Page 24 Obligation & option answers A. 1. False (you must take your own pencil and eraser) 2. True 3. False (he had to pay the money back) 4. False (they
don’t have to pay any income tax at all) 5. True 6. False (the doctors made him
stop smoking) 7. True 8. False
(you can attend the classes if you want to) 9. False (you
must wear a crash helmet. We can also use the word
obligatory) 10. True
B. 1. obliged / required 2. no alternative 3. liable for 4. compulsory 5. voluntary 6. mandatory 7. required
8. forced 9. optional 10. exempt
Page 25 Success & failure answers A. 1.
The two warring countries managed to
reach / achieve a
compromise over the terms for peace.
2.
During his first year as President he managed to
achieve / accomplish / fulfil a lot more than his predecessor had
in the previous five.
3.
The company couldn’t aford to move to new premises but were able to
reach / secure an agreement for a new
lease.
4.
He worked hard at his job and was soon able to
achieve / realize / fulfil his
ambitions of being promoted to
marketing manager. (Note:
realize can also be written
realise )
5.
The country badly needed to increase its overall standard of living and attempted to
achieve / reach / attain its
targets - those of free education and healthcare - within eight years.
6.
After four years of hard work, the motor racing team managed to
achieve / realise their
dreams of winning the
Monaco Grand Prix.
7.
He desperately wanted to start a new job, but first of all he had to
