KEY TO READING CHALLENGE 2 (2nd Edition)

Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key   Unit 1: In the Name of Beauty The strangest beauty treatment I’ve heard of is gluing hair onto your eyelashes so that you Pre-Reading (answers will vary) can have longer lashes I only wear makeup when I have formal When I want to look nice, I wear my pictures taken or when I act on stage expensive suit and a silk tie I think makeup is bad for the skin because it blocks the pores Grammar Long ago, people used liquid and powder Some of these cosmetics were used to improve made from fruits and flowers as makeup one’s appearance The dye was designed to give people red hair, Vocabulary Preview a d b the same color as the queen’s hair f e c Vocabulary and Idiom Review Reading Comprehension c c c a d Idiomatic Expressions In some cases end up in the name of Summary cosmetics dangerous culture in the name of drops nerves Listening a d a Discussion (answers will vary) Clinique and Estée Lauder make cosmetics that are good for my skin 1    b d d d d a b b c 10 c Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key   Unit 2: Who Took That Tooth? The man explains a custom about teeth in Nigeria Pre-Reading (answers will vary) If a person is the first to notice and say Yes, I remember losing my teeth I sometimes something about a baby’s first tooth, he or she had to wiggle them a lot and then pull them out has to give the child a gift myself The gift should be something like a cow or a I put my teeth under my pillow, and my goat parents left me money for them Then, they put them in a little glass jar, which I still have Discussion (answers will vary) I think some people in other countries bury My parents threw my baby teeth away their baby teeth I would prefer to follow the custom of leaving money for lost teeth and then throwing the teeth away Vocabulary Preview f a c d e b A special custom in my family was going camping every year in the summer Reading Comprehension b d d a d Grammar Difference cultures follow their own special Idiomatic Expressions customs when a child’s baby teeth fall out add up In France, the Tooth Fairy leaves a small gift or count on candy the wee hours Vocabulary and Idiom Review Summary b a a c c Bird b c b c 10 a and leaves money Mongolia Fairy and leaves a gift takes the tooth Listening 2    Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key   Unit 3: The Ring of Fire During the process of subduction, one plate moves under another when they hit each other Pre-Reading (answers will vary) Earthquakes are caused by two plates of the Listening Earth hitting or rubbing against each other [ ] True [√] False Volcanoes are formed by hot, liquid rock [ ] True [√] False coming up out of the ground, and building up [√] True [ ] False into mountains Yes, the plates of the Earth are always Discussion (answers will vary) moving We just can’t feel when it does Yes, I saw a volcano erupting in Hawaii The lava came out slowly, but it was still interesting Vocabulary Preview a e c No, I have never experienced an earthquake d f b A volcanic eruption was in the news yesterday It was a volcano in Iceland Lots of magma Reading Comprehension d b d b came out, but nobody was hurt and nothing was c damaged Idiomatic Expressions Grammar came up with According to plate tectonics, the surface of the right on the mark Earth consists of a number of enormous plates run into or sections of rock, each about eighty kilometers thick Summary As plates move away from and toward each (Possible answers) other, they run into each other Around the Pacific Ocean is a chain of volcanoes called the Ring of Fire, in which more Vocabulary and Idiom Review than seventy-five percent of the world’s d d b c a volcanoes are found a a a a 10 c Movement of sections of the Earth's surface is explained by the theory of plate tectonics, according to which plates of the Earth can move Unit 4: Myths about Pimples between one to ten centimeters per year 3    Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key   Pre-Reading (answers will vary) Yes, I think the suggestions in the reading are My mother gave me lots of advice about how good I have heard such suggestions from other to take care of my skin people, too Some things that are bad for your skin are Another health myth is that you can cure a pollution, sunlight, and greasy foods cough by drinking lemon tea The tea may make I think people need to wash their face your throat feel better, but it won’t cure the regularly to get rid of skin problems cough Vocabulary Preview Grammar c d e f b a Another widely believed myth is that not wearing makeup can help reduce a person’s chance of Reading Comprehension b d d b developing pimples d The truth is, eating a candy bar or a piece of pizza will not cause pimples Idiomatic Expressions turn into Vocabulary and Idiom Review grow up d c b a d along with a c b b 10 c Summary cure pop skin encourage myth necessarily Listening b c c Discussion (answers will vary) It surprised me that oil on the skin does not necessarily cause pimples I thought oil was the Unit 5: I Cut the Cheese! main cause of pimples Pre-Reading (answers will vary) 4    Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key   The average person probably makes one cup These insects produce as much methane as of gas per day all of the factories made by people Beans and raw vegetables cause a person to have gas Discussion (answers will vary) English words or phrases for passing gas Yes, passing gas is considered embarrassing include the following: farting, cutting the cheese, by most people I know Burping is also tooting, letting one, and breaking wind considered rude or embarrassing In some cultures, blowing your nose is Vocabulary Preview e b c considered rude or embarrassing But it’s not a d f that way in my culture One time I walked around almost all day with Reading Comprehension d b b b my zipper open My friend finally told me as we were leaving school! d Idiomatic Expressions Grammar sooner or later Lots of people are embarrassed by passing gas, face up to but there is no need to be have (something) to with There are several sources of gas Summary Vocabulary and Idiom Review gas c a a c d We swallow air a d c c 10 c into our intestines which contain sugar high sulfur content Oxygen in food Listening The speakers are talking about an insect that Unit 6: Mr Nintendo puts out a lot of gas Pre-Reading (answers will vary) These insects produce a lot of gas because of their diet and digestive systems 5    Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key   I play computer games when I have free time went to the next level of gaming with its motion- on the weekends Sometimes on the subway, I based Wii game system play video games on my cell phone I enjoy computer games like Mahjongg and Listening Sudoku [ ] True [√] False I have played on a Wii at my friend’s house It [√] True [ ] False is different than other video games because you [ ] True [√] False use your body to control the players in the games Discussion (answers will vary) My favorite computer game is called Digital Dog In the game, I take care of a cyber pet Vocabulary Preview a f b c e d I like this game because it is almost like having a real dog The graphics of the game Reading Comprehension a c c a make the dog move and act in a very realistic c way I have used lots of different game systems, Idiomatic Expressions like the DS, PlayStation, Xbox 360, etc a household name took (the cookie recipe) to the extreme Grammar A change, is due Satoru Iwata is not a household name, but he should be Summary At that time, the video game market was (Possible answers) suffering, and Nintendo was having trouble with The world of video games completely its sales changed after he came out with the Nintendo DS and the Wii Vocabulary and Idiom Review After becoming the CEO of Nintendo, Iwata c c d c d decided to try to bring in new kinds of players to c a a c 10 b video gaming After Nintendo introduced games with touch screens instead of just buttons, the company Unit 7: Are Sports Bad for Kids? 6    Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key   Pre-Reading (answers will vary) I began playing in a soccer league when I was A famous sports star in my country is Michael in elementary school I was about ten years old Jordan I hurt my foot playing soccer I was in my late He is famous because he played basketball 20s Another player stepped on my foot, and I very well, and he now appears in TV got a big bruise commercials and movies I didn’t play sports in high school I was in the Yes, I think he is a good example for young band people because he has never been in trouble with the law, and he seems to have a good Grammar personality Playing sports can have negative effects on children Vocabulary Preview e a b Sending a child with an injury into a game gives f d c the child the message that health is not as important as winning Reading Comprehension c c a d a Vocabulary and Idiom Review d c a c d Idiomatic Expressions b d b b 10 a knock (myself) out call (her) names over and over Summary healthy effects called names acceptable aggressive main Listening d b a Discussion (answers will vary) Unit 8: May I Have Your Autograph? 7    Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key   Pre-Reading (answers will vary) Discussion (answers will vary) I have the autograph of one of the actors from I would go to a place where concerts are held Star Trek to get the autograph of a famous person I would like to have the autograph of my Yes, I would buy an autograph if it was not too favorite singer, Elton John expensive It would be fun to have it If I had a famous person’s autograph, I would People write autographs on photos, books, frame it, and hang it on my wall baseballs, shirts, and sometimes even on a fan’s skin Vocabulary Preview f c b d e a Grammar Wouldn’t you love to have a famous person’s Reading Comprehension d a d b autograph? b You would never throw that person’s autograph away because of your admiration for him or her Idiomatic Expressions throw away Vocabulary and Idiom Review hangs around b a c d c depend on c d c a 10 b Summary $100,000 $12 million $3,500 $1,500 $50,000 $750,000 Listening The man is interested in getting the autograph of J K Rowling The man wants to have a book signed by this Unit 9: Where Are Our Jetpacks? author The woman is only interested in autographs Pre-Reading (answers will vary) that she can sell 8    Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key   Writers of the past predicted that we would live in space, that robots would our work for Listening us, and that soldiers would use laser guns [ ] True [√] False Today we have the Internet, which is [√] True [ ] False something past writers did not imagine [√] True [ ] False Things that past writers imagined, but that we still don’t have, are jetpacks for flying to work, Discussion (answers will vary) houses that float in the air, and colonies on other I would not enjoy using a jetpack to get planets around because it might be dangerous A benefit of using a jetpack is that you can Vocabulary Preview a e b avoid traffic jams on the road A problem with d c f using jetpacks is that they cannot travel as far or as fast as cars Reading Comprehension c c d d I think a really rich person or the military might d buy a Martin jetpack or a Jetlev-Flyer Idiomatic Expressions Grammar due to the fact that It was a vision of the future that has yet to got around actually be created on the market One jetpack that was recently demonstrated at the annual Experimental Aircraft Association’s Summary convention was the Martin jetpack (Possible answers) Buck Rogers flew with a jetpack in the comic Vocabulary and Idiom Review books, but a jetpack like that has not actually c b c a d been created yet a b a c 10 b Glenn Martin built a jetpack that really works, and his jetpack is on the market today Raymond Li made another kind of jetpack Unit 10: Desert Delivery called a Jetlev-Flyer, but unlike Martin’s jetpack, the Jetlev-Flyer propels a person into the air on Pre-Reading (answers will vary) a jet of water instead of a jet of air Yes, I like reading 9    Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key   People visit libraries when they have to study, I like reading mysteries, sci-fi, popular novels, and when they want to find good books to read and books about history for free I only borrow books from libraries once or Grammar twice a year Usually I buy books that I want to Now imagine having to walk miles and miles read for fun through a hot sandy desert just to borrow a book This is the reality for people living in the villages of the Garissa region of Kenya in East Africa Vocabulary Preview b e d c f a Vocabulary and Idiom Review Reading Comprehension b d a c c a a b c c c b a b 10 b Idiomatic Expressions get a hold of hit on an idea rack my brain Summary Librarian shortage effort hit on Mobile camels Listening d c b Discussion (answers will vary) Unit 11: Shakespeare, Where Are You Now? I usually read six to eight books each year for fun Pre-Reading (answers will vary) The last book I read was a mystery novel Yes, I enjoy going to the theater called The Moonstone A famous playwright from my country is Tennessee Williams 10    Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key   Yes, I have seen several plays by Tennessee I know that Shakespeare’s plays are very long Williams Usually his plays are about families compared to modern plays Usually theaters cut from the South, and the people in the family are them down to make them shorter fighting for some reason Some present-day writers I admire are Stephen King, Toni Morrison, Sidney Sheldon, Vocabulary Preview f d and Isaac Asimov b e c a I think Toni Morrison will still be popular 100 years from now She won the Nobel Prize for Reading Comprehension b d d a Literature c Grammar Idiomatic Expressions Romeo and Juliet has not only been performed the world over again and again in theaters around the world, come across but it has also been made into a very popular and then some movie, twice! The new Globe opened in 1999 and has since Summary won many awards as one of the best tourist were performed attractions in Europe destroyed the theater was torn down Vocabulary and Idiom Review rebuild the Globe d b a d a the original building a d a a 10 b new theater opened Listening Unit 12: What’s in a Name? Performances at the Globe today are like the original ones Pre-Reading (answers will vary) One difference is that there are female actors My name has a meaning, but I don’t know Today’s performances at the Globe don’t use what it is microphones or recordings of sounds My mother chose my name She liked the way it sounded Discussion (answers will vary) 11    Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key   Some unusual names of people I know are [√] True [ ] False Falvey, Riordan, and Zoe [ ] True [√] False Vocabulary Preview Discussion (answers will vary) e b a f d c I like the tradition of naming children after ancestors I like it because that’s how I got my Reading Comprehension a a d d name a I am familiar with the traditions described in the reading I don’t know of any others Idiomatic Expressions I will choose my children’s names with my play a large part spouse We will choose names that sound nice is named after/was named after to us as a means Grammar Summary No matter where the name comes from, a child’s (Possible answers) name is the first gift of life In Italy, relatives’ or ancestors’ names can Whether it is chosen according to preference of determine a child’s name, such as following the dictated by tradition, the name reflects tradition of naming a child after his or her something about a child’s culture grandparents In some Asian cultures, written characters Vocabulary and Idiom Review with special meanings may influence the name a b d b c of a child, such as naming a child based on a b a b c 10 a character that means beauty, strength, or kindness In the Akan culture of Ghana, the day of a Unit 13: Out of Rainforests birth can determine a child’s name, such as naming a boy Kofi if he was born on Friday or a Pre-Reading (answers will vary) girl Afua if she was born on the same day Lungs are the organs in our bodies that we use for breathing Listening [ ] True [√] False 12    Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key   Some different environments on Earth are also make rainforests into nationally protected rainforests, deserts, islands, mountains, plains, land so people and businesses can’t use them tundra, forests, and swamps We can personally give money to support The different environments provide places for programs that protect rainforests We can also various plants and animals to live We need all vote for politicians who want to make laws that of these environments for the great diversity of affect our environment in a good way life on Earth Grammar Vocabulary Preview b d a One fifth of the world’s fresh water is also found e c f in the Amazon Rainforest One half of the world’s species of animals, Reading Comprehension c d d b plants and insects live in the Earth’s rainforests a Vocabulary and Idiom Review Idiomatic Expressions b c a a a cuts down d c b a 10 b is made (out) of makes up Summary make up oxygen drugs disappearing cut down pollution Listening c d c Unit 14: For a Quick Pickup Discussion (answers will vary) Yes, I would like to visit a rainforest in order to Pre-Reading (answers will vary) see the unique plants and animals there To get more energy during the day when I’m The government can make laws to limit the tired, I eat a candy bar amount of land used for raising cattle They can 13    Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key   People drink coffee, tea, and soft drinks for The energy drinks at the campus café have more energy about 500 milligrams of caffeine in them These drinks can be unhealthy when they have too much sugar and caffeine in them Discussion (answers will vary) Coffee and tea can be relatively healthy in I would say my energy at this moment is comparison to soft drinks, since they are made average because I just finished lunch from plants I have the least energy late in the afternoon, just before dinnertime I have the most energy in the morning, right after I wake up Vocabulary Preview a c f b d e I would not try an energy drink to pick me up when I’m tired I don’t want to drink the Reading Comprehension b c d d chemicals that they have in them c Grammar Idiomatic Expressions These beverages have the specific aim of giving a sure bet tired consumers more energy pick them up There is not enough evidence to show that all of at this point the vitamins added to energy drinks actually raise a person’s energy level Summary vitamins, chemicals, caffeine Vocabulary and Idiom Review a thirst quencher d c c c b to revitalize people b b b c 10 c enough evidence all the ingredients a negative impact Listening Unit 15: The Misunderstood Tomato The last time the woman drank an energy drink, it kept her awake all night Pre-Reading (answers will vary) The man says a strong sup of coffee can Yes, I like those foods They all have have 100 milligrams of caffeine in it tomatoes in them 14    Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key   I think the tomato is originally from South [√] True [ ] False America [ ] True [√] False I think the tomato is a vegetable because we eat it in hamburgers and salads Discussion (answers will vary) I like apples because I can eat them Vocabulary Preview b a e anywhere c d f I eat tomatoes several times a week I like them Reading Comprehension d d b b My favorite foods containing tomatoes are all c kinds of pasta, salads, and pizza Idiomatic Expressions Grammar make a living When tomatoes were first introduced, there was are due for quite a bit of controversy and worry surrounding By law them Tomatoes and berries have seeds inside, and Summary both have delicious flesh surrounding the seeds (Possible answers) After Spanish soldiers brought tomato seeds Vocabulary and Idiom Review back to Europe, Europeans hesitated to grow a c c d a and eat tomatoes at first, because the plant b d a b 10 b looked similar to a poisonous plant The US government made a law in the 1800s to call tomatoes vegetables because the government was trying to help American tomato farmers make a living Unit 16: The Greatest of the Century It is easy to see that tomatoes are like berries because they have seeds in them and they grow Pre-Reading (answers will vary) from the flowers of plants My favorite sports are volleyball and racquetball I don’t know the names of any famous Listening [√] True athletes in these sports However, I saw a [ ] False 15    Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key   volleyball team of two women who are famous Tiger Woods is a great athlete in golf David playing at the Olympics Beckham is a great athlete in soccer Oscar de I can’t say either one of the ladies is the la Hoya is a famous athlete in boxing greatest all-around athlete I only saw them play volleyball Grammar No one would doubt that Jack Nicklaus was the Vocabulary Preview e b d greatest golfer of the century f a c Over his career, Pelé personally scored more than 1,000 goals Reading Comprehension d d a a b Vocabulary and Idiom Review b c a b a Idiomatic Expressions c c a c 10 a spoke out against in need to the point of Summary select legends receiving spoke out boldly doubt Listening d a Unit 17: Rights of Lefties d Pre-Reading (answers will vary) Discussion (answers will vary) I write with my right hand I know more about Pelé than Ali or Nicklaus My friend from high school wrote with his left Tiger Woods is another athlete well known for hand doing charity work 16    Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key   No, I don’t think there are any big differences Yes, teachers and parents hit a child’s hand if between left-handed and right-handed people that child kept writing with the left hand I think I am both creative and logical, but I Vocabulary Preview e c f only use my right hand a d b Grammar Reading Comprehension d b a c Due to this prejudice against the left, left-handed people were forced to switch hand c This change caused many problems for lefties in Idiomatic Expressions school, which resulted in frustration, bad have (the love of the outdoors) in common behavior, and high drop-out rates turn out results in Vocabulary and Idiom Review b a c a b Summary a a c a 10 b The right hemisphere the left hemisphere use both hemispheres The part connecting passes more efficiently males for every Listening The Greeks were the first people to believe that being left-handed was a positive thing The Greek word for “left” means “the best.” Unit 18: The Snowy Slopes of Dubai An English word that comes from this Greek word is “aristocrat.” Pre-Reading (answers will vary) A famous place for skiing is the Rocky Discussion (answers will vary) Mountains Yes, more people are right-handed, so it is The best weather to ski in is cold, snowy considered better in my country weather 17    Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key   You usually find a ski lodge, chairlifts, A winter activity that I enjoy is ice skating The restaurants, and ski rental shops last time I went ice skating was about three years ago Vocabulary Preview b e a A tourist attraction that has a lot of foreign d c f visitors in my country is the Empire State Building Reading Comprehension a a d a An indoor entertainment facility that is popular a in my country is a chain of restaurants called Don and Brewster’s It has lots of video games Idiomatic Expressions and a bowling alley inside, along with a an apt description restaurant limits himself to first and foremost Grammar Other than being the world’s third largest indoor Summary ski facility, there are a number of things about (Possible answers) Ski Dubai to amaze visitors Even though the temperature outdoors can Along with being able to enjoy the five indoor reach 45o C, people living in Dubai can enjoy slopes, including a black diamond slope, visitors skiing on the cool slopes of a ski resort are welcome to build snowmen in a designated In addition to skiing, people who visit the area resort can build snowmen, fight with snowballs, and explore a snow cavern Vocabulary and Idiom Review When it is time to make new snow for the c a c a d slopes, guests at Ski Dubai can experience a c a b 10 c falling snow inside the resort Unit 19: Not All Hackers Are the Same Listening [√] True [ ] False Pre-Reading (answers will vary) [√] True [ ] False I use a computer every day [ ] True [√] False Yes, I have bought flowers and gifts over the Internet Discussion (answers will vary) 18    Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key   Yes, my computer got a virus once I had to numbers private I keep this information in a safe install several new programs to fix the problem place at home Vocabulary Preview Grammar b d f a e c Computer hacking is the unauthorized access to a computer or network of computers Reading Comprehension c d c c Hackers may delete information, steal private information, or spread viruses that can damage a files Idiomatic Expressions by far Vocabulary and Idiom Review sort of b d b d a get a rush c a b c 10 a Summary threats illegal passive altering valid password Listening a c c Discussion (answers will vary) There was a story about a young hacker in Germany in the news several months ago He released a virus on the Internet, but the police Unit 20: Weird Inventions caught him Hackers should have to pay a really big fine Pre-Reading (answers will vary) But if they hack into government computers, I use lights, CD players, computers, cars, and they should go to jail telephones every day I keep all of my bank information private I also keep my government ID and passport 19    Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key   Some famous inventors are Alexander Without him, we would not have electric Graham Bell, Charles Babbage, Henry Ford, companies or batteries and the Wright Brothers Bell invented lots of things Babbage invented Discussion (answers will vary) computers Ford invented a way to mass- People invent things to get rich produce cars The Wright brothers invented the Lots of inventions were developed in my airplane country, including planes, computers, and medical devices Vocabulary Preview f b d I would like to invent something to translate e c spoken language instantly! a Reading Comprehension b c b b Grammar a If someone tried to steal the car, super hot flames would come out of the tubes and burn Idiomatic Expressions the car theif out in left field One of his strangest ideas was a plan to connect are in good company large tubes from the continent of Australia all the set (her) off way to Antarctica! These tubes would carry giant ice balls from Antarctica to Australia Summary the balls would melt Vocabulary and Idiom Review direction of golf balls d a a b b flames from tubes b c a a 10 a injured people from making a mess if students get thirsty Listening Thomas Edison did not invent the light bulb Thomas Edison invented the first movie camera and record player 20    .. .Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key   Unit 2: Who Took That Tooth? The man explains a custom about teeth in Nigeria Pre -Reading (answers will vary) If a person is the first to notice... Have Your Autograph? 7    Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key   Pre -Reading (answers will vary) Discussion (answers will vary) I have the autograph of one of the actors from I would go to a place... like reading 9    Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key   People visit libraries when they have to study, I like reading mysteries, sci-fi, popular novels, and when they want to find good books to