Reading Comprehension

Unit 1

Exercise 1

Part A

1. d

2. a

3. b

4. c

5. d

Part B

1. b

2. a

3. c

4. b

5. a

Exercise 2

1. b

2. a

3. b

4. a

5. a

6. b

7. b

8. a

9. a

10. b

Reading Comprehension

1. d

2. b

3. c

4. b

5. They wanted to ask the Twelve Months for gifts.

Unit 2

Exercise 1

1. b, c

2. a, d

3. c, d

4. a, c

5. b, d

Exercise 2

1. wi ng

2. sta tues

3. st eam

4. s ubmit to

5. u pper

Exercise 3

1. a

2. b

3. b

4. a

5. a

6. b

7. a

8. a

9. b

10. b

Reading Comprehension

1. c

2. a

3. d

4. b

5. The boy covered himself with weeds to hide his smell.

Unit 3

Exercise 1

Part A

1. log, bow

2. enemy, military

3. obey, trust

4. secured, intended

5. disadvantage, battle

Part B

1. c

2. a

3. d

4. b

5. b

Exercise 2

1. entr ance

2. ch ief

3. wea pon

4. ha rdly

5. laug hter

6. a rrow

7. b rave

8. tw ist

9. st eady

10. un less

Reading Comprehension

1. c

2. b

3. b

4. d

5. The soldiers did whatever the chief asked them because they trusted and obeyed their leader.

Unit 4

Exercise 1

Part A

1. b

2. c

3. a

4. c

5. d

Part B

1. threat

terror

2. confidence

consequence

3. victim

disaster

4. disturb

satisfy

5. rough

sensitive

Exercise 2

1. b

2. a

3. a

4. a

5. a

6. b

7. a

8. b

9. b

10. a

Reading Comprehension

1. d

2. a

3. c

4. c

5. They kept getting caught in trees.

Unit 5

Exercise 1

1. c

2. a

3. b

4. c

5. b

6. d

7. a

8. d

9. b

10. c

Exercise 2

Part A

1. a, c

2. b, c

3. a, d

4. c, d

5. a, c

Part B

1. ang le

2. ance stor

3. sil ent

4. le gend

5. p ure

Reading Comprehension

1. a

2. d

3. a

4. c

5. He wrapped his coat around himself because the air was very cold on the mountain.

Unit 6

Exercise 1

Part A

1. b

2. c

3. a

4. c

5. d

Part B

1. a

2. a

3. b

4. a

5. a

Exercise 2

1. per mits

2. fa vor

3. ch ase

4. pal ace

5. pro test

6. dis appointed

7. g uy

8. fo rever

9. f ee

10. a broad

Reading Comprehension

1. b

2. b

3. a

4. d

5. She thought the frog would die if he leaves the pool.

Unit 7

Exercise 1

Part A

1. b, c

2. a, d

3. b, d

4. a, b

5. b, c

Part B

1. m ission

2. coll eagues

3. r oute

4. fac tual

5. col ony

Exercise 2

1. a

2. a

3. a

4. b

5. a

6. b

7. b

8. b

9. a

10. b

Reading Comprehension

1. b

2. b

3. c

4. a

5. He could not find the talking bird after looking for one month.

Unit 8

Exercise 1

1. valley

2. concentrate

3. broad

4. convey

5. destination

6. edge

7. path

8. bush

9. capable

10. resort

Exercise 2

1. ch eat

2. sha dow

3. sus pect

4. suc ceed

5. di ctate

6. conf ident

7. con clude

8. de light

9. de finite

10. con siderable

Reading Comprehension

1. a

2. d

3. a

4. c

5. He had been tricked by a family of slow turtles.

Unit 9

Exercise1

1. a

2. b

3. b

4. a

5. b

Exercise 2

1. a, b

2. a, d

3. a, c

4. b, c

5. b, d

Exercise 3

1. a

2. a

3. b

4. a

5. b

6. b

7. b

8. b

9. b

10. a

Reading Comprehension

1. d

2. c

3. a

4. b

5. He had to work and could not play.

Unit 10

Exercise 1.

1. b

2. c

3. d

4. a

5. b

Exercise 2.

1. d

2. b

3. c

4. a

5. d

Exercise 3.

1. citi zen

2. coun cil

3. fun eral

4. t rial

5. de clared

6. en ormou s

7. r id

8. o ught

9. f og

10. e xtraordinary

Reading Comprehension

1. b

2. b

3. a

4. c

5. He did not want to be put on trial and go to jail.

Unit 11

Exercise 1

1. super

2. forecast

3. row

4. exhibit

5. dinosaurs

6. wet

7. admission

8. astronomy

9. interferes

10. principal

Exercise 2

1. b

2. b

3. b

4. b

5. a

Exercise 3

1. chemistry / despite

2. exhibit / admission

3. dinosaur / geography

4. gentle / Lightly

5. fame / genius

Reading Comprehension

1. d

2. a

3. b

4. d

5. No. It was going to rain very hard that day.

Unit 12

Exercise 1

Part A

1. b

2. a

3. b

4. c

5. b

Part B

1. a, b

2. a, d

3. b, d

4. b, c

5. a, c

Exercise 2

1. a

2. b

3. b

4. a

5. a

6. b

7. a

8. a

9. b

10. b

Reading Comprehension

1. a

2. b

3. d

4. c

5. He gave customers free meals to celebrate his big change.