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ANSWER KEY 1 set back 2 set up 3 set foot in 1 I love creating a good discussion by
4 TV sets 5 set about 6 box sets playing devil’s advocate.
UNIT 1 7 set fire to 8 set the record straight 2 I’d like to know what you really think,
9 set-to so please speak your mind.
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1 put my name forward Across Down 4 Come in, tell me what you really think.
2 live up to my name 6 neurotic 1 inspirational Don’t beat about the bush.
3 named me aer 10 married name 2 gregarious
4 middle name 11 open-minded 3 prejudiced 7
5 household name 12 set in your 4 surname 1f 2d 3g 4k 5n 6j 7h 8a
6 clear his name ways 5 maiden name 9 e 10 l 11 m 12 b 13 i 14 c
7 made a name for myself 15 busybody 7 chatterbox
8 by name 17 mature 8 liberal 8
9 in name only 19 life and soul 9 striking 1–6:
13 evocative keep up (level), keep down, keep away,
2 of the party
20 perceptive 14 given name keep to, keep off, keep up (speed)
1 apathetic 2 insensitive 16 solitary
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3 over-ambitious 4 conscientious 17 whizzkid
keep track of, keep a low profile,
5 obstinate 6 inquisitive 7 rebellious
keep your cool, keep (someone) posted,
8 perceptive
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3 conservative 4 temperamental 1 feet 2 ropes 3 advantage 4 setback 1 keep up
5 circumspect 6 selfish 7 considerate 5 curve 6 instincts 7 gut feeling 2 keep your cool
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4 2 4 keep, off
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1c 2e 3a 4b 5g 6f 7d 2 the peak of my career 6 keeping a low profile
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2 a couch potato 6 hard to swallow 10 keep my opinions to myself
3 the big cheese 7 food for thought 11 keep to
4 a tough cookie 8 put some time aside 12 keep track
5 a wet blanket 9 regurgitate them in meetings 13 keep up
6 one rotten apple 10 waste (precious) time 14 keep an eye
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2 capture 5 bright 6 inspiration 7 forces 2 perspective
3 iconic (striking) 8 support 4 an open mind
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evocative) 1 preconceptions 9 dim
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box set, set of guidelines, TV set, a set-to 5 Down
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set off, set back, set up, set about 3 launch a campaign
2 entitled to their own opinion
6 hard to swallow
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set fire to, set foot in, 4 The general opinion
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set the record straight, set in your ways, 5 opinion is divided
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be all set, set someone’s mind at rest 6 matter of opinion
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1 bustling 2 pre-date 3 gaudy 4 airy 1 Ageism
1 5 dreary 6 unspoilt 7 vast 8 secluded 2 poverty (not poor)
1 tranquil 2 magnificent 3 deserted 9 cooperate 10 minimise 11 outlast 3 white-collar crime
4 bustling 5 picturesque 6 unspoilt 12 overrated 13 uninhabitable 4 Antisocial behaviour
7 ancient 8 run-down 14 nondescript 15 tranquil 5 censorship
16 congestion 17 bicentenary 6 Organised crime
2 18 subzero 19 sprawling 7 Gender inequality
1 shady 2 chilly 3 gloomy/dreary 20 superpower 8 Illiteracy
4 airy 5 poky 6 roomy
7 dreary/gloomy H U N S P O I L T J P D F Q F E H B T K 6
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6 out 7 co 8 bi come down with, come along, come under,
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come up, come across
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1 amenities 2 infrastructure
come easily, How come?, come to mind,
3 congestion 4 tolls 5 abandonment 1 come first, When it comes to
6 regeneration 1 raid 2 prove 3 suspended 4 carry
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8 appeal 1 come along 2 How come
attractive, descript, exposed, managed,
3 comes across 4 comes to mind
possible 2 5 came over 6 come up 7 came across
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their inquiries.
8 came first 9 come up
10 When it comes to 11 come under
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inability, inaccuracy, injustice 12 comes easily 13 came off
into force at midnight tonight. 14 coming down
4–10: 4 Andrei was given points on his licence
inadequate, incapable, inedible, inefficient, for speeding on the motorway. 10
insecure, insufficient, invaluable 5 Three suspects are being held in Across
11–14: custody on suspicion of the. 1 drawback
inappropriately, informally, insensitively, 6 A woman involved in a fight has been 5 bear in mind
insignificantly charged with assault. 7 intellectual property
Invaluable does not mean that something 7 The increase in phone muggings is 13 protest your innocence
is not valuable, it means that it is very posing a threat to public safety. 14 civil liberties
valuable. 8 Water cannons were fired at the crowd 15 human rights
of angry protestors. 16 child labour
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1 insufficient/inadequate 18 put on probation
2 inaccuracies 1 criminal 2 bring 3 demanding 19 illiteracy
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11 secure 5 Freedom, speech
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UNIT 5 8 5
1–4: 1 at cross purposes
1 catch on, check up on, call on, read up on 2 word in edgeways
1 kept themselves to themselves 5–10: 3 the wrong end of the stick
2 let it slip on the horizon, on track, on location, 4 I didn’t catch
3 behind closed doors on hold, on the increase, on loan 5 talking shop
4 spill the beans 6 make head or tail
5 let the cat out of the bag 9 7 Run it by me
6 gave the game away 1 on location 2 check up on 8 a good talking to
7 keep/stay schtum 3 on the increase 4 on the horizon 9 understatement
5 call on me 6 read up on 7 on loan 10 get to the point
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8 on hold 9 on track 10 caught on
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2 between you and me 10 1 lost, appeal 2 passing trend
3 top secret Across 3 capture, imagination 4 strikes, chord
4 furtive 6 debunk a myth 5 took off 6 risen dramatically
5 classified 9 divulge a secret 7 word, mouth 8 latest thing
6 blurting out
7 hush-hush
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15 jazz up 7
8 covert 16 classified information 1–6:
17 narrow down fit in, lock in, log in, settle in, kick in,
3 18 cast your mind back give in
1 verify 19 mess around 7–14:
2 uncover the truth in moderation, in a nutshell, in two minds,
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2 I hope the weather brightens up in f) in moderation g) in two minds
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time for the match. h) in tune i) in decline j) kick in
10 take out an injunction
3 I can see how far I’ve come when I k) in aid of l) log into m) lock in
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think back to how I was as a child. n) in danger of
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boil down to who wants it more.
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5 I hope Ian’s not late again. I hate 1 in two minds 2 in danger of
standing around waiting. 3 settled in 4 in tune 5 fitting in
6 There wasn’t much to take away from UNIT 6 6 In a nutshell 7 kick in
that course. 8 in the public eye 9 gave in
7 Tom’s such a great athlete. He’ll blow
away the competition.
1 10 locked, in 11 in moderation
12 log into 13 in aid of 14 in decline
1 distant memory 2 a thing of the past
8 Aer a hard day at work I just want to
switch off and do nothing.
3 is likely 4 may well 5 the signs are
6 the days of 7 will be over
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over for a few days.
10 It’s a shame the council had to call off
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the carnival. 13 talk at cross purposes
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1 back 2 off 3 on 4 up 5 down 18 over the hill
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6 over 7 up 8 around 19 distant memory
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1 investigative 2 scoops 3 injunctions
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4 sensitive 5 Whistle-blowing
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7 8 under the impression 5 a thing of the past
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1 command 2 official 3 offensive 9 by nature
4 global 5 barrier 6 everyday 11 under oath
7 mind your language 8 dead 12 on trial
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UNIT 7 9 3
1 took, on board 1 Better late than never.
1 2 taken on 2 keep your nose clean
1g 2b 3f 4c 5a 6h 7e 8d 3 takes the easy way out 3 while the iron’s hot
4 take my mind off 4 the pen is mightier than the sword
2 5 take care of 5 count my chickens
1 clarity 2 reappear 4 pretence 6 take things personally 6 No rest for the wicked!
5 glorify 6 elaborate 7 deceive 7 take effect 7 share and share alike
8 scandalous 9 suspect 8 take note of 8 beggars can’t be choosers
9 takes the initiative 9 The early bird catches the worm.
3 10 Take your time 10 Put your best foot forward.
1 hesitate 2 imposition 3 senility 11 take it from me
4 enthusiastic 5 chauvinist 6 effect 12 take a risk 4
7 frivolous 8 heroic 13 taken to 1 remember it vividly
14 take some time out 2 vague memory
4 3 one of my earliest memories
1 hair 2 breather (also possible: break) 10 4 came flooding back
3 unwind 4 switch 5 mind 6 time Across 5 holds a lot of memories
2 while away 6 back memories
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1 burning the candles at both ends 6 have a breather 5
2 while away 7 hesitation 2 I wish I could remember his name. It’s
3 work all hours 9 suffer from amnesia on tip of my tongue
4 hanging out 15 troublesome 3 The trip to Venice was a real day to
5 chill out 16 exorbitant remember.
6 burning the midnight oil 17 let your hair down 4 I can’t for the life of me remember my
18 hang out old address.
6 19 over-protectiveness 5 I remember my graduation ceremony
1 deliberately 2 unsupervised 3 deal 20 remission like it was yesterday.
4 independence 5 Over-protectiveness Down 6 The day my daughter was born is
6 reasonable 7 expose 8 mollycoddle 1 trigger the alarm etched on my memory.
7 I’m trying to think of a good film but
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1 take care of 8 1999? That’s going back a bit!
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taken on, taken to 10 about to
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take care of, take note of, 4 A picture is worth a thousand words.
13 no rest for the wicked
takes the easy way out, take time out, 5 Rome wasn’t built in a day.
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take your mind off 6 Home is where the heart is.
15 once in a lifetime
12–14: 16 time to spare
take it from me, take them on board, 17 tip of my tongue
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clean up, build up, write up, tear up, 2 set her heart on
1 divide up 3 What a stroke of luck!
1 unconventional 2 thought-provoking 6–10: 4 hogging the limelight
3 compelling 4 offbeat 5 charming put up with, come up against, 5 one-hit wonder
6 bleak 7 overrated 8 stylish brush up on, stand up to, read up on 6 burning desire
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1 get 2 go 3 come 4 put
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3 come up with 4 tear up 5 cover up
2 haggle 3 defer 4 bluff
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8 brush up on 9 build up 10 write, up
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imagine, students aren’t happy. 5 go along with
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who aren’t as rich as her. What a snob! 7 thought-provoking
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2 the ideas come to me 8 make, into
3 gives me the idea 9 makes a point of
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