Upstream Test 2 Key

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Upstream – UNIT 2 – key

I. Fill in the gaps with one of the following words:

• begrudge, clique, clench, come to grips with, a foregone conclusion, fly into a

rage, steely, sullen, wary

1. The problems with selling the house had made her much more wary aboutfinancial matters.

2. The election result was a foregone conclusion.3. e had a steely strea! but his morals and scruples were beyond reproach.". Fric! hated being contradicted and often flew into a rage when put in such a

position#. is flat became a ha$en for a clique of young men of similar tastes whom the war

had thrown together in %airo&. 'he clenched her fists, on the $erge of tears.

(. I begrudg e spending so much money on train fares.). *ic! +ust sat there with a sullen e pression on his face, refusing to spea!.-. t that time, she was still coming to grips her une pected plunge into social

acti$ism.

1. wary / someone who is wary is careful because they thin! something might bedangerous or harmful

2. a foregone conclusion / if something is a foregone conclusion, its result is certain,e$en though it has not happened yet

3. steely / e tremely determined and $ery strong". fly into a rage / to suddenly get e tremely angry, e tremely worried etc

#. clique / a small group of people who thin! they are special and do not want other people to +oin them 0 used to show disappro$al

&. clench / to hold your hands, teeth etc together tightly, usually because you feelangry or determined

(. begrudge / to feel angry or upset with someone because they ha$e somethingwhich you thin! they do not deser$e

). sullen / angry and silent, especially because you feel life has been unfair to you-. come to grips with / to understand or deal with something difficult

II. Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition:

1. eil was more accustomed to interrogating people than I was.2. e d become acquainted with her only hours before the hearing and would forgether minutes afterwards.

3. ear with me for +ust a couple of minutes while I find my notes.". The cloth had a natural loo! which coincided perfectly with the image 4aura

sought#. The two lawyers differed about how to present the case.&. re you so tired you don t ha$e the energy to engage with your !ids5

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(. 4ouise was $ery patient with me.). 4eslie pleaded with him to let her out.-. s a partial solution, %ombined Fleet decided to resort to a special stratagem that

had already wor!ed successfully once before.16. 'uccumbing to pressure from the chemical industry, 7o$ernor la!ely amended

the regulations.11. The country is in such disorder that a successor may be unequal to the tas! of putting it right.

12. 4et us briefly consider how you might analy8e this claim by means of thescientific method.

13. The study was done at the request of the %hairman.1". nd now, due to popular demand, we can announce the arri$al of the 9egadis!.1#. e had to hold the %ontrol at all costs and discourage the enemy from any further

attempt to rush his position.1&. 9adeira was transformed into an offshore centre by $irtue of legislation enacted

in 1-)&.

III. %omplete the fi ed phrases below and then fill in the gaps:

1. burn the midnight oil2. li$ing on a shoestring3. down0and0out". suss out#. in the same league&. boo!worm

a. staying up late b. managing on little moneyc. homeless persond. sol$ee. as good asf. a$id reader

1. ichard olmes was something of an e pert at the game, but he ended up as adown0and0out by the end.

2. I was a real boo!worm when I was a child.3. Ingrid and other loyal friends spent long hours burning the midnight oil with her

when it came to the final typing.". They re not in the same league as the French at ma!ing wine.#. It was my mate 7raham who helped me suss things out.&. The program was run on a shoestring for years until they found a sponsor.

I;. %omplete the phrasal $erbs below, match them to their meanings and thenfill in the gaps:

1. to come forward2. to come about3. to come in for ". to come across#. to come into&. to call for (. to call off

a. to find by chance b. to cancelc. to required. to present oneself e. to be sub+ected tof. to inheritg. to happen

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1 d 2 g 3 e " a # f & c ( b

1. *ealing with children who are so damaged calls for immense tact and sensiti$ity.2. 'he ll come into quite a lot of money when her father dies3. one of the parents came forward to help with the school party.

". I came across an old diary in her des!.#. The opportunity to get into computing came about quite by accident.&. The go$ernment has come in for fierce criticism o$er its handling of this affair.(. e said that he would not countenance such an attac!, and ordered %lar! to call it

off.

;. %omplete the fi ed phrases below, match them to their meanings and thenfill in the gaps:

1. to call into question2. to come to light

3. to call for". to come into force#. to call sb by their first name

a. ma!e people doubtsomething

b. to become !nownc. to be necessaryd. to start to e iste. to use sb<s first name

1. =ar!ing restrictions in the town centre came into force last month2. That !ind of abuse is really not called for.3. othing that has happened since has called that +udgment into question.". >e all called each other by first names.#. It e$entually came to light that the %I had information about a security problem.

;I. Fill in the gaps with one of the following words:

• bris!, cantan!erous, demeanour, outcome, output, steer, thrash

1. t this point, I wouldn t e$en try to predict the outcome, but we re hoping for the best.

2. Ford plans to increase its car output ne t year.3. The hours were long and unpredictable compared with the bris! efficiency of the

ouse". s ?thel grew older, she became more cantan!erous.#. elen tried to steer the con$ersation away from herself.

&. er demeanour late on that 'unday e$ening was drowsy and detached.(. e s a restless sleeper, !ic!ing and thrashing about throughout the night.

1. outcome / the final result of a meeting, discussion, war etc 0 used especially whenno one !nows what it will be until it actually happens

2. output / the amount of goods or wor! produced by a person, machine, factory3. bris! / quic! and full of energy@ quic!, practical and showing that you want to get

things done quic!ly

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". cantan!erous / bad0tempered and complaining a lot#. steer / to control the direction a $ehicle is going, for e ample by turning a

wheel@to guide someone s beha$iour or the way a situation de$elops&. demeanour / the way someone beha$es, dresses, spea!s etc that shows what their

character is li!e

(. thrash / to mo$e or ma!e something mo$e from side to side in a $iolent oruncontrolled way

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