Unit 13. Reading Comprehension

Exercise 1

1. d

2. b

3. c

4. a

5. b

6. b

7. c

8. a

9. a

10. d

Exercise 2

Part A

1. a

2. b

3. b

4. a

5. a

Part B

1. potential

guarantee

2. lends

tutors

3. intense

billions

4. initial

quit

5. anxiety

emergency

Reading Comprehension

1. c

2. c

3. b

4. d

5. His plan works every time.

Unit 14

Exercise 1

1. d

2. c

3. a

4. c

5. a

6. b

7. d

8. b

9. c

10. a

Exercise 2

Part A

1. uniform

2. obvious

3. remind

4. severe

5. dormitory

Part B

1. ignores

2. secretary

3. apparent

4. commit

5. blind

Reading Comprehension

1. d

2. c

3. a

4. b

5. Working so hard could have severe results for Sue.

Unit 15

Exercise 1

1. b

2. d

3. c

4. a

5. b

Exercise 2

1. b

2. a

3. d

4. c

5. b

Exercise 3

1. a

2. a

3. a

4. b

5. b

6. b

7. a

8. b

9. b

10.b

Reading Comprehension

1. a

2. d

3. a

4. b

5. The dirt became heavier because the ground had absorbed a lot of water.

Unit 16

Exercise 1

Part A

1. stared

2. recovered

3. lasted

4. shy

5. fever

Part B

1. a

2. a

3. b

4. a

5. b

Exercise 2

1. tower / chamber

2. perspective / likeness

3.trade / rational

4. shocked / stared

5. moreover / flu

6. gesture / interrupted

7. relied / thus

8. lasted / recovered

9. shy / deny

10. emphasized / freeze

Reading Comprehension

1. c

2. b

3. c

4. b

5. Sam didn’t like the prince’s chamber because it was cold at night.

Unit 17

Exercise 1

1. d

2. c

3. b

4. b

5. a

Exercise 2

1. j unior

2. h eight

3. l abor

4. s incere

5. c arriage

Exercise 3

1. b

2. b

3. a

4. b

5. a

6. a

7. b

8. a

9. a

10. b

Reading Comprehension

1. b

2. c

3. b

4. d

5. The prime reason was to save money.

Unit 18

Exercise 1

1. a

2. d

3. c

4. b

5. b

6. c

7. a

8. d

9. d

10. b

Exercise 2

Part A

1. joy

odd

2. diary

faith

3. cartoons

profession

4. greeted

convinced

5. labels

abilities

Part B

1. a, c

2. c, d

3. b, c

4. a, d

5. b, d

Reading Comprehension

1. b

2. c

3. a

4. d

5. The priest got a diary because he liked to write.

Unit 19

Exercise 1

Part A

1. c

2. a

3. c

4. b

5. d

Part B

1. a

2. b

3. b

4. a

5. b

Exercise 2

1. reception

2. fool

3. illustrate

4. costume

5. rejected

6. silence

7. begged

8. stream

9. origin

10. forbids

Reading Comprehension

1. d

2. b

3. a

4. b

5. Because he thought that Mrs. May should not adopt the girl.

Unit 20

Exercise 1

1. refrigerate

2. statistics

3. approve

4. poverty

5. barrier

6. pretend

7. duty

8. instant

9. insert

10. rent

Exercise 2

Part A

1. a

2. a

3. b

4. a

5. b

Part B

1. immigrant

2. elementary

3. barrier

4. failure

5. recognition

Reading Comprehension

1. c

2. b

3. d

4. c

5. Albert’s family lived in poverty because his father lost his job.

Unit 21

Exercise 1

1. b

2. a

3. d

4. b

5. c

6. b

7. c

8. b

9. d

10. d

Exercise 2

1. angels / astronauts

2. satellite / participate

3. permission / grants

4. minerals / jewels

5. pipe / telescope

Exercise 3

1. underground

2. participate

3. permission

4. awake

5. jewel

Reading Comprehension

1. d

2. c

3. b

4. a

5. He participated in a mission to outer space.

Unit 22

Exercise 1

Part A

1. a

2. a

3. c

4. b

5. d

Part B

1. d

2. c

3. a

4. b

5. b

Exercise 2

1. a

2. b

3. a

4. a

5. b

6. a

7. a

8. b

9. a

10. b

Reading Comprehension

1. d

2. a

3. c

4. b

5. The race was going to be from the barn to the farmer’s garage.

Unit 23

Exercise 1

Part A

1. architecture, substance

2. artificial, alike

3. stock, shortage

4. distinct, distinguish

5. roof, tomb

Part B

1. b

2. c

3. a

4. d

5. d

Exercise 2

1. inhe rit

2. thi ef

3. d ust

4. ch ain

5. h eal

6. wo und

7. m ount

8. a nnoy

9. s olid

10. m anner