Answer Keys

Part 1

1. B – rather. ‘Rather than’ is used to contrast it with the second clause and means ‘instead of, as opposed to’. ‘Instead’ shouldn’t be picked as it is used with ‘of’ preposition.
2. C – result. ‘To result in something’. The only verb here that is followed by ‘in’ preposition. ‘Lead’ fits lexically, however it should be used with ‘to’: ‘Increased unemployment might lead to higher crime rates’.
3. B – access. To get access, to use, to be allowed to use something.
4. D – expense. The focus here is people who spend money, not the providers of such information, therefore ‘charge’ shouldn’t be used.
5. C – remark. ‘To remark’ is to point out, to mention, to say what you notice.
6. A – reveal. To reveal is to make known, to uncover, to learn something that remained a mystery.
7. D – further. The bigger part of one’s family past you take, the more likely you are to find something.
8. B – participated. To participate in something ‘Included’ should be used in the passive here, so we can’t choose it.
   

   Part 2

9. where. The author goes back in time – using ‘when’ conjunction.
10. so. ‘So’ is used for emphasis and as a reason to do something.
11. myself. The sentence that follows the gap makes it clear that the author is talking about himself.
12. in. A degree in something – meaning that the person had that subject as their major at college or university.
13. which/that. Both determiners can be used here. See more on difference between relative clauses.
14. out/on/at. Different prepositions change the meaning slightly. ‘To work out’ is to understand how something works. ‘To work on’ is to spend your time doing something, similarly to ‘work at’.
15. from. Apart from here has a similar meaning to ‘other than’.
16. any. The author doesn’t feel any danger at all because of all the excitement. ‘Some’ shouldn’t be used here because it would change the message – the author feels very confident, and ‘any kind of danger’ illustrates that.
    

    Part 3

17. producer. A noun-forming suffix ‘-er’ is used.
18. illness(es). Note that the word is spelled with double ‘l’ and double ‘s’. Both plural and singular forms are acceptable as they do not change the meaning.
19. effective. A comparison is made using ‘as… as…’ structure.
20. scientists. The plural form is needed as the verb ‘have’ is used in plural. Another word with tricky spelling – make sure to get it right, otherwise it won’t be scored.
21. addition. ‘In addition’ means ‘what is more, also’.
22. pressure. ‘Blood pressure’ is a commonly used medical term, so this one shouldn’t cause any difficulties.
23. disadvantage. A negative prefix ‘dis-‘ is used to change the meaning of the word to fit the context.
24. spicy. An adverb is formed by adding ‘-y’ ending and dropping the letter ‘e’.
    

    Part 4

25. a good idea to go. ‘To be in favour of something’ is paraphrased as ‘to think that something would be a good idea’, then changed accordingly to grammatically fit the context.
26. talented that he/she. ‘So talented that’ means ‘talented enough to’.
27. if he/she knew what/the. We don’t really know if Sally is a boy or a girl, so both pronouns are acceptable. In the second part, the determiner ‘what’ and the definite article ‘the’ are interchangeable as the meaning remains unchanged.
28. spent/took/was a long time. Any of the three verbs are fine, as they collocate well with the verb in Continuous tense.
29. are/is said to be. Both plural and singular of the auxiliary verb ‘to be’ can be used, as we can either think of it as a single group or as a number of individuals.
30. not call off OR you/we didn’t/did not call off. I’d rather not means ‘I would prefer not to’. The second option is more group-oriented, meaning that a group of people are in charge of making the decision to cancel the meeting.
    

    Part 5

31. C. Answers A and D are not mentioned. Answer B is not addressed either – she talks about the size of the island, but that’s all.Caitlin says that you only realise that you live on an island during high tide, when you get completely cut off from the mainland for a few hours.
32. D. Her father’s usual reaction at being disturbed is irritation and indignation. However, this time he quite surprisingly agrees to meet Dominic. Answer A is not correct, as he himself chooses to do his writing almost all the time. Answer B is wrong, as if we talk about ‘initial’ reaction we imply that later he changes his way of looking at it, which he doesn’t do. There is no information relating to Answer C.
33. C. Caitlin couldn’t understand the reason behind her brother’s change of behaviour: ‘… that kind of discomfort you feel when someone you like, someone close to you, suddenly starts acting like a complete idiot’. Answer A is not mentioned. Answer B is wrong – she couldn’t relate to him because of the way he had changed. Answer D is not mentioned.
34. A. Throughout the description given by Caitlin in Paragraph Four we can clearly see how fond she is of the place she calls home.
35. D. Nothing can be found immediately outside the island, that is the reason people do not normally walk from it, but rather take buses to ride further away where civilisation begins.
36. C. At first Caitlin thought him to be a little boy, but as they got closer, she realised that he was a young man, albeit not that tall.
    

    Part 6

37. D. The previous sentence ends with ‘… I would beg to question this’. Question what? The fact that ballet is all about pain and suffering. Sentence D then dispels that myth.
38. G. Both this and the previous sentence talk about the importance of regular, thorough exercising in order to achieve something.
39. F. The sentence that follows the gap helps us pick the right answer – even the greatest dancers do this routine. It is a great ‘democratiser’ – a thing that makes people more even. Both the new dancers and the professionals do the same thing, they do the training routine.
40. A. It is by means of endless exercising that ballet dancers manage to achieve perfect balance of strength and accuracy of movements.
41. E. ‘… pushing yourself to the limit, but not beyond…’ continues the idea from the previous sentence, where it states how we should be careful about what we demand of our bodies.
42. C. A sentence to introduce the last paragraph and put the fact of declining popularity of physical exercising in perspective.
    

    Part 7

43. A. Last sentence mentions how the author struggles to believe the difficulties that Duncan had at the very beginning of his sports career.
44. D. ‘An old head on young shoulders’ is an expression that the author uses to talk about Duncan. It means that he seems to be quite wise and reasonable, especially for his age.
45. B. Duncan’s father was very upset at the fact that no team wanted to take his son.
46. D. Last sentence says that the day he will be playing for a national team is not that far away.
47. B. Last summer, the boy shot up in height as well as gained more strength, closing the gap between himself and his peers.
48. A. The author mentions football, rugby and cricket in order to show how Duncan was good at all of the sports.
49. C. Gavin pointed out how being small can teach you better control of the ball and how you have to work with what you have.
50. B. His current club told him that Duncan is not a part of their plans, and how he has to work really hard.
51. C. Despite losing 3-1, Duncan performed well which won him a place in the first team.
52. D. ‘Now Duncan is following in Gavin’s footsteps’.