4000 Essential English Words 5 – Answer Key.docVIP

Unit 1 Exercise 1 1. a 2. b 3. d 4. d 5. c 6. b 7. d 8. d 9. a 10. c Exercise 2 1. b 2. a 3. c 4. a 5. d Exercise 3 1. a 2. c 3. b 4. c 5. a Exercise 4 1. C 2. C 3. I 4. C 5. I 6. I 7. I 8. C 9. C 10. I Reading Comprehension Part A 1. F …so she gathered a massive pile of beans for her cache. 2. T 3. T 4. T 5. F ... Mary had a paltry amount of food. Part B 1. Beth’s primary job was to gather food. 2. She thought that food would just come to her, and she wouldn’t have to work. 3. Mary not having anything to eat. 4. Mary took the bag and went to work gathering beans. 5. She knew her sister was right. Unit 2 Exercise 1 1. a 2. a 3. d 4. b 5. d Exercise 2 1. prairie 2. rugged 3. arid 4. moisture 5. fast 6. cathedral 7. abundant 8. scarce 9. oath 10. eligible Exercise 3 1. I 2. I 3. C 4. C 5. C Exercise 4 1. arid 2. inland 3. drought 4. abbey 5. nonetheless 6. speculated 7. ample 8. adjoined 9. ragged 10. deprived Reading Comprehension Part A 1. T 2. T 3. F ...had to help the families nonetheless. 4. T 5. T Part B 1. The abbot said, “All were eligible.” 2. When the monks grumbled, the young monk speculated that if more families came, then they wouldnt make it through the winter. 3. The monks fasted and slept in the churchyard that adjoined the cathedral so that the families would have enough food and shelter. 4. The monks had taken an oath to help those that need help. 5. They learned that sometimes helping others means you must give more help than you first expected. Unit 3 Exercise 1 1. b 2. d 3. c 4. a 5. d Exercise 2 1. b 2. d 3. a 4. d 5. c 6. a 7. c 8. a 9. b 10. d Exercise 3 1. I 2. I 3. C 4. C 5. C 6. I 7. C 8. I 9. I 10. C Exercise 4 1. mythology 2. asserts 3. theoretical 4. radioactive 5. cognitive 6. celestial 7. diploma 8. relativity 9. keen 10. bachelors Reading Comprehension Part A 1. T 2. F ...the movements of celestial objects and how to harness the power of radioactive substances . 3. T 4. F ... geology didn’t