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8 2 relationship 3 obsessed 4 trendsetter

01 Soulmates 5 rebel 6 rejections 7 stubborn 8
spoiled
Vocabulary
1

2
2 Skateboarding didn’t use to be my thing,
but I’m really into it now!
3 Nothing will ever put me off dancing; I love
it too much.
4 I don’t like drama lessons, so I’m planning to
give them up next term.
5 You’ll never stop Sonya from watching TV;
she’s completely addicted to it.
6 If I were better at the guitar, I could join my
friend’s band.
3
2 She was dressed in a knee-length pink
flowery dress.
3 He relaxed in comfortable baggy grey pants.
4 She wore a stunning short woollen dress.
5 She was dressed in a really amazing blue T-
shirt.
6 He was wearing a trendy navy cotton
hoodie.
7 The actress wore a beautiful white silk
dress.
8 I like wearing tight blue denim jeans.
4 2 feet 3 take 4 out 5 stand 6
confidence 7 own 8 name 9 into 10
laid-back
5 2A 3C 4B 5A 6C 7B
6 2D 3B 4C 5A 6A 7D 8B
7 2 creative 3 loyalty 4 generosity 5
beautiful 6 bossy 7 rivalry 8
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Grammar
1 2 fallen 3 known 4 met 5 sung 6
stolen
b has stolen c Have...met d have fallen
e has sung f haven’t known
2 2 2A 3C 4C 5A 6B 7C 8A
2 I have never seen that clip on YouTube
before.
3 She has always wanted to be an actress.
4 We have been living here for ten years.
5 How long have you been studying drama?
6 We have just arranged to meet in the park.
7 Have you learnt that dance yet?
8 Our class has been making a video since
March.
3 2B 3A 4C 5C 6A 7B 8C
4 2 have you eaten 3 she’s been travelling
4 is always bossing 5 have you known
6 I’m not studying
5 2 has run 3 didn’t recognise 4 hasn’t
texted
5 lived 6 did she leave 7 didn’t Paul tell
8 downloaded 9 have lost 10 paid
6 2 since you met
3 began driving six months ago
4 is always annoying 5 have you been
playing
6 I’ve ever seen 7 has just started
8 first time Clare has acted
7 2 are always reading 3 ran 4 travelled
5 decided
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1 2 to 3 with 4 off 5 up 6 out 7
with
8 up
3
2 trendy, cotton T-shirts
3 beautiful, blue, denim jeans
4 fantastic, loose, woollen sweater
5 plain, cream, linen suits
6 stunning, red, knee-length dress
7 purple silk
8 short, tight, leather skirt
4 2 socialise 3 sarcastic 4 funny 5
caring
6 sensible 7 thoughtful 8 spoiled/spoilt
5 2e 3f 4g 5h 6b 7a 8c
6
2 Has she been in the band for a long time?
3 Why is that bossy girl always asking
questions?
4 Did you hear what I just said?
5 Have you written to your penfriend yet?
6 That is the best film I have ever seen.
7 We did not discover the secret for ages.
8 I am thinking of getting a temporary job
next year.
7 2 at 3 do 4 up 5 are 6
out/round/around
7 out 8 because
2 are always teasing
3 has never appeared/been
4 have not (haven’t) been to
5 since the band played
6 does not (doesn’t) belong to
7 time I went to
8 arrived/got here ten minutes ago
9 have not (haven’t) finished reading
10 rely on
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Grammar
02 Wild 1 2 it was raining 3 was always escaping
4 saw, chased, then threw 5 had been
Vocabulary
running
1 2 prey 3 stroke 4 slaughter 5 reflex 6 had gone 7 felt scared
6 defence 7 hooked 8 fins 8 Had the tiger killed
2 2 B snake 3 A shark 4 G tiger 5 D 2 2 had been snowing 3 was sitting 4
crocodile wanted
6 E polar bear 7 C turtle 5 had ever seen 6 had already taken
3 2A 3D 4B 5C 6D 7C 8B 7 realised 8 had last ridden
4 2 run out of 3 gave up 4 cut it down 9 had you been watching 10 had never
5 thrown away 6 turn it down been
5
il-
illogical, illegal
ir-
irrelevant, irresponsible, irreversible
im-
impossible, impolite, impractical
in-
informal, inexperienced
dis-
disobedient, dissatisfied, dishonest
un-
unhappy, unsatisfied
6 2 irresponsible 3 illegal 4 impractical
5 irreversible 6 inexperienced 7
disobedient
8 dishonest
7

8 2 warming 3 endanger 4 recycle

5 containers 6 pollution

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2 As we watched, the zebra lifted its head and
looked at us.
3 They could see that the cat had already 03 Awesome science
eaten the mouse because there were only
bones left. Vocabulary
4 While the biologists were exploring the cave, 1 2 satellite 3 aliens 4 gravity 5 weird
they discovered a rare species of bat. 6 robot 7 doomed 8 predictions
5 Did she scream very loudly when she saw 2 2 mathematics 3 technology 4
the scorpion? astronomy
6 Volunteers rescued the injured seal and kept 5 chemistry 6 geology
it in a sanctuary until it was healthy again. 3 2C 3B 4A 5B 6D 7D 8A
7 By the time she got her camera out, the 4 2 out 3 down 4 up 5 over 6 up
leopard had disappeared. 5 2e 3a 4f 5c 6b
8 The wolves followed the buffalo for an hour 6 2 on 3 for 4 for 5 from 6 on 7 of
before the snowstorm arrived. 8 of
4 2 ago 3 had 4 been 5 were 6 did 7 2 scientists 3 prediction 4 unable
7 was 8 for 5 chemistry 6 suggestion 7 incredible
5 2c 3f 4a 5g 6e 7d 8b 8 unlikely
6 2B 3A 4B 5A 6A 7C 8
7 2 would 3 had 4 used 5 been 6 did
7 was 8 By
8 2 diving 3 begged 4 disappeared
5 slaughtered 6 crashed 7 organised
8 heard

Revision Unit 2
1 2 conservation 3 3environmental 4
erosion 5 threaten 6 endanger;
endangered
7 polluted; pollution 8 industrialise;
industrialist
2 2 threatened 3 pollution 4
Environmental
5 industrialise 6 conservation 7
endangered
8 emission 9 logging 10 containers
3 2 wave 3 Fossil 4 change 5 warming
6 Solar 7 ice 8 Greenhouse
4 2 down 3 down 4 out 5 off 6 away
7 up
8 on
5 2A 3B 4C 5A 6B
6 2 would 3 used 4 when 5 for 6 had
7 were
7
2 had never seen tigers before
3 had been travelling for
4 while they were filming
5 since they last saw
6 the time I left
7 were still eating their
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Grammar 7
1 2C 3A 4C 5B 6A
2 2 Aren’t you going 3 starts 4 will be
sitting
5 will have been travelling 6 am going to
study
3 2 By this time next year, we will have
moved house.
3 At 10 a.m. tomorrow, you’ll be at home
but I’ll be flying/will be flying over the
Pacific!
4 I will/’ll send you a text as soon as I hear
the news.
5 The teacher says he will buy some new
test tubes when he gets the chance.
6 Hurry up! The chemistry lesson starts in
five minutes!
7 After we finish/have finished learning
about frogs, we’ll/will go on to another bit
of the biology syllabus.
4 2 unlikely 3 to 4 are 5 likely 6 is 04 Dream jobs
5 2 A 3 B 4 A 5 B 6 A 7A 8 B
6 2C 3A 4A 5B 6C Vocabulary
7 2 are 3 to 4 going / about 5 due 6 1 2A 3C 4B 5C 6A 7B 8C
in 2 2 written 3 conducted 4 earns 5 fit
7 was 8 is 6 been made
8 2 unlikely 3 due 4 were 5 going 6 3 2 contract 3 career 4 application
about 5 employees 6 apprentice 7 reference
7 due 8 about 8 redundant
4 2 out of 3 by 4 under 5 at 6 in 7
Revision Unit 3 on
8 on
1 2 a producer 3 geologist 4 inventor 5
5 technologist 6 chemist 7 physicist
8 astronomer
2 A a calculator B a test tube
C a beaker D a thermometer
E scales F a telescope
3 2D 3B 4C 5D 6B 7A 8A
4 2 geologist 3 unlikely 4 beaker
5 predictions 6 gravity
5
2 is about to start
3 the movie will have finished
4 is unlikely to
5 time does the plane leave/depart
6 is due to open
6 2 is 3 about 4 for 5 be 6 have 7
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6 2 flexible 3 idiotic 4 practical 5 4 reminded me not to be
competitive 5 stop to take a break 6 tried to get to
6 knowledgeable 7 motivated 8 sensible
7 2 sensible 3 idiotic 4 unbelievable
5 satisfying 6 repetitive 7 tiring 8
inventive
8 2 competitive 3 sensible 4 dependant
5 creative 6 idiotic 7 cooperative
8 enjoyable
Grammar
1 2 applying 3 Nursing 4 promoting
5 to leave
6 travelling 7 to know 8 work
2 2 to annoy 3 hearing 4 cut 5 to
change
6 being 7 to help 8 stay 9 not
wearing
10 go
3 2 up working 3 for recruiting 4 on
staying
5 about helping 6 in getting 7 with
doing
8 in saving
4 2 to 3 about 4 under 5 have /need
6 be
7 at 8 on
5 2 A: speaking; B: to speak 3 A to get; B
getting
4 A: to phone; b: phoning
5 A: getting; B: to get
6
2 Only yesterday, the manager warned the
staff not to touch the broken switch.
3 He stopped working at the factory when he
got a better job.
4 My last teacher always encouraged me to
work hard.
5 Please do not expect me to work evenings /
in the evenings.
6 I don’t remember the boss telling me that,
but I suppose he did.
7
2 We stopped to get more petrol as we had
nearly run out of fuel.
4 Can you remember sucking your thumb
when you were younger?
5 Please don’t encourage George to
misbehave.
6 I really wish I could stop biting my nails. It’s
an awful habit!
8 You must remind me to pay you the money I
owe you.
8 2 stop saving 3 remembers putting her
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1 2B 3C 4A 5C 6A 7B 8B Vocabulary
2
1 2C 3A 4C 5B 6A 7A 8B
2 2 chalk 3 spar 4 coach 5 ring 6 fist
7 punch
3 2B 3C 4A 5D 6C 7B 8C
4 2 give 3 run 4 miss 5 make 6 do
7 take
8 have
5

3 2 reference 3 qualifications 4 applicant

5 competitive 6 practical 7 suitable
8 knowledgeable
4 2h 3g 4e 5f 6b 7c 8d 9i
10 a
5 2 knowing 3 getting 4 to help 5
meeting
6 to see
6 2 wouldn’t / would not let me leave 6 2 with 3 down 4 away 5 out of 6
3 is not used to doing 4 wanted me to up
make 7 2 down on 3 do with 4 out of 5 in for
5 suggest getting some / that you get 6 along with
some 8 2C 3A 4C 5A 6B
6 is not worth applying for Grammar
7 make me wait (for)
1 2 weren’t, I’d go 3 take 4 We’ll go, is
8 about going to a movie
shining
7 2C 3D 4A 5C 6A 7D 8A
5 get, I’ll look 6 you see 7 didn’t,
8 2 walking 3 to find 4 being 5 not to
wouldn’t
worry
8 let 9 were, would 10 will never play,
6 to do 7 working 8 to phone
gets
2 2 would 3 if 4 will 5 would 6 the
7 could
8 would
3
2 We won’t join the local gym tonight unless
it’s cheap.
3 Jan always wins when I play her at tennis,
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4 They would have cancelled the final if the 4
champion was/were ill, but luckily he was 2 if she could afford
fine. 3 unless you come/go/are there, too
5 I will take my football boots with me today 4 hadn’t asked her
in case the trainer asks me to play. I hope 5 you concentrate hard
so! 6 in case you fall off
6 I would have served better in the game last 7 might have won/might not have lost
week if I had not injured my shoulder. 5 2 would 3 unless 4 case 5 is 6 does
7 had 8 could
6 2g 3h 4d 5b 6c 7f 8a
7 2C 3A 4B 5C 6A
8
2 hadn’t left my money at home this morning I
could have bought lunch.
3 be able to cook now unless my gran had
taught me.
4 hadn’t eaten so/too much, I would be able
to do up my jeans now.
5 wouldn’t be feeling hungry now if you had
eaten breakfast.
6 it wasn’t/weren’t my dad’s birthday today, I
could have met you earlier.

Revision Unit 5
1 2 beat 3 competitors 4 scored 5 foul
6 fist
7 ingredients 8 motivation
2 2 if 3 can/will 4 unless 5 eat 6 like
7a
8 are
3 2 up 3 along 4 round 5 with 6 for
7 up 8 on
4 2C 3D 4A 5B 6A 7D 8C
5 2 operation 3 fainted 4 menu 5
competitive
6 motivation 7 saddle 8 temptation
6 2 I had gone to 3 could have gone
swimming
4 hadn’t broken 5 unless I needed it
6 you lived nearer 7 in case it’s
7
2 I’ll buy a ticket for the boxing contest but
when if I can’t get there in time, you go in
without me.
3 You won’t be able to play football if you will
forget your boots.
4 I will bring your cycle helmet in case you
need it, shall I?
5 I’d be careful when doing extreme sports if
I’d be were you.
6 If I won’t don’t see you in the gym, I’ll text
you.
7 Provided it won’t doesn’t rain tomorrow, we
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06 Showtime
Vocabulary
1 2B 3C 4D 5C 6D 7C 8A
9B
10 D
2 2 challenged 3 loathed 4 quit 5 mix
6 struggle 7 blamed 8 confessed
3 2B 3A 4C 5C 6B 7A
4 2 up 3 on 4 on 5 down 6 around
7 out
8 off
5 2 length 3 thought 4 grief 5 sight 6
death
7 confession 8 youth 9 weight 10
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6 7 2 impossible 3 death 4 relief 5 grief
6 healthy
8 2 thought 3 definitely 4 growth 5
breadth
6 youth 7 warmth 8 sight
Grammar
1 2 craziest 3 a great deal more
entertaining
4 by far the most talented 5 nearly as
good as
6 better 7 much less 8 a great deal
worse
2
2 The lines were too difficult for him to learn.
3 The ground was comfortable enough to sit
on.
4 I’m not clever enough to understand
Shakespeare.
5 The stage was too high for me to climb on.
6 I was not lucky enough to pass the audition.
7 The painting was not good enough to win a
prize.
8 The seats were too hard for us to sit on.
3
2 It’s too late for to get tickets for the gig.
3 The theatre is too far away for us to walk
to.
4 Dad’s guitar is too old to play it.
5 Is the ground dry enough to sit on?
6 Our director thinks my voice is not good
enough.
7 The nearer we get to the show, the scarier
it all seems!
8 We had such a good time at the play!
4
2 The bigger rock concerts become
3 not old enough to be
4 such a good performance that
5 these the cheapest tickets
6 a great deal louder than
7 was not as good as
8 is far more talented than
5 Countable: actor, album, idea, people,
programme
Uncountable: growth, happiness, love,
music, pride, success
6 2 the 3 a 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 A 8 - 9
–
10 the
7
2 Without the love, the world would be a sad
place.
3 I think my dad will have to buy a new car in
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4 The French are excellent cooks. 8 2 a 3 the 4 – 5 – 6 the 7 a 8 a
5 Did you see the documentary they showed 9–
at 6 p.m. yesterday on the Discovery 10 a 11 – 12 an 13 the 14 the
Channel? 15 –
6 You need the intelligence to be a great 16 the 17 – 18 the 19 -/a
playwright like Shakespeare!
7 There’s been a huge growth in the numbers Revision Unit 6
of people using YouTube.
8 My brother’s success has brought him the 1 2 music 3 down 4 a 5 at 6 Italian
enormous happiness. 7 tell
8 so 9 around 10 A
2 2 plot 3 performance 4 character
5 audience 6 audition 7 costume
8 rehearsal
3 2 thought 3 impossible 4 social 5
width
6 youth 7 confession 8 definitely
4 2C 3A 4B 5A 6C 7B 8A
5 2 the 3 more 4 than 5 most 6 a
7 great
8 less
6 2 as slowly as he did 3 were less nervous
than 4 more I listen to 5 is the length of
6 at/by his strength
7 2D 3B 4C 5A 6C 7D 8C
8

07 School matters
Vocabulary
1 2 strict 3 corridors 4 punishment
5 surname
6 staff 7 excluded 8 pace
2 2 subject 3 pace 4 punishment 5
victim
6 row 7 method 8 torture
3 2 bully 3 experiment 4 term 5 tutor
6 subjects 7 boarding 8 prefect
9 participate 10 nickname
4 2 do 3 make 4 make 5 Do 6 did
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5 2D 3B 4A 5B 6D 8
6 2 take 3 detect 4 hand 5 rules 6
step
7 state of the art 8 distance learning
7 2 take 3 term 4 grades 5 torture
6 abolished 7 cheat 8 detect

Grammar
1 2 be 3 make 4 allowed 5 have 6
were 7 will 8 had
2 2 are not allowed 3 is being interviewed
4 is punished 5 will be opened / is going
to be opened / is being opened 6 was
being redecorated 7 had been put out
8 Have you been informed
3
2 is being demolished
3 are not allowed to leave the school at
lunchtime
4 teacher been told what happened
5 is being told off at this minute
6 were all made to stay in school for detention
7 the visitors being taken care of
8 will be appointed next term
4
2 Has the classroom not been cleaned yet?
3 The teacher was given flowers.
4 How were you taught to cook?
5 Each student was given ten dollars to spend.
6 Has the computer been repaired yet?
7 We are not allowed to wear jeans in school
8 Will our exam results be sent in the post?
5 2 was made to have 3 was being planned
4 are not allowed to study
5 should be repaired 6 still being made
6 2C 3A 4B 5C 6B
7 2 had a tooth taken out yesterday
3 got me to wash 4 need cleaning

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2 Did you get those notes typed
3 have had my phone stolen
4 needs checking / to be checked
5 get yourself tattooed
6 have my eyes tested
7 Get it tidied
8 get my photos enlarged
Revision Unit 7
1 2B 3C 4D 5A 6B 7A 8D
2 2 detect 3 exclude 4 participate 5
grade
6 row 7 strict 8 term
3 2A 3C 4B 5A 6D 7C 8B
4 8
Workbook answer key
2 Your desk needs fixing.
3 We’ve had new computers installed in our
library.
4 Last week, I got my brother to do my
homework for me!
5 Has anything been done to solve your
problem?
6 In my opinion, holidays should definitely be
longer!
7 My hair needs to be cut / needs cutting.
8 I wasn’t allowed to go to the club last
weekend.
7 2 should/could 3 needs 4 are 5 be
6 to
7 allowed 8 made/forced
2 needs fixing / to be fixed
3 should have been done
4 were not allowed to miss
5 is going to be offered
6 had my laptop updated
7 must be changed
8 got me to wash the dishes

08 Technology rules!
Vocabulary
1 2 computer 3 keyboard 4 mouse
5 games console
2 2 swap 3 gossip 4 boasting
5 misinterpreted 6 teasing 7 access
8 flirting
3 2 C 3D 4B 5C 6A 7D 8C
5 4
2 We’ve just been given a talk on smoking (by
a nurse).
3 Is the date of the next concert going to be
announced soon?
4 The students are being told the result of
their exams (by the headteacher).
5 Students are never allowed to go into the
staffroom.
6 The headteacher was paid thousands of
dollars by the government.
7 Were you given that bicycle for your
birthday?
8 I was made to cross the road on a proper
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5 2 involvement 3 democratic 4 pollution
(n), polluted (adj) 5 achievement 6
observation 7 obstinate 8
encouragement
6 2 achievement 3 observation 4
involvement
5 obstinate 6 civilisation 7
encouragement
8 democratic
7 2 civilisations 3 knowledge 4 social
5 privacy 6 objections 7 extremely
8 impression
8 Internet.
Grammar
1 the fault.
2 asked if he could help us/asked us if he
could help.
3 where I had been.
4 if I was free to go out.
5 whether Jamie was going to the gig.
6 why the computer was not working.
7 Tracy if she knew the name of the singer.
8 if I had seen his clip on YouTube.
2 7 Correct
2 (that) he was starting a new school next
term.
3 what time I was going out.
4 if I had remembered to buy my aunt a
birthday card.
5 they were going to book a holiday in France
so I could practise my French.
6 if/whether I had found the money I (had)
lost.
7 that Adam had just gone to get his book.
8 that I had dropped Adele’s ring and that we
couldn’t find it.
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2 I asked him what the problem was.
3 He said/told me he was having trouble with
his laptop and that he couldn’t get his
emails.
4 I asked him if he was sure he’d got an
Internet connection.
5 He said/told me he wasn’t sure but that it
had been working OK the day before.
6 I said/told him I’d check and that there
might be a problem with our telephone line.
7 He asked if/whether that affected the
8 I said/told him it did. I said/told him not to
worry and that I’d get his laptop working
soon.
4 2 told 3 he 4 had 5 was 6 why 7
them
8 said
5 2 reminded 3 suggested 4 persuaded
5 ordered 6 confessed 7 invited 8
thanked
6 2 about being tired / that he was tired.
3 buying / having bought that make of
camera.
4 to make a clip for YouTube.
5 going out / that we go out.
6 James to (come to) my party.
7 to sit down and be quiet.
8 borrowing my phone without asking.
7
2 The engineer he is thought to have repaired
3 The gang are not believed to have been
stolen all the computers.
4 Correct
5 It is said that technology will it have
changed the world beyond recognition in
100 years’ time.
6 Tablet computers are reported to be now
being in use in most classrooms in this area.
8 The new brand of smart phone is thought to
have been outsold all other brands.
8 2 are believed to have got
3 is reported to be gaining 4 are said to be
5 is claimed to be 6 is said to have
created
7 is believed to have started
Revision Unit 8
1 2C 3A 4C 5B 6C 7A 8B
2 2 viral 3 site 4 online 5 mouse 6
user
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3 2 independence 3 privacy 4 knowledge
5 involvement 6 imagination 7
assessment 8 evidence
4 2 networking 3 broadband 4 confess
5 keyboard 6 panicky 7 misinterpret
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2 Mum told to my sister to stop using
Facebook.
3 Toby wanted to know whether Clare she was
coming to the party.
4 Correct
5 My classmates insisted on they were right
6 The technician suggested I turning the
computer off and then on again.
7 Correct
8 The teacher explained us that he had been ill
the previous day.
6 2C 3A 4A 5B 6C 7A 8B
7 2 to 3 are 4 them 5 not 6 had 7
for
8 being
8
2 suggested texting
3 is said to get
4 whether Berners Lee invented
5 apologised for not phoning her
6 are thought to be coping
7 ordered me to turn off
8 insisted on playing
09 Tearaways
Vocabulary
1
Good qualities: unselfish, tolerant, polite,
generous, easy-going
Bad qualities: disrespectful, cruel, rebellious,
stubborn, fussy
2 2 behaviour 3 widowed 4 helpful
5 improvement 6 arrival 7 disrespectful
8 disobedient
3 2 nightmare 3 open 4 hit 5 rude
6 giggle
4 2B 3C 4B 5C 6B
5 2 get 3 get 4 made 5 backed 6 out
7 fall 8 make
6 2 burgle 3 mug 4 probation 5 arrest
6 judge 7 charge 8 victim
7 2C 3B 4A 5B 6C 7D 8D
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1 2 cruel 3 moody 4 well-mannered
5 disrespectful 6 rebellious 7 easy-
going
8 disobedient
2 2 widowed 3 engaged 4 divorced
5 separated 6 obnoxious 7 adopted
8 defiant
3 2C 3C 4A 5B 6A
4 2 can 3 could/might 4 need/have 5
should
6 could 7 to 8 have 9 when
5 2 burgle 3 vandalise 4 stalk 5
behaviour
6 detention 7 judge 8 victim
6 2 weren’t allowed to leave
3 you should report the bully 4 had to do
5 need not have 6 should have texted
Grammar 7 could have left
7
1 2A 3C 4A 5B 6C
2 Correct
2 2 have to / need to 3 could 4 don’t
3 My parents weren’t allowed to smoke when
have
they were children.
5 couldn’t 6 would
4 Did you have got to apologise for what you
3 2 had 3 allowed/able 4 would/could 5
said?
not
5 I didn’t need to tell Mike the secret because
6 had 7 to 8 should
he knew already.
4 2 ought to talk 3 were not allowed to
6 You must to obey your parents, I’m afraid.
stay
7 Correct
4 had to help 5 wasn’t able to go
8 When I was younger, I wasn’t allowed to
6 have got to be over 7 have (got) to
stay up late.
obey 8
5 2 didn’t have to 3 shouldn’t have
4 might have 5 ought to have 6 needn’t
have
7 could have 8 didn’t need to get
6 2C 3C 4A 5C 6A
7
2 He couldn’t have been in the café last night
– if he were, I’d have seen him.
3 I needn’t have paid so much for that jacket
– I should have gone to another shop.
4 CORRECT
5 I’m glad I didn’t need to go to school
yesterday – it was great spending time on
the beach.
6 CORRECT
7 I may have left my phone on the bus – I’d
better get back on and look.
8 Tom might have texted Linda but I’m not
sure.
8 2 to 3 should 4 have/need
5 may/might/could 6 did

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10 Looking back
Vocabulary
1 2 discovery 3 rebellion 4 merciless
5 descendant 6 proof 7 historian
2 2 buried 3 tombs 4 records 5 myths
6 ancient 7 remains 8 war
3 2 burial 3 fever pitch 4 mutilated
5 contentious 6 stumbled upon 7 curse
8 mankind
4

5 2e 3g 4f 5a 6b 7d 8c
6 2 breakdown 3 workout 4 crackdown
5 handout 6 checkout 7 makeover 8
turnout
7 2 crackdown 3 washout 4 breakdown
5 checkout 6 turnout 7 workout 8
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Grammar
1 2 whose 3 who 4 which 5 that 6
where
7 when 8 where
2 dates.
2 There is a temple in the city which/that
holds amazing treasures.
3 The queen’s uncle, who put poison in the
king’s drink, was arrested and executed.
4 Our country has plenty of castles, which are
all open to the public most weekdays.
5 I’ve just read about a king whose children
joined in a rebellion against him.
6 We took a photo of the palace (which/that)
the royal family still live in / where the royal
family still live.
7 The armour (which/that) the king fought in
can be seen in the museum.
8 The crown is in the museum (which/that) I
visited yesterday.
3 8 portrait
2 After seeing / we saw the crown jewels
3 On discovering the buried treasure
4 which was wonderful
5 Before I wrote / writing my history essay
6 By breaking
7 which has surprised everyone
8 Having stolen the gold
4 2 The king, whose brother tried to kill him,
2 That was the most interesting museum what
(that) I have ever seen.
3 His son, which who was next in line to the
throne, was murdered.
4 Archaeologists found the body they’d been
looking for it.
5 In the book, which was written recently, you
can read all about the First World War.
6 I loved the castle you took me to last year.
5 7 2 who 3 which 4 after/on 5 in/on 6
2 It was my gran who first got me interested
in history.
3 What surprises me is how long the
inhabitants of the castle survived.
4 What happened during the tour was that we
saw the queen’s jewellery.
5 The place the prisoners were kept was in a
tiny underground jail.
6 What interests me is how little mankind
really changes throughout its history.
7 What I really need is some help with my
project.
8 Why the princes died was a mystery.
6
2 Do you enjoy what you are studying?
3 We didn’t hear what you said.
4 I can’t remember what the king did.
5 The reason I hate history is because of the
6 What the tyrant did horrified me.
7 2 is 3 What 4 who 5 when/while 6
was
7 why 8 which/that
8 2 What I love is 3 what I said 4 we need
is
5 is what we love 6 Where it happened
Revision Unit 10
1 2 century 3 War 4 buried 5 tyrant
6 descendant 7 rehearsal 8 outbreak
2 2B 3A 4B 5A 6C
3 2 excavation 3 merciless 4 saddened
5 breakdown 6 descendant 7 infamous
4 2 mutilated 3 contentious 4 fever
5 stumbled 6 discovery 7 handout
8 turnout
5 2 which/that 3 On/After 4 whose 5
who
6 is 7 where 8 What
6
reigned for forty years.
3 I know a museum where you can see
amazing treasures.
4 Mr Stone, who is a wonderful teacher, is
taking us on the history trip.
5 I can’t remember the date when John F
Kennedy died.
6 Have you read the news report which claims
they have found an Inca tomb?
whom
7 was 8 reason
8 2 realising the object was so ancient
3 unearthing the gold coins 4 having a
coffee
5 having seen an Egyptian mummy before
6 getting off the coach 7 getting off the
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4 2 wish I hadn’t bought 3 regrets swapping
11 The persuaders 4 only you had texted 5 wish you were
6 regrets shouting
Vocabulary 7 could go shopping / was going shopping
1 2 latest 3 live 4 refund 5 customers 8 wishes she was/were sitting
6 ignore 7 labels 8 pester
2 2 buzz 3 pester 4 trendsetter 5
status
6 devious 7 tempt 8 bargain
3 2 patient 3 attractive 4 merciful
5 fashionable 6 helpful 7 fortunate
4 2 impatiently 3 unattractive 4
unfashionable
5 unfortunately 6 unhelpful 7
discomfort
8 disappearance
5

6 2 incredibly 3 absolutely 4 bitterly

5 absolutely 6 highly 7 very 8 utterly
7 2B 3D 4B 5A 6A 7C 8B
8 2 devious 3 impressionable 4 trend
5 tempt 6 pester 7 status 8
consumer
Grammar
1 2 hadn’t bought 3 were 4 had 5
getting
6 would come out 7 hadn’t eaten
8 would stop
2 2 hadn’t spent 3 could drive 4 giving
5 didn’t have 6 letting 7 had warned
8 would stop
3 2 didn’t have to 3 promising 4 were
sitting
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5 2 not watch 3 to go 4 would 5 went 8
6 gave 7 got 8 play
6 2 rather 3 time 4 turn/switch 5 would
6 to
7 you 8 rather
7
2 It’s time Oscar went home now!
3 I’d/would rather you did not go out tonight.
4 We’d rather to walk than drive.
5 Do you think it’s time we took the cake out
of the oven?
6 It’s time I stopped texting and did some
homework, I’m afraid.
8 2 to 3 would 4 rather 5 to 6
yourself
7 time 8 that

Revision Unit 11
1 2D 3B 4C 5B 6B 7C 8D
2 2 impressionable 3 attractive 4
discomfort
5 unfortunately 6 unfashionable 7
impatient
8 unhelpful
3 2 utterly 3 incredibly 4 highly 5
bitterly
6 absolutely 7 highly 8 ridiculously
4 2 tempt 3 consumer 4 trend 5
personalise
6 refund 7 trendsetter 8 receipt
5
2 I wish you were here!
3 She regrets to taking the sweets without
paying for them.
4 I’d rather not to see that film.
5 I wish you wouldn’t play that music – it’s
awful!
6 It’s time we left for the party!
7 Oh no, I’m late. If only the bus would
come!
8 I’d rather Paul he didn’t come with us.
6 2 could 3 time 4 regret 5 to 6 you
7 had 8 paying
7 2 let 3 If 4 spending 5 rather 6
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3
12 Escape 2 must be going
3 can’t have been looking
Vocabulary 4 might have told him off
1 A camping B surfing C rock climbing 5 can’t have won the lottery
D scuba diving E whitewater rafting 6 Emma must have broken her leg
F cliff diving 4
2 2C 3B 4A 5B 6C 7A 8B 2 George has left all his dinner, so he can’t like
3 2 on 3 in 4 up 5 at 6 on 7 off it.
4 2 quaint 3 ancient 4 destination 5 3 Look at the clouds – I think it may/might
voyage rain soon.
6 challenge 4 Laura can’t have left for the airport yet
5 2 white-washed 3 ancient 4 winding because her suitcase is still here.
5 non-stop 6 hospitable 7 sun-kissed 5 William’s face was very red, so he must have
8 holiday felt embarrassed.
6 6 Maria ignored John at the party, so she
can’t like him very much.
7 You didn’t look hot, so you couldn’t have
been cycling very fast.
8 My phone isn’t working; the battery might
be flat.
5 2 might be going 3 must have forgotten
4 can’t have been travelling 5 may go on
safari
6 can’t have left 7 must be
6 2 something 3 everywhere 4 nothing
5 anywhere 6 Someone 7 everywhere
8 was
7 2 whenever 3 something 4 nothing
5 Wherever 6 have 7 the 8 whoever
8 2 Whoever 3 whatever 4 Whenever
5 whoever 6 Wherever 7 whenever
8 whatever

Revision Unit 12
7 2 ear-splitting 3 kind-hearted 1 2A 3C 4D 5C 6A 7B 8D
4 mouth-watering 5 far-reaching 2 2g 3f 4c 5d 6b 7a
6 open-minded 3 2 peaceful 3 sweaty 4 impressive 5
8 2 scary 3 reaction 4 guilty 5 smelly stuffy
6 impressive 7 peaceful 8 dreadful 6 faulty 7 colourful 8 choice
4 2 dark-skinned 3 short-tempered
Grammar 4 open-minded 5 kind-hearted
1 2C 3A 4B 5C 6A 7B 8C 6 cold-blooded 7 far-reaching 8 long-
2 haired
2 She might have got lost. 5
3 That can’t have been easy. 2 I went to Paula’s house, but nobody was
4 someone might be trying to telephone me. there.
5 Someone must have stolen it. 3 Brian may not be staying all week – I’m not
6 He must have been collecting them for ages. sure.
7 he may have got detention. 4 I’ve got nothing to wear to the disco
8 the driver can’t have been paying attention tonight.
5 It’s only six o’clock. She can’t have gone to
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6 Listen, everybody! I want you all to come 6 2 can’t have 3 Nobody/Noone was
to our party tonight. 4 very smelly 5 might be trying to
7 I can’t believe a word he’s saying. He must 6 must have missed 7 very peaceful/quiet
be telling lies! 7 2 Someone/Somebody 3 everybody
8 She’s been nearly everywhere in Europe 4 noone/nobody 5 anything 6
except the United Kingdom. somewhere
7 nothing 8 anywhere
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