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

Unit 101
101.1 
Possible answers:
Use of ‘longer’ and ‘grand’ vocabulary: 
attained
instead of reached; 
bestowed on
instead of given to; 
adjoining
instead of next to; 
property
instead of home
Use of passive when active would do: 
Your request … is hereby rejected
instead of We hereby reject 
your request to … ; 
No exceptions … will be considered
instead of We will not consider any exceptions
Use of noun as the subject of the sentence: 
No exceptions to the aforementioned procedure will be 
considered
instead of We will not consider any exceptions …
Avoidance of ‘you’: 
Any and all appeals regarding this decision must be submitted
instead of You must 
submit any appeal
101.2
1 Roadworks will 
begin on 1 June.
2 Write the name and address of your 
nearest relative.
3 With 
best wishes from Jane Bramwell.
4 Call me 
as soon as you can.
5 
If there is a fire, don’t use the lifts.
6 Passengers should not 
go to the car deck until the captain tells them to.
7 I am writing 
about the editorial in today’s paper.
8 I am writing 
in connection with your letter of 6th June.

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101.3
bureaucratic word
more everyday equivalent
acknowledge
let us know
cessation
end
clarification
explanation
commencement
start
deceased
dead
endeavour
try
facilitate
make easier
rectify
put right
resume
start again