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

Unit 63
 63.1 
Suggested answers:
1 noiseless
2 quiet
3 silent
4 soundlessly (we might normally expect some sound from its wings)
5 silent

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 63.2 
Possible answers:
2 Suddenly, a shot 
rang out. Somebody was firing at the birds on the lake.
3 The door 
creaked. It was very old, made of oak and difficult to open.
4 The music 
was pounding through the walls. It was as if the musicians were playing in our bedroom.
5 The chicken 
sizzled in the frying pan. The sound and the smell made me even more hungry.
6 The rusty door hinges 
are squeaking. I think they need some oil.
7 She 
tooted her horn. I looked out of the window and saw her car parked outside.
8 I could hear the waves 
crashing. It was wonderful to be so near the sea.
9 We heard police sirens 
wailing. There must have been an accident, or perhaps a robbery.
 63.3
1 deafening
2 eerie
3 piercing
4 grating
5 high-pitched
6 inaudible
 63.4
1 It was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop.
2 I’ve had some noisy, hectic days with all those kids, now I’m looking forward to some 
peace and quiet.
3 Turn that music down! I can’t 
hear myself think!
4 I don’t even notice that Will is in the flat sometimes. He’s 
as quiet as a mouse.
Unit 64
 64.1
1 cumbersome / unwieldy
2 ponderous
3 weighty
4 lumbering
5 burdensome
6 cumbersome / unwieldy
 64.2
1 lumbering
2 cumbersome
3 weighty
4 ponderous