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

1. proclaim: to announce officially and publicly; to declare

2. percentage: a proportion or share in relation to a whole; a part

3. confirm: to support or establish the certainty or validity of; to verify 4. affirm: to declare positively or firmly; to maintain to be true 5. centigram: a metric unit of mass equal to one hundredth of a gram 6. 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

1. compose: to make up the constituent parts of; to constitute or form 2. contract: to reduce in size by drawing together, to shrink 3. dispose of: to get rid of, to throw out

4. impose: to obtrude or force( oneself, for example) on another or others 5. subtract: to make away, to deduct

6. 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

1. transmit: to send from one person, thing, or place to another; to convey 2. deduce: to reach (a conclusion) by reasoning 3. eject: to throw out forcefully; to expel 4. compel: to force, drive, or constrain 5. project: to thrust outward or forward 6. 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

7. division: one of the parts, sections or groups into which something is divided 8. evident: easily see or understood; obvious

9. individual: a single human being considered apart from a society or community 10. sustain: to support from below; to keep from falling or sinking; to prop 11. visible: possible to see; perceptible to the eye 12. 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 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

1. By the time I opened the can its contents had gone off. 2. I’ll go over how it works before you try it yourself.

3. I was told it would be repaired free of charge, but the man in the shop has gone back on his

promise.

4. The book was so popular that there weren’t enough copies to go round. 5. His shop has gone out of business after making heavy losses. 6. 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