ANSWER KEY

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A – (1) are; (2) ’m; (3) am attending; (4) have; (5) love; (6)
has; (7) start; (8) stop; (9) am getting; (10) know; (11)
have; (12) is; (13) is working; (14) is investing; (15)
suppose; (16) have; (17) is calling
B – 1. do…get / 2. do…catch / 3. are…having /
4. Are… going
A – Continuing situation – 2; 4; 5
Something completed – 1; 3; 6
B – 1. has been having; 2. have been exchanging;
3. has invited; 4. has been working; 5. have … started /
has been telling; 6. have been asking;
7. have carried out; 8. has written

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(1) enjoyed; (2) was; (3) was; (4) was; (5) could; 1. more and more popular; 2. more and more motivated; 3.
(6) tried; (7) drank; (8) became; (9) couldn’t; more and more acquainted; 4. more and more familiar; 5.
(1) was preparing; (2) knocked; (3) could; (4) were more and more improving;
unpacking; (5) went; (6) was; (7) was chewing; 6. stronger and stronger; 7. more and more improved; 8.
(8) was talking; (9) told; (10) needed; (11) blew; (12) more and more appealing; 9. more and more; 10. more and
was; more excited; 11. fewer and fewer; 12. higher and higher;
more and more convinced; better and better; 13. bigger and
(1) woke up; (2) was swimming; (3) was; (4) went; (5)
bigger; more and more effectively; more and more
sailed; (6) was; (7) had; (8) ate; (9) danced;
impressive; 14. better and better; more and more amazing;
(10) sunbathed; (11) tried; (12) loved.
15. more and more open-minded and communicative; larger
and larger; better and better
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A – 1. has become; 2. has developed; 3. have always
influenced; have reproduced; 4. has been considered; 5.
1. The more … the more …
has won; 6. have performed; 7. has been; 8. has
2. The more … the more knowledgeable …
focused; 9. has become; 10. have embraced
3. The more … the more …
B – have seen / since; 2. has made / since; 3. has been
4. the longer … the more; The harder … the more…
married / for; 4. has been / for; 5. has had / since; 6.
5. The more … the more fluent; the younger … the easier
have lived / for; 7. have waited / for / has finally arrived;
6. The sooner … the better
8. have been / since; 9. has been / for;
7. The more … the more
10. has been
8. the longer … the more impatient; The more … the more
9. The nearer … the better
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11. The more … the more successful
A – (1) have decided; (2) have prepared; (3) left; (4) had; (5) 12. The sooner … the better
arrived; (6) took; (7) have stayed; (8) visited; 13. the more skilled … the higher
(9) have tasted; (10) has been divided; (11) saw; (12) 14. The more … the better
went; (13) have swum; (14) (have) sunbathed; (15) have
spent; (16) wanted; (17) left; (18) hired; (19) drove; (20)
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have ridden; (21) (have) toured
B – 1. R; 2. R; 3. W (were); 4. W (became); 5. R A
1. a) John had never done that before.
b) He had never been to London before.
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c) He had never tried such an experience before.
d) He had never studied abroad before.
A – 1.b / 2. e / 3. a / 4. f / 5. c / 6. d
2. a) He had never travelled by plane before.
B – 1. I have been chatting online for a long time./ 2. They b) He had never been away from his family before.
have been using Cyberfriends.com for two years./ 3. c) He had never stayed in a boarding school before.
Paula has been contacting people all over the world./ 4. d) He had never shared his room with others before.
Cyberfriends.com has been working well so far./ 5. 3. a) He had never been to Oxford before.
Jefferson has been travelling around the world thanks to b) He had never visited libraries and museums before.
friends he has met online./ 6. You have been writing c) He had never practised water sports before.
messages for two hours./ 7. Epals.com has been d) He had never spoken English with native speakers
expanding rapidly this year./ 8. Epals.com members before.
have been promoting foreign language learning.

B – 1. had helped; 2. had had; 3. had talked / had done;
4.had done; 5. had accepted; 6. had found
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A – 1. – a); 2. – b); 3. – b); 4. – a); 5. – b); 6. – a);
7. – a); 8. – a).
B – 1. had been/had learnt; 2. had graduated/started; 3.
moved/had sold; 4. had talked/felt; 5. didn’t need/had
learnt; 6. had convinced; 7. got/had gone; 8. had
joined/went.
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A – 1. c/ 2. d/ 3. a/ 4. b/ 5.a
B – 1. She must be a professional writer …/ 2. The
candidates can apply for …/ 3. Candidates mustn’t apply
for…/ 4. People over 40 years old may not apply/can’t
apply for…/ 5. Shall I write …/ 6. The candidates must fill
in …/ 7. You should search …/ 8. He may be accepted.
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A – 1. answering; 2. thinking; 3. living / losing; 4. being; 5.
Being; 6. trying; 7. finding; 8. getting.
B – 1. go / to stay; 2. to talk; 3. to be / change; 4. to go /
acting; 5. to have; 6. to end; 7. to change / be;
8. moving; 9. having; 10. to decide.
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A – 1. – b); 2. – b) ; 3. – c ); 4. – a) ; 5. – b); 6. – b); 7. – b).
B – 1. Understanding; 2. staying; 3. lying; 4. be;
5. telling; 6. acting; 7. to enjoy; 8. going; 9. behave; 10.
being; 11. arriving; 12. leaving; 13. to drink;
14. to follow; 15. to get; 16. to take; 17. drinking; 18. doing;
19. be; 20. drinking; 21. lead;
22. Drinking; 23. driving; 24. lose; 25. to drive;
26. calling; 27. be; 28. to be; 29. putting; 30 driving; 31. be.
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A – 1. – c); 2. – a); 3. – f); 4. – b); 5. – h); 6. – g);
7. – i); 8. – e); 9. – j); 10. – d).
B – 1. there were still tickets online; 2. doesn't have a happy
life; 3. the place was already overcrowded;
4. the gig is only in the Summer; 5. the fact that my
exams are in the same month.
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A – Teens give much importance to their body image and
appearance – in order to make others like them / to feel
cool / so as to get accepted by their peers / so that they
can feel they are worthwhile / so that other people can
value them.
B – 1 – c); 2 – e); 3 – a); 4 – d); 5 – f); 6 – b)
C – 1. James went to the shoe shop to buy a pair of trainers.
2. His brother went with him in order to help him choose
the trainers. 3. James put on a raincoat in order not to get
wet. 4. The two brothers are saving money so that they
can buy a laptop.
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A – 1. WWW is a non-profit organisation whose aim is to
make it easier for people of all ages to volunteer.
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2. Volunteering, which is a great way to learn new skills,
gives you a chance to discover what kind of things you are
good at. 3. Tom Peach, who volunteered in Borneo, took a
sabatical from his job. 4. Encourage your classmates to
participate in volunteering activities, which can be of different
kinds. 5. Erica, 15, who spent 2 weeks volunteering at a
language camp in Spain, is now more confident and fluent. 6.
The International Red Cross, whose vital work is made
possible by people like you, responds to all kinds os
disasters.
B – 1. who – D; 2. which – A; 3. which – B; 4. whose – C.
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A – 1. – f); 2. – c); 3. – b); 4. – e); 5. – a); 6. – d)
B – 1. were used to; are used to; 2. got used to; 3. are used
to; 4. were not used to; 5. were used to; are used to; 6.
are … used to; 7. got used to; 8. aren’t used to.
C – 1. used to/is used to; 2. used to/ isn’t used to;
3. used to/is used to; 4. used to/is used to;
5. used to/got used to.
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A – 1. Skyfall is an excellent new 007 film./ 2. I, Robot is a
thrilling science-fiction film./ 3. Robots are amazing
human-friendly machines./ 4. In the future cars will be
obsolete old machines./5. Aibo is a sweet white robotic
dog./ 6. Artificial intelligence is a thought-provoking
American science-fiction film.
B – 1. an interesting new film/ 2. a fat orange cat/ 3.an
unusual brilliant-cut jewel./ 4. a thin white book/
5. an attractive young actor.
C – 1. A great long old black and white Russian film/ 2. A
funny brown Japanese iron robot/ 3. A terrible little
plastic android/ 4. A new black leather riding jacket/ 5.
Ugly old Chinese industrial machines.
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A – A. 2 / B. 1 / C. 5 / D. 4 / E. 3
B – 1. will allow / 2. will be able to / 3. is releasing / 4. is going
to take place / 5. opens / 6. is organising/is going to
explore / 7. will visit / 8. leaves / 9. are going to be / 10.
am meeting.
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A – 1. will be working/ 2. will be giving/ 3. will be thinking/ 4.
will be developing/ 5. will be driving/
6. Will you be working/ 7. won’t be organizing/ 8. will be
teaching
B – 1. My friend Toby will be using the new RX100 on his
birthday next week. / 2. By shopping in outlets people
will be saving lots of money. / 3. ES Super Audio CD will
be taking digital sound to a new level. / 4. The
installation team will be offering free service over the
next two months. / 5. This brand will be giving free music
and movies on the purchase of any tablet. / 6. Remote
macros on tablets will be making life easier as you can
forget the remote controls in your living room. / 7. When
buying a Cyber-shot RX100, you will be getting an
additional accessory free. / 8. They will be working with
us on a new project over the next weeks. / 9. My children
will be playing games on their PS3 at this time tomorrow.
/ 10. Students will be using new tablets next term.

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A – 1. that day she was going to buy one of her favourite
books by Carl Sagan; 2. that Sara had never visited a
spacecraft before; 3. that time he would ask for a trip in a
space shuttle for his birthday; 4. that her brother had been
offered a trip in a balloon; 5. the month before they had
received a sample of stones from Mars; 6. that after …
Sergei was returning to Earth the following day.
B – 1. said he didn’t like science fiction films; 2. promised he
was not going to spend his time with nonsense about
aliens; 3. apologised for telling Susan how the film had
ended; 4. explained that the day before her sister had
come there to see the eclipse of the sun; 5. told us that
the Universe was his place of work and that he wouldn’t
be unemployed; 6. repeated that she didn’t believe in
aliens and she had never seen The War of the Worlds.
7. said that Space Cowboys benefitted from the
performance of four successful actors;
8. explained Clint Eastwood directed and also starred in
the film.
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A – 1. where I had bought my new i-Phone; 2. when that
gadget would be available; 3. how many gadgets had
been released that year; 4. if he intended to keep all his
vinyl records; 5. if he had shopped for that cell phone
online; 6. what had happened to the old typewriter which
was in his office.
B – 1. asked who had invented the phone;
2. questioned me/them about the murder;
3. wondered if it would be my Xmas present;
4. wanted to know how much it had cost; 5. wanted to know
what time the spacecraft had been launched; 6. asked why
it had been delayed; 7. wondered who had flown in
Freedom 7, thus becoming the first American in space; 8.
wanted to know what the positive sides of space exploration
were.
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A –1. a) would have remained; b) wouldn’t have known; c)
wouldn’t have built; d) wouldn’t have known
2. a) wouldn’t have sent; b) wouldn’t have seen; c) wouldn’t
have been able; d) wouldn’t have known
B – 1. had paid 20 million dollars, he could have flown
2. had suffered from space sickness, she wouldn’t have
enjoyed
3. hadn’t invested a lot of time and money in exploring
Mars, they wouldn’t have discovered
4. may not have been inspired to make ‘ET’ if he had not
heard
5. wouldn’t have explored the moon if the Apollo
Program hadn’t
6. hadn’t set foot on the moon, he wouldn’t have said
7. had not been able to correct a defect in its optical
system … would not have revealed
8. had attempted manned spaceflight, it would have
incurred
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A – 1. at / 2. – / 3. on / 4. at / 5. in / 6. – / 7. In / 8. on / 9. At /
10. –
B – 1. On / 2. On / 3. In / 4. In / 5. At / 6. At / 7. On / 8. In
C – 1. The film started on a spring morning. / 2. Christmas is
celebrated on the 25th of December. / 3. An earthquake
destroyed Lisbon in the 18th century. / 4. Neil Armstrong
walked on the moon for the first time in 1969. / 5. The
alarm clock went off at 6.30 am. / 6. My son was still
online yesterday at midnight. / 7. They always sing
Christmas carols on Christmas Eve. / 8. I go for long
walks in the summer.
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A – 1. Computer generated composites of celebrities are
made by magazines. / 2. Magazines that told
embarrassing stories about celebrities were chosen by
students. / 3. Comments have been sent by readers using
Facebook. / 4. The war will be covered by reporters 24
hours a day. / 5. Celebrities are chased by paparazzi. / 6.
A lot of money has been spent on magazines by Justin
Biebers fans.
B – 1. provides / 2. are supported / 3. is exchanged /
4. were sold / 5. exports / 6. has been told / 7. will be
published / 8. read
C – 1. Cristiano Ronaldo was offered/has been offered
millions for his transfer. / 2. Filming was not allowed in
the show. / 3. Our planet is being affected by global
warming. / 4. A missile was launched in Afghanistan. / 5.
A bank was robbed in Leeds. /
6. Forest fires are being fought in Australia now.
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A – 1. We were brought an Internet contract to sign. / 2. The
viewers were read Facebook comments about the PM. /
3. I have been lent a new Internet device for a week. / 4.
The winner of the online contest was given a prize. / 5.
He was given a new computer last Christmas. / 6. She
will be sent some letters next Tuesday.
B – (1) was offered / (2) was told / (3) was sent / (4) was
promised / (5) would be given / (6) wasn’t being paid /
(7) had never been shown / (8) hadn’t been given
C – (suggestions) 1. has been given a mobile phone / 2. any
expensive gifts. / 3. a cup / 4. was asked/ 5. were given /
6. were told.
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A – 1. c) / 2. b) / 3. b) / 4. c) / 5. a) / 6. a)
B – (1) Being / (2) Owing to / (3) because / (4) Because of /
(5) Because / (6) due to / (7) Since / (8) The reason why
/ (9) because / (10) as
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A – 1. I wish I could solve this huge problem immediately. /
2. I wish the police found the hackers. / 3. I wish the
Internet was/were safer. / 4. I wish my personal data
were not being used in crimes. / 5. I wish I could recover
my identity so as not to feel so insecure… / 6. I wish
I knew more people who could help me.
B – 1. there weren’t / 2. were safer / 3. were mature enough /
4. didn’t have to chat … but could meet / 5. understood
something / 6. didn’t give / 7. were able / 8. paid/would
pay / 9. were able / 10. Had