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Unit 1 5 thrilled
GRAMMAR
1 USE OF ENGLISH
1aI bCcC 8
2aIbCcC
3aCbIcI 1 c) genetically
2 b) make
2 3 d) has to take
1 were brought up 4 a) traits
2 looking forward to it 5 a) support
3 stand up to it 6 a) fair
4 has not been/was not passed on 7 a) will keep
5 tore it up 8 a) serious
6 will look for it 9 d) takes after
10 c) in common
3
1 will (often) go LISTENING
2 can’t account for 9
3 didn’t use to do 1 sense of identity
4 was always helping himself 2 people move/records get lost
5 can’t put up with 3 celebrities
4 secure or content/happy
VOCABULARY 5 royalty
4
1C READING
2A 10
3A 1A
4B 2A
5A 3B
4B
5 5B
1 illiterate
2 overcharged WRITING
3 impartial 11
4 disadvantaged Content (maximum 4 points)
5 inaccessible 1 point for content of each
paragraph.
6
1 … and promptly burst… Form (maximum 2 points)
2 Michael categorically denied 2 points for good sentence
3 They resolutely refuse… structure and paragraphing.
4 The ecologists are staunchly 1 point for reasonable structure.
opposed
5 It is widely thought… Range (maximum 2 points)
2 points for using a good range of
7 vocabulary and structures.
1 remorseful 1 point for using a reasonable
2 apprehensive range of vocabulary and structures.
3 perplexed 0 points for using a poor range of
4 disillusioned vocabulary and structures.

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5 insistence
Accuracy (maximum 2 points)
2 points for accuracy over 80%. 5
1 point for accuracy between 70 1 wacky
and 80%. 2 thought-provoking
3 far-fetched
Unit 2 4 x-rated
GRAMMAR 5 predictable
1
1 Unlike USE OF ENGLISH
2 like 6
3 As 1 When living on the streets, some
4 like people get into alcohol and drugs.
5 as 2 Steve’s Dad kicked him out.
6 like 3 Unlike Peter, John enjoys playing
7 like computer games.
8 Like 4 I think that listening to music is
9 like the best way to unwind.
10 as 5 My best friend is in trouble for
skipping school.
2 6 He looks like he is going to a
1 used to go/went football match.
2 left 7 It really gets me down to see litter
3 had been raining on our street.
4 was rummaging 8 Look at all the photographers. I
5 tripped wonder if that man is famous.
6 fell 9 You can’t have seen Sally this
7 realised morning.
8 was not moving 10 Then Mike was like, “And that
9 had hit isn’t even a real word is it?”
10 were flying
LISTENING
VOCABULARY 7
3 1C
1 buster 2D
2 sounding 3C
3 string 4C
4 throb 5A
5 behaved
6 fetching READING
7 skinned 8
8 single A3
9 minded B6
10 witted C2
D1
4 E5
1 dramatist
2 prestigious
3 indicator
4 painfully

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WRITING 4 has been learning Spanish

9 5 get your hair cut
Content (maximum 4 points)
1 point for content of each VOCABULARY
paragraph. 4
1 brand
Form (maximum 2 points) 2 bone
2 points for good sentence 3 fighting
structure and paragraphing. 4 wide
1 point for reasonable structure. 5 sound/fast

Range (maximum 2 points) 5

2 points for using a good range of 1B
vocabulary and structures. 2A
1 point for using a reasonable 3B
range of vocabulary and structures. 4B
0 points for using a poor range of 5C
vocabulary and structures. 6C
7B
Accuracy (maximum 2 points) 8C
2 points for accuracy over 80%. 9C
1 point for accuracy between 70 10 A
and 80%.
6
Unit 3 1 desolate
GRAMMAR 2 deprived
1 3 affluent
1C 4 bustling
2C 5 touristy
3 I She’s been sneezing
4 I She’s met USE OF ENGLISH
5C 7
6 I She’s known 1 laid
7C 2 close
8 I I’ve been phoning 3 going
4 worth
2 5 go
1 start 6 inside
2 being criticised 7 on
3 investing 8 fall
4 to happen/will happen 9 off
5 to move 10 all
6 changing
7 going LISTENING
8
3 1A
1 doesn’t let my little brother watch 2-
2 regret not learning/not having 3D
learned 4E
3 not used to getting 5B

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6C 3 The forest in the area has been

destroyed (now)
READING 4 The sculpture of Venus I looked
9 at was made of gold and ivory.
1F 5 A man accused of murder is now
2F in prison.
3T
4T 3
5F 1 would have passed; had focused
2 wouldn’t have; had saved
WRITING 3 had passed; wouldn’t be
10 4 had; wouldn’t get
Content (maximum 4 points) 5 had finished; would be
1 point for content of each
paragraph. 4
1 Tim not lied to her Mary wouldn’t
Form (maximum 2 points) have decided to split up with him.
2 points for good sentence 2 you promise to return it quickly, I
structure and paragraphing. will lend you the book.
1 point for reasonable structure. 3 you wait for something, the more
you appreciate it.
Range (maximum 2 points) 4 wasn’t so expensive, we would
2 points for using a good range of eat out.
vocabulary and structures. 5 practises a lot, he won’t pass his
1 point for using a reasonable driving test.
range of vocabulary and structures.
0 points for using a poor range of VOCABULARY
vocabulary and structures. 5
1 enforced
Accuracy (maximum 2 points) 2 heart
2 points for accuracy over 80%. 3 modifications
1 point for accuracy between 70 4 alterations
and 80%. 5 adjustment
6 stormy
Unit 4 7 transformation
GRAMMAR 8 conversion
1 9 direction
1a 10 evolve
2b
3a 6
4b 1 alter/altered
5b 2 convert/converted
3 adjust/adjusted
2 4 modify/modified
1 A lot of books published in the 5 adapted/adapt
1950s have gone out of print.
2 The guesthouse we stayed in 7
whilst on our holiday in Tuscany 1 ENVIRONMENTAL
was built in 1850. 2 SIGNIFICANTLY
3 CAPTIVITY

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4 ABOLITION
5 CONDEMNATION Accuracy (maximum 2 points)
2 points for accuracy over 80%.
USE OF ENGLISH 1 point for accuracy between 70
8 and 80%.
1 pedestrianised
2 functional Unit 5
3 marginally GRAMMAR
4 soulless 1
5 idyllic 1The teacher’s aim is for the
6 impersonal students’ ideas to be presented at
7 central the workshop.
8 easily 2 Her idea is for no employee to
9 freedom have to work more than 40 hours a
10 old-fashioned week.
3 The principal was keen for all the
LISTENING students to take part in the school
9 competition.
1T 4 It’s vital for all guests to wear
2T white clothes at the party.
3T 5 Their proposal was for hybrid car
4F owners to pay less for registering
5F their vehicles.
6 My father’s plan was for me to
READING take over the family business.
10 7 It is necessary for us to stick to
A6 the budget.
B2
C3 2
D5 1 … and I should have (done).
E4 2 ... but I don’t think she will be
able to.
WRITING 3 … if they don’t want to.
11 4C
Content (maximum 4 points) 5 and he said that he would.
1 point for content of each 6 ... if I should have (booked them).
paragraph. 7 ... he promised he would.
8 …but I didn’t mean to (be).
Form (maximum 2 points)
2 points for good sentence 3
structure and paragraphing. 1 It’s essential that you (should)
1 point for reasonable structure. ring your parents.
2 It’s time for her to go home.
Range (maximum 2 points) 3 It’s important for you not to fail
2 points for using a good range of the final test.
vocabulary and structures. 4 They are reluctant for me to lead
1 point for using a reasonable the project.
range of vocabulary and structures. 5 It is impossible for us to prepare
0 points for using a poor range of the presentation on time.
vocabulary and structures.

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A6
VOCABULARY B5
4 C4
1 dropped D2
2 called up E1
3 administered/issued
4 put up WRITING
5 provoked 9
6 take Content (maximum 4 points)
7 set 1 point for content of each
8 suffered paragraph.
9 acquire
10 jumped Form (maximum 2 points)
2 points for good sentence
5 structure and paragraphing.
1 trusting 1 point for reasonable structure.
2 spacious
3 sensitive Range (maximum 2 points)
4 admiration 2 points for using a good range of
5 sincerity vocabulary and structures.
6 wisdom 1 point for using a reasonable
7 eventful range of vocabulary and structures.
8 courageous 0 points for using a poor range of
9 witty vocabulary and structures.
10 devotion
Accuracy (maximum 2 points)
USE OF ENGLISH 2 points for accuracy over 80%.
6 1 point for accuracy between 70
1D and 80%.
2A
3A Unit 6
4B GRAMMAR
5D 1
6A 1 Liz advised me to go to the
7C doctor’s for a proper diagnosis.
8A 2 Harry congratulated me / us on
9C winning the match.
10 C 3 Dad warned Frances not to touch
the oven.
LISTENING 4 The President promised to
7 combat corruption.
1– 5 Lisa suggested going out at the
2B weekend.
3B 6 Jake recommended the Italian
4C restaurant on the corner.
5A 7 Bill accused Alice of telling Mum
6D that he’d damaged the car.
8 Sam denied copying / having
READING copied his homework.
8

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4 Driving Formula 1 cars for a living

2 would be like a dream come true
1 arrives (for me).
2 will be 5 I take your point, yet I just can’t
3 will be agree with your main argument.
4 will be waiting / will wait 6 When Kelly got accepted to
5 Are you going to bring / Are you drama school she was walking on
bringing air.
6 is making / is going to make 7 Mum was over the moon with the
7 will deliver / are going to deliver flowers we gave her!
8 won’t have had / won’t have 8 If you look back on your
9 will it be childhood, you can see
10 is going to be experiences that shaped your
11 is going to happen personality.
12 will see 9 When we won the basketball
tournament we were on top of the
VOCABULARY world.
3 10 Finlay couldn’t work out the
1 consists equation, so I helped him
2 passed
3 joined LISTENING
4 evolved 7
5 delegated A actor, fear
6 benefits B supermarket worker, work patterns
7 vote C businessman, inconsistency
D student, socialising
4 E radio presenter, unreliability of
1B something else
2B
3A READING
4A 8
5C A2
6C B1
7A C4
D5
5 E6
1 request
2 informed; profound WRITING
3 assure 9
4 retain; locate Content (maximum 4 points)
1 point for content of each
USE OF ENGLISH paragraph.
6
1 In spite of her ambition, she is Form (maximum 2 points)
careful to think of others. 2 points for good sentence
2 It’s true that it’s cramped, but it structure and paragraphing.
was the only rom that they had left. 1 point for reasonable structure.
3 A group of us is going over to
Susie’s house after practice.

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Range (maximum 2 points) 2C

2 points for using a good range of 3C
vocabulary and structures. 4 I; No sooner had he got ...
1 point for using a reasonable 5C
range of vocabulary and structures.
0 points for using a poor range of VOCABULARY
vocabulary and structures. 4
1B
Accuracy (maximum 2 points) 2A
2 points for accuracy over 80%. 3A
1 point for accuracy between 70 4C
and 80%. 5C
6B
Unit 7 7C
GRAMMAR 8A
1 9B
1 It is no use waiting for John. 10 B
2 It is broccoli that he likes, not
spinach. 5
3 She hates the thought of putting 1 over
on weight again. 2 back
4 It is very tiring having to look after 3 away
my younger brother after school. 4 down
5 What he needs is help, not 5 out
sympathy.
6 He is worried about his little sister 6
getting lost. 1 remembrance
7 Not only did he buy flowers for 2 conference
his fiancé but also small gifts for 3 prescription
her parents. 4 emission
8 The film is worth seeing. 5 recruitment
9 Our team has /have a chance of
winning the match. USE OF ENGLISH
10 Hardly had I closed my eyes 7
when the phone rang. 1 kind
2 bit
2 3 to
1 Hardly ever does Jake cook by 4 result
himself. 5 for
2 Rarely did she visit her mother-in- 6 impact
law. 7 effect
3 Never had I eaten crab fingers 8 do
prior to the banquet 9 reasons
4 The problem is that he is very 10 concern
lazy.
5 Down the street walked the LISTENING
policemen 8
1C
3 2A
1 I; It is no good ... 3D

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4B
5- 2
6C 1 I’d rather order the stuff online.
2 You can’t have returned the
READING book.
9 3 Sally would (always) go to bed ...
1F 4 You ought to help ...
2F 5 He must be working in a bank.
3T 6 He may / might not have received
4T your email.
5T
3
WRITING 1C
10 2D
Content (maximum 4 points) 3B
1 point for content of each 4C
paragraph.
VOCABULARY
Form (maximum 2 points) 4
2 points for good sentence 1 belt
structure and paragraphing. 2 shoes
1 point for reasonable structure. 3 cuff
4 socks
Range (maximum 2 points) 5 boots
2 points for using a good range of
vocabulary and structures. 5
1 point for using a reasonable 1 rotten
range of vocabulary and structures. 2 rich
0 points for using a poor range of 3 plain
vocabulary and structures. 4 stale
5 raw
Accuracy (maximum 2 points)
2 points for accuracy over 80%. 6
1 point for accuracy between 70 1C
and 80%. 2A
3A
Unit 8 4C
GRAMMAR 5C
1 6C
1 will be able to go 7B
2 wouldn’t want 8C
3 must have been 9C
4 were able to rescue 10 A
5 don’t have to hand / needn’t hand
6 must have been / would have USE OF ENGLISH
been 7
7 wouldn’t tell 1 There were huge queues outside
8 would always bake the cinema last week but since
9 might cost then the interest seems to have
10 needn’t have hurried tailed off.

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2 I don’t have much money at the 1 point for reasonable structure.

moment, so eating out is a (real) Range (maximum 2 points)
treat. 2 points for using a good range of
3 These phones used to be really vocabulary and structures.
expensive, but the price plummeted 1 point for using a reasonable
when the new model was range of vocabulary and structures.
launched. 0 points for using a poor range of
4 I’ll always have a chocolate bar vocabulary and structures.
or a biscuit or something after a
meal. I’ve got a really sweet tooth. Accuracy (maximum 2 points)
5 I’m trying to lose weight so fatty 2 points for accuracy over 80%.
and sugary foods are off the menu. 1 point for accuracy between 70
6 Walking past the bakery I had a and 80%.
craving for cinnamon rolls.
7 In the region of 2000 people took
part in the marathon on Sunday. Unit 9
8 Everyone’s complaining because GRAMMAR
the price of fuel has rocketed this 1
winter. 1 a was sent
9 I thought I was getting faster and b hadn’t been checked
faster but my running time seems 2 a are taken
to have plateaued. b is being updated
10 The vast majority of people c cannot be accessed
shop in supermarkets these days. 3 a were being interviewed
b was invaded
LISTENING 4 a has been built
8 b hasn’t been extended
1F
2T 2
3T 1 is considered
4T 2 It is accepted
5F 3 are believed
4 It is felt
READING 5 is seen
9 6 is regarded
1C
2C 3
3A 1 She doesn’t like being stared at.
4D 2 Who was the mess made by?
5C 3 Directed by Clint Eastwood in
2008, Gran Torino was praised
WRITING highly by critics.
10 4 They are known to be making a
Content (maximum 4 points) big profit.
1 point for content of each 5 It is expected that the President
paragraph. will reach a decision soon.

Form (maximum 2 points) VOCABULARY

2 points for good sentence 4
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2 opinions 4T
3 devastating 5T
4 security
5 censorship WRITING
10
5 Content (maximum 4 points)
1 packaged 1 point for content of each
2 flash paragraph.
3 stormy
4 dawned Form (maximum 2 points)
5 breath 2 points for good sentence
6 hiccups structure and paragraphing.
7 floods 1 point for reasonable structure.

6 Range (maximum 2 points)

1 let 2 points for using a good range of
2 leaked vocabulary and structures.
3 got 1 point for using a reasonable
4 eavesdropping range of vocabulary and structures.
5 broke 0 points for using a poor range of
6 cropped vocabulary and structures.
7 keep
8 dropped Accuracy (maximum 2 points)
2 points for accuracy over 80%.
USE OF ENGLISH 1 point for accuracy between 70
7 and 80%.
1C
2A
3C Unit 10
4A GRAMMAR
5A 1
6B 1 Whatever happens, you are not
7D allowed to disturb the pilots.
8D 2 However often Mum reminds Dad
9A to put away the gardening tools in
10 C the shed, he never remembers.
3 Whoever leaked the information
LISTENING will be severely reprimanded.
8 4 Whichever candidate wins (…)
1T will reduce state expenditure.
2T 5 Don’t hesitate to call me
3F whenever you need help.
4T
5F
2
READING 1 I finally found the painting which I
9 had been looking for in galleries …
1T 2 The man to whom we sold the
2T technology runs …
3T

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3 Here is the review in which critics 5 unwilling

praised us highly. 6 impenetrable
4 The girls Shane is sharing a flat 7 nonexistent
with have come to Britain … 8 unimaginable
5 Uncle Tom, who I’d been talking 9 malfunctioning
to only an hour before, had a car 10 incapable
accident.
6 The company we’ve been USE OF ENGLISH
cooperating with for several years 6
employs … 1 The bird looked a bit like a hawk,
7 The staff meeting may be but it was bigger.
cancelled because of (…), in which 2 Advertising is often criticized for
case the timetable will be encouraging excessive
discussed … consumption.
8 There was a fight at the stadium 3 His name is on the tip of my
during which five football fans got tongue.
seriously injured. 4 Parts of India are experiencing a
9 The computer system, upon population explosion.
which all the bank operations 5 In the 1950s there was a real fear
depend, is being updated at the of alien invasion.
moment. 6 I’m sorry, just now the book’s title
10 My aunt Joan has a collection of escapes me.
stamps, most of which come from 7 One of the biggest problems
… threatening our planet is climate
change.
VOCABULARY 8 My password has slipped my
3 mind.
1 tiny 9 Some supermarkets are trying to
2 fortuitous do away with plastic bags
3 prejudiced (completely).
4 trivial 10 My point is that organic food is
5 invincible too expensive for most people.
6 dejected
7 priceless LISTENING
8 enormous 7
9 humorous 1C
2B
4 3D
1A 4D
2B 5A
3C
4B READING
5B 8
6A A3
B1
5 C4
1 maladjusted D2
2 unfeasible E6
3 nondescript
4 meaningless

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WRITING
9
Content (maximum 4 points)
1 point for content of each
paragraph.

Form (maximum 2 points)

2 points for good sentence
structure and paragraphing.
1 point for reasonable structure.

Range (maximum 2 points)

2 points for using a good range of
vocabulary and structures.
1 point for using a reasonable
range of vocabulary and structures.
0 points for using a poor range of
vocabulary and structures.

Accuracy (maximum 2 points)

2 points for accuracy over 80%.
1 point for accuracy between 70
and 80%.

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