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
? Bob agreed to take on the leadership of the expedition.
? The world was taken in by his fantastic story of having got to the Pole alone. ? He took up his story after a pause for questions and refreshments. ? That takes me back to the time I climbed to the top of Mount Fuji. ? The members of the party took it in turns to steer the boat.
? They took it for granted that someone would pick up their signals and come to their aid. Stems
? proclaim: to announce officially and publicly; to declare
? percentage: a proportion or share in relation to a whole; a part ? confirm: to support or establish the certainty or validity of; to verify ?? affirm: to declare positively or firmly; to maintain to be true
?? centigram: a metric unit of mass equal to one hundredth of a gram ?? exclaim: to express or utter(something) suddenly or vehemently
Synonyms
1. adaptability 2. purpose 3.strained 4.hold 5.defeat
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
?? compose: to make up the constituent parts of; to constitute or form ?? contract: to reduce in size by drawing together, to shrink ?? dispose of: to get rid of, to throw out
?? impose: to obtrude or force( oneself, for example) on another or others ?? subtract: to make away, to deduct
?? 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
?? transmit: to send from one person, thing, or place to another; to convey ?? deduce: to reach (a conclusion) by reasoning ?? eject: to throw out forcefully; to expel ?? compel: to force, drive, or constrain ?? project: to thrust outward or forward ?? 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
?? division: one of the parts, sections or groups into which something is divided ?? evident: easily see or understood; obvious
?? individual: a single human being considered apart from a society or community ?? sustain: to support from below; to keep from falling or sinking; to prop ?? visible: possible to see; perceptible to the eye
?? obtain: to succeed in gaining possession of as the result of planning or endeavor; to acquire
Synonyms
1. mixture 2. eternal 3.impact 4.humidity 5.remote
Cloze