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Keys to Reading Course 2
Unit 1 Reading
Section A
Word
Pretest
1.B 2.A 3.B 4.A 5.B
6.C 7.B 8.C
Reading
Comprehension
1.B 2.A 3.B
4.B 5.C 6.C
Vocabulary
Building
Word
Search
1. assignment 2.
irony 3. reverse 4. accomplish 5.
assemble
6. squeeze 7.
sensual 8. fragment 9. narcotic 10.
adolescence
Use
of English
1
Bob agreed to take on the leadership of
the expedition.
2
The world was taken in by his fantastic
story of having got to the Pole alone.
3
He took up his
story after a pause for questions and
refreshments.
4
That takes me back to the time I
climbed to the top of Mount Fuji.
5
The members of
the party took it in turns to steer the
boat.
6
They took it for granted that someone
would pick up their signals and come to their
aid.
Stems
7
proclaim: to
announce officially and publicly; to
declare
8
percentage: a proportion or share in
relation to a whole; a part
9
confirm: to
support or establish the certainty or validity of;
to verify
10
affirm: to declare positively or
firmly; to maintain to be true
11
centigram: a
metric unit of mass equal to one hundredth of a
gram
12
exclaim: to express or utter(something)
suddenly or vehemently
Synonyms
1.
adaptability 2. purpose ed
Cloze
important second France student
bilingual
monolingual
serious means use difficult
Section B
1.F 2.T
3.T 4.C 5.A 6.B 7.B 8.B 9.B 10.T
11.T 12.F 13.F 14.T 15.T
Section C
1.F 2.T
3.T 4.F 5.T 6.F 7.F 8.F 9.F 10.F
Unit 2 Music
Section A
Word
Pretest
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. C
5. B 6. B
Reading
comprehension
1. T 2. F 3. T
4. T 5. T 6. T 7. T 8. F
Vocabulary Building
Word search
1.
folk 2. capacity 3. sensuous 4. qualified 5.
abuse
6. stuff 7. mood 8.
clarity 9. strive
Semantic
variations
1. B 2. B 3. B 4.
B 5. A 6.B
Stems
13
compose: to
make up the constituent parts of; to constitute or
form
14
contract: to reduce in size by drawing
together, to shrink
15
dispose of: to
get rid of, to throw out
16
impose: to
obtrude or force( oneself, for example) on another
or others
17
subtract: to make away, to
deduct
18
deposit: to put (money) in a bank or
financial account
Synonyms
1.
discriminating 2. widespread 3. compatibility 4.
clearness 5. association
Cloze
music form
south dance
interest
instruments voice roots
Section B
1. F 2.
T 3. F 4. F 5. F 6.T 7 T 8. F 9 F 10. F
11. F 12. T 13. T 14. F 15 T
Section C
1. D 2.
A 3. D 4. D 5.D 6. D 7. D 8. A
Unit 3
Generation
Section
A
Word Pretest
1. C 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. B 6. C 7. C 8.
A
Reading
Comprehension
1. D 2. C 3. C
4. A 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. B
Vocabulary Building
Word search
1.
lull 2. associate 3. client 4. utterly 5.
certificate
6. rags 7. jerk
8. foreman 9. demanding 10. sentimental
Semantic variations
1. C 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. B 6.
C
Stems
19
transmit: to
send from one person, thing, or place to another;
to convey
20
deduce: to reach (a conclusion) by
reasoning
21
eject: to throw out forcefully; to
expel
22
compel: to force, drive, or
constrain
23
project: to thrust outward or
forward
24
conduct: to lead or guide
Antonyms
1.
hopeless 2. disobedient 3. weighty 4. agree 5.
clear
Cloze
active girls skirts move
raised
force show fly
hesitated plane
Sections
B
1. B 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. C
6. C 7. C 8. C 9. A 10.C 11. C 12. C 13. A 14. C
15. C
Section C
1. F 2. T 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. F 7. T 8. F
9. T 10. T
Reading Course 2 Unit 4
Section A
Word
Pretest
1.D 2.A 3.A 4.B 5.A
6.C 7.A 8.B 9.D 10. C
Reading Comprehension
1.B 2.B 3.B 4.B 5.C 6.A 7.B
Vocabulary Building
Word Search
1.
slanting 2. equator 3. amplifier 4. vapor 5.
desert
6. latitude 7.
atlitude 8. monsoon 9. drain 10.
precaution
Semantic Variations
1.A 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.C 6.A
Stems
25
division: one
of the parts, sections or groups into which
something is divided
26
evident:
easily see or understood; obvious
27
individual: a
single human being considered apart from a society
or community
28
sustain: to support from below; to keep
from falling or sinking; to prop
29
visible:
possible to see; perceptible to the eye
29
obtain: to succeed in gaining
possession of as the result of planning or
endeavor;
to acquire
Synonyms
1. mixture 2. eternal ty
Cloze
radio incorrect predict
misunderstanding
unexplained
happen up right
Section B
1.B 2.C
3.A 4.F 5.T 6.F 7.F 8.F 9.T 10.C
11.C 12.B 13.T 14.F 15.T
Section C
1.T 2.T
3.F 4.T 5.F 6.T 7.F 8.T 9.T 10.T
Unit 5 Work
Section A
Word
Pretest
1C 2A 3B 4 C 5 B 6 A
7 C 8 C
Reading
Comprehension
1-8 C A A C C
B
Vocabulary
Building
Word
Search
1 intangible 2. crave
3 ego 4 attributable 5 stall 6 tool up 7 at stake
8. cram 9. forfeit 10. corny
Use of English
30
By the time I
opened the can its contents had gone
off.
31
I’ll go over how it works before you
try it yourself.
32
I was told it
would be repaired free of charge, but the man in
the shop has gone back on
his
promise.
33
The book was so popular that there
weren’t enough copies to go round.
34
His shop has
gone out of business after making heavy
losses.
35
The trade has gone from bad to worse
and staff are being laid off.
Stems
1-6 BADAAC
Synonyms
1-5 graceful
spontaneously oppose usual client
Cloze
staff
maximize objectives participate
potential
skills easier
appointed specific commitment
Section B
1-5
ACBFT 6-10 FACDB 11-15 CBTFT
Section C
1-5 FTFTF 6-10 TFTFT
Unit 6 The African-
Americans
Section
A
Word Pretest
1. C 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. C 8.
C
Reading
Comprehension
1. F 2T 3T 4F
5T 6F 7T 8T
Vocabulary
Building
Word
Search
1. destined 2. relief
3. segregation 4. boycott 5. sit-in
6. legacy 7. chronicle 8. assault 9.
plight 10. vigilance
Semantic Variations
1C 2A 3C 4A 5B 6C
Stems
1.
evolution: the theory that groups of organisms
change with passage of time, mainly as a result
of
natural
selection,
so
that
descendants
differ
morphologically
and
physiologically
from
their
ancestors
2.
ascend: to go or move upward
3. devolve: to pass on or delegate to
another
4. migrate: to
change location periodically, especially by moving
seasonally from one region to
another
5.
export: to send or transport (a commodity, for
example) abroad, especially for trade or
sale
6. condescend: to
descend to the level of one considered inferior;
to lower oneself
Antonyms
1.
observe 2. admit 3. dismiss 4. eulogize 5.
advance
Cloze
Nominated raised immigrated earned
rose
Assignment position
army autobiography speaker
Section B
1T 2T
3F 4C 5B 6D 7D 8D 9T 10F
11F
12F 13T 14T
Section
C
1A 2D 3D 4C 5C 6B 7D
8C
Keys to Reading Course
2
Unit 7 Greek
Stories
Section A
Word Pretest
1.C
2.B 3.D 4.D 5.A 6.B 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.C
Reading Comprehension
1.B 2.C 3.C 4.C 5. C 6.D 7.C
8.D
Vocabulary
Building
Word
match
ripple a little wave
on the surface of water
mischief naughty behavior by
children
hospitality
welcoming behavior
billow a
large sea wave
spell
delightful influence
nymph a
goddess of nature
band a
group of musician
suitor a
man wishing to marry a particular woman
mortal a human being
warrior a soldier
crafty cunning
hostile unfriendly
merry cheerful
tame not wild
content satisfied
resume to take again
gloom darkness
despise to look down on with
contempt
dismay a strong
feeling of fear, anxiety and
hopelessness
dusk the time
just before night
Semantic Variations
1-6 CAAAAC
Stems
36
tendency:
movement or prevailing movement in a given
direction
2. conservative:
favoring traditional views and values; tending to
oppose change
3. preserve:
to keep in perfect or unaltered condition; tending
to oppose change
37
valuable: of
great importance
38
available:
present and ready for use; at hand;
accessible
39
prevail: to be most common or frequent;
to be predominant
Antonyms
1.
forbid 2. clarify l
Cloze
name place
arrows wandered power
mischief won neglected celebrate
expedition
Section B
1-5
CCACD 6-10 TTFFF 11-15 TTBBC
Section C
1-5
CADBA 6-8DCC
Unit 8 Attitude Towards Life
Section A
Word
Pretest
: BACBA BCA
Reading Comprehension
: CABBC
BBB
Vocabulary
Building
Word
match
astonishing
surprising
considerate
thoughtful of other persons’ wishes, needs or
feelings
preach to advise or
urge others to accept (sth. one believes
in)
strenuous taking or
needing great effort or strength
arena an enclosed area for sports,
public entertainments, etc.
adversity bad fortune,
trouble
batter to damage,
break, or cause to lose shape
reverse the opposite, the other way
round
penetrate to see into
or through
self-
esteem one’s good
opinion of one’s own worth
doom to cause to suffer sth unavoidable
and terrible
emerge to come
out or appear from inside or from being
hidden
blessing a gift from
God or anything that brings happiness and good
fortune
mess up to get into
disorder; to spoil, etc.
devastating completely
destructive
common
denominator a quality or belief shared by all the
members of a group
odds the
probabilities that sth will or will not
happen
stack to arrange
dishonestly so as to give oneself an unfair
advantage
motive to provide
with a strong reason for doing sth.
falter lose strength or effectiveness;
weaken
Semantic
Variations
: CBBACB
Stems
1 prescribe
to advise the use of a medicine
2 description an account of a person in
words
3 terrain a stretch of
land, with regard to its natural
features
4 subscribe to pay
regularly in order to receive a magazine,
newspaper, etc.
5
territorial of a country’s territory
6 extraterrestrial of or from outside
the earth or its atmosphere
Antonyms
appear
ready hide s skillful careless
Cloze
intelligent
activities workout attitude
off reducing seem aside
Section B
CCCCC
TFTFT TTFFT
Section
C
FTFTF TFTTT
Unit 9 First Aid
Section A
Word
Pretest
1.B. 2.A. 3.C 4.B.
5.B. 6.B. 7.B. 8.A. 9.C. 10.B
Reading comprehension
1.B. 2. C. 3. D. 4. B/D/A/C. 5.C. 6.C.
7.A. 8.C/A/B/D
Vocabulary
Building
Word
Search
nce ncy e
re r s
Use of English
government has come in for a lot of
criticism.
2. It’s hard to
come to terms with the government’s defense
policy.
3. After retiring in
1980 he has decided to make a comeback to the
political scene.
4. The
situation has come to the boil now that the
government has to face a vote of
confidence.
5. The tax cuts
announced in the Budget do not come into effect
until next year.
6. The
miners came out on strike against the government’s
privatization plans.
Stems
40
solo:
a
composition
or
passage
for
an
individual
voice
or
instrument,
with
or
without
accompaniment
41
series:
a
number
of
objects
or
events
arranged
or
coming
one
after
the
other
in
succession
42
isolate: to
set apart or cut off from others
43
desert: to
withdraw from, especially in spite of a
responsibility or duty; to forsake
44
peninsula: a
piece of land that projects into a body of water
and is connected with the
mainland by
an isthmus
45
exert: to put to use or effect; to put
forth
46
insulate: to prevent the passage of
heat, electricity or sound into or out of
somewhere,
especially by surrounding
with a non-conducting materials
47
insert: to put
or set into, between or among
Synonyms
48
give 2. stop
3. antiseptic 4. block 5. penetrate
Cloze
Pedestrians
adults declining avoid signals case impaired
fatalities
Section
B
1.C 2.B 3.B 4.D 5.A 6.C
7.B
8.A 9.T 10.F 11.F 12.F
13.T 14.T
Section
C
1.F 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.F 6.F
7.F 8.F 9.F 10.T
Keys to
Reading Course 2
Unit 10 Marriage
Section A
Word
Pretest
1.C 2.C 3.C 4.C 5.A
6.A 7.A 8.C
Reading
Comprehension
1.A 2.B 3.C
4.C 5. B 6.C 7.A 8.A
Vocabulary Building
Word match
quotation a sentence or passage taken
from a book
artificial not
natural
anguish very great
pain or suffering, esp. of the mind
anniversary a day which is an exact
year or number of years after something has
happened
superstition a
belief based on association of ideas instead of
reason or fact
bouquet a
bunch of flowers
heed to
give attention to
escort to
accompany
confetti small
pieces of colored paper thrown on
weddings
conceal to
hide
consent
agreement
asunder
apart
vow a solemn promise
or declaration of intention
rites forms of behavior with a fixed
pattern for a religious purpose
sermon to talk usually based on a
sentence from the Bible and given as part of a
church service
Use of English
49
Will you
please keep me company for a while?
50
I couldn’t
keep a stra
ight face when he told me of
his plan.
51
The staff are going to be kept in the
dark about the firm’s plans for the
future.
52
I’ll keep an open mind until we’ve
discussed it.
53
I’ll keep away from her until she’s
feeling more optimistic.
54
Try to keep
your head eve
n if you don’t know what’s
going to happen.
Stems
55
briefly: for a
short time; in as few words as possible
56
astronaut: a
person trained to pilot, navigate, or otherwise
participate in the flight of a
spacecraft
57
abridge: to
reduce the length of (a written text); to
condense
58
fuse: to blend thoroughly by or as if
by melting together
59
astronomy:
the
scientific
study
of
matter
in
outer
space,
especially
the
positions,
dimensions,
distribution, motion, composition, energy and
evolution of celestial bodes and
phenomena
60
confusing:
unclear or difficult to understand
61
abbreviate: to
reduce (a word or phrase) to a shorter form
intended to represent the full
form
Synonyms
1.
naughty 2. divine
Cloze
wrong
dislike midnight standard homelife convinced
meantime capital
Section B