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Answer key: Unit 5

3 1 a I have a memory of doing this.
Resident: Well, there’s a river at the bottom of our garden
– more of a sluggish stream most of the time, actually. b Don’t forget to do it.
Last weekend, with all the rain we’d had, it burst its 2 a This was an experiment, to see what would
banks. It was very quick once it started. I was frantically happen.
trying to stop it by digging ditches to take the water b I attempted to do this but failed.
away – but there was too much of it, and in the end I 3 a We saw part of the taking-off process.
just gave up digging and got out as quickly as possible. b We saw the entire landing process.
4 a I wish I hadn’t said anything.
Reporter: And what’s the damage?
b I’m sorry to tell you that …
Resident: Well, everything downstairs is ruined. We’ll 5 a It involves paying attention.
need new furniture and carpets, and we’ll probably b I didn’t intend to offend you.
need to have the walls replastered. I keep thinking how
disastrous it could have been. At one stage I imagined 4 1 to take taking 2 maintaining maintain / to
seeing the whole building collapse. maintain 3 to sail sailing 4 to do doing 5 work
working 6 going to go

Vocabulary
Reading and Use of English | Part 4
Idiomatic language
1 1 Yes 2 Yes 3 No – it doesn’t use the key word
1 1 Flashbacks can be either pleasant or unpleasant; (until) and it uses more than six words to complete
they are often caused by traumatic events. the sentence. 4 was not / wasn’t until we were
2 a hard, boring and repetitive routine
3 For example, if something happens really fast and 2 Answers to the clues are in brackets.
the events aren’t clear. 1 don’t / do not appeal to me (preposition: to)
4 He thought he and his passengers were going to 2 he could protect / would be able to protect (a full
die.
clause, with subject and verb)
3 is against the law to drive (against the law)
2 1 hope for good luck
2 try hard to persuade me (but without force) 4 is generally considered (to be) (The sentence
3 betray you or be disloyal to you when you are not becomes passive.)
expecting it 5 inland, the more primitive (the + comparative
4 pretend not to notice something adjective/adverb, the + comparative adjective/
5 joking/teasing adverb)
6 should avoid climbing (modal verb: should)
3 1 f 2 d 3 e 4 a 5 c 6 b
Grammar

Verbs followed by to + infinitive or the
-ing form Reading and Use of English | Part 7
2 1 C 2 D 3 F 4 A 5 G 6 B (Para E is not used.)
1 1 to run 2 taking 3 thinking 4 to stop 5 digging

2 Verb + to + infinitive: afford, agree, choose, expect,
hope, offer, pretend, promise, refuse Speaking | Part 2
Verb + -ing: admit, avoid, can’t help, deny, enjoy, 1 1 three 2 two 3 one minute 4 The other
finish, involve, keep on, mind, put off, resent, risk, candidate has to answer a question related to what
suggest his/her partner was talking about.

4 1 photos 1 and 3
2 The words and phrases express varying degrees of
doubt or certainty.

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