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A

1.a:The man with the glasses because he looks annoyed.

b:2 T 3 F (He did it half-heartedly.) 4 F (He was not surprised when a quiz told him he wasn't bubbly.) 5 T 6 T 7 F (He thinks his daughter could write them.) 8 T

2.2 I don't really remember what the personality quiz was about.

3 What you should remember is that these personality quizz.es aren't written by real

psychologists.

4 I didn't agree with what the quiz said about my relationships.

5 What I really liked was that the quiz said I was charming.

3.2 that 3 so 4 that 5 such 6 that 7 so 8 that 9 such 10 that 11 such 12 that 13 so

4.1Uncle Jack is intellectual, witty and smug.

2 Aunt joan is bubbly, charming and sympathetic.

3 Uncle Tim is pushy, hypocritical and pretentious.

5.2 half-heartedly 3 struggle 4 find 5 error 6 lengths 7 lot

B

1.a:Yes

b:Sentences 1, 3, 4 and 6 and 7 are mentioned in the text.

2.2 in a fun way 3 with difficulty 4 with enthusiasm 5 with excitement 6 in an interesting way

3.2 No comma

3 I wrote an essay about it, which won me a prize at school.

4 I showed my prize to my dad, which made him very proud.

5 He gave me £10, which was very kind of him.

6 No comma

7 The charity, which has the support of many famous people, sent me a letter of thanks.

8 I've got the letter, which is worth a lot to me, hanging in a frame on my wall.

4.2 household 3 big 4 Famous 5 name 6 success

5.2 out 3 up 4 about 5 of

C

1.a:Because the government are going to make it more expensive to study at university.

b:2 huge crowds of

3 from the opposition parties

4 the future of

5 and the police

6 signed by more than 1,000 students

7 for ordinary families

8 saying that no final decision has been taken yet

2.Sentences 1, 2, 5 and 7 are correct.

3.2 ... are said not to change anything

3 ... are thought to have lost interest in politics

4 ... is believed to have come into popular use in the 19th century

5 ... are said to have been involved in the violence

6 ... are known to abuse their position of power

4.2 gone 3 handed 4 made 5 been 6 done

5.2d 3f 4g 5a 6h 7e 8c

OPTIONAL ACTIVITY 

1 He promised to pay him back the next day.

2 She refused to help him.

3 She encouraged him to try harder.

4 She recommended that he should read the book.

5 He claimed that it was the greatest picture ever painted.

6 She advised him to go to the dentist.

7 He denied having done it.

8 He warned her not to go into the old building.

D

1.a:Sometimes it's better to just keep quiet.

b:2 Lucy 3 Connor 4 Dylan 5 Connor 6 Dylan 7 Dylan

2.2 It hurts to see people suffer.

3 It feels good to lie in bed until midday.

4 It doesn't cost anything to have a fun day in the countryside.

5 It's wonderful to have a whole day with nothing to do.

6 It's nice to surprise Mum and Dad with a cup of tea in the morning.

7 It's not always easy to say sorry.

8 It's not unusual for me to wake up in a bad mood.

3.2f 3h 4g 5a 6b 7c 8e

4.2 fall 3 sort 4 make 5 stays 6 taking 7 get 8 reach

5.2 thought 3 far 4 ask 5 opinion 6 way