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Unit 10

Vocabulary practice
1 For a–h decide which word in italics best completes the sentence.

a bid/exchanged
At the auction she ………........... €2,500 for the painting, but it finally went for €3,500.
b relentless/ruthless
Mary said that the ………........... training for the swimming team is exhausting.
c shopping sprees/window-shopping
My grandmother used to love ………........... , but she rarely actually bought anything.
d incompatible/atrocious
Working at night is ………........... with having an active social life.
e avid/elated
Carol’s an ………........... reader – she gets through at least three novels a week.
f commission/evaluation
The salary is low, but employees get a ten per cent ………........... on everything they sell.
g strict/hard-hitting
The twins’ mother is very ………........... with them, which may explain why they’re so
well-behaved.
h undisputed/extravagant
Due to his ………........... lifestyle Paul found himself in severe financial difficulties.

2 Match what each person A–E says with one of the descriptions 1–6. There is one extra
description which you don’t need to use.

A ‘I went in to buy a toaster, but the salesman was so persuasive that I ended up buying a
DVD player as well!’
B ‘I never expected to sell six thousand copies of my CD in the first week alone.’
C ‘Since I was buying a present for Sandy, I thought it was only fair to get one for you and
Jake too.’
D ‘I thought if she could earn money making cakes, why shouldn’t I do it too?’
E ‘Everyone was talking about this amazing new band, even though they haven’t released an
album yet.’

1 This person wanted to get in on the act.


2 This person heard about something on the grapevine.
3 This person met someone who had the gift of the gab.
4 This person wanted to get down to business.
5 This person wanted to do right by everyone.
6 This person succeeded beyond her wildest dreams.

CAE RESULT WORDS AND PHRASES © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Unit 10 1


3 For a–f complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using
the word given. Use between two to five words, and don’t change the form of the word
given.

a How can you expect to find anything when there are papers all over your desk?
littered
How can you expect to find anything when your desk
……………………………………………… papers?
b Now that you’ve lent us your laptop, we can start doing some work.
business
Now that you’ve lent us your laptop, we can get ……………………………………………… .
c Unfortunately, the restaurant wasn’t as good as I’d expected.
live
Unfortunately, the restaurant didn’t ……………………………………………… my
expectations.
d You would be wise to have a look in a few places before you buy anything.
shop
You would be wise to ……………………………………………… before you buy anything.
e It’s very embarrassing how she argues about the price of everything she wants to buy.
haggles
It’s very embarrassing how she ……………………………………………… the price of
everything she wants to buy.
f When I paid a visit to my favourite clothes shop, I was horrified to see it had closed
down.
out
When I paid a visit to my favourite clothes shop, I was horrified to see it had
……………………………………………… business.

4 Match words 1–10 with descriptions a–j.

a something of value 1 auction


b a person or thing that is unusual 2 barrier
c a new idea or way of doing something 3 waste
d a method of buying and selling things 4 asset
e the crime of stealing goods from a store 5 innovation
f materials that are no longer needed and are thrown away 6 junk mail
g a person who can’t stop buying new things 7 personnel
h something that separates people 8 rarity
i unwanted advertising material sent by post 9 shopaholic
j the people who work for a specific company or organisation 10 shoplifting

2 Unit 10 CAE RESULT WORDS AND PHRASES © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

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