Gold Experience B2
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8 2 relationship 3 obsessed 4 trendsetter
5 rebel 6 rejections 7 stubborn 8
spoiled

Soulmates

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 Tshirt.
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
relationship 9 sworn 10 successful

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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 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
8

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Revision Unit 1

1 2 to 3 with 4 off 5 up 6 out 7
with
8 up
2 2A 3C 4C 5A 6B 7C 8A
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
8

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

Wild

Vocabulary
1 2 prey 3 stroke 4 slaughter 5 reflex
6 defence 7 hooked 8 fins
2 2 B snake 3 A shark 4 G tiger 5 D
crocodile
6 E polar bear 7 C turtle
3 2A 3D 4B 5C 6D 7C 8B

4 2 run out of 3 gave up 4 cut it down
5 thrown away 6 turn it down
5
ilillogical, illegal
irirrelevant, irresponsible, irreversible
imimpossible, impolite, impractical
ininformal, inexperienced
disdisobedient, dissatisfied, dishonest
ununhappy, unsatisfied
6 2 irresponsible 3 illegal 4 impractical
5 irreversible 6 inexperienced 7
disobedient
8 dishonest
7

1 2 it was raining 3 was always escaping
4 saw, chased, then threw 5 had been
running
6 had gone 7 felt scared
8 Had the tiger killed
2 2 had been snowing 3 was sitting 4
wanted
5 had ever seen 6 had already taken
7 realised 8 had last ridden
9 had you been watching 10 had never
been

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
eaten the mouse because there were only
bones left.
4 While the biologists were exploring the cave,
they discovered a rare species of bat.
5 Did she scream very loudly when she saw
the scorpion?
6 Volunteers rescued the injured seal and kept
it in a sanctuary until it was healthy again.
7 By the time she got her camera out, the
leopard had disappeared.
8 The wolves followed the buffalo for an hour
before the snowstorm arrived.
4 2 ago 3 had 4 been 5 were 6 did
7 was 8 for
5 2c 3f 4a 5g 6e 7d 8b

6 2B 3A 4B 5A 6A 7C
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

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03

Awesome science

Vocabulary
1 2 satellite 3 aliens 4 gravity 5 weird
6 robot 7 doomed 8 predictions
2 2 mathematics 3 technology 4
astronomy
5 chemistry 6 geology
3 2C 3B 4A 5B 6D 7D 8A
4 2 out 3 down 4 up 5 over 6 up
5 2e 3a 4f 5c 6b
6 2 on 3 for 4 for 5 from 6 on 7 of
8 of
7 2 scientists 3 prediction 4 unable
5 chemistry 6 suggestion 7 incredible
8 unlikely
8

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
8 had ever had

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Grammar
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

5 2 A 3 B 4 A 5 B 6 A 7A 8 B
6 2C 3A 4A 5B 6C
7 2 are 3 to 4 going / about 5 due 6
in
7 was 8 is
8 2 unlikely 3 due 4 were 5 going 6
about
7 due 8 about

Revision Unit 3
1 2 a producer 3 geologist 4 inventor
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
will
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Dream jobs

Vocabulary
1 2A 3C 4B 5C 6A 7B 8C
2 2 written 3 conducted 4 earns 5 fit
6 been made
3 2 contract 3 career 4 application
5 employees 6 apprentice 7 reference
8 redundant
4 2 out of 3 by 4 under 5 at 6 in 7
on
8 on
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6 2 flexible 3 idiotic 4 practical 5
competitive
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

4 reminded me not to be
5 stop to take a break 6 tried to get to

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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Revision Unit 4
1 2B
2

3C

4A

5C

05
6A

7B

8B

Vocabulary
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
3 is not used to doing 4 wanted me to
make
5 suggest getting some / that you get
some
6 is not worth applying for
7 make me wait (for)
8 about going to a movie
7 2C 3D 4A 5C 6A 7D 8A
8 2 walking 3 to find 4 being 5 not to
worry
6 to do 7 working 8 to phone

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Body talk

6 2 with 3 down 4 away 5 out of 6
up

7 2 down on 3 do with 4 out of 5 in for
6 along with
8 2C 3A 4C 5A 6B

Grammar
1 2 weren’t, I’d go 3 take 4 We’ll go, is
shining
5 get, I’ll look 6 you see 7 didn’t,
wouldn’t
8 let 9 were, would 10 will never play,
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,
but I’m hoping to change that soon.

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4 They would have cancelled the final if the

champion was/were ill, but luckily he was
fine.
5 I will take my football boots with me today
in case the trainer asks me to play. I hope
so!
6 I would have served better in the game last
week if I had not injured my shoulder.

4
2
3
4
5
6
7
5

if she could afford
unless you come/go/are there, too
hadn’t asked her
you concentrate hard
in case you fall off
might have won/might not have lost
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
can play the game outdoors.

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8 I won’t sell you these trainers unless you
don’t pay me immediately.

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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
breadth

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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
a year or two.

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4 The French are excellent cooks.
5 Did you see the documentary they showed
at 6 p.m. yesterday on the Discovery
Channel?
6 You need the intelligence to be a great
playwright like Shakespeare!
7 There’s been a huge growth in the numbers
of people using YouTube.
8 My brother’s success has brought him the
enormous happiness.

8 2 a 3 the 4 – 5 – 6 the 7 a 8 a
9–
10 a 11 – 12 an 13 the 14 the
15 –
16 the 17 – 18 the 19 -/a

Revision Unit 6
1 2 music 3 down 4 a 5 at 6 Italian
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
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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
7 making 8 did

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5 2D 3B 4A 5B 6D
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

8

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

3
4
5
6
7
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Did you get those notes typed
have had my phone stolen
needs checking / to be checked
get yourself tattooed
have my eyes tested
Get it tidied
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

6
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
8
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

5
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
crossing (by a policeman).

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1 2
5
2 2
5
8
3 2
4

computer 3 keyboard 4 mouse
games console
swap 3 gossip 4 boasting
misinterpreted 6 teasing 7 access
flirting
C 3D 4B 5C 6A 7D 8C

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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

Grammar
1
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
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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3
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

Internet.
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
the fault.
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.
7 Correct

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
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7 screen 8 digital
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
8 slave


5
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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Revision Unit 9

Grammar
1 2A 3C 4A 5B 6C
2 2 have to / need to 3 could 4 don’t
have
5 couldn’t 6 would
3 2 had 3 allowed/able 4 would/could 5
not
6 had 7 to 8 should
4 2 ought to talk 3 were not allowed to
stay
4 had to help 5 wasn’t able to go
6 have got to be over 7 have (got) to
obey
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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1 2 cruel 3 moody 4 well-mannered
5 disrespectful 6 rebellious 7 easygoing
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
7 could have left
7
2 Correct
3 My parents weren’t allowed to smoke when
they were children.

4 Did you have got to apologise for what you
said?
5 I didn’t need to tell Mike the secret because
he knew already.
6 You must to obey your parents, I’m afraid.
7 Correct
8 When I was younger, I wasn’t allowed to
stay up late.
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Looking back

Vocabulary
1 2
5
2 2
6
3 2
5
8

4

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

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
makeover
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Grammar
1 2 whose 3 who 4 which 5 that 6
where
7 when 8 where
2
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
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 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
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.

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6
2
3
4
5


Do you enjoy what you are studying?
We didn’t hear what you said.
I can’t remember what the king did.
The reason I hate history is because of the
dates.
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
8 portrait
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
2 The king, whose brother tried to kill him,
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?
7 2 who 3 which 4 after/on 5 in/on 6
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
coach
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The persuaders


Vocabulary
1 2 latest 3 live 4 refund 5 customers
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

4 2
4
6
7
8

wish I hadn’t bought 3 regrets swapping
only you had texted 5 wish you were
regrets shouting
could go shopping / was going shopping
wishes she was/were sitting

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
5 were 6 could drive

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5 2 not watch 3 to go 4 would 5 went
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

8

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
could
7 to 8 would

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Escape

Vocabulary
1 A camping B surfing C rock climbing
D scuba diving E whitewater rafting
F cliff diving
2 2C 3B 4A 5B 6C 7A 8B
3 2 on 3 in 4 up 5 at 6 on 7 off
4 2 quaint 3 ancient 4 destination 5
voyage
6 challenge
5 2 white-washed 3 ancient 4 winding
5 non-stop 6 hospitable 7 sun-kissed
8 holiday
6

3
2
3
4
5
6
4
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

5

6
7
8

must be going
can’t have been looking
might have told him off
can’t have won the lottery
Emma must have broken her leg
George has left all his dinner, so he can’t like
it.
Look at the clouds – I think it may/might
rain soon.
Laura can’t have left for the airport yet
because her suitcase is still here.
William’s face was very red, so he must have
felt embarrassed.
Maria ignored John at the party, so she
can’t like him very much.
You didn’t look hot, so you couldn’t have
been cycling very fast.
My phone isn’t working; the battery might
be flat.
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
2 something 3 everywhere 4 nothing

5 anywhere 6 Someone 7 everywhere
8 was
2 whenever 3 something 4 nothing
5 Wherever 6 have 7 the 8 whoever
2 Whoever 3 whatever 4 Whenever
5 whoever 6 Wherever 7 whenever
8 whatever

Revision Unit 12
7 2
4
6
8 2
6

ear-splitting 3 kind-hearted
mouth-watering 5 far-reaching
open-minded
scary 3 reaction 4 guilty 5 smelly
impressive 7 peaceful 8 dreadful

Grammar
1
2
2
3
4
5
6
7

8

2C

3A

4B

5C

6A

7B

8C

She might have got lost.
That can’t have been easy.
someone might be trying to telephone me.
Someone must have stolen it.
He must have been collecting them for ages.
he may have got detention.
the driver can’t have been paying attention

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1 2A 3C 4D 5C 6A 7B 8D
2 2g 3f 4c 5d 6b 7a
3 2 peaceful 3 sweaty 4 impressive 5
stuffy

6 faulty 7 colourful 8 choice
4 2 dark-skinned 3 short-tempered
4 open-minded 5 kind-hearted
6 cold-blooded 7 far-reaching 8 longhaired
5
2 I went to Paula’s house, but nobody was
there.
3 Brian may not be staying all week – I’m not
sure.
4 I’ve got nothing to wear to the disco
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
to our party tonight.
7 I can’t believe a word he’s saying. He must
be telling lies!
8 She’s been nearly everywhere in Europe
except the United Kingdom.


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6 2 can’t have 3 Nobody/Noone was
4 very smelly 5 might be trying to
6 must have missed 7 very peaceful/quiet
7 2 Someone/Somebody 3 everybody
4 noone/nobody 5 anything 6
somewhere
7 nothing 8 anywhere
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