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4000 Essential English Words 6 – Answer Key
Unit 1
Exercise 1 Reading Comprehension

1. hull Part A
2. stranded 1. F, Even today, sailors opt to navigate
3. multitude by using Polaris on clear nights.
4. alleviate 2. T
5. permanence 3. F, Lost people’s problems can be
6. latitude alleviated by gazing up at a starry night
7. equation sky.
8. frantic
9. erroneous
4. T
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10. improvise
Part B
Exercise 2 1. They figured out the angle between the
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1. frantic star and the horizon to determine their
latitude.
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2. soothed
3. hull 2. The permanence of Polaris in the north
4. stranded
5. volatile
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destinations.
3. By figuring out the angle between the
6. nuisance
7. latitude
8. erroneous
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4. The Big Dipper revolves around Polaris.
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9. mariners 5. When the clouds cleared and Polaris
10. multitude came back into view.
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Unit 2

1. plaster Part A
2. vicious 1. T
3. outright 2. F, Tim and Dean removed the jagged
4. locale bones and used elastic to tie them together.
5. arduous 3. T
6. dubious 4. F, Dean thought Tim’s claim might be
7. attain dubious.
8. terrestrial
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5. F, When Tim excavated the land, he
uncovered many jagged bones.
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10. shovel
Part B
Exercise 2 1. Their egos were too large.
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1. a 2. Tim used his shovel to carefully
excavate the land around the bone.
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2. b
3. d 3. Tim was searching for fossils.
4. c
5. b
e s 4. They engraved their initials into it.
5. “If you’re serious about the skeleton,
I’ll help.”
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Unit 3

1. b Part A
2. a 1. T
3. b 2. F, Just like the ladies, the men wore
4. d lipstick and rouge.
5. c 3. T
6. a 4. F, Women’s hair was a tangle of wigs,
7. a jewels, flowers, and stuffed birds.
8. d
9. c
5. T
Part B
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10. b
1. The predominant style in women's attire
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1. strap 2. The clothing signified wealth and status.
3. Pale skin was also a craze that was done
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2. feminine
3. attire in excess.
4. reputable
5. pads
e s 4. Hairstyles were the hallmark of
women's fashion.
5. The men vied with one another to see
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2. rouge
3. strap
4. craze
5. aristocracy
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8. reputable
9. feminine
10. hallmark
Exercise 4
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2. C
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4. C
5. I
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8. I
9. C
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Unit 4
1. c Part A
2. a 1. F, The butler cleaned late at night;
3. b hence, he was busier than the Civic
4. c Superintendent.
5. a 2. F, Though the butler was overworked,
6. d his job's intrinsic nature made him never
7. b be outspoken.
8. d
9. a
10. c
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4. F, The butler boiled water in a kettle
and chopped beef into chunks.
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1. b
2. c
3. a
h a Part B
1. While the superintendent slept soundly
and snored, the butler was still awake.
4. c
5. b
e s 2. On his descent from the attic, he
realized he needed to make the food.
3. If he had told the superintendent earlier
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6. a
7. b that he was tired, then he could have
8. d
n avoided the whole ordeal.
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9. a 4. As he started the soup, he remembered
10. c that he had to sweep the veranda.
5. The party was filled with a din of
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some of the guests were dissatisfied.
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2. pungent
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3. chunk
4. superintendent
5. overworked
6. gourmet
7. attic
8. outspoken
9. ministries
10. ordeal
Exercise 4
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3. C
4. C
5. C
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Unit 5
1. b Part A
2. b 1. T
3. c 2. F, The argument ensued about eating
4. a chilies.
5. c 3. T
6. a 4. F, Becky was wary about eating the
7. c pepper even if it looked benign.
8. b
9. a
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5. F, Becky was apologetic because she
felt like she cheated by taking the first
bite.
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Part B
1. Becky took the bet because of Russell’s
1. b
2. c
3. a
h a dogged persuasion.
2. Russell had to restate the terms to
4. b
5. b
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3. Becky knew Russell was in distress
because he gasped, then his expressions
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7. a alternated between pained and brave, and
8. b
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4. Becky’s stepmother warned her to be
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9. b
10. a careful with chilies.
5. Russell sipped from the beverage.
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8. a
9. d
10. a
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Unit 6

1. b Part A
2. c 1. T
3. b 2. T
4. d 3. F, Scientists verified that baby komodo
5. c dragons don’t have the same genes as
their mothers and are devoid of genetic
Exercise 2 problems.
1. embryos
2. publicized
extinction.
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4. F, Scientists theorize that the special
ability helps komodo dragons fend off
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3. surplus
4. theorized 5. T
5. verify
6. ashore
7. plunged
8. elude
h a Part B
1. Komodo dragons contradict what
scientists know because they can
9. homogenous
10. sparse
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2. It is possible because komodo dragons
are vigorous swimmers and can plunge
Exercise 3
1. c
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3. A female komodo dragon can save the
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species because she can reproduce by
2. a
herself.
3. b
4. Over time, the genes diverge.
4. a
5. d
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genetic problems.
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Unit 7

1. a Part A
2. d 1. F, The Greek Magical Papyri was hard
3. b to decipher because it was written in at
4. b least three different ancient languages.
5. b 2. F, The book is about magic.
3. T
Exercise 2 4. F, A spell was spoken at dusk to gratify
1. credible
2. psychotic
the gods.
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3. decipher
4. altar Part B
5. ornate 1. The book gives advice for curing
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6. mashes arthritis, pneumonia, and psychotic people.
2. The book recommends using plants like
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7. arthritis
8. psychic herbs believed to be therapeutic.
9. dung
10. gratify
e s 3. A person trying to heal arthritis should
build an ornate altar and place mashed
herbs on it. Then he or she should say a
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1. d
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4. The sinister part of the book focuses on
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causing strife and deception.
2. b
5. A farmer whose animals died could ask
3. a
a magician to perform magic that makes
4. c
5. a
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1. scope
2. pneumonia
3. therapeutic
4. dusk
5. deception
6. sinister
7. deceased
8. botany
9. strife
10. decipher
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Unit 8

1. b Part A
2. a 1. F, Kevin took a tram to the ship.
3. d 2. F, In order to get the privilege to be in
4. a the exclusive section, one had to pay a
5. b premium.
3. F, Kevin didn’t socialize with the
Exercise 2 people in the exclusive section because it
1. suppressed
2. deformed 4. T
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was against etiquette.
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3. insomnia
4. unsettled
5. liable Part B
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6. privilege 1. His room smelled bad, and the
floorboards were warped and deformed in
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7. overboard
8. etiquette some areas.
9. garments
10. warped
e s 2. Kevin could hear the humming of the
motors as he was on the ship.
3. Kevin didn’t see anything when he
Exercise 3
1. exclusive
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4. The captain instructed the crew to
change the ship’s direction.
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2. premium
5. Kevin learned to always trust his
3. obsessed
intuitive sense.
4. etiquette
5. tram
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6. congested
7. courier
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8. socialize
9. suppress
10. warp
Exercise 4
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2. I
3. I
4. C
5. C
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Unit 9

1. a Part A
2. c 1. F, The mamushi attacks people if it is
3. d stunned.
4. a 2. F, The effects of a mamushi bite seem
5. b negligible, but they are very serious.
6. d 3. T
7. a 4. T
8. c
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5. F, Scientists think that the mainstream
idea that animal bites are the most
dangerous is invalid.
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10. b
Exercise 2 Part B
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1. pests 1. People who forage in fields for food are
at risk for mamushi bites.
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2. magnify
3. savage 2. The mamushi bite can impede
4. induce
5. arteries
e s respiration, induce paralysis and cause the
person to be susceptible to kidney
deterioration.
Exercise 3
1. a
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babies are threatened.
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4. Scientists found that there were over
2. a
three hundred different microbes in
3. b
human saliva.
4. a
5. c
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infected because people don’t realize how
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7. b
dangerous they are and don’t visit the
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doctor right away.
8. a
9. c
10. b
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1. impede
2. mainstream
3. elusive
4. forage
5. pests
6. microbes
7. stunned
8. paralysis
9. susceptible
10. deterioration
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Unit 10

1. a Part A
2. c 1. F, The avalanche was caused by snow
3. c which accumulated on the mountain.
4. d 2. F, Randy’s upbringing had taught him
5. c consistency.
6. a 3. F, Randy had an apparatus that used
7. a dynamite to help avoid avalanches.
8. c
9. c
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10. a
Part B
Exercise 2 1. The overcast sky was an omen of a very
a
1. discharged bad storm.
2. When Randy woke up, he saw his wife
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2. omen
3. poignant sobbing and the sober faces of the doctors.
4. speck
5. sobbed
e s 3. Because of his job, Randy was secluded
in the wilderness.
4. Randy was discharged after five days in
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1. b
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5. Randy learned the poignant lesson that
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he was only a mortal and that nature was
2. a
much more powerful than him.
3. d
4. b
5. d
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9. a
10. b
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1. overcast
2. accumulated
3. sideways
4. rubble
5. intact
6. ranger
7. avalanche
8. aerial
9. sober
10. mortal
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Unit 11

1. d Part A
2. a 1. F, People were envious of King
3. b Croesus because he controlled a precious
4. a commodity, gold.
5. c 2. T
3. F, The sage man said that the king’s
good luck wouldn’t last.
Exercise 2
1. d
2. b
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5. F, The Oracle’s prophecy was that if
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King Croesus went to war, a great
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3. a
civilization would be destroyed.
4. c
5. b
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Part B
6. a
1. King Croesus advocated war with the
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7. d
Persians because the Persians were
8. c
9. a
10. d
e s politically weak.
2. The messenger was in a festive and
jolly mood because he thought the
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1. b
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Lydians.
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3. King Croesus was filled with euphoria
2. c after he heard the Oracle’s prophecy.
3. a 4. The civilians who enrolled and were
4. c
5. b
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because they thought they would win.
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6. b
7. a
5. King Croesus learned that he should
have considered advice more carefully.
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9. d
10. d
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2. C
3. C
4. I
5. C
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Unit 12
1. b Part A
2. c 1.T
3. a 2. F, Gordon’s muscles were a testament
4. b to his strong work ethic.
5. d 3. T
4. F, The lack of appreciation evoked
Exercise 2 unhappy feelings in Gordon.
1. mound
2. butler
5. T
Part B
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3. timber
4. grin 1. Greta was too old to do housekeeping
5. valve and repairs herself.
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6. cramp 2. Gordon worked really hard.
7. stool 3. “Welcome home.”
8. testament
9. numb
sh 4. “My hard work really paid off!”
5. Gordon spent the afternoon admiring
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10. dilapidated his beautiful new home.
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20. C
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Unit 13
1. b Part A
2. d 1. T
3. a 2. F, Smallpox rendered people blind and
4. c caused an intolerable rash.
5. d 3. T
6. c 4. F, Wealthier countries pledged to give
7. b any country that could not afford it a
8. a
9. d
10. a
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vaccine to counteract smallpox.
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Part B
1. At the onset of smallpox, people
a
1. c suffered from high fevers, headaches,
vomiting, and aching muscles.
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2. c
3. a 2. This federation of countries
4. c
5. d
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smallpox.
3. Their countries could not afford the
6. c
7. b
8. d
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the spread of smallpox .
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9. b 4. Doctors enacted laws that prohibited
10. d people with smallpox from mixing with
those that did not.
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scientists certified that smallpox had been
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1. render
2. needy
successfully stopped.
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3. compiled
4. rash
5. diagnosed
6. gross
7. transmitted
8. federation
9. humane
10. collaborate
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Unit 14
1. b Part A
2. b 1. F, Tom strayed from his squad to gaze
3. a at a splendid view of a lush valley near
4. d the forest.
5. c 2. T
3. F, All Tom had with him was a knife, a
Exercise 2 boomerang, and his handbook.
1. paw
2. handbook
fire.
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4. F, A kangaroo of substantial size left a
print from its paw in the dirt near Tom’s
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3. enlist
4. camouflage 5. T
5. vigil
6. weary
7. lush
8. torches
h a Part B
1. He enlisted in the army because he
thought the military would teach him
9. contemplated
10. outfit
e s courage.
2. A loud noise roused him from his sleep.
3. Fear caused Tom to shake so much that
Exercise 3
1. a
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4. He decided to stay by the fire.
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2. c 5. He couldn't contend with his fear any
3. b longer.
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5. a
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5. C
6. I
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Unit 15
1. b Part A
2. c 1. T
3. b 2. F, A deficiency of important fluids
4. b caused metabolic processes to stop
5. a working correctly.
6. c 3. T
7. d 4. F, The system used to filter water is
8. b
9. a
10.d
being upgraded.
5. T
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Exercise 2
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Part B
1. Countries recognized the paramount
a
1. b need to contain the outbreak.
2. a 2. in August of 2008
3. d
4. b
sh 3. Britain, France, the United States, and
other countries.
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5. a 4. Infected people were unable to
replenish lost nutrients.
Exercise 3
1. upgrade
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water and medication.
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2. imperative
3. provision
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4. manifest
5. viable
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6. adhere
7. voluntary
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8. overcrowded
9. administer
10. compassionate
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Unit 16
1. c Part A
2. c 1. F, The story never said what the satire
3. a was about.
4. d 2. F, The billionaire and the theater's
5. b janitor, Bill, were the only two backstage.
3. F, Because Bill looked like a brute, the
Exercise 2 crowd underestimated his character.
1. uproar
2. backstage amid the tumult.
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4. F, The billionaire's wife fell down
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3. amid
4. flammable
5. underestimate Part B
a
6. billionaire 1. The audience and actors evacuated the
7. premature building because there was a fire.
8. clumsy
9. segregated
sh 2. When the mob segregated the two men,
most of the crowd thought that Bill was to
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10. culprits blame.
3. The billionaire's wife testified in his
Exercise 3
1. b
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4. The floor was flammable.
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2. d 5. The mob was surprised to learn that the
3. a man they blamed was innocent and the
billionaire was guilty.
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5. c
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7. b
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9. a
10. d
Exercise 4
1. C
2. C
3. C
4. I
5. I
6. I
7. C
8. C
9. I
10. C
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Unit 17
1. b Part A
2. c 1. F, The student of meteorology had
3. a made a device that simulated lightning in
4. a clouds.
5. d 2. T
3. T
Exercise 2 4. T
1. stimulates
2. penetrate
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5. F, The propulsion of the rocket carried
the device high into the air.
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3. duplicate
4. spur Part B
5. electrons 1. The meteorological experiment had a
a
6. anew major defect. It couldn't get into the sky.
7. meteorology 2. He placed the device on a rocket and
8. glided
9. launch
sh launched it into the sky
3. He duplicated the experiment for his
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10. ingenious professors (or teachers.)
4. When it penetrated the center of a large
Exercise 3
1. C
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pulse.
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2. I 5. Because he was so tenacious, the
3. I student had succeeded.
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9. C
10. C
11. C
12. C
13. I
14. C
15. I
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18. C
19. I
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Unit 18
1. b Part A
2. a 1. F, The child's mother was usually a
3. a vivacious woman who constantly
4. d chattered.
5. a 2. F, The monastery was far from the
freeway that was near Rabbit Cove.
Exercise 2 3. F, When it started to rain, the nurse
1. c
2. a 4. T
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zipped up her jacket.
5. F, When the nurse heard a concerto
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3. d
4. a playing in another room, she relaxed.
5. c
6. b
7. d
8. c
h a Part B
1. The dark and winding trail went to the
monastery.
9. d
10. a
e s 2. The monk took the nurse's outstretched
hand and welcomed her with a hearty
voice.
Exercise 3
1. outstretched
n k 3. When she saw the profile of a man
coming to answer the door, the nurse was
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2. chattering filled with fear.
3. freeway 4. Rain had condensed on the exterior of
the monastery's windows.
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4. monastery
5. winding 5. Medicine was in the parcel that the
nurse took back to the manor.
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6. profile
7. deteriorated
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8. exterior
9. hearty
10. vivacious
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Unit 19
1. b Part A
2. a 1. T
3. d 2. F, Doctors did not use outdated
4. c treatments after definitive treatments were
5. a developed.
3. F, The cause of seizures used to be
Exercise 2 equated to the work of evil spirits.
1. seizure
2. definitive
4. T
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3. novelty
4. lunar Part B
5. constellation 1. He or she would be surprised by the
a
6. utensil treatment's novelty because doctors in the
7. psychiatry 1800s were influenced more by primal
8. personalized
9. reflexes
sh medical beliefs than science.
2. The utensil often blocks the airway and
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10. pertain prevents the person from inhaling.
3. They were treated like they were insane.
Exercise 3
1. a
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lunar cycles could make someone have a
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2. c seizure.
3. a 5. Doctors would force the patient to
invoke the grace of the Almighty.
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5. d
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7. c
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9. b
10. d
Exercise 4
1. personalized
2. session
3. constellation
4. Almighty
5. equated
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Unit 20
1. c Part A
2. b 1. T
3. d 2. F, The texture of the pollen in the
4. a vibrant flower tickled.
5. c 3. T
6. d 4. T
7. a 5. F, After his mentor helped him regain
8. c
9. b
10. b
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his strength, the little bee flew back into
the air like a phoenix.
Exercise 2
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Part B
1. He understood how flowers used
a
1. intermittent photosynthesis to make food.
2. fro 2. Finally, he was allowed to leave the
3. phoenix
4. vibrant
sh hive.
3. From the beginning of time, bees'
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5. adverse eternal task was to gather pollen and make
honey with it.
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6. pollen
7. mentor 4. He had no control over his flight.
8. texture
n 5. The wind was intermittent and
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9. dependency fluctuated in power.
10. photosynthesis
Exercise 3
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4. a
5. b
Exercise 4
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2. C
3. I
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5. I
6. I
7. C
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9. C
10. I
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Unit 21
1. a Part A
2. d 1. T
3. b 2. F, Mr. Jones was a pathological liar
4. b who flattered people with his words.
5. d 3. T
6. d 4. T
7. c 5. F, Mr. Jones censored newspapers that
8. a
9. d
10. c
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tried to disseminate information about
his inability to help the people.
Exercise 2
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Part B
1. The polls predicted that Mr. Jones
a
1. d would win the election.
2. a 2. The decision to elect an ignorant mayor.
3. b
4. c
sh 3. He was willing to talk openly with
everyone.
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5. b 4. The phenomenal speaker became
infamous for his poor leadership.
Exercise 3
1. outburst
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2. disseminate
3. limp
4. poll
5. aspire
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6. remorse
7. amend
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8. flatter
9. constitution
10. secrecy
Exercise 4
1. I
2. C
3. I
4. I
5. C
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Unit 22
1. excluded Part A
2. Linguistic 1. T
3. undermining 2. F, The legislature changed the law.
4. solemn 3. T
5. firsthand 4. T
6. fluent 5. F, The article wasn't rude or angry, but
7. earnest rather, solemn and intelligent.
8. solidarity
9. nationality
10. imperial
Part B
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1. The editor was sitting at his desk when
Exercise 2
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the cursor was ready to delete his article.
2. After the editor decided not to be a
a
1. I coward but be earnest, he wrote the article.
2. C 3. The empire would be stronger.
3. C
4. I
sh 4. He was afraid that he would get in
trouble for having this belief.
e
5. I 5. The editor wrote, “Don't be afraid to be
vocal.”
k
6. C
7. C
8. C
n
.e
9. I
10. I
11. I
12. I
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13. C
14. I
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15. C
16. C
17. C
18. I
19. I
20. C
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Unit 23

1. b Part A
2. a 1. T
3. d 2. T
4. b 3. F, The expert who oversaw the process
5. a made sure there wasn’t discord between
the workers.
Exercise 2 4. T
1. locker
2. discord
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5. F, The builders couldn’t replicate the
design from normal houses.
.f c
3. blizzard
4. multicultural Part B
5. cavity 1. Tools were allocated to each worker.
a
6. courtesy 2. Colored lights were inserted in the
7. oversee cavities in the roof.
8. generate
9. frigid
sh 3. They got right to work.
4. Nearby warm rooms were a courtesy to
e
10. pierce people who got too cold.
5. Erik stores his belongings in his ice
Exercise 3
1. C
n k locker.
.e
2. C
3. I
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4. C
5. C
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6. I
7. I
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8. C
9. I
10. C
11. I
12. I
13. C
14. I
15. C
16. I
17. C
18. C
19. I
20. C
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Unit 24

1. b Part A
2. d 1. T
3. b 2. F, The environmental sectors of many
4. c governments are setting strict standards.
5. a 3. T
4. F, A conversion to clean cars means
Exercise3 petroleum can be saved for the future.
1. prototype
2. patent
5. T
Part B
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.f c
3. overpopulation
4. sector 1. A synthesis of these ideas will help to
5. habitual support the growing population.
a
6. abide 2. Wasting resources and polluting have
become habitual behaviors in the world
h
7. output
8. fumes today.
9. export
10. scraps
e s 3. Many car companies already have
patents on prototypes for very efficient
cars.
Exercise 3
1. synthesis
n k 4. People are realizing they can no longer
justify their wasteful behavior.
.e
5. Many countries are also subscribing to
2. suspend
the point of view that immediate action is
3. subscribe
needed to provide the world with enough
4. prototype
5. export
w food.
w
6. conversion
7. subsist
w
8. scrap
9. abide
10. defer
Exercise 4
1. C
2. C
3. C
4. I
5. I
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Unit 25
1. b Part A
2. b 1. F, The Chinese farmers became great
3. d acrobats while entertaining themselves
4. c during the winters.
5. a 2. T
3. T
Exercise 2 4. T
1. acrobats
2. fluid
acrobatics.
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5. F, Advocacy groups convinced the
government to support Chinese
.f c
3. communal
4. inventive
5. judicial Part B
a
6. statutes 1. According to the passage, the farmers
7. rehearsed were inventive and industrious.
8. industrious
9. Mandarin
sh 2. Acrobat’s training is communal. A
veteran performer teaches the young
e
10. metropolitan people in the village.
3. In the past, people thought that acrobats
Exercise 3
n k were villains and just wanted to trick rich
people.
.e
4. The acrobats used vines to perform
1. C
tricks high above the ground.
2. I
5. The acrobats were invited to perform in
3. C
4. C
w metropolitan areas as well as villages and
performed for judicial officers and other
w
5. C
6. I
important people.
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7. I
8. C
9. I
10. C
11. C
12. I
13. C
14. C
15. I
16. C
17. C
18. I
19. C
20. I
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Unit 26

1. tolerant Part A
2. saliva 1. T
3. restrain 2. F, The scary man restrained her arms
4. sprint and legs and carried her to his house.
5. emulate 3. F, Anne’s guts began to hurt because
6. guts she was intimidated by the horrible man.
7. moist 4. T
8. forefinger
9. constrain
5. T
Part B
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.f c
10. nope
1. They would hide behind the door of the
Exercise 2 school janitor’s closet, and then jump out
a
1. b to scare her.
2. Anne waited quietly until he fell asleep.
h
2. a
3. c 3. “You’ll stay right here until I get a
4. d
5. b
e s ransom from your parents. Then I’ll be
rich!”
4. She boarded a bus to the police station.
Exercise 3
1. C
n k She told the police what happened, and
they arrested the kidnapper.
5. “Weren’t you too scared to escape?”
.e
2. C
3. I
4. I
5. C
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6. I
7. I
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8. I
9. C
10. C
11. I
12. C
13. C
14. I
15. C
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Unit 27

1. c Part A
2. d 1. T
3. c 2. T
4. b 3. T
5. a 4. F, The evil army was involved in a
6. b conspiracy to take over Hampton.
7. c 5. F, Michael’s strength really came from
8. b
9. d
having confidence.
Part B
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.f c
10. b
1. All the people in his ancestry were
famous warriors.
Exercise 2
a
2. “He looks as strong as an ox!”
1. seasoning
3. “Wow, this is fragrant.”
2. vinegar
3. hymns
4. hereditary
sh 4. “I’m too old to fight! I’m not confident
that I can do it.”
e
5. Michael realized he really was still
5. archer
great. He just needed to believe in himself.
6. prey
7. procession
8. earls
n k
.e
9. tyrant
10. fragrant
Exercise 3
w
w
1. vinegar
2. analogy
w
3. archer
4. tyranny
5. conspiracy
6. ancestry
7. prophet
8. tyrant
9. earl
10. deputy
Exercise 4
1. I
2. I
3. C
4. I
5. C
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Unit 28

1. b Part A
2. d 1. T
3. a 2. F, Despite the lord’s hospitality, the
4. b farmers appeared to be in a foul mood.
5. c 3. T
6. c 4. T
7. c 5. F, The pastures were owned by the
8. d
9. d
farmers.
Part B
o m
.f c
10. a
1. It alleged that the shadow cast by the
Exercise 2 mansion was harming their pastures.
a
1. a 2. He erected a great wall.
3. The pastures adjoining the burning
h
2. c
3. d mansion also burned.
4. b
5. d
e s 4. There no casualties in the fire at the
mansion because everyone got out of the
house.
6. a
7. b
8. d
n k 5. While he was sitting on the terrace,
some farmers knocked at his door.
.e
9. b
10. c
Exercise 3
w
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1. I
2. I
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3. I
4. I
5. C
6. C
7. I
8. I
9. C
10. C
11. I
12. I
13. C
14. I
15. C
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Unit 29

1. c Part A
2. a 1. T
3. b 2. F, The paradox of the shortcut was that
4. a the shortest route could be the longest and
5. d vice versa.
3. F, The thermometer read over 100
Exercise 2 degrees Fahrenheit.
1. Fahrenheit
2. thermometer
o m
4. F, When the trailer tilted, most of the
ore fell into the river.
5. F, The driver had not fulfilled his duty.
.f c
3. outback
4. grove
5. fulfill Part B
a
6. shortcut 1. It was analogous to an elephant trying
to stand on a tree branch.
h
7. outweighed
8. vice versa 2. The thought of extra money outweighed
9. ore
10. whereabouts
e s this concern.
3. It not only avoided the border station
but also was a shorter route to the coast.
Exercise 3
1. b
n k 4. The truck's engine became too hot.
5. The driver couldn't locate the ship's
.e
whereabouts at the pier because it had left
2. c
thirty minutes ago.
3. a
4. d
5. a
w
w
Exercise 4
w
1. ore
2. tariff
3. binoculars
4. depicted
5. whereabouts
6. dual
7. comprised
8. thermometer
9. paradox
10. bulk
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Unit 30
1. b Part A.
2. b 1. T
3. c 2. F, Lucas collected pieces of amber and
4. a granite that he found on the ground.
5. a 3. F, The bird pecked at the ground.
4. T
Exercise 2 5. F The man’s house smelled like
1. haunted
2. pebbles
charcoal.
Part B.
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.f c
3. pecked
4. reservoir 1. The cottage was located past the gravel
5. detergent road and on the other side of the natural
a
6. courteous reservoir on the delta.
7. credentials 2. The man washed Lucas’s shirt with
8. charcoal
9. euphemism
sh detergent.
3. He pointed to his credentials to prove
e
10. delta that he was a columnist.
4. The man said the term “mad hatter”
Exercise 3
1. b
n k was a euphemism for a crazy person.
5. The man taught Lucas that he should
.e
have a more liberal attitude and not judge
2. a
people without getting to know them.
3. d
w
4. b
5. c
w
Exercise 4
w
1. maze
2. expired
3. granite
4. amber
5. streak
6. courteous
7. pebbles
8. reservoir
9. moss
10. crickets
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