Answer Key

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LANGUAGE TESTS Test 2B
1 stopped, had taken 2 were you going,
1 met 3 went, didn’t commit 4 gave, was
Test 1A 1 open 2 log out of 3 offline 4 save counting 5 was still thinking about,
5 paste 6 update 7 spyware suggested
1
2 5
1 ripped 2 belt 3 cotton 4 hood
5 boots 6 trendy 7 piercing 1 voice mail 2 phonebook 3 battery, 1 went 2 were having 3 phoned
send 4 make 5 credit 4 asked 5 had stolen 6 went 7 checked
2
3 8 hadn’t gone
1 hang 2 make 3 put 4 calm 5 go
6 feel 7 take 1 down 2 off 3 out 4 through 5 out 6
3 6 out 1 watched/would watch/used to watch
4 2 got 3 didn’t let/wouldn’t let/didn’t use
1 fresher 2 join 3 member 4 society
1 has been crying, has just rung 2 has to let 4 wanted/used to want
4 5 changed
1b 2a 3c 4c 5a 6a been writing, has written 3 has been,
hasn’t rained 4 for, has been getting
5 Test 4A
5 haven’t been checking, since 6 have
1 Do you belong 2 are studying/’re been training, haven’t missed 1
studying 3 have, am going/’m going 4 Is
5 1 hard-working 2 sociable 3 fun-loving
the price of computers going down 5 is
giving, doesn’t speak 6 does Jamie play 1 have been waiting/‘ve been waiting 4 predictable 5 affectionate 6 polite
2 have just bumped into/‘ve just bumped 7 considerate
Test 1B into 3 haven’t seen 4 has he been doing 2
5 has been travelling 6 has visited 1 inconsiderate 2 unadventurous
1 7 have never gone/’ve never gone 8 have 3 impractical 4 unreliable 5 insensitive
1 leggings 2 nylon 3 striped 4 mascara been thinking about/’ve been thinking 6 immodest
5 lipstick 6 necklace 7 woollen about 3
2
1 does 2 mop 3 set 4 take 5 make
1 get 2 fool 3 bump 4 go 5 care Test 3A
6 hangs
6 have 7 spend
1 4
3
1 vandalism 2 accused 3 rehabilitation 1 Do students have to 2 couldn’t 3 can
1 first-year 2 belong 3 meet 4 debating 4 offenders 5 tagging 6 piracy 4 Can I 5 should 6 mustn’t 7 ought to
4 2 8 have been able to
1a 2d 3a 4b 5c 6b 1 jury, guilty 2 jail 3 mugger 4 anti- 5
5 social 5 shoplifter(s) 6 blackmailer(s) 1 must 2 Can/Could we 3 Can she
1 doesn’t do 2 am watching/’m watching 3 4 mustn’t/can’t 5 ought to/should
3 seems 4 is getting 5 are you getting 1 graffiti 2 theft 3 swearing 4 nuisance 6 have been able to
6 does Mark get up 7 play, are 5 gangs 6 service
getting/’re getting Test 4B
4
Test 2A 1 had just started, began 2 were you 1
doing, arrived 3 broke, stole 4 hadn’t 1 forgetful 2 outgoing 3 reliable
1 gone, arrested 5 were testing, fell 4 proud 5 self-centred, thoughtful
1 attach 2 download 3 install 4 social 5 6 bossy
networking site 5 external hard drive 1 was watching 2 heard 3 had broken 2
6 blog 7 search engine 4 tried 5 had cut 6 ran 7 phoned 8 was 1 insecure 2 unpredictable 3 impolite
2 speaking 4 immature 5 unsociable 6 intolerant
1 vibrating alert 2 ring tone 3 calls, 6 3
receive 4 recharge 5 get through 1 took/would take/used to take 2 used 1 do 2 clears 3 changes 4 look 5 hangs
3 to try/would try 3 wouldn’t get/didn’t 6 sweep
1 on 2 up 3 up 4 out 5 out 6 in use to get 4 solved 5 wanted/used to 4
4 want 1 ought to 2 can’t 3 don’t have to
1 has been painting, has painted 2 has run, 4 mustn’t 5 Can 6 can 7 has been able
has been running 3 since, hasn’t stopped Test 3B to 8 Do you have to
4 for, has just started 5 have joined, have 5
1
met 6 has been, has been raining
1 illegal 2 humiliation 3 burglars 1 should/ought to 2 have to 3 have
5 been able to 4 Can she 5 mustn’t/can’t
4 violent 5 offence 6 statement
1 have been trying/’ve been trying 2 has 6 must
2
been/’s been 3 have been talking/’ve
1 handcuffs 2 house arrest 3 court
been talking 4 has been going/’s been
4 community 5 security, speeding
Test 5A
going 5 have just got/’ve just got
6 haven’t told/have not told 7 haven’t 3 1
decided/have not decided 8 have been 1 behaviour 2 litter 3 steal 4 bullying 1 recycled 2 disposable 3 destroy
talking about/’ve been talking about 5 racial 6 punishment 4 waste 5 sort 6 global warming

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2 3
Test 8A
1 get 2 deal 3 head 4 throw 5 end 1 prove 2 mazes 3 experiments 4 pests
3 5 breeding 1
1 flood 2 eruption 3 extinct 4 survived 4 1 snowboarding 2 rope 3 bungee
5 source 6 shortage 1 lazy 2 badly-behaved 3 obedient jumping, hang gliding 4 scuba diving
4 4 playful 5 company 6 loyal 2
1 am likely to get 2 might kill 3 is 5 1 hand luggage 2 aisle seat 3 fasten
1c 2b 3b 4a 5c 6a 4 passengers 5 oxygen mask 6 lifejacket
unlikely to buy 4 probably won’t be
7 pilot
5 may not survive 6 certainly won’t be
5
Test 7A 3
1 is being decorated 2 are not allowed
1 are going/’re going 2 isn’t going to 1
3 was being checked 4 won’t be opened
rain/is not going to rain 3 will call/’ll call 1 clock in 2 permanent 3 overtime 5 have been done 6 was taken
4 am going to study/’m going to study 4 promoted 5 manager 6 charge
4
5 will wipe out /’ll wipe out 6 will 2
make/’ll make 7 am meeting/’m meeting 1 The museum has been visited 2 The
1 play truant 2 enrol 3 drop 4 take, visitors are watched carefully/are
workmates 5 earn carefully watched 3 Some of the
Test 5B 3 paintings are being replaced 4 Cameras
1 1 opportunities 2 living 3 inexperienced are not allowed 5 The museum will be
1 standby 2 rubbish 3 tap 4 civilisation 4 position 5 factory 6 company 7 safety closed for a month 6 An interesting
5 container 6 low-energy 8 ambition exhibition was being held
2 4 5
1 come 2 get 3 look 4 cope 5 make 1 had arrived, the day before 2 they had 1 is built 2 were used 3 has been visited
3 would come, the next day 4 I had 4 are being used 5 were being made
3
finished 5 told, to do it 6 when, I had 6 are going to be added/will be added
1 drought 2 hurricane 3 tsunami started 7 had arrived, him 8 couldn’t,
4 climate 5 wildlife 6 consume there Test 8B
4 5 1
1 will definitely be 2 probably won’t 1 agreed that he had never seen that
recycle 3 might hit 4 is likely to go 5 is 1 kayaking 2 boots, elbow pads
2 threatened not to come to work if he 3 cycling 4 ice-skating
unlikely to come 6 may not replace didn’t 3 asked me if I could 4 told the
2
5 prisoner not to 5 promised that he
would do/ promised to do 6 asked me if 1 boarding card 2 security 3 passport
1 will wait/’ll wait 2 will get/’ll get 3 is
I had 7 added that I had finished the control 4 board 5 gate 6 overhead
going to hit/’s going to hit 4 are going
report the week before/the previous locker 7 take off
to/’re going to 5 will make/’ll make 6 am
week. 3
going to apply/’m going to apply 7 am
going to be/’m going to be 1 are put 2 were being painted 3 won’t
Test 7B be finished 4 were taken 5 have been
Test 6A told 6 are being trained
1
4
1 1 resigned 2 odd jobs 3 applied 4 part-
1 Edinburgh Castle is visited 2 The
1 peacocks 2 sharks 3 kangaroos time 5 boss 6 earn
church was built 3 The house has been
4 camel 5 butterflies 6 stork 2 painted 4 The outside of the school is
2 1 off, manager 2 skip 3 employ 4 work being cleaned 5 The Queen will be
overtime 5 career interviewed 6 A ceremony was being
1 didn’t have to, would be 2 will you go,
invites 3 look, live/will live 4 went, 3 held
would go 5 won’t go, go 6 continues, 1 overqualified 2 graduated 3 sacked 5
will pass 7 had, would buy 4 interview 5 term 6 expelled 1 is made 2 was built 3 have been
3 7 attention 8 centre created 4 are being made 5 is going to
4 be built/will be built 6 was being held
1 research 2 predators 3 organism
4 aquarium 5 theory 1 had never worked, that 2 was
planning, the next day 3 Pete had left, Test 9A
4
the day before 4 told, not to forget 1
1 arrogant 2 changeable 3 aggressive 5 couldn’t understand, I 6 wouldn’t
4 independent 5 intriguing 6 cruel 1 terrify 2 disappointment 3 excited
watch, there 7 I had been, had visited
5 4 amaze 5 relief
5
1c 2a 3a 4b 5a 6b 2
1 explained that she had gone because
1 cuts, bruises 2 twisted 3 broken leg
she had always liked 2 asked Amy if she
Test 6B needed 3 promised that she would work
4 infection
harder the next/following day / promised 3
1 1 nervous 2 relaxed 3 self-confident
to work harder the next/following day
1 octopus 2 Chimpanzees 3 albatross 4 temperamental 5 gobsmacked
4 complained that the conditions were
4 spiders 5 snakes 6 camel 4
5 claimed that they were doing
2 everything they could 6 told me not to 1 If I had studied harder, I wouldn’t have
1 would go, had 2 won’t do, doesn’t tell him how the book finished failed my exams. 2 If Katie hadn’t got
work 3 won’t go, comes 4 saw, would be 7 admitted that she had made a mistake home very/so late, her parents wouldn’t
5 have, will go 6 would you do, rained that day/admitted to making a mistake have been anxious. 3 If I hadn’t got to
7 live/will live, take that day the interview late, I would have got the

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Test 10B
wouldn’t have broken his leg. 5 If Mark 1 changing room 2 pharmacy 3 purse
hadn’t forgotten to buy bread, we would 1 4 assistant 5 store
have been able to make sandwiches. 1 played 2 studio 3 single 4 record deal 4
5 5 performed 1 going 2 going 3 stay 4 make/to make
1 hadn’t lost, wouldn’t have had to 2 5 to cook 6 to prepare 7 to try
2 didn’t like, wouldn’t buy 3 had 1 choir, concert 2 acoustic, fans 8 waiting 9 eating
remembered, wouldn’t have got 4 leave, 3 symphony 4 lyrics 5
will catch 3 1 doesn’t feel like going 2 are very fond
6 1 drawings 2 composer 3 rehearsal of eating 3 are not allowed to use
1 I had stayed on the road 2 I had 4 paintings 5 traditional 6 critics 4 promised to help 5 need to buy
listened to my friend 3 I hadn’t tried to 4
take a shortcut 4 she hadn’t been so Test 12B
1 might 2 must 3 may not 4 must be
nervous 5 she had studied more 6 she 5 must 6 must 7 can’t
hadn’t forgotten so many dates 1
5
1 home-cooked 2 recipes 3 appetising
Test 9B 1 might have gone 2 can’t be 3 might
be 4 must have left 5 can’t have painted 4 fattening 5 artificial
1 6 must have heard 2
1 embarrassed 2 amazement 1b 2c 3a 4b 5c 6a
3 saddened 4 disappointed 5 hopeful Test 11A 3
2 1 1 cashpoint 2 polish 3 greedy 4 wallet
1 insomnia 2 sneezing, virus 3 faint 1 exercise 2 take 3 do 4 go 5 join 5 newsagent’s
4 sore throat 4
2
3 1 to eat 2 use 3 to make 4 to make
1 muscular 2 height 3 tanned 4 baggy
1 uptight 2 sociable 3 patient 5 goatee beard 6 plaits 5 doing 6 watching 7 to put 8 to
4 creative 5 carefree repaint 9 going
3
4 5
1 scruffy 2 dreadlocks 3 round 4 well-
1 If John had done his homework, his built 5 tattoo 1 ‘m interested in travelling 2 don’t let
teacher wouldn’t have been angry. 2 If him go 3 managed to get 4 hope to
4
Maggie hadn’t forgotten to buy eggs, we learn 5 doesn’t feel like making
1 the 2 – 3 – 4 the 5 a 6 a 7 the 8 an
would have been able to make omelette.
3 If Peter hadn’t gone cliff jumping, he 5
wouldn’t have broken his leg. 4 If I had 1 I had my back massaged yesterday.
2 Sharon has had highlights put in her
Progress Tests
phoned my girlfriend, we would have
made plans for the weekend. 5 If Kate hair. 3 He’s going to have his teeth
whitened. 4 He always has his suits Test 1A
hadn’t got up late, she would have got to
school on time. made. 5 She’s having/getting her tattoo 1
5 removed. 6 It was the first time he had
1 unpredictable 2 of 3 install 4 to
had his hair dyed.
1 had known, would have phoned 2 see, 5 takes 6 does 7 sentence 8 catch
will tell 3 didn’t get, would get 4 had Test 11B 9 touch screen 10 trendy
asked, wouldn’t have had 2
6 1 1 have been writing/’ve been writing,
1 I hadn’t gone out so much. 2 I had 1 work 2 keep 3 do 4 go 5 burn have written/’ve written 2 doesn’t
learned more. 3 I had done my 2 usually work, is working 3 Do you often
homework. 4 he hadn’t left school. 5 he 1 pale 2 stubble 3 flabby 4 smart 4 did you go 5 haven’t lived 6 was
had got a good education. 6 he had 5 fringe 6 double chin chatting, rang 7 had never used
gone back to school. 3 3
1 perm 2 highlights 3 nail extensions 1 crime 2 behaviour 3 decisions
Test 10A 4 slim 5 pretty 4 rehabilitation 5 offenders
1 4 6 relationships 7 personalities
1 recorded 2 released 3 signed 1 a 2 the 3 – 4 the 5 – 6 – 7 the 8 the 8 aggressive 9 irresponsible
4 played 5 live 5 10 controversial
2 1 She’s having her hair cut. 2 I’m going 4
1 festival 2 support 3 audience to have my car repaired. 3 Jim had a 1 have been writing 2 have covered
4 company 5 album 6 studio tattoo done on his arm. 4 She had had 3 was walking 4 saw 5 painted 6 had
3 her dress made for her. 5 He had his seen 7 was able to 8 arrested 9 has
1 exhibition 2 performance 3 vocalist teeth checked. 6 Kate has just had her already sentenced 10 are cleaning
4 conductor 5 sculptures 6 mysterious ears pierced.
5
4 Test 12A 1a 2c 3c 4b 5d 6a 7b 8d 9a 10c
1 might 2 must 3 couldn’t 4 might 6
5 must 6 can’t have been 7 can’t 1 1 for 2 just/recently 3 did 4 could
5 1 ingredients 2 takeaway 3 appetite 5 myself 6 ought 7 have/need 8 used
1 can’t have written 2 must be 3 might 4 nutritious 5 packed 9 would 10 had
have tried 4 must have got 5 might 2
start 6 can’t be 1b 2b 3a 4c 5a 6c

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6 self-catering 7 raven 8 decompose 2

Test 1B
9 aisle 10 enrol 1 arrogant 2 ridiculous 3 impatient
1 2 4 comedy 5 witty 6 concentration
1 keep 2 turn 3 brand 4 undo 5 stick 1 throw 2 dump 3 sort 4 break 7 length 8 overweight 9 success
6 inbox 7 come 8 does 9 strength 5 extinct 6 lifetime 7 disasters 10 thrilling
10 statement 8 increasing 9 into 10 deal 3
2 3 1 painted, would have done, hadn’t been
1 don’t usually study, am studying 2 has 1 industrial 2 inhabitants 3 shopping 2 had gone 3 had 4 solving, to become
been making, has made 3 did you go 4 noisy 5 pleasure 6 disadvantages 5 go, weren’t 6 making, not to do
4 hasn’t joined 5 had done 6 wasn’t 7 exhibition 8 pollution 9 recycling 7 made 8 hadn’t gone, wouldn’t have
listening, sent, was talking 10 global met 9 done, paying 10 studying, going
3 4 4
1 affectionate 2 reliable 3 solution 1 were able to/could, would be 2 didn’t 1 must belong 2 might have read
4 sensible 5 bullying 6 impressive believe 3 was built, is being painted 3 can’t have gone 4 must have left
7 personally 8 racial 9 forgetful 4 will probably get 5 is going to pass/’s 5 might have 6 can’t leave
10 baggy going to pass 6 see, will tell/’ll tell 7 are 5
4 playing/’re playing 1 have/get 2 have 3 Before 4 only 5 to
1 has/have been operating 2 have 5 6 a 7 of 8 the 9 stand 10 must
broken into 3 had to 4 was climbing 1 had seen a ghost there the day before/ 6
5 got 6 shouted 7 had gone 8 had the previous day 2 asked the boy/him 1a 2b 3d 4b 5c 6b 7c 8b 9a 10c
freed 9 are questioning 10 think where he lived 3 is being cleaned 4 has
5 been destroyed 5 being looked after 6 if
1b 2c 3a 4a 5a 6b 7b 8c 9c 10a she was listening 7 asked me to write SKILLS TESTS
6 8 the students to be
1 for 2 yet 3 did 4 were 5 could 6 myself 6 Test 1A
7 ago 8 have/need 9 used 10 ought 1 did 2 are/get 3 likely/about/going
4 will 5 provided 6 by 7 will Reading Skills
Test 2A 8 probably/certainly/definitely 9 Unless 1
7 1B 2E 3 – 4D 5A 6 – 7C
1 2
1b 2d 3b 4c 5b 6a 7b 8d
1 extinction 2 graduate 3 lifejackets 1F 2T 3F 4T 5F
4 peacock 5 contaminated 6 temporary Test 3A Listening Skills
7 site 8 board 9 lost 10 safety
1 1
2
1 miffed 2 dispenser 3 shopaholic 1b 2c 3b 4c 5b
1 got 2 apply 3 earn 4 environment
5 opportunities 6 advisor 7 position 4 lyrics 5 delicious 6 works of art 2
8 inexperienced 9 footprint 10 source(s) 7 refund 8 part 9 burn 10 stunning 1T 2F 3T 4F 5F
3 2 Communication
1 attractions 2 peaceful 3 bustling 1 embarrassment 2 furious 3 patients 1
4 diving 5 accommodation 4 anxious 5 broken 6 sleeved 1 agree more 2 sorry but 3 am afraid
6 comfortable 7 friendly 8 shortage 7 unpleasant 8 entertainment 4 may be true 5 I agree
9 renewable 10 amazing 9 fattening 10 appetising
4 3 Test 1B
1 will find 2 are going/’re going 3 were 1 hadn’t gone, wouldn’t have met
able to/could, would they say 4 had 2 ringing 3 arriving, not to do 4 worked Reading Skills
been 5 was arranged, is being booked 5 hadn’t been, would have gone 1
6 is not going to pass/isn’t going to pass 6 saying, miss 7 made, to get 1C 2 – 3E 4 – 5D 6B 7A
7 have, are/will 8 becoming, come, thinking 9 had 2
5 studied 10 hadn’t gone 11 not to be
1T 2T 3F 4F 5F
1 they had met the day before/the 4
Listening Skills
previous day 2 are often seen 3 asked 1 must have heard 2 might live 3 can’t
be 4 can’t have stolen 5 might have 1
Lucy if she had answered 4 asked/ told
taken 6 must have had 1c 2c 3a 4b 5b
me not to forget to bring 5 what he was
doing the next/following day 6 has been 5 2
delayed by 7 the criminal to stop 1 get/have 2 only 3 would 4 a 5 at 1T 2F 3F 4F 5T
8 were being cleaned 6 let 7 the/some 8 the 9 the 10 must Communication
6 6 1
1 likely 2 do 3 being 4 would 5 told/ 1a 2b 3d 4d 5b 6d 7d 8b 9a 10c 1 I’m sorry 2 got a point 3 Exactly!
warned/informed 6 by 7 are 8 if/when 4 That’s so 5 I agree
9 Unless Test 3B
7 Test 2A
1
1b 2b 3c 4c 5d 6d 7b 8c Reading Skills
1 junk mail 2 confused 3 mortgage
4 trolley 5 shape 6 dreadful 7 stock 1
Test 2B
8 appetising 9 auditions 1E 2B 3H 4C 5A 6F
1 10 masterpiece
1 endangered 2 living 3 fare
4 inexperienced 5 goggles

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2 2 2
1b 2d 3a 4b 1a 2c 3a 4b 5b 1F 2NI 3T 4F 5NI
Listening Skills Communication Listening Skills
1 1 1
1 violent 2 sixteen 3 (driving) licence 1 better 2 appreciate, don’t 3 loss 1F 2T 3F 4T 5T 6F
4 twelve 5 meet/see 4 worth 2
2 1 three 2 America 3 seventeen 4 year
1F 2F 3T 4F 5T Test 4A
Communication
Communication Reading Skills 1
1 1 1c 2f 3d 4a 5e
1 concerned 2 wondering, long 1C 2B 3A 4– 5D 6– 7F 8E
3 natural, think 2 Test 6A
1T 2F 3F 4T Reading Skills
Test 2B
Listening Skills 1
Reading Skills 1 1B 2G 3D 4A 5E
1 1C 2A 3G 4E 5D 2
1C 2A 3F 4E 5H 6B 2 1T 2F 3T 4F 5T
2 1b 2c 3c 4a 5b Listening Skills
1a 2c 3b 4d Communication 1
Listening Skills 1 1F 2T 3T 4F 5F
1 1 similarity 2 bottom 3 background 2
1 ten thousand 2 repaint 3 eight 4 though 5 Perhaps 1F 2A 3E 4G 5C
4 dropping litter 5 terrible effect
Test 4B Communication
2
1
1T 2F 3T 4T 5F Reading Skills 1b 2a 3a 4a 5b
Communication 1
1 1F 2D 3 – 4E 5 – 6A 7B 8C Test 6B
1 opinion 2 mind, fine 3 ask 4 seems 2
Reading Skills
1F 2T 3T 4F
Test 3A 1
Listening Skills 1C 2E 3G 4B 5A
Reading Skills 1 2
1 1F 2D 3B 4G 5A 1T 2T 3F 4F 5F
1C 2– 3A 4E 5B 6– 7D 2
Listening Skills
2 1c 2a 3b 4c 5c
1
1NI 2F 3NI 4T 5F Communication 1T 2F 3F 4T 5F
Listening Skills 1 2
1 1 common 2 look 3 perhaps 1B 2G 3A 4C 5F
Extract 1 – B 4 foreground 5 turning
Communication
Extract 2 – G
Extract 3 – E Test 5A 1
1a 2a 3b 4b 5a
Extract 4 – D Reading Skills
Extract 5 – A 1
2 1b 2d 3a 4c 5b
1b 2a 3c 4b 5c 2
1NI 2F 3T 4F 5NI
INTERMEDIATE/
Communication
1 Listening Skills Upper-Intermediate
1 useful 2 should, worth 3 loss 4 were 1 PLACEMENT TEST
1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6T
Test 3B 2
Reading Skills 1 twenty-first 2 three 3 Britain
4 month 1B 2D 3C 4C 5A 6C 7B 8A
1
9C 10D 11C 12A 13B 14C 15B 16B
1D 2A 3– 4C 5E 6– 7B Communication 17B 18D 19B 20C 21C 22A 23C 24C
2 1 25D 26C 27D 28C 29D 30A 31B 32B
1T 2NI 3F 4NI 5F 1f 2c 3d 4e 5a 33B 34A 35C 36C 37B 38D 39A 40C
Listening Skills 41A 42B 43C 44B 45B 46A 47D 48D
1
Test 5B 49A 50C 51C 52D 53D 54B 55C 56D
Extract 1 – G Reading Skills 57A 58B 59C 60B 61C 62A 63A 64A
65D 66C 67B 68C 69C 70B 71A 72B
Extract 2 – E 1
73B 74D 75B 76B 77C 78B 79A 80B
Extract 3 – A 1d 2b 3a 4b 5c 81A 82B 83B 84A 85B 86A 87C 88D
Extract 4 – C 89A 90A 91B 92C 93A 94B 95B 96C
Extract 5 – B 97B 98B 99D 100A

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