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Unit 54

54.1 Suggested answers:

2 …extremelytall 5 …widenedit/…’vewidenedit
3 …ashortcut 6 …heightenthefeeling
4 …height

54.2 2 tolengthen 6 faraway/distantplaces

3 averynarrowrangeofgoods 7 broad-minded
4 along-distancecall 8 loweryourhand
5 shallowwater

54.3 2 e 3 f 4 d 5 b 6 a

54.4 2 expanded,contracted 3 shrunk 4 stretches 5 extended

54.5 1 at,of 2 in 3 from(orpossiblyat) 4 from,to

Unit 55
55.1 2 c 3 f 4 d 5 b 6 a

55.2 Suggested answers:

2 Youdon’thavetobuythetravelinsurance;it’sanoptionalextracharge.
3 Youcanborrowthecamcorder,butyouwillbeliableforanydamagetoit.
4 We’llhavetosellthehouse.I’mafraidwehavenochoice/alternative;otherwisewewillbe
bankrupt.
5 Hedidn’twanttogivethemthemoney,buttheyhadguns;theyforcedhimtohanditover.
6 No,hecouldn’tchoosetopayafine;aprisonsentenceismandatoryfordangerousdriving.
7 Ididn’twanttodomaths,butIhadto.It’scompulsory/obligatoryinallsecondaryschools.
8 Ifyou’reunemployed,you’reexemptfrompayingtax.

55.3 2 100% 4 No,youcanchoose.
3 Nothing 5 Yours

55.4 2 anopportunity 4 doubtful 6 Itisprobablethatshewill

3 possibility 5 anabsolutecertainty

Unit 56

56.1 2 racketisanidealwordhere.
3 noises/soundsifyoumeandifferentsounds,butnoise/soundisalsopossiblehereifyouinterpret
‘some’tomeannotapluralnumber,butonesoundof‘acertain,unidentifiabletype’,e.g.‘Some
animalmusthavecomeintothegardenlastnight-lookatthesefootprints.’
(it’snotclearwhatsortofanimal)
4 racket(dincanalsobeused,oftenfordiscordantmusic)
5 noiseisprobablythebestwordsinceitmeanssomethingnegativeandcanbeuseduncountably
(withouta).

56.2 Suggested words:

2 clatter/crash 3 rustle 4 thud 5 bang 6 roar 7 rumble 8 screech

56.3 2 ringing 3 pattering 4 hum 5 chime/chiming 6 clanged

56.4 2 d 3 a 4 f 5 c 6 e

56.5 2 c 3 a 4 b

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