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Level
C2
Proficiency
Advanced
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UNIT
1
The
Business
World
The
World
of
Politics
Page
4-7
Page
8-1
1
UNIT
2
UNIT
3
UNIT
4
Employment
Crime
and
Punishment
Page 12-15
Page 16-19
Page
20-23
Page
24-27
Page
28-31
UNIT
5
UNIT
6
UNIT
7
UNIT
8
UNIT
9
UNIT
1O
Different
Kinds
of
People
Poverty
and
Social
lssues
Food,
Travel
and
Holidays
lssues Facing
Young
People
Page
32-35
Page
36-39
Page 4O-47
Page
48-55
Medical
and Health
lssues
The
Entertainment lndustry
and
the
Mass
Media
UNIT
11
UNIT
12
Environmental
lssues
and
the
Natural World
General,
low-frequency,
Advanced Vocabulary
Page 56-63
(A)
Use
the
verbs
from
the box below
to
fill
in
the gops
in sentences
or form.
I
-
20.
Use
eoch verb once only.
You
moy
need
to
chonge
the
tense
facilitate
face
rSsue
overrun
convene
engage
direct
embark
aud
it
operate
float
put
put
strip
budget
recapita lise
write
break
run
merge
wind
form
cut
l.
2.
3.
the
axe should
productivity not improve,
and
that
no
one,
no
matter
All
staff have been
warned that
they
how
senior,
is
exempt
from
having
to
up
their
performance.
Rumours abound
that
Maxwell
Mining
is
about
to
on
the stock
exchange.
,
and
it
is
believed
that they
would
benefit
significantly
from
There
is
talk of the
two
struggling
synergy
were
this
to
happen.
companies
4.
on
a
hostile
takeover bid
if
necessary
as
it
has
well
and
truly
set
its
sights on acquiring
The company
is
willing
to
_
a
majority
share in
lndie Motors, which
is by
far
and away
its
biggest rival
in
the
industry.
Management
has
promised
to
an easy
transition
to
the new ownership structure.
5.
6.
The
investors
7.
8.
company
an
unexpected
profit
warning on
Monday sparking
a
two-thirds drop
in its share
price
as
in panic-selling.
The
owners
have made
the
decision
to
the
business up
as
it
can
no longer
as a
gorng
concern.
The
very tight
ship and
are
highly-regarded
for
what they
have
achieved
with
very limited
resources
in
a
very short
space
of time, owing almost completely
to their
efficiency and
excellent
organisation
of the
business.
a
owners
9.
The
two
former
rivals
have
loggerheads
for
so
long.
an
unlikely strategic alliance
leaving
everyone perplexed
as
to why they
were
at
t0.
forward
a
motion of
no
confidence
in
the Chief
Executive and
his days
at
the
head
of the
The board
has
company
now
appear
numbered.
The company's
assets
have been
il.
12.
down to the
bare minimum
with
all
non-core
business
units
having been sold off.
Thecompany'sbookswere-byDeforbesAccountantsforallthreeyearsduringwhichtheywerebeingfiddled
by
the Chief
Financial
Officer
and
questions are
now
being asked
as
to whether
Deforbes was
negligent in carrTing
out
its duties.
t3.
The additional expenditure
arising
from
the
snap
decision made
by
the board
to
acquire Boovampe Limited
had, naturally,
not
been
for.
The interim
management
team
is
looking for
ways
to
ln
an
effort
14.
the
firm
and investors
are
being sought.
t5.
16.
to
_
wage-related
costs,
the company
has
ceased
to
allow
staff
to
work
overtime
on weekends.
on notice that
their
jobs
are
at risk
should
the company remain
in financial
difficulty much
longer.
Staff have been
17.
Financialmismanagementhasresultedinspending
The
value
of the
company
has
been
according
to
the
guidelines
of
the
FCA.
down after it
was
found that
it
had
not
been
depreciating
its
assets
t8.
t9.
lnvestors
reacted favourably
to
the
news
that the company
had
succeeded
in
restructuring
and
cost-cutting
measures
were
introduced.
A
meeting of
the
Board
of Directors
has
It
is
largely assumed
that they
will
even
for
the first
time
since
the
20.
been
to
discuss
the
implications of the offer tabled by Manton lnvestments.
shareholders
to
accept
same.
The
BusinGss Wonld
(B)
Motch a - k from Column A
with
their strongest
collocates
in
Column
B.
(a) credit
(b)
credit
(c)
double-dip
(d)
cottage
(e)
corporate
(f)
cash
(g)
junk
(i)
industry
(ii)
recession
(iii)
check
(iv)
crunch
(v) floor
(vi)
bottom
(h)
false
(i)
factory
O
cut-throat
(k)
exit
(C)
Now
use
(vii)
ladder
(viii)
flow
(ix)
bond
(x)
business
(xi)
strategy
your
onswers
from
(B)
obove
to
complete
the
sentences
below.
l.
2.
3.
This
is
a(n)
so
don't
act like
you
are surprised
that
I
double-crossed
you.
I
believe
you
would
have
done
exactly
the
same
thing
to
me given
the opportuniry.
lnvestors
have paid
a
heavy
price
for not
recognising
last
week's share-price low
as
a
stock briefly
rallied
earlier this week,
it
has
plummeted
to
new lows
as
the
week
fras
progressed.
;
although
the
The company
went
into the market
blindly
without
having
thoroughly thought through the connotations for
their
core
business,
nor
did
they bother
to
develop
a(n)
in case
things should go
wrong.
again
and
is
now only one
level above being regarded
as
a(n)
believe
now that
iust
three
months
ago
it
had
an
AA
rating.
4.
lt
has
had
its rating lowered
5.
The
company
6.
They
ran
a
-
it's
hard
to
was
quick
to
reassure shareholders
that
its
liquidity
issue
-
and
will
be none
for
the
forseeable
future.
is in
a
very
healthy state and
that
there
is
no
on
her and
rejected
the
loan
application
based
on
its
poor
results.
7.
Word
on
the
is
that
staff on
the production
line
are
preparing
to
go
on strike
to
protest
against
what
they
perceive
to
be unfair
conditions of employment.
8.
The
9.
much-feared
has
growth
now
for
three
consecutive months.
become
a
reality after it
was
confirmed that the country
has
been
in
negative
You
will
never
reach
the
top
of
the
unless
you
change
your attitude towards your superiors;
it
is
not
only about how good you
are at
your iob, but
also
how
well
liked
you might
be.
is having an
effect
on
the number of
houses being
bought.
Figures
forJanuary
were
at
an
all-time
low
and
there
was
a
notable
lack
of interest
in
the
housing
market
from
prospective
first-iime
buyers.
10.
The
I
l.
She
has
grown
her
business
from
being a(n)
world with
remarkable
speed.
Use
to
become
an
international
power
house
in
the
catering
(D)
i
-
v
below
to
fill
the
gops
in
the text.
You
will
need
to
chonge the
word-forms
so
thot
they
ore
correct
to
filt
the
(iv)
gaps.
(i)
It
a
is
a
consort
l.
(ii)
conglomeration
(iii)
delegate
solicit
(v)
ascertain
huge
with
activities
in diverse
industries
ranging
from
extraction
and mining
to
call
of ambitious
investors
from
launching
centre support
services,
but
that
hasn't
stopped
a(n) 2.
takeover bid. Unperturbed
by
a
valuation
of
$
l8
billion, Matriarch
lnvestors,
as
the group
call themselves,
have
sent
a(n) 3.
of high-powered
lawyers
to
meet
with the
present
owners
to
discuss
possible
terms
of
sale,
although before
discussions can begin it
will first
have
to
be
4.
whether or
not the
owners
are even
willing
to
tolerate
such
talk
as
this
takeover
offer
is
entirely
5.
(E)
Tronsform the
word
in
brackets
I
so
that
it
fits correctly
in
the
gap.
.
The
level
of
(penetrate)
has
not
been
as
high
as
desired.
That
said,
we
are
confident of
making steady
inroads
and
growing
our
market
share significantly
over the next
two
quarters.
market
2.The-(orient)oftheproductaPPearstobetowardswomenintheirmid-tolate-forties.
3.
4.
5.
6,
7.
8.
9.
There
were
poorly
conceived.
_
(mitigate) factors at
play and
I
do not think the product's failure
was
down
to
it
simply
having
been
The
bank
has
been accused
of
(pr"y)
lending and its loan
book
is
to
be
closely examined by
the
financial
"
ombudsman,
government
sources
have
clainied.
This
business
is
a _
counts
for
very tittte
frere.
(merit)
;
we are
led by and
reward
our
best and most
talented
staff members;
who you know
(protect)
and
the notion of free trade
are
as
two
(idea) opposed
economic
philosophies.
He was
awarded
(punish)
damages
over
and above
the amount of compensation
he
was due
for
loss
of profits
the
iudge
felt
th-e
defendant
needed
to
be
iaught
a lesson.
(nepotic) of the
highest
order;
he
just hired
his
niece
for
the
newly-vacant
position of
Financial
Our
boss
is
a
officerdespite-thefactthat.shehasonlyrecen1lygraduatedandhasnorelevantworkexperience.
This
sets
a
_
(precede) of sorts
by sending
out the
message
that the mere
act
of
calling
a
lightning
strike
is
(capitulate)
sufficient
to
get
you
exactly
what you want
from
the owners.
I
have never
seen a
more
immediate
you?
by
those
in
authority,
have
10.
The
decision was
I
I
made
(lateral)
;
he
did not consult
his
partners
prior to
the
announcement.
L The
(viable)
of the proposal must
now
be called
into question
on
the
basis
that the estimated
cost
of the
build
alone
is
now three
times
greater
than
the
original
figure quoted.
2.
I
3.
I
The
business
is
(solve)
as
it
can
no longer meet the
repayments
on
its
debt.
The
company was
put into
a
_
(receive)
by
the
court
after it
was
declared bankrupt on
Monday,
(require)
order for
50
new tank
units.
(possess) if
you continue
14.
The army
issued
_
5.
There
is
a
strong likelihood that
your
home
will
be
gops
to
miss
your
repayments.
(F)
Which of the
words used
to
fill
the
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(G)
Choose
o word
in (E)
obove
meon
the
following:
the
act
of surrendering
the
capacity
to
be sustainable/successful
relating
to
one
side
only
from
the box
to
ftll eoch
gap.
Use
eoch word once
only.
mark-up yield
remuneration
loophole
margin nominal
l.
2.
The
He
is
a
ambassadors
the
tranche
purveyor
inventory
boycott
mandate
mogul
indemnify
package
was
not
lucrative enough
to
lure him
away
from
the
company.
is
business
countryh-as
on
account of the
high
reptite
in
wliich
he
is
held abroad.
who
holds much sway in
the political
sphere,
too,
and
viewed
as
one of the
best
3.
They exploited
a(n)
4.
The
insurance company agreed
to
5.
He
has
been given
a(n)
6.
The
profit
7.
lncluded
in
the
8.
The company
is
a(n)
9.
The
10.
The
I
I
I
could
their
o;erwhel#ingEndo$r-rsEment-dffim'in the vote
at
the AGM
be
interpreted?
is
not
high enough
to
avoid
having
to
pay
tax
on
the profits from the
transaction.
the
business against losses
arising
from
civil
disorder.
by
the
shareholders
to
proceed
with
the
expansion
of the company - how
else
to
make
this
a
viable
business.
was
a
one-of-a-kind platinum
necklace
which
has
been described
as
irreplaceable.
of
jam
to
the
royal
family.
of goods
from
Zimbabwe
ended
when the
corrupt
regime was
removed
from
power.
l.
2.
3.
interest rate
may have risen
but the
real
interest rate
remains
the
same.
There
is
a
considerable
on
the price of
bread considering
that it
costs
wholesalers
in
the region
ol
t0.20
per
loaf
yet they
chargeZ0306fr ave@e to
consumers.
A
large
of
money was
transferred
to
an
account
in
the
Cayman lslands,
raising
suspicions
that the
comflanyE
olfiEET
mod-us
operandi
is
but
a
front
to
mask
a
money
laundering racket.
The
on
German government
bonds
is
lower
now than
it
has
been at any
other
stage since
the
introduction
of
theTuro
currerrcy.
E

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