CAE ACTUAL FINALS ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS
SET A+
✔✔famine
drought
flooding
tsunami
earthquake
hurricane - ✔✔natural disasters (6)
✔✔rambling on and on - ✔✔blablabla
✔✔supporting act - ✔✔an actor in a play or film that is important but does not have the
main part
✔✔to urge - ✔✔strongly encourage
✔✔oblivious to - ✔✔unaware of
✔✔ranging - ✔✔extending,going
✔✔assumption - ✔✔A belief or statement taken for granted without proof.
✔✔prior - ✔✔of great importance
✔✔to hold a focus group
- it is reported that
- students have suggested
- it has been noted that
- it has been discussed whether - ✔✔who said it? (report!)
✔✔apparently
presumably
seemingly
, ones assume - ✔✔adverbs to distance from what you say
✔✔to transmute - ✔✔to change from one nature, substance, or form to another
✔✔transient - ✔✔temporary
✔✔to carry on / go on - ✔✔continue
✔✔bargain - ✔✔agreement
✔✔to alter somebody's mind - ✔✔to persuade, force
✔✔distribution of wealth - ✔✔giving away money and other goods
✔✔in the limelight - ✔✔in the public eye
✔✔inheritance - ✔✔heritage
✔✔landmarks - ✔✔monument
✔✔take someone around - ✔✔to show/introduce
✔✔brilliant
splendid
fantastic
fabulous
marvelous
super
extraordinary
lovely
amazing
awesome
genius - ✔✔ways of saying okay/nice (11)
✔✔to leap at - ✔✔jump towards
accept/choose eagerly
✔✔get back to somebody - ✔✔respond to somebody
✔✔eagerly - ✔✔with urgent desire or enthusiasm.
✔✔crack on - ✔✔move fast
✔✔stumble across - ✔✔find someone something by accident
SET A+
✔✔famine
drought
flooding
tsunami
earthquake
hurricane - ✔✔natural disasters (6)
✔✔rambling on and on - ✔✔blablabla
✔✔supporting act - ✔✔an actor in a play or film that is important but does not have the
main part
✔✔to urge - ✔✔strongly encourage
✔✔oblivious to - ✔✔unaware of
✔✔ranging - ✔✔extending,going
✔✔assumption - ✔✔A belief or statement taken for granted without proof.
✔✔prior - ✔✔of great importance
✔✔to hold a focus group
- it is reported that
- students have suggested
- it has been noted that
- it has been discussed whether - ✔✔who said it? (report!)
✔✔apparently
presumably
seemingly
, ones assume - ✔✔adverbs to distance from what you say
✔✔to transmute - ✔✔to change from one nature, substance, or form to another
✔✔transient - ✔✔temporary
✔✔to carry on / go on - ✔✔continue
✔✔bargain - ✔✔agreement
✔✔to alter somebody's mind - ✔✔to persuade, force
✔✔distribution of wealth - ✔✔giving away money and other goods
✔✔in the limelight - ✔✔in the public eye
✔✔inheritance - ✔✔heritage
✔✔landmarks - ✔✔monument
✔✔take someone around - ✔✔to show/introduce
✔✔brilliant
splendid
fantastic
fabulous
marvelous
super
extraordinary
lovely
amazing
awesome
genius - ✔✔ways of saying okay/nice (11)
✔✔to leap at - ✔✔jump towards
accept/choose eagerly
✔✔get back to somebody - ✔✔respond to somebody
✔✔eagerly - ✔✔with urgent desire or enthusiasm.
✔✔crack on - ✔✔move fast
✔✔stumble across - ✔✔find someone something by accident
