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

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Unit 30
 30.1
1 c glass ceiling = invisible barrier
2 d ivory tower = life away from unpleasant realities
3 e brick wall = barrier
4 f back door = unofficial way in
5 b window of opportunity = time when there is the chance to do something
6 a tower of strength = very supportive person
 30.2
1 gone
2 hold / provide
3 opens
4 come
5 hit
6 towers
7 shut / closed
8 fell
 30.3
1 My brother is always a tower of strength whenever I have a problem.
2 We’ll never know what the US and Russian Presidents said to each other 
behind closed doors.
3 The fee for this work will depend on the time it takes but 
there is / it has a ceiling of $20,000 / the 
ceiling is $20,000.
4 The cost of petrol 
has gone through the roof in the last six months.
5 Having children often 
cements a marriage.
6 Winning an Olympic medal can be 
the gateway to a career in the media.
7 The 
key decision we have to take now is where to locate our business.
8 The professor has spent all his life 
in an ivory tower and really finds it very difficult to cope in the 
real world.
9 Lena 
has built Max up so much – I hope I won’t be disappointed when I meet him.
 30.4 
Suggested answers:
1 He earns very little, barely enough to 
survive on.
2 The speaker’s request for questions was met with 
total silence.
3 Working on this project together should help to 
provide the starting point for a good relationship 
in the future.
4 Nathan’s prolonged illness 
led to the collapse of his business.
5 This government should 
put things right in its own immediate sphere of influence / close to