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