Standard practice answer key

Answer Key
Grammar & Vocabulary (Standard)
Grammar Practice
Start of year
1 1 wears 2 enjoy 3 do you 4 don’t 5 watches 6 doesn’t wear 7 does
8 live
2 1 They are playing tennis at the moment.
2 George isn’t living with his parents.
3 I am having lunch in the city centre.
4 Wendy and Jack aren’t wearing any shoes.
5 She is sitting over there.
6 We aren’t working at the moment.
7 Are you doing your homework?
8 Which game is she playing?
9 I am not coming with you.
10 We are putting up shelves in the kitchen.
3 1 always 2 now 3 Sometimes 4 never 5 often
4 1 lost 2 broke 3 gave 4 didn’t know 5 left 6 worried 7 didn’t win
8 saw
5 1 was walking 2 was Susie wearing 3 stole 4 Did you meet 5 were singing
6 didn’t kiss 7 won
6 1 used to play 2 didn’t know 3 was cooking 4 would get 5 saw
6 was losing 7 did you understand 8 broke
7 1 has just ridden 2 bought 3 hasn’t eaten 4 has already visited 5 got
6 have you lived 7 has owned 8 didn’t speak 9 Have you heard 10 met
8
adjective comparative superlative
high higher the highest
big bigger the biggest
busy busier the busiest
exciting more exciting the most exciting
good better the best
bad worse the worst
9 1 the highest 2 busier 3 worse 4 bigger 5 the best 6 the most exciting
7 the worst 8 the busiest
10 1 the 2 the 3 a 4 a 5 – 6 the 7 the 8 a 9 the 10 –
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11 A 1 a 2 b
B 3 d 4 c
C 5 f 6 e
12 1 in 2 at 3 at 4 on 5 in 6 in 7 in 8 on 9 at 10 in
13
subject pronoun object pronoun possessive pronoun
I me mine
you you yours
he him his
she her hers
it it its
we us ours
they them theirs
14 1 them 2 they 3 ours 4 mine 5 him 6 yours
15 1 Are they going to see a movie?
2 What will she say if Emma phones?
3 Who are you meeting tonight?
4 What will you buy Robert?
5 Is he going to visit his aunt at the weekend?
6 At this time tomorrow, I’ll be sitting on a beach.
7 Barry is not going to wait.
8 Jenny won’t have eaten before her friends arrive.
16 1 were going to 2 had rung 3 had 4 had broken 5 enjoyed
6 wasn’t doing
17 1 Magazines are published by our company.
2 The documentary will be shown tomorrow.
3 A burglar has just been arrested.
4 Were the houses built in the 1970s?
5 The winner can’t have been announced yet.
6 James isn’t going to be allowed into the club later.
18 1 have to 2 had gone 3 won’t 4 stays 5 had 6 wouldn’t 7 had
called
8 would you
19 1 b 2 c 3 b 4 a 5 b 6 a

Unit 1
1 1 saw 2 had already arrived 3 did you get up 4 hasn’t read 5 hadn’t
been
6 haven’t heard 7 ’s lived 8 arrived 9 lived 10 ’ve just made
2 A 1 b 2 a
B 3 c 4 d
C 5 f 6 e
3 1 known 2 forgotten 3 been waiting 4 told 5 had 6 been living
4 1 has been staying 2 had already left 3 had been working
4 have the children been watching 5 have visited 6 have been sunbathing
5 1 When did you first meet Samantha?
2 I met her in 2008.
3 How long had she been working as a journalist before then?
4 She had already been working as a journalist for two years when I met her.
5 Have you been in touch lately?
6 We met last month for a coffee.
6 Students’ own answers
Unit 2
1 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 b 5 a 6 b
2 1 You should go home and rest.
2 We mustn’t leave early.
3 You needn’t bring your own tennis balls.
4 They can’t ride their bicycles in the street.
5 Sue has to wear a helmet when she’s on the building site.
3 1 b 2 c 3 a
4 1 must 2 could 3 might 4 can’t 5 may
5 1 have to 2 shouldn’t 3 needn’t 4 mustn’t 5 must
6 1 must have known 2 may have left 3 can’t have heard 4 might have got
5 could have won
Units 1–2
1 1 We’ve been waiting here since half past two.
2 I hadn’t played hockey before last Tuesday.
3 You don’t have to make a donation but you can if you’d like to.
4 They should have helped Tina with the washing up last night.
5 How many times have you broken your arm?
2 1 have known 2 had eaten 3 has lived 4 left 5 ought to 6 must
7 needn’t 8 have invited
3 1 has she been staying 2 had Tamsin just eaten 3 have you invited
4 Have they been waiting 5 did you get

4 1 have 2 have 3 did 4 had 5 been 6 been 7 had 8 have
5 1 b 2 a 3 a 4 a 5 b 6 a
Unit 3
1 1 is being tested 2 has cloned 3 was invented 4 must have been given
5 had carried 6 were being told 7 have served
2 1 A new cure for cancer has been discovered.
2 All the equipment must be cleaned after every experiment.
3 The researchers are being shown around the lab.
4 The world record for the 800 metres was recently broken.
5 One of Dr Smith’s elderly patients is being treated for arthritis.
3 1 The war against disease is being fought right now by the medical profession.
2 Tickets can be purchased on the door every evening.
3 The children were being told off when we arrived.
4 Josephine should have been promoted by now.
5 The match has been cancelled because of the bad weather.
4 1 It is said that the number of cases of flu is rising.
The number of cases of flu is said to be rising.
2 It is said / thought that genetics is a fascinating subject.
Genetics is said / thought to be a fascinating subject.
3 It is said that an age of great scientific discoveries has just started.
An age of great scientific discoveries is said to have just started.
4 It is said that a cure for the common cold isn’t necessary.
A cure for the common cold is said not to be necessary.
5 1 I had a tooth taken out yesterday.
2 Where did you get your beard trimmed?
3 We had the kitchen renovated in March.
4 I’m having my nose pierced tomorrow.
5 Rebecca is going to get her eyes tested.
6 Will they get their bikes fixed today?
Unit 4
1 1 finds 2 wouldn’t shop 3 would you go 4 spent 5 will he buy 6 see
7 wouldn’t go
2 1 b 2 a 3 b 4 b
3 1 If Josie had read the book she would have loved it.
2 Jerry wouldn’t have missed the train if he had left on time.
3 If Tom had entered the competition he might have won the prize.
4 If Jack hadn’t lost his map he would have found the hostel.
4 1 would have passed 2 had invited 3 had lost 4 wouldn’t have stayed
5 hadn’t played
5 1 even if 2 unless 3 As long as 4 Even if 5 provided that 6 Unless

6 1 I wish I didn’t have to wash the dishes.
2 If only I hadn’t missed the football match on TV last night.
3 If only Sue had bought the tickets for the concert.
4 I wish I hadn’t left my new coat outside in the rain.
Units 1–4
1 1 Sally is being examined right now.
2 Giant pandas are said to be on the edge of extinction.
3 Jack had his car repaired by a professional mechanic.
4 What would you have done if Sam had been late?
5 If she helps, we’ll get it done much quicker.
6 If I were you, I’d join a gym.
7 I wish I had more money these days.
8 Sue’s known Joe all her life.
9 I won’t be able to finish the job unless you help me.
10 Tom must have got home by now.
2 1 has she been doing 2 had Ben just made 3 have you earned
4 have been invited 5 was the book written 6 are released 7 had bought
8 will you do
3 1 did they wake 2 had fallen 3 needn’t 4 should 5 was invented
6 his phone repaired 7 helps 8 would have come
4 1 b 2 b 3 b 4 a 5 b 6 b 7 b
Unit 5
1 1 She said she didn’t like watching horror films.
2 He told me he was going to make a phone call.
3 They told me Louise hadn’t eaten her lunch yet.
4 They said they hadn’t been playing cards.
5 He told us Tom was doing a test.
6 They said they would finish it later.
7 She said they had to go and see the James Bond film.
8 She said she couldn’t decide what to wear.
2 1 she / that 2 they / there / before 3 she / her / before 4 she / her / following
5 they / there / that
3 1 He asked me what I was doing the night before.
2 She asked me when I had last had lunch with them there.
3 She asked him if he could swim.
4 She asked me how long I had lived there.
5 He asked me if Joe had won the match.
4 1 Dan asked Denise to close the door.
2 Rachel suggested having a party.
3 Samantha told the students not to be late.
4 Joe asked me to help with the washing up.
5 Harry suggested renting a DVD.
6 My mum told the twins to wake up.

5 1 Ian warned the children not to go near the edge of the lake.
2 Diane apologized for forgetting to bring anything to drink.
3 Jerry advised me to join a gym.
4 Fiona admitted she never got to school on time.
5 Tim agreed to meet me there at nine.
6 Jo refused to lend me her pen.
Unit 6
1 1 who 2 where 3 that 4 whose 5 when 6 which 7 who 8 where
2 1 Penny lives in a small house which doesn’t have a garden.
2 I remember a sunny day when we all went for a picnic in the park.
3 John works in a factory where they make cars.
4 I have an uncle whose company is one of the world’s leading computer
manufacturers.
5 Caroline is a hard-working law student who hopes to get a job in a major New
York law firm.
3 1 Jake is a friendly guy who I worked with during the summer holidays.
2 I used to work for a company which paid far more than the company I’m working
for now.
3 It was one of the most interesting talks that I had ever been to.
4 Penny was the girl whose parents had been involved in that plane crash.
5 Tim makes model boats which can be bought in some of the shops down by the
harbour.
5 Amanda is a lovely person that all my friends really get on with.
6 I spoke to one of the people who worked in the shop and he said that it was a
great place to work.
4 1 The man who has just moved in next door is a famous poet. Defining.
2 The Pyrenees, which divide Spain from France, are a popular tourist destination in
the summer. Non-defining.
3 My sister, who you met once, came over for the weekend. Non-defining.
4 The nature reserve where I worked last summer has just closed down. Defining.
5 1 I once visited Cambodia, which is an amazing country, for my holidays.
2 The park where we sometimes go for a picnic is a very calm and tranquil place.
3 Paris, which is situated in the north of the country, is the capital of France./Paris,
which is the capital of France, is situated in the north of the country.
4 An old friend, whose brother runs the local newsagent’s, has just moved into our
apartment block.
6 1 I remember the charitable trust for which I once worked.
2 There’s the businessman about whom I was telling you.
3 Could you tell to whom I’m speaking?
4 There are many things in which I’m interested.

Units 1–6
1 1 has been doing 2 had taken 3 don’t have to 4 may 5 were taken
6 will 7 would 8 had listened 9 do 10 gave
2 1 leaving 2 didn’t work 3 had met 4 to help 5 calling 6 had phoned
7 would start
3 1 who 2 when 3 which 4 where 5 whose
4 1 The coal mine where hundreds of miners once worked has now closed down.
2 My home town, which has grown in size over the last ten years, is situated in the
north of the country./My home town, which is situated in the north of the country,
has grown in size over the last ten years.
3 Shelley, whose sister is sitting over there, is one of the nicest people you’ll ever
meet.
4 Buddy Cole, who was one of the most talented singers of his generation, died
yesterday./Buddy Cole, who died yesterday, was one of the most talented singers
of his generation.
5 1 a 2 b 3 a 4 b 5 b 6 a 7 b 8 a 9 a

Vocabulary Practice
Unit 1
1 1 tabloid 2 transition 3 unprejudiced 4 gossip 5 current affairs
6 journalist 7 debate 8 skim
2 1 impartial / objective 2 skim 3 turning point 4 surfing 5 sensation
6 broadsheets
3 1 surfing 2 giving 3 hopping 4 tuned 5 dumb
4 1 b 2 d 3 e 4 f 5 a 6 c
5 1 press conference 2 golden age 3 social factors 4 chat show
5 news flash 6 mobile phone alerts
6 1 editor 2 newsreader 3 journalist 4 chat show host 5 producer
6 presenter
7 1 a 2 b 3 a 4 b
Unit 2
1 1 c 2 e 3 b 4 a 5 d 6 f
2 1 witness 2 verdict 3 bailiff 4 culprit 5 suspect 6 offender 7 juror
3 1 about 2 to 3 of 4 for 5 of 6 about 7 for 8 of
4 1 judge 2 jury 3 defendant 4 court 5 witnesses 6 victim 7 statement
8 sentence 9 fine 10 misdemeanour
5 1 d hard-hitting 2 a single-minded 3 c cold-hearted 4 f cool-headed
5 b plain-spoken 6 e public-spirited
6 1 single-minded 2 hard-hitting 3 plain-spoken 4 public-spirited
5 cold-hearted 6 cool-headed
7 1 robber 2 offender 3 victim 4 arrest
Units 1–2
1 1 journalist 2 defendant 3 newsreader 4 juror 5 witness 6 mugger
2 1 defendant 2 chat show host 3 suspect 4 mugger 5 witness 6 victim
3 1 robbed 2 give 3 dumbing 4 Tune 5 hopping
4 1 of 2 about 3 for 4 to 5 for
5 1 plain-spoken 2 hard-hitting 3 cold-hearted 4 public-spirited
5 single-minded 6 cool-headed
6 1 a 2 b 3 b 4 b 5 a
7 1 to buy 2 to tell 3 using 4 meeting 5 to call 6 locking

Unit 3
1 1 c 2 f 3 a 4 g 5 b 6 e 7 d
2 1 taste 2 had 3 effects 4 unavoidable 5 system 6 smell 7 regenerate
8 feel 9 prescribe
3 1 have 2 feel 3 have 4 feel 5 picked up 6 feel / get 7 prescribe
8 fight 9 look 10 get
4 -able -ful
1 curable 2 painful
4 predictable 3 hopeful
6 avoidable 5 harmful
5 1 incurable 2 painless 3 hopeless 4 unpredictable 5 harmless
6 unavoidable
6 1 harmful 2 hopeful 3 painless 4 unpredictable 5 avoidable 6 incurable
7 1 out 2 over 3 up 4 round 5 off 6 after
8 1 a 2 c 3 b 4 a
Unit 4
1 1 b 2 g 3 a 4 h 5 c 6 e 7 f 8 j 9 I 10 d
2 1 demand 2 turnover 3 browse 4 haggle 5 discount 6 cash 7 afford
3 1 borrow 2 spend 3 costs 4 shopper 5 wage 6 second-hand 7 sales
8 customers
4 1 out 2 off 3 up 4 back 5 off 6 up 7 on 8 away
5 -ism
1 professionalism 2 consumerism 3 environmentalism
-ance/-ence
4 dependence 5 appearance
-ure
6 pressure 7 departure
-ity
8 popularity 9 rigidity
-ion
10 attraction
6 1 consumerism 2 pressure 3 environmentalism 4 rigidity 5 departure
6 popularity 7 professionalism

Units 1–4
1 1 broadsheet 2 bulletin 3 verdict 4 prescribe 5 juror 6 smell 7 bargain
8 nauseous 9 purchase 10 cure 11 turnover 12 borrow
2 1 sensationalism 2 defendant 3 prescription 4 recovery 5 pressure
6 poisoning 7 preference 8 professionalism 9 generosity 10 attraction
3 1 c hard-hitting 2 a plain-spoken 3 e cold-hearted 4 d single-minded
5 b public-spirited
4 1 hand 2 afford 3 incurable 4 headache 5 rejected 6 about 7 of
5 1 down 2 up 3 off 4 off 5 away 6 up 7 out 8 round 9 up 10 out
6 1 a 2 b 3 c 4 b 5 a
Unit 5
1 1 e 2 a 3 d 4 h 5 f 6 b 7 I 8 g 9 j 10 c
2 1 seaside 2 travel agent 3 backpacker 4 exchange rate 5 sleeping bag
6 sightseer 7 guide book 8 airfare 9 sun cream 10 holidaymaker
3 1 between 2 for 3 about 4 off 5 off 6 for 7 about 8 about
4 1 interaction inter-continental
2 oversleep overspend
3 extra-curricular extra-terrestrial
4 reclaim re-visit
5 multi-task multilingual
6 underestimate understatement
(also overestimate / overstatement)
5 1 multilingual 2 extra-curricular 3 extra-terestrial 4 inter-continental
5 understatement 6 overspend 7 re-visit
6 1 a 2 b 3 c 4 b 5 a 6 c
Unit 6
1 1 d 2 e 3 b 4 a 5 c 6 f
2 1 spontaneous 2 dishonesty 3 initiative 4 reluctant 5 methodical
6 integrity 7 willing
3 1 flow 2 trip 3 sensitive 4 makes 5 degree 6 expect 7 psychometric
8 earn 9 missed 10 remind
4 1 dishonest 2 apathetic 3 indecisive 4 weak 5 disorganized
5 1 efficient 2 outgoing 3 practical 4 adaptable 5 analytical 6 emotional
7 intuitive
6 1 with 2 on 3 up 4 up 5 on 6 up 7 out

Units 1–6
1 1 sensitive 2 indecisive 3 spontaneous 4 dishonest 5 plain-spoken
6 analytical 7 cool-headed 8 emotional 9 intuitive 10 outgoing
2 1 makes 2 remind 3 trip 4 missed 5 charge 6 had 7 set 8
skimming
3 1 between 2 away 3 about 4 up 5 out 6 for 7 up 8 with
4 1 backpack 2 travel agent 3 sleeping bag 4 sun cream 5 festival-goers
6 countryside 7 turning point 8 travel sickness 9 running costs
5 1 hopeless, painless 2 incurable, insensitive 3 dependence, preference
4 multilingual, multi-task 5 reclaim, revisit 6 international, intercontinental
7 unavoidable, unpredictable 8 attraction, possession 9 overspend, oversleep
6 1 b 2 c 3 a 4 a

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