for no one. h) stressful
f) couldnt park
g) didnt have/need h) Proverbs rarely contain the
wisdom. 6
4 a) illegal
a) I should have known better. Vocabulary b) illiterate
c) impolite
b) I shouldnt have trusted you.
c) I shouldnt have said that. 1 d) immature
e) unwilling
d) Im sorry, I should have told you. a) surveying
f) illogical
e) It shouldnt have ended like that. b) nibbling
g) undivided
f) I should have stayed at home. c) towel
d) dinghy
5 7
e) sunburn
f) paddling 1 should
a) ;
g) spade 2 well
b) a; a
3 views
c) ; the; the 1 surveying 4 recommend
d) a; the 2 sunburn 5 wont
e) a; 3 paddling 6 avoid
f) the; a 4 dinghy 7 were
g) 5 nibbling 8 Whatever
6 towel 9 must
7 spade 10 sure
11 place

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a) Chocolate is thought to relieve a) If you were to find some money on
1 stress. the street, what would you do with
a) for women b) Blondes are believed to have more it?
b) to entertain fun. b) Would you have cosmetic surgery,
c) Grey hair is thought to be assuming you had the money to
2 attractive in men. pay for it?
1 b d) Pale skin was said to be a sign of c) Imagine you could make a radical
2 d great beauty. change to your lifestyle, what
3 a e) Cosmetic surgery was once change would you make?
4 g considered to be an expensive d) Suppose someone were to give
5 e luxury. you three wishes, what would you
6 f f) Brown eyes are believed to be wish for?
7 c stronger than blue eyes. e) Supposing you were to get the
g) Working in front of a computer chance to spend an evening with
3 screen is known to be bad for your the celebrity of your choice, who
a) 2 eyes. would you choose?
b) 1 f) What job would you like to do,
c) 2 3 assuming money, time and talent
d) 2 a) Get your eyes examined! were no object?
e) 1 b) She is having her portrait painted.
f) 1
g) 2
c) We had a spare key made.
d) I must get the car washed.
Pronunciation
e) Have you had your photos printed 2
yet? a) absent minded
Writing f) Its time we had the windows
cleaned.
b) bigheaded
c) easy- going
1 g) Could you have my bags sent up d) good-looking
Topics mentioned: cost, entertainment, to my room? e) level-headed
history, sports facilities, language, f) open-minded
scenery 4 g) self-centred
a) I had my eyes tested last week. h) laidback
2 b) Why dont you get your shoes
a) 3
b) 5
repaired?
c) You should get your hair cut. Vocabulary
c) 4 d) Were going to have this wall 1
d) 1 knocked down. a) eye
e) 2 e) The company are going to get their b) eyebrow
logo changed. c) cheekbone
f) We had the car checked last week. d) dimple
g) I want to get my nose straightened.
8 Attraction h) You should get your homework
e) jaw
checked. 2
Grammar 5 a) skin
b) teeth
1 a) How often do you get your hair c) eyes
a) It is thought (that) they have had cut? d) jaw
an argument. b) Have you ever considered having e) smile
b) It is said (that) they are getting a tattoo done? f) nose
divorced. c) When was the last time you had g) cheekbones
c) It is believed (that) an your eyes tested? h) eyebrows
announcement will be made d) Where do you usually get your i) lips
tomorrow. photos printed?
d) It has been suggested that Frances e) Have you ever thought about 3
has taken the children to the South getting your name changed?
square jaw, upturned nose
of Spain. f) How often do you have your nails
e) It has been said (that) William manicured? 4
wants custody of the children. g) Where do you usually get your
1 big
f) It is believed (that) Frances has shoes repaired?
2 white
fallen in love with a younger man. h) When was the last time you got a
3 full
g) It is thought (that) they will be key cut?
4 smooth
getting married in the spring. 5 bone
6 high
7 dimples
8 eyebrows
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a) self-centred 1 e a) He looks just like
b) grown-up 2 a b) Judging from the way he looks,
c) laid-back 3 f c) What strikes me most about him is
d) level-headed 4 g d) There is something about him that
e) open-minded 5 b e) He looks like a typical
f) down-to-earth 6 d f) At first glance, he appears to
7 c g) He gives an impression of being
6 8 h
1 self-centred
13
9 Genius
2 laid-back
3 level-headed a) did I put my foot in it?
4 open-minded b) get it off my chest
5
6
down-to-earth
grown-up
c) made up his mind
d) arent from this neck of the woods
Grammar
e) a shoulder to cry on 1
7 f) Im up to my eyes (in work) a) must
a) self-centred g) play it by ear b) cant
b) open-minded h) have their fingers in a lot of pies c) might
c) grown-up d) could
d) down-to-earth e) must
e) level-headed
f) laid-back
Listening f) may

1 3
8 hobbies, family, tattoos, jewellery Some people think that the CIA may
a) selfish have killed President Kennedy. They
b) tolerant 2 say that Lee Harvey Oswald cant
c) mature a) F have been responsible for the shooting
d) unpretentious b) F and the CIA may be have murdered
e) sensible c) F him in prison as a way of stopping the
f) relaxed d) T investigation.
e) F A survey in the US found that one
9 f) F in five people think that the Apollo
1 sensitive g) T astronauts must may never have
2 caring h) T landed on the moon. They think that
3 sensible the film of the event must have being
4 practical 3 been done with trick photography.
5 trustworthy a) 1 Im only kidding Some people even believe that the
6 conventional 2 Im pulling your leg government might have faked all the
7 enigmatic b) Youre having me on, arent you? Apollo missions.
8 unfriendly c) I bet It has been suggested by some people
9 dependable d) The same goes for that the US government could has
e) Hold on have made secret contact with aliens.
10 f) Times up A mysterious crash at the Roswell
a) caring military airport in 1947 may have be
b) standoffish/unfriendly
c) experienced/mature Writing been an alien spacecraft. Since then, it
is thought that the government may
d) trustworthy/dependable 1 have kept another 11 similar incidents
e) mysterious George Clooney secret.
f) straight
2 4
11 a) I may have made a mistake.
a) 4
a) foot b) 6 b) You must have been very
b) ear c) 7 surprised.
c) shoulder d) 5 c) I might have seen this film before.
d) chest e) 1 d) She cant have told the truth.
e) eyes f) 3 e) I may (not) have paid.
f) neck g) 2 f) He could have already left.
g) mind
h) fingers 5
a)
b) like
c)
d) as if / as though
e) as if / as though
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a) 1 When Suggested answers
b) He appears to be asleep. 2 soon a) Whose workshop did he spend ten
c) It seems as if weve been here 3 at years in?
before. 4 From b) Who was Florence at war with?
d) They look like rain clouds. 5 Over/During c) How long did Leonardo spend in
e) The local people all seemed very 6 During Milan (working for Sforza)?
friendly. 7 On d) When did he become fascinated
f) 8 Just with flight?
g) The club looked cool, so we went 9 after e) How did he spend most of his time
in. 10 while at Amboise?
h) You look as if youve seen a ghost. f) How many paintings did he do?
5
7
a) It looks as though itll rain today.
a) 3
b) 1
Writing
b) When he is angry he looks bright c) 4 1 a)
red. d) 6
c) My classmates all seem very e) 2 2
friendly. f) 5 California truck driver, Larry Walters
d) I often look a little tired on has / had always wanted to be a pilot
Saturday mornings. 6
from a local store and filled them /
e) My kitchen looks as if a tornado 1 genetics
had them filled with helium
has hit it. 2 biology
f) I often appear to be calm when Im 3 scientist By now, he was panicking.
not. 4 science An airport helicopter eventually
g) People say that I look like a 5 economist succeeded in bringing him back to
famous film star. 6 economic earth.
h) It seems as if my English is 7 mathematical
improving very fast. 8 economics 3
9 physicist a) plan
Pronunciation 10 mathematician
11 technological
b) (epic) journey
c) purchased
a) 1 (ii) 2 (i) d) seat
b) 1 (i) 2 (ii) 7 e) pistol
c) 1 (ii) 2 (i) 1 Insert, Ensure, click
d) 1 (i) 2 (ii) 2 Place, clockwise 4
e) 1 (i) 2 (ii) 3 spout, remove, press a) Larry Walters
b) be a pilot
8
Vocabulary a) He turned the dial on the
c) join the US Air Force
d) weather balloons
1 thermostat to zero. e) weather balloons
a) shiny b) You cant turn it on until youve f) garden chair
b) run-down plugged it in at the wall. g) seat
c) contemporary c) How did people change channels
d) tough before they invented remote 5
e) eccentric controls? Suggested answer
f) hideous d) Make sure the lids on tight before At the end of his act, the Argentinian
g) derelict you switch it on. magician, Professor Marvo, asked a
h) sprawling e) Put a cup under the place where male member of the audience who
the water comes out and push the was sitting near the front to come on
2 blue button, OK? stage. The magician handed the man
a) sprawling f) Take the filter out of the holder a gun and asked him to shoot him in
b) hideous and replace it after every cup of the face. The man fired the gun and
c) derelict coffee that you make. the magician then pulled the bullet
d) run-down from between his teeth.
e) contemporary
f) eccentric
Reading The man was so impressed that he
took another gun out of his pocket.
1 While Professor Marvo was preparing
3 Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa, to leave the stage, he said to him,
a) main designed tanks and helicopters and Catch this! and shot him. He was
b) drizzling studied birds. killed instantly. Even during the
c) endured subsequent trial, the man could still
d) incentive 2 not understand why Professor Marvo
e) enigmatic a) 3 (had) failed to catch the bullet.
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short story which/that appeared
2
a) I caught sight of his face for a split
in a collection called For Your Eyes second as he walked past
Grammar only. b)
f) The film is directed by Marc c) I couldnt make out the details in
1 Forster, who also directed the the photograph because the quality
a) The most expensive advert of all Oscar-winning Monsters Ball. was so bad.
time, which was for the drink
d)
Guinness, cost $20 million. 4
e) I gazed at the rain through the
b) It was made by Nicolai Fuglsig, Suggested answer window for ages, thinking about
whose other adverts include the One day, Philip K Wrigley, who was what Id say to her.
Sony Bravia advert. the founder of the famous chewing f)
c) It is thought to be one of the most gum company, was sitting on a plane g)
effective adverts that has ever been that was going to Chicago. During the h) Sh! They wont notice us if we just
made. flight, the man who was sitting next stand here and keep quiet.
d) One of the advertising companies to him asked, Why do you continue
which has had the highest sales to advertise a chewing gum which 3
worldwide is Dentsu Inc. is already the most popular in the a) confidence
e) Castlemaine XXXX ,which is a kind world? Wrigley, who was known for b) tag
of beer, once showed 17 different his wit, quickly replied, For the same c) cut
TV adverts on one channel in one reason that the pilot of this plane, d) conference
evening. which is flying at 30,000 feet in the air, e) image
f) An advert that was made for keeps the engine running. f) sector
British Airways had over 6,000
people in it. 5 4
g) The longest advertising poster a) 3 a) spending
ever produced, which was made b) 1 b) list
by OCanada Gear in Alberta, was c) 2 c) revenue
over 332m long. d) 6 d) team
h) Eight songs that came from Levi e) 5 e) name
jeans ads have got to number 1 in f) 4 f) value
the British hit parade.
i) Guy Ritchie, who used to be 6 5
Madonnas husband, has directed a) What I wouldnt want is to be
a soccer advert for Nike. a) stripped off
written about in the tabloid b) fussy
j) Nike, which is one of the best papers.
known brands worldwide, c) care less
b) Its only in the north of Canada d) fiercely
spent more than $1.7 billion on that hes well-known.
advertising in one year. e) epitomise
c) What I really hate is the way that f) rugged; heart-throb
celebrities always sound so sure of g) nostalgically
2 themselves. h) haunting; conjuring up
a) that d) The only thing that matters to
b) who/that some people is being on TV. 6
c) who/that e) What I dont understand is why
d) that/which 1 cow
people take her so seriously. 2 back
e) that/which f) It isnt the soundtrack I dont like,
f) whose 3 far
its the film. / It isnt the film I like, 4 raking
g) that/which its the soundtrack.
h) that/which 5 placement
g) It wasnt John McCain who beat 6 office
i) whose Barack Obama in the presidential
In d), e) and h) the relative pronoun 7 privilege
election, (but) (it was) Obama who 8 strike
can be omitted. beat McCain. 9 clear
3 10 condition
a) Quantum of Solace, which is the 22nd Vocabulary
7
Bond film, was first released in the 1 a) I get absolutely nervous before
UK. a) 4
b) Lots of Bond fans who enjoyed exams.
b) 3 b)
Daniel Craigs performance in c) 2
Casino Royale are glad to see him c) His performance was very
d) 1 extraordinary.
back in the role of 007. e) 8
c) Olga Kurylenko plays the role of a d) That was definitely one of the best
f) 7 films Ive ever seen. It was totally
Russian-Bolivian agent who helps g) 6
Bond in his search for revenge. good.
h) 5 e)
d) Mathieu Almaric plays the role of
the villain who Bond must try to f)
stop. g) The film was quite disappointing,
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i) That was some horror movie. I was a) powerful a) \e\
very frightened to death. b) his performance is worthy of an b) \i\
j) Did you think so? I was extremely Oscar c) \\
bored stiff. c) one of the best movies Ive seen for d) \\
a long time e) \\
8
d) will appeal to everyone f) \A\
1 expectations e) has received rave reviews g) \\
2 hype d) You wont be disappointed. h) \\
3 disillusioned i) \u\
4 waste 3 j) \O\
5 utter a) The soundtrack, mostly songs k) \I\
6 entire by the brilliant A. R. Rahman, is
7 complete
8 letdown
worth buying on CD.
b) Danny Boyle, the director of the
Vocabulary
film, also made The Beach and 28 1
Pronunciation Days Later. 1 pay
c) As in Boyles other films, the 2 heart
2 special effects play an important 3 marks
a) 2; 1 part. 4 further
b) 2; 1 d) Based on a novel by Vikas Swarup, 5 failed
c) 1; 2 the screenplay was written by 6 course
Simon Beaufoy, the writer of The 7 applied
Listening Full Monty.
e) The ending, which is no surprise,
8 grant

1 is the stuff of fairy tales. 2

1 C f) Hollywood melodrama, said one a) It is unlikely (that) he will study
2 D critic, but the film is much more very hard .
3 G than that. b) It is likely (that) he will fail most of
4 F his exams.
5 E c) Hes bound to turn up without a
6
7
A
B 11 Student pen.
d) Its inevitable that hell try and
cheat.
2
a) 3, 5, 7
Grammar e) Its probable (that) hell end up at
the bottom of the class.
b) 7 1 f) Hes not expected to go on to
c) 2, 4 a) will do university.
d) 3, 7 b) going to fail; dont g) Its unlikely (that) hell get a good
c) are coming job.
3 d) has started; will be h) Hes bound to get into trouble with
a) 1 Perhaps you could give me a e) Will anyone try the police.
call on my mobile? f) might
2 Perhaps you could give my g) are going to have; are 3
secretary a call on h) m going to wait; know a) taste
0207 7491 2598. b) behind
3 Could you please call me back 2 c) system
there? a) until the exams have finished d) senses
4 Could you give me a call back? b) Ill have finished e) make
b) 1 Ill try again later. c) I look f) up to her
2 Ill call again in half a hour, d) finishes / has finished
c) 1 Im interested in e) unless the weather changes 4
2 Im calling about f) I will probably have spent a) mind-blowing; amazing
3 Im looking for g) dont give b) mind; worried
c) moon; happy
Writing Pronunciation d) legs; exhausted
e) burst; sad
1 1 f) tether; desperate
1 Basic information a) list g) breath; amazed
2 Plot b) feel h) dying; thirsty
3 Cast c) book i) door; ill
4 Recommendation d) soon j) stiff; afraid
e) head
f) learn
g) course
Reading
h) fan 1
i) buzz 1 b
j) heart 2 b
k) want 3 a
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12 Home 2
1 e
2
2 f
a) Maths and English. Children. Grammar 3 h
b) Yes. 4 j
c) Yes. Because he feels he makes a 1
5 b
difference. a) overlooking
6 g
b) walking
7 d
3 c) taken
8 a
a) 4 d) watching
9 i
b) 8 e) cleaned
10 c
c) 2 f) read
d) 5 g) located 3
e) 10 1 Well, Id better be going. It was
f) 6 2
really good to see you.
g) 1 1 Sitting
2 going 2 Good to see you, too. Thanks for
h) 9
3 occupying coming.
i) 3
j) 7 4 admired 3 My pleasure. Thank you for
5 Fitted inviting me.
Writing 6
7
specializing
known
4 Give me a ring some time, OK?
5 I will. Give my regards to Betty,
1 will you? Bye.
3
1 a (F) n (I)
2 b (I) g (F) 1 many 4
3 c (I) f (F) 2 several
a) cellar
4 d (F) j (I) 3 few
b) loft, utility
5 e (F) m (I) 4 no
c) porch
6 h (I) i (F) 5 plenty
d) dustpan, brush, mop
7 k (F) l (I) 6 little
e) parquet, tiles, fitted
7 hardly
f) doormat
2 8 most
g) blinds
Part 1 a), i) 9 enough
h) glazing
Part 2 d), f), k) 10 None
i) sill
Part 3 e) 11 all
j) bolt
Part 4 g) k) mantelpiece, ornaments
4
l) hook, peg
3 a) of
m) point
I was born in a small village not b) not
c)
far from Eindhoven, so my mother
tongue is Dutch, but I have a good d) Listening
e) of (second)
standard of spoken and written
f)
1
English, because I have been going to a) New homes / residential
an excellent language school near my g)
h) the properties
town and I have been to America four b) about 800
times in my holidays. I also had an i) the (second)
j) c) four
Irish girlfriend for a couple of weeks. d) They have high walls and security
I have an international driving licence cameras. They are guarded
and I currently drive a red convertible Vocabulary by dogs and armed security
Audi. I was going to work for a travel personnel.
company here in the Netherlands last 1
e) 26 million dollars
year, but in the end I worked for two a) pop next door
months at the help desk at Schiphol b) fossil fuels 2
Airport, where I had to deal with c) central heating
a) T
people from all over the world, and d) street cred
b) F
sometimes I got to drive one of the e) fireworks display
c) F
airport buggies if there was a disabled f) pitch dark
d) F
passenger who needed some help. It e) T
was great fun. f) F

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b) link-ups
c) hippest
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b) 4
c) 3
d) 1

2
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