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Unit 51
51.1
2 significant / substantial
3 minute
4 enormous / excessive
5 Vast
6 average
7 tiny
8 significant (substantial is also possible, but the emphasis here is on the fact that the
difference was noticeable)
51.2
2 enormous
3 vast
4 substantial / considerable
5 excessive
51.3
2 loads
3 was
4 loads / dozens
5 were
51.4
Possible answers:
2 The two novels were totally different.
3 His/Her behaviour was wholly unacceptable.
4 That way of working produced utter chaos.
5 I listened to the story in total disbelief.
6 There should be a total ban on using mobile phones in cinemas.
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Unit 52
52.1
2 According to a UN study, two per cent of the world’s population owns over half of all household
wealth.
3 Nought degrees Celsius equals thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit.
4 This article says that eight million, five hundred and fifty-six thousand, nine hundred and eighty-one
people are currently living in London.
52.2
2 a square and a rectangle
6 thirty-three
3 fifty-two
7 nine
4 twelve
8 sixty-four
5 eight