• SECOND Edition • 000 4Essential English Words Answer Key Answer Key Unit Reading Comprehension Part A F / The Elgin Marbles are now in England, but Greece wants them back F / The Elgin Marbles were created in Greece 2,500 years ago F / The British Museum has refused to return the Elgin Marbles to Athens T T EXERCISES A a b d b b B a, c a, d a, b a, b c, d C choke reusable pond recycle alternate D a b b b a Part B d They say that the Elgin Marbles belong to the indigenous Greek people They said that the Greeks are greedy, and the museum paid for the Elgin Marbles according to the law Reading Comprehension Part A F / People in Taiwan used to discard up to 16 million plastic bags a day T T F / Some municipalities banned plastic bags when the costs to clean the environment became too high T Unit EXERCISES Part B d They are cheap and convenient to use They are made from chemicals found in oil Unit A d a a a b B a c a a b C a a a a b Reading Comprehension Part A T T T F / Globalization often means people lose their jobs to distant workers T EXERCISES A c a a d d B a a a b a C b b a b a a b a b 10 b Part B b They can build where things are cheap and sell where prices are high It can cost people jobs Unit EXERCISES A a a d b d B prairie arid fast abundant oath rugged moisture cathedral scarce 10 eligible C a b a d D arid drought nonetheless ample crisis B tolerance prominent coarse repetitive nucleus a, c b, c D aquatic / Celsius feat / companion prominent / infinite c c, d a, b ecology / parasites biosphere / nucleus Reading Comprehension Part A F / Protists have a high tolerance for extreme conditions T F / A protist splits its own nucleus in fission T T inland abbey speculated adjoined 10 deprived Part A T T F / The monks had to help the families nonetheless T T Part B c The protist could be comfortable in water that was 150 degrees Celsius A protist undergoes the reproductive process of fission Part B a The young monk speculated that if more families came, then they wouldn’t make it through the winter The monks had taken an oath to help those that need help Unit EXERCISES EXERCISES A temperate parasite bizarre ecology 10 feat C c, d Reading Comprehension Unit biosphere vulnerable A b a b c c B c a d b b C b d a c a D medieval, obsolete impose, weave capitalism, drawback Celsius aquatic companion spectacular, radical refuted, diminished Reading Comprehension Part B b Bill had contempt toward his job Buying land and tools Part A F / The mayor of Netherton didn’t want Joseph to impose his radical fad on the town T F / The mayor of Wilton couldn’t refute the fact that the machine had drawbacks T T Unit EXERCISES A c Part B d A large proportion of the people worked in weaving Cloth made by hand will soon be obsolete Unit c a a B d c a d b b b a b 10 d C tomato, crop precaution, contempt monetary, upcoming finance, maximize sow, preliminary D tomato Accountants preliminary indifferent precaution monetary capitalist b c masculine tattoo a compatible symmetry C ignorance / undergraduates confer / appoint crude / cube feedback / applauded situated / supervised symmetry / anthropology masculine / muscular posture / tattoo competence / monument 10 compatible / consecutive EXERCISES a a B consecutive muscular ignorance A b Reading Comprehension Part A T F / John laughed at Mark’s ignorance T T F / John was an undergraduate who studied history and anthropology Reading Comprehension Part B d They were applauded for their hard work When we put our talents together, we are capable of greatness Part A T F / Bill was indifferent about the company’s success F / Bill irrigated his crops as a precaution for the upcoming dry summer T F / Bill sowed seeds and saturated the soil around every plant Unit B inferred facilitate fleet 10 inflated EXERCISES A a b a B yelled pedestrians hound spectators impersonal a b consumption escort faculty facility 10 considerate exact pouch saturated innate update mast C d b a a c c c d a 10 c D a a b a b Reading Comprehension C b d D hounds ornaments faculty 10 entitle c d crust criteria heap Part A T T F / When Ernest saw the man standing next to the mast, he decided to help him out of his dilemma T F / Ernest had the innate desire to help others d spectator sanctuary catered Part B d Their clothes were saturated with seawater There were several large fish in a pouch in the boat Reading Comprehension Part A F / Elvis possessed the criteria to be a great racing dog T F / There was a heap of tasty bones and bread crusts for consumption T T Unit EXERCISES Part B a Elvis was entitled to a better life Elvis was escorted to a beautiful facility Unit 10 b c d A b d a c b B a c c a b a c C graduated tuition implicated chronic gossip EXERCISES A c 11 a donor stimulus graffiti discipline 10 terminate D graduate / attorney suspicion / discipline guardian / graffiti F / While he meditated, the soldier was not distracted by his opponent F / The king gave the brave soldier amnesty T chronic / fellow gossip / tuition Reading Comprehension Part B c The captive seemed like he was dumb because he was quiet His opponent was skilled in the realm of sword fighting Part A F / The principal the painting in front of the office as a stimulus for the students to play sports T F / Billy was implicated because a fellow student said she saw him it T F / The principal threatened to terminate Billy’s education if his parents didn’t pay for the painting Unit EXERCISES A a Part B c The principal said that Billy was a chronic liar The attorney suggested that the boy responsible needed discipline Unit C a d EXERCISES a c a c B b c b a a a c c d 10 d C b d b c d a b a b B canyon primitive termites 10 welfare 12 A d 13 c b D twigs Primates b c a fatigue trail twig stereotype aesthetic creek d a c 10 d a a sticky fatigue primitive Reading Comprehension Part A F / The executive did not care about the welfare of his pilot and crew T T F / The executive walked up the steep incline of the jungle’s hills F / The executive’s stereotype of the primate was wrong a 10 c D rust / meditate reign / provoke compound / commonplace Reading Comprehension Part B d He used the twig like it was a drill He never perceived that his arrogant attitude was the cause of all his problems Part A T F / The prisoner was led from the compound to the arena Unit 14 EXERCISES A b a B globe overview inward 10 orbit C a b D previous preview hum 10 glacier b c behalf provided relevant a rite loaf oracles d a oracle loaf provide c horizontal inward stall a d c a d b b 10 c Part B d Joe thought the naughty neighborhood children were playing a trick on him He probed Joe to learn why he spent his money on the zoo instead of on himself Unit A a C d EXERCISES a b B tusks Majesty authentic 10 artifact 15 c 16 EXERCISES Part B a Cosmo’s inward thoughts about falling were no longer relevant Dano told Cosmo that the mountain tops will look like loaves of bread b C b a Part A T T F / If Joe wrote an autobiography, he would write that this was the happiest day of his life T F / When he opened the door, he saw a beautiful woman Part A T T F / In Dano’s summary, he told Cosmo to keep his body horizontal against the winds of the Pacific Ocean T F / Cosmo hummed a tune while he flew and enjoyed the view A b improved overloaded gracious recipient 10 autobiography Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension Unit B naughty reptile insulated longevity norm a D tusk punctual excerpt 10 renown a a b a antique applicants refund monarch register fossil b b d authentic chronology lyric recruit fossil epic Reading Comprehension Unit 18 Part A T T F / Jen bumped into the fossil of an authentic elephant tusk F / Jen was chosen because she was friendly, punctual, and had a great attitude T A c d a b b d c a a 10 c B b c a c b Part B a Jen wanted to talk about the chronology of Ancient Egypt She sneezed and tore a page of the epic C descent chunk overworked Unit EXERCISES D attic / hence ordeal / din fuss / outspoken Ministry / superintendent glamorous / intrinsic 17 EXERCISES A plaster locale thigh 10 shovel glamorous superintendent vicious skeletal engraved outright dubious conceive B a b d c b C d d d a c b b b a Reading Comprehension Part A F / The butler cleaned late at night; hence, he was busier than the Civic Superintendent F / Though the butler was overworked, his job’s intrinsic nature made him never be outspoken T F / The butler boiled water in a kettle and chopped beef into chunks T Reading Comprehension Part B a As he started the soup, he remembered that he had to sweep the veranda The party was filled with a din of unhappy guests making a fuss because some of the guests were dissatisfied Part A 1.T F / Tim and Dean removed the jagged bones and used elastic to tie them together T F / Dean thought Tim’s claim might be dubious F / When Tim excavated the land, he uncovered many jagged bones Unit Part B d Tim used his shovel to carefully excavate the land around the bone They engraved their initials into it 19 EXERCISES A b a d a b B suppressed unsettled overboard 10 warped deformed liable etiquette insomnia privilege garments C exclusive etiquette courier 10 warp premium tram socialize obsessed congested suppress D overcast rubble avalanche 10 mortal Part A F / The avalanche was caused by snow which accumulated on the mountain F / Randy’s upbringing had taught him consistency F / Randy had an apparatus that used dynamite to help avoid avalanches T T liable / exclusive insomnia / courier Reading Comprehension Part B b When Randy woke up, he saw his wife sobbing and the sober faces of the doctors Randy was secluded because of his job Part A F / Kevin took a tram to the ship F / In order to get the privilege to be in the exclusive section, one had to pay a premium F / Kevin didn’t socialize with the people in the exclusive section because it was against etiquette T T Unit A b 20 EXERCISES c a B discharged speck C b b a a c c d c c 10 a omen sobbed poignant d a d 21 EXERCISES Part B c Kevin could hear the humming of the motors as he was on the ship Kevin learned to always trust his intuitive sense A a a sideways ranger sober Reading Comprehension D intuitive / suppress obsessed / overboard garment / tram Unit accumulated intact Aerial c a b d B mound grin stool 10 dilapidated butler valve testament timber cramp numb C faucet butler numb 10 filth cramp stool valve mound decorate timber D b b b a a a b Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension Part A 1.T F / Gordon’s muscles were a testament to his strong work ethic T F / The lack of appreciation evoked unhappy feelings in Gordon T Part A F / Tom strayed from his squad to gaze at a splendid view of a lush valley near the forest T F / All Tom had with him was a knife and his handbook T T Part B c Greta was too old to housekeeping and repairs herself “My hard work really paid off!” Part B b He enlisted in the army because he thought the military would teach him courage He couldn’t contend with his fear any longer Unit 22 Unit EXERCISES A b b EXERCISES a B paw enlist vigil lush contemplated C a c 23 b D strayed contemplated weary cot frontier d A c c B uproar flammable premature 10 culprits handbook camouflage weary torches 10 outfit c c C b d a d b a d b backstage amid underestimate billionaire clumsy segregated a a d a c 10 d D tumult / backstage segregated / resented scrutiny / brute hesitant tract contend with guerilla 10 confront Reading Comprehension Part A T F / The billionaire and the theater’s janitor, Bill, were the only two backstage F / Because Bill looked like a brute, the crowd underestimated his character F / The billionaire’s wife fell down amid the tumult T 10 Part B c The audience and actors evacuated the building because there was a fire The mob was surprised to learn that the man they blamed was innocent and the billionaire was guilty Unit Unit EXERCISES 24 c a a d B c b b a d C penetrate electrons ingenious duplicate meteorology D duplicate launched dreary meteorology propulsion penetrates 10 electromagnetic A b a a d a B c b a d d c a d c 10 a C outstretched monastery deteriorated 10 zip EXERCISES A b 25 chattered winding exterior degrees profile hearty Reading Comprehension Part A F / The child’s mother was usually a lively woman who constantly chattered F / The monastery was far away, and she had to walk along a dark and winding trail F / When it started to rain, the nurse zipped up her jacket T F / When the nurse heard a concerto playing in another room, she relaxed spur glided defect innovative accelerate Part B b The dark and winding trail went to the monastery When she saw the profile of a man coming to answer the door, the nurse was filled with fear Reading Comprehension Part A F / The student of meteorology had made a device that simulated lightning in clouds T T T F / The propulsion of the rocket carried the device high into the air Unit 26 EXERCISES Part B a He duplicated the experiment for his professors (or teachers) When it penetrated the center of a large black cloud, it emitted the electromagnetic pulse 11 A a d d c b a b d d 10 c B d a b c b C outburst limp aspire amend constitution D poll / cosmopolitan constitution / outburst inclusive / excludes monolingual / fluent legislature / tact imperial / earnest 10 nationality / racial disseminate poll remorse flatter 10 secrecy Reading Comprehension Part A T F / The legislature changed the law T T F / The article wasn’t rude or angry, but rather, solemn and intelligent amend / remorse Reading Comprehension Part A T F / Mr Jones was a pathological liar who flattered people with his words T T F / Mr Jones censored newspapers that tried to disseminate information about his inability to help the people Part B c The editor was sitting at his desk when the cursor was ready to delete his article He was afraid that he would get in trouble for having this belief Part B c The decision to elect an ignorant mayor The phenomenal speaker became infamous for his poor leadership Unit Unit EXERCISES A tolerant sprint moist 10 nope 27 EXERCISES A excluded undermining firsthand earnest nationality B excluded nationalities Linguistic solemn fluent solidarity 10 imperial tact coward 28 saliva emulate forefinger restrain guts constrain B b a c d b C b b a a a Reading Comprehension Part A T F / The scary man restrained her arms and legs and carried her to his house F / Anne’s guts began to hurt because she was intimidated by the horrible man T T delete C linguistic / ethnic patriot / coward solemn / solidarity firsthand / undermines deleted / prosecute 12 Part B d They would hide behind the door of the school janitor’s closet, and then jump out to scare her She boarded a bus to the police station She told the police what happened, and they arrested the kidnapper Unit Unit EXERCISES A c 29 EXERCISES A b c d c a d b d c 10 a B erect foul hectares mansion petition C a a d d d 10 c c b b b 30 a b a d B Fahrenheit outback fulfill outweighed ore thermometer grove shortcut vice versa 10 whereabouts C b d c D ore depicted comprised 10 bulk a tariff whereabouts thermometer a binoculars dual paradox Reading Comprehension Part A T F / The paradox of the shortcut was that the shortest route could be the longest and vice versa F / The thermometer read over 100 degrees Fahrenheit F / When the trailer tilted, most of the ore fell into the river F / The driver had not fulfilled his duty D hospitality / slabs mansion / pasture overjoyed / adjoining Reading Comprehension Part A T F / Despite the lord’s hospitality, the farmers appeared to be in a foul mood T T F / The pastures were owned by the farmers Part B a It was analogous to an elephant trying to stand on a tree branch The truck’s engine became too hot Part B d He erected a great wall While he was sitting on the terrace, some farmers knocked at his door 13 .. .Answer Key Unit Reading Comprehension Part A F / The Elgin Marbles are now in England, but Greece wants them back F / The Elgin Marbles were created in Greece 2, 500 years ago F... d c a d b d c 10 a B erect foul hectares mansion petition C a a d d d 10 c c b b b 30 a b a d B Fahrenheit outback fulfill outweighed ore thermometer grove shortcut vice versa 10 whereabouts... overview inward 10 orbit C a b D previous preview hum 10 glacier b c behalf provided relevant a rite loaf oracles d a oracle loaf provide c horizontal inward stall a d c a d b b 10 c Part B d Joe