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KEY 
1 Key 
vocabulary 
1. d 
2. c 
3. a 
4. f 
5. h 
6. g 
7. e 
8. b 
2 
Find the information 
1. 1950 
2 1953 
3. 1964 
4. 1975 
5. The US ambassador was evacuated from 
the roof of the Saigon embassy 
6. The Soviet Union 
3 Comprehension 
check 
1. F 
2. F 
3. T 
4. F 
5. F 
6. T 
7. T 
4 
Vocabulary – opposites 
1. irrelevant 
2. inappropriate 
3. unsuccessful 
4. unskilful 
5. ineffective
6. unconventional 
7. insignificant
8. unavailable
5 
Vocabulary – word building 
1.
achievement
2. failure 
3.
defeat
4.
description 
5.
argument 
6.
reception 
7.
success
8.
hesitation 
6 Grammar 
focus 
1. Soldiers will have a less important role to play. 
2. Military force will continue to decide who is in power. 
3. US armed forces will not win the war in Iraq. 
4. Microsoft will succeed where George Bush has failed. 
5. Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts will enter Iraqi homes. 
6. American values will take over (in) Iraq. 

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Fill the gaps using these words: 
conspicuous 
insurgency 
devastating 
painstakingly 
maverick 
humiliating 
prosperity 
emulate 
repugnant 
elude 
1.
A ____________ is an independent person with ideas very different from 
those of other people. 
2.
If something is done ____________, it is done very carefully and slowly. 
3.
If something is ____________, it makes you feel very embarrassed and 
ashamed. 
4.
If you ____________ someone, you try to be like them or copy them in 
some way. 
5.
If something ____________ you, you do not manage to achieve your 
ambition or aim. 
6.
____________ means very noticeable or easy to see. 
7.
____________ means causing a lot of harm or damage. 
8.
____________ is another word for wealth. 
9.
An ____________ is an attempt by a group of people to take control of a 
country by force. 
10.
If something is ____________ it is extremely unpleasant or offensive.