4000 Essential English Words 4 – Answer Key.docVIP

Unit 1 Exercise 1 1. rapid / rate 2. contemporary / vary 3. humid / toxic 4. texture / aroma 5. cluster / combined 6. subtle / soothing 7. cultivated / odor 8. palate / beverage 9. condensed / divine 10. paradise / plantations Exercise 2 Part A 1. i 2. e 3. c 4. g 5. b 6. a 7. f 8. h 9. d 10. j Part B 1. g 2.i 3. h 4. a 5. j 6. e 7.f 8.c 9. d 10. b Reading Comprehension Part A 1. T 2. T 3. F The Aztecs cultivated chocolate trees on plantations. 4. T 5. F The first chocolate beverages were made by the Mayans and Aztecs. 6. T Part B 1. a 2. c 3. d 4. c Unit 2 Exercise 1 Part A 1. a 2. d 3. d 4. b 5. b Part B 1. c 2. b 3. a 4. b 5. d Exercise 2 1. admiral 2. sour 3. Kerosene 4. conscience 5. grapefruits 6. steward 7. fiery 8. string 9. hay 10.hoop Exercise 3 1. stake 2. flesh 3. wreck 4. accident 5. character Reading Comprehension Part A 1. T 2. T 3. F The admiral put branches with sharp thorns in the monkey’s cages. 4. F The steward had a good conscience. 5. F The steward was horrified because the monkeys were thin and weak. 6. T Part B 1. b 2. b 3. c 4. b Unit 3 Exercise 1 1. option / idiot 2. torment / admonished 3. pinpoint / echoed 4. brag / perfect 5. switch / beware 6. eventual / pastime 7. awesome / disagreed 8. audible /conscious 9. immense / indirect 10. hint / thorough Exercise 2 Part A 1. b 2. j 3. f 4. a 5. i 6. e 7. d 8. g 9. h 10. c Part B 1. e 2. j 3. h 4. i 5. a 6. c 7. d 8. g 9. b 10. f Reading Comprehension Part A 1. T 2. T 3. T 4. F When the young man had an option of two trails, he always chose the more difficult of the two. 5. T 6. F When the young man arrived home, he knew that he had acted like an idiot. Part B 1. d 2. b 3. a 4. a Unit 4 Exercise 1 Part A 1. a 2. c 3. b 4. a 5. c 6. b 7. a 8. a 9. d 10. b Exercise 2 1. perish / oblivious 2. roost / fond 3. rim / pit 4. soars / flight 5. moan / weep 6. typical / immoral 7. except / beak 8. trivial / disapprove 9. utterly / ivy 10. slippery / damp Reading Comprehension Part A 1. T 2.