UNIT 9. 9A, page 75
Exercise 1
Across
2 glean
3 scandal
4 reveal
5 sealed
6 soul
7 indiscreet
8 drop
9 rumour
10 wraps
Down
1 eavesdrop
Exercise 2
1 juicy
2 scandal
3 strictest
4 confidence
5 breathe
6 further
7 soul
8 discretion
9 knowledge
Exercise 3
1 An ex-employee blew the whistle on FCOM’s illegal financial activities.
2 James clammed up when he realised everyone was listening.
3 The politician stonewalled when asked questions about the corruption scandal.
4 When the news broke that there wouldn’t be a pay rise, the unions organised a strike.
5 The judge tried to hush up the fact that his son had been arrested.
6 Daisy isn’t supposed to know about the party but I think someone must have let it slip.
UNIT 9. 9B, page 76
Exercise 1
1 boost
2 crop
3 fall
4 prise
5 get
6 betray
7 give
8 turn
9 feign
Exercise 2
Speaker 1: TJ Grant’s real name
Speaker 2: Jackie’s nose job
Exercise 3
2, 4, 6, 9
Exercise 4
1 c
2 a
3 b
Exercise 5
1 She has had to promise not to reveal the secret.
2 She has been kept ignorant / She hasn’t been told.
3 She looked at me in a very angry way.
Exercise 6
1 Have a think about it.
2 I didn’t mean to cause offence.
3 He came to the conclusion that he had made a mistake.
4 She dropped a / the hint that it was time for me to leave.
5 Can we have a talk?
6 He’s made / taken the decision to resign.
7 Let me have / take a look at your swollen ankle.
8 Give me a call on my mobile.
9 I could do with having / taking a rest.
10 It’s time you did some revision.
Exercise 7
1 Fancy coming for a jog? Can’t be bothered. Promise.
2 Still working at the shop? Last I heard, it was Canada. Typical!
3 Another drink? OK, see you soon. Will do.
4 Mind if I close the window? No, chilly in here, isn’t it?
UNIT 9. 9C, page 77
Exercise 1
1 obscure
2 flimsy
3 impudent
4 ostensible
5 dingy
6 rousing
7 nondescript
8 grimy
Exercise 2
He doesn’t attract attention.
Exercise 3
1 many
2 as
3 in
4 by
5 had
6 who
7 where
8 with
9 in / during
10 which
11 is
12 lot
13 have
14 as
15 on
Exercise 4
1 resourceful, cold-blooded, skilled at self-defence, good-looking
2 to exemplify a public place where someone would get noticed
3 He isn’t good-looking and therefore doesn’t attract attention; he has a prodigious memory and an innate ability to detect people’s strengths and weaknesses.
4 That he is just as ruthless as his enemy.
Exercise 5
1 resourceful
2 unassuming
3 prodigious
4 an innate ability
5 ruthless
UNIT 9. 9D, page 78-79
Exercise 1
1 former
2 grab
3 alarm
4 tool
5 complexity
6 sense
7 order
8 appealing
9 cause
10 belief
Exercise 2
1 CBS
2 three experts in history
3 Hence Gutzli
4 the FBI
5 Hence Gutzli
6 Gerd Heidemann
Exercise 3
1 F
2 C
3 A
4 G
5 E
6 B
Exercise 4
1 T
These and more unanswered questions very quickly led the world’s Internet users to one conclusion: it was a hoax.
2 F ... a trip he’d made to New York in 1997
3 T
Unfortunately for Hence, one of his friends decided to share his e-mail with the rest of the world.
4 F … have been motivated by interests other than attempts at humour of questionable taste.
5 T
The Sunday Times announced an exclusive that was sure to increase its circulation: the serialisation of Adolf Hitler’s diaries.
6 F
Heidemann claimed that the diaries had been hidden in an East German barn when in fact they were the work of a forger, Konrad Paul Kujau.
7 F ... the channel had to admit they were probably a hoax
8 F
CBS asked the source of their documents to send the originals but ... the originals had apparently been destroyed soon after they were faxed.
Exercise 5
1 a snap
2 (dramatic) impact
3 an appeal
4 an exclusive
5 circulation
6 surface
UNIT 9. 9E, page 80
Exercise 1
1 have been played
2 have been fooled
3 be built
4 be funded
5 had been invented
6 was supposed
7 was claimed
8 be changed
9 be prevented
10 to be demolished
11 be made
12 was not reported
Exercise 2
1 When Dan’s feeling ill, he likes to be given lots of attention.
2 I felt that my case wasn’t being taken seriously (by the police).
3 It was the longest film that had ever been made.
4 His restaurant is described (by food critics) as the best in the country.
5 The prisoners shouldn’t have been treated so badly.
Exercise 3
2 Caught shoplifting for a second time, John Bates was made to pay a fine.
3 Neglected by the previous owners, Felix the cat was given a nice new home by a couple in Grinstead.
4 Injured by a falling tree, Mary was driven to hospital by a neighbour.
5 Painted in 1893 (by Edvard Munch), The Scream was stolen a few years ago.
UNIT 9. 9F, page 81
Exercise 1
1 by
2 take
3 assume
4 leads
Exercise 3
1 clear
2 kind
3 foreground
4 some
5 to
6 obviously
7 points
8 celebrity
9 suggest
10 such
UNIT 9. 9G, page 82
Exercise 1
1 Telling white lies (to protect other people) is usually regarded as permissible.
2 It is frequently considered less acceptable to lie to get oneself out of trouble.
3 Lies which damage others are generally seen as morally reprehensible.
4 Holding back information is often felt to be more acceptable than telling a lie.
Exercise 3
1 embellishing
2 deported
3 underplaying
4 sparing the feelings of sb
Exercise 5
1 O
2 O
3 S
4 O
5 S
6 S
7 S
8 S