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

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Unit 31
 31.1 
1
f
2 
c
3 
e
4 
a
5 
g
6 
b
7 
d
 31.2
1 roots
2 rooted
3 take
4 seeds
5 branches
6 put
7 stemmed
8 budding
 31.3 
Verbs associated with growth and health:
flourish, germinate, sprout, thrive
Verbs associated with decline and death: 
fade, shrivel, wilt, wither

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 31.4 
Possible answers:
1 budding: pop star, novelist, politician
2 flourishing: business, campaign, enterprise
3 withering: glance, expression, remark
4 fading: optimism, ambitions, dream
5 deeply rooted: prejudice, hatred, tradition
6 thriving: industry, business, agriculture
 31.5
1 My hopes of getting a job are 
fading. Unemployment is at an all-time record.
2 The firm is 
pruning back the labour force in order to reduce costs.
3 She 
shed her inhibitions at the party and danced with everyone!
4 He and his wife are now 
reaping the rewards of many years of hard work building up their 
business.
5 The party is trying hard to 
weed out the extremists and create for itself a more moderate political 
image. They want to reflect the views of 
the grassroots supporters.
6 Some people seem to 
thrive on difficult challenges.
7 A blogger 
dug up some alarming facts about government spending.
8 Well, if you won’t study for your exams, don’t be surprised if you 
reap what you sow.
9 After three years of recession, we are beginning to see the