Exercise 1

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

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 wouldn't 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 give the bachelor a wonderful feeling

5. F Helping others, not his cognitive talents, had...

Part B

1. As soon as he had received his diploma, he asserted to everyone he met that he was the smartest person in town.

2. One day while strolling through the town, the bachelor witnessed a collision between two cars.

3. The bachelor felt the best he had in his entire life.

4. Despite his analytic abilities, he failed to notice he was missing something very important in his life.

5. Besides a brain, the bachelor realized that you must also have a heart.

Unit 4

Exercise 1

1. c

2. b

3. a

4. d

5. c

6. a

7. d

8. b

9. c

10. a

Exercise 2

1. I

2. C

3. I

4. I

5. C

6. C

7. I

8. I

9. C

10. C

Exercise 3

1. b

2. c

3. a

4. d

5. c

Exercise 4

1. incentive

2. transaction

3. legislated

4. bribed

5. retail

6. administrator

7. headquarters

8. corrupt

9. legitimate

10. revenue

Reading Comprehension

Part A

1. F Mr. Pig was an administrator...

2. F...made to the factory were not legitimate.

3. T

4. F... disposing of the factory's rubbish in the river.

5. F...created more revenue.

Part B

1. His boss told him, “If the factory makes more money, then you will too.”

2. After Pig automated his factory, the other animals had no jobs.

3. According to the officials, Pig manipulated the law in order to get more money.

4. When all transactions stopped, the factory lost money, and Pig lost his job.

5. The stores could no longer sell goods at retail because the machines didn't make products as well as the workers, and customers were disappointed with the factory's merchandise.

Unit 5

Exercise 1

1. d

2. a

3. d

4. b

5. c

6. a

7. c

8. b

9. d

10. d