English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book with Answers and Enhanced eBook Vocabulary Reference and Practice 3rd Edition

to join a dynamic team. However, the interview panel 
gave an impression of complete boredom and lack of interest.
5 The factory had to operate with a 
skeleton staff during the economic crisis. There had been a 
large number of 
compulsory redundancies.
6 I get some good 
perks in my new job. I get a company car and free health insurance.
Unit 7
 7.1 
1 c 2 g 3 e 4 b 5 h 6 a 7 f 8 i 9 d
 7.2 
1 under 2 around 3 back 4 cold 5 part 6 bid 7 telesales
8 niche 9 stock
 7.3
1 hammer out a deal / hammer out an agreement
2 red tape 3 a takeover 4 lucrative
5 start-up 6 swallowed up
7 proposition 8 administration
 7.4
1 reach
2 priced
3 merchandise
4 down
5 back
6 red tape

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Unit 8
 8.1 
1
Sophie
2
Harry
3
Tatyana
4
Andrey
5
Alice
6
Tom
 8.2 
Positive: Ellie and Marco
Negative: David and Julia
 8.3
1 opportunistic
2 intuitive
3 morose
4 naive
5 magnetic
6 methodical
7 brusque
8 superficial
9 insecure
10 good company
11 courageous
12 perfectionist
 8.4
1 altruistic
2 parsimonious
3 diligent
4 placid
5 industrious
6 rebellious
7 distrustful
8 terse
9 naive
10 unscrupulous
 8.5 
Possible answers:
1 altruistic: unselfish
2 parsimonious: thrifty
3 diligent: hard-working
4 placid: calm, easy-going
5 industrious: hard-working, energetic
6 rebellious: disobedient, defiant, unruly
7 distrustful: suspicious, wary
8 terse: abrupt, short
9 naive: green, trusting
10 unscrupulous: dishonest, dodgy