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Keys to Reading Course 2
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
Reading Comprehension
5. C
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
13.
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
4.
valuable: of great
importance
5.
available: present and ready for use;
at hand; accessible
6.
prevail: to be most common or frequent;
to be predominant
Antonyms
1.
forbid 2. clarify
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.