Here are the answers for the vocab and grammar sections corresponding to the prologue.
Section
A
1.
Little
bullet-like
2.
Fine
3.
Basic
back-to-nature
4.
Sloping
and leaking
5.
Nerve-jangling
6.
Hectic
outside
7.
Pale
and jaded
8.
Decent.
Precious
9.
Absolutely
10.
Exactly
sparkling
11.
Rain-sodden
12.
Funny
13.
Outsize
14.
Costly
15.
Centuries-old
beamed
16.
Gaudy
floor-to-ceiling
17.
Flowery
18.
Headlong,
modern, obsessive, material
19.
Age
20.
Shattered,
broken, crushed
Section
B
1.On, 2.
Without, 3. By, 4. Out, 5. On, from; 6. Past, 7. To, 8. In, 9. Out, 10. Down,
for; 11. To, 12. For, 13. Of, 14. From, 15. Out, about.
Section
D
1.Man’s
frills and follies. Frills: things that are not necessary but are added to make
something more attractive or interesting. Follies: stupidity, the fact of doing
something stupid, an activity or idea that shows a lack of judgement.
2.A
spending spree. A short period of time that you spend doing one particular
activity that you enjoy, but often too much of it.
3.To have
little idea of something. To not have a
clear plan or thought about what to do in a particular situation.
4.Having
knocked about the world a bit. Having travelled and lived in various places.
5.To know a
thing or two. To know a lot about something from your own experience.
