Exams Towards Prof Key

unit 1 money1 idioms and expressions

1 b2 a3 f4 e5 d6 c7 g

2 multiple-choice cloze: collocations

1 A2 D3 A4 A5 C6 D7 A8 D9 B

10 D12 A

3 phrasal verbs

1 put (you) up2 calls at3 set aside4 broken down5 put yourself out6 set off7 building up8 sank in9 turn to

10 put (him) down

4 word formation

1 prosperous2 inheritance3 financially4 indication5 temptation6 penniless7 humiliation8 tension

unit 2 water1 multiple-choice cloze: collocations

1 D2 A3 C4 B5 A6 B

2 key word transformations:idioms and expressions

1 decided to take the plunge/tookthe plunge

2 out of my depth

3 like a fish out of 4 had a whale of a time5 let the boy off the hook6 to break the ice7 took the bait8 a drop in the ocean

3

1 sprinkled2 leaking3 rinse4 drain5 dripping6 trickle7 squirted8 splashing

4 gapped sentences

1 bathed2 flooded3 spill4 flow5 soaked6 sprayed

unit 3 film and tv 1 word formation: prefixes

1 dysfunctional2 disrespectful3 disobeyed4 illiterate5 immature6 incompetent7 uncompromising8 inactive9 cooperation

10 misunderstanding

2 similar but different

1 setting2 wardrobe3 chances4 ad5 historic6 respectful7 current8 mind9 dashed

10 command

3 phrasal verbs

1 Michael Jackson and PaulMcCartney teamed up to makethe song ‘Ebony and Ivory’.

2 My favourite pop singer has justbrought out a new CD and I’msure it will be a hit.

3 Walt Disney began his career as aset hand and ended up as theowner of a major film studio.

4 It takes millions of dollars to setup a film production company.

5 The actor was crazy to turn downthe studio’s offer to star in theirnew film.

6 The language in that film script istoo crude and will need to betoned down.

7 She struggled for years to getinto films but eventually shegave up.

8 If you come across any oldcomputer magazines in thebasement, can I have them?

4 gapped sentences

1 rolled2 flat3 address4 break5 skimmed

unit 4 passions1

1 pent-up2 compulsive3 cross4 spiteful5 distraught6 unrequited7 surly

2 gapped sentences

1 raw2 bitter3 faint4 pure5 hardened

3 idioms and expressions

1 top2 dumps3 dog4 hand5 roof6 blood7 moon8 sorts

4 word formation

1 indifference2 unwillingness3 provocative4 incomparably5 reconciliation6 insurmountable7 childish8 unreasonable

5 key word transformations

1 has bitten off more than she can2 blew his top3 gets on my nerves

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4 out of bed on the wrong side/upon the wrong side of the bed

5 will stop at 6 are apt to do

revision (1–4)1

1 B2 D3 B4 C5 B6 A7 A8 D9 B

10 A11 A12 C13 D14 A


1 coming2 salary3 inheritance4 counterfeit5 domestic6 range7 tremendously8 foretaste9 invaluable

10 rent

3 gapped sentences

1 pinch2 ends3 rule4 drop5 miss6 odds7 hook8 stop

4 phrasal verbs

1 turn2 keep3 clear4 shoot5 broken6 soaked7 give8 end9 set

10 bottle


1 save some money for a rainy2 cost an arm and a leg3 will (have to) pay through the

nose

4 had a whale of a time5 bit off more than she could6 really gets on Anna’s nerves7 my blood boil

unit 5 privacy1 similar but different

1 solitude2 sly3 commercial4 prescription5 portable6 inquisitive7 ceremony8 measures9 outline

10 respect11 stalker12 eye13 institution14 intruder

2 collocations

1 blatant2 grave3 civil4 private5 unfair6 public7 ominous8 parental

3 phrasal verbs

1 came out2 stand up to3 broke in4 track down5 nosing around6 took over7 worm it out of me8 tipped off9 look into

10 turned into11 tightened up12 go through

4

1 surveillance2 anonymity3 invasion4 harassment5 attributed6 consideration7 glaringly8 confidential9 accordingly

10 correspondence


1 doesn’t get wind of2 to poke your nose into/nose

around in

3 get married without parentalconsent

4 got it out 5 was being spied on

unit 6 on the move1 gapped sentences

1 face2 steep3 range4 mild5 degree6 code7 track8 lane9 treat

10 case

2 multiple-choice cloze

1 B2 C3 D4 B5 A6 A7 B8 A9 C

10 B11 C12 D13 B14 C15 A16 B17 A18 D

unit 7 living spaces


1 tenant2 landlord3 dissolved4 fragile5 secluded6 tasteful7 clutter8 driveway9 diversity

10 recap11 hostels12 dodged

2 gapped sentences

1 plot2 grazed3 snap4 ground


5 heaved

3 word formation

1 recuperation2 untimely3 hostility4 discredit5 inconvenience6 effectively7 illegally8 undoubtedly9 tranquillity

10 beneficial

4 phrasal verbs

1 drop round2 stop off3 stayed in4 clear away5 be around6 came up with7 sleep in8 have (some friends) round9 touch up

10 hanging around

unit 8 in the past1 similar but different

1 obsolete2 classical3 aged4 scarcely5 ancient6 memorial7 out of date8 memo9 specimens

10 colossal11 profoundly12 lavish13 skidded14 quaint

2 phrasal verbs

1 blown over2 took me back3 catch up with4 dig up5 do in6 drummed into7 let her off8 came round


1 did not live up to my2 cut a long story short3 look the part4 is really getting on my5 was on the tip of my6 racked/wracked my brains

4 multiple-choice cloze

1 C2 D3 D4 C5 A6 A

revision (1–8)1

1 D2 D3 C4 A5 B6 B7 C8 B9 C

10 D11 B12 C13 B14 C

2 word formation

1 inquiring/inquisitive2 stunningly3 intimidating4 commercial5 historical

3

1 intrusion2 invasion3 assumption4 implication5 similarity6 justification


1 stalker2 tracing3 likes4 nuisance5 consensus6 frankly7 peered8 roam9 evict

10 enhance11 obstruct12 broaden


1 racking my brains2 has seen better days3 did time4 came to light5 poke your nose into

6 let her off the hook7 make ends meet8 over the moon


1 (that) you were so naïve2 parental consent, people 3 urged us to stay4 on top of that5 is not my cup of tea6 regardless of how old7 give our landlord four weeks

notice

unit 9 seasons1 similar but different

1 melted2 bloom3 hazy4 sowing5 scorched6 dissolve7 soaked8 struggle

2 phrasal verbs

1 bring (her) round2 miss out on/be missing out on3 count on4 dreamt up5 touched down6 come across7 was beating down/beat down8 slips up9 grows on/will grow on

10 clear up


1 A2 C3 D4 B5 D6 C7 D

4 gapped sentences

1 bright2 fade3 shed4 common5 lump

5

1 humidity2 breathless3 quotations4 misunderstanding5 resuscitation6 hibernation7 coincidence


8 inclination9 speculation

10 prestigious

unit 10 human behaviour


1 tangible2 amassed3 obsessive4 cuddly5 fog6 quaint7 throat8 sought9 united

10 flawless

2 key word transformations:phrasal verbs

1 will grow out2 tried to talk Mary out3 put up with4 put down to5 face up to6 looks up to

3 gapped sentences

1 polished2 strand3 intimate4 steam5 plucked6 assembled

4 collocations

1 acutely2 utterly3 adequately4 infinitely5 meticulously6 hilariously7 insanely8 bitterly

unit 11 hazards1 similar but different

1 scale2 outstanding3 companion4 chime5 stung6 mumbling7 infer8 mortally9 pointless

10 rocket

2 collocations

1 instinctive2 likelihood3 fro-ing4 foregone5 volatile6 miraculous7 outcry8 block9 end

10 negligible11 futile12 grave


1 for fear of somethinghappening/for fear thatsomething would happen

2 are dicing with death3 odds are that you4 keeps your wits about you5 life and limb6 I wouldn’t stick out my neck/I

wouldn’t stick my neck out

4 phrasal verbs

1 tear you apart2 trick you into3 piled into4 hand in5 piped up6 own up7 sort out8 singled out

unit 12 futures1 key word transformations:

idioms and expressions

1 is on the brink of2 for the sake of3 to turn over a new leaf4 is on the 5 put yourself in her shoes


1 forecast2 boundary3 worthless4 destined5 fragment6 interactive7 unprecedented8 spate9 sewed

10 butt11 wiped12 waste

3 phrasal verbs

1 wiped out2 cropped up

3 turn out4 lug around5 account for6 act upon7 embark on8 tamper with9 drop out

10 hook up

4 gapped sentences

1 penalty2 field3 sealed4 exploit5 handy6 dump7 bare8 spurred

revision (1–12)1 word formation

1 endangered2 perilous3 residential4 miraculous5 resentful

2

1 misgivings2 perceptions/misperceptions3 dependent4 speculation/speculations5 confidence


1 melt2 blossom3 runny4 cool5 law6 tangible7 shelter8 boundary9 outlook

10 laundering

4 gapped sentences

1 handy2 common3 bright4 slim5 pinch6 fraction


1 gets wind of2 escapes me3 week in, week out4 foot the bill5 break even6 ripped off


7 tighten our belts8 worth a fortune9 break the ice

10 had a whale of a time11 rock the boat12 hit the roof


1 that jacket will fit2 you (fully) aware of3 were fated to4 the odds are (that) you will not

win5 bear in mind6 keeping an eye on

7 collocations

1 prestigious2 intensive3 striking4 identical5 rapid6 valid7 morbid8 grave9 indigenous

10 minor11 hard-earned12 Domestic


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