Exercise 2. Reading Comprehension

1. terminal

2. extract

3. impulse

4. subsequent

5. assess

6. ongoing

7. essence

8. fabulous

9. astonished

10. publicity

Exercise 3

1. haste

2. significance

3. molecules

4. commenced

5. proximity

6. latter

7. synthetic

8. assess

9. remedy

10. pharmaceutical

Reading Comprehension

Part A

1. T

2. T

3. F...The infection caused by the bacteria he was working on was terminal.

4. T

5. F Whenever the fungus was close to the...

Part B

1. In his haste to go on vacation, Alexander Fleming left his laboratory in a mess.

2. The significance of the fungus was that it could kill the bacteria.

3. While he was cleaning, he had an impulse to examine the fungus.

4. The scientist extractedmolecules from the fungus.

5. The discovery received a lot of publicity.

Unit 6

Exercise 1

1. d

2. a

3. b

4. c

5. d

Exercise 2

1. b

2. c

3. a

4. c

5. c

6. a

7. d

8. b

9. a

10. b

Exercise 3

1. I

2. C

3. C

4. I

5. C

6. C

7. I

8. I

9. C

10. C

11. C

12. I

13. I

14. C

15. C

16. I

17. I

18. C

19. C

20. C

Reading Comprehension

Part A

1. T

2. F Bob implemented a plan to return home to his spouse and children.

3. F His shoulder injury impaired his ability to carry the materials.

4. T

5. T

Part B

1. Insight about the island and finding something to help him escape.

2. Because he wanted to make it home.

3. He dragged tree limbs and vines.

4. By keeping a good attitude.

5. He believes that optimism and ambition make anything possible.

Unit 7

Exercise 1

1. temperate

2. Celsius

3. parasite

4. aquatic

5. bizarre

6. companion

7. biosphere

8. ecology

9. vulnerable

10. feat

Exercise 2

1. tolerance

2. repetitive

3. prominent

4. nucleus

5. coarse

Exercise 3

1. I

2. C

3. C

4. I

5. I

6. C

7. I

8. C

9. C

10. I

11. I

12. C

13. C

14. C

15. I

16. I

17. I

18. C

19. I

20. C

Reading Comprehension

Part A

1. F Protists have a high tolerance for extreme conditions.

2. T

3. F A protist splits its own nucleus in fission.

4. T

5. T

Part B

1. The protest could be comfortable in water that was 150 degrees Celsius.

2. Protists were the first life form on Earth.

3. A protists releases nitrogen gas.

4. It swims up to one and swallows it whole.

5. A protists undergoes the reproductive process of fission

Unit 8

Exercise 1

1. a

2. c

3. b

4. c

5. a

Exercise 2

1. hostile

2. dominate

3. misconception

4. culinary

5. medication

6. prescription

7. edible

8. peel

9. malnutrition

10. intake

Exercise 3

1. c

2. d

3. b

4. a

5. c

Exercise 4

1. I

2. C

3. C

4. C

5. I

6. C

7. C

8. I

9. I

10. I

11. C

12. I

13. I

14. C

15. C

Reading Comprehension

Part A

1. T

2. F The hostile army wanted to dominate and oppress the people.

3. T

4. F The doctor showed the woman a dense patch of edible plants.

5. F The woman gave the doctor a ceramic bowl to show her thanks.

Part B

1. He wanted to use a new medication to treat the sick people.

2. She thought bread and water would be enough for him.

3. He wanted her to increase her son’s intake of vegetables.

4. He gave her a prescription for pain medicine.

5. He wanted her to help her son stay healthy.

Unit 9

Exercise 1

1. b

2. a

3. b

4. c

5. c

Exercise 2

1. c

2. a

3. d

4. c

5. b

Exercise 3

1. b

2. d

3. a

4. c

5. a

Exercise 4

1. C

2. I

3. C

4. I

5. C