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Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key Unit 1 I would like to stay in the Ice Hotel I think it is The Ice Hotel a unique place The most unusual place that I have heard of Pre-Reading (answers will vary) is this Ice Hotel It is winter in the photo I know that because I An interesting place I have visited is Bangkok can see a lot of ice in Thailand I saw many amazing palaces and I think this hotel must be in a cold place temples there I think this hotel is special because it is made of ice Grammar Are you into skiing? Vocabulary Preview c f b Of course, all of these hotels are made of ice e d a Vocabulary and Idiom Review Reading Comprehension b d c b b Idiomatic Expressions check in am into made (out) of Summary unique freezing Surprisingly fantastic cozy Listening d d b Discussion (answers will vary) 1 b b d a b a d b c 10 b Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key The first sandwich was made with bread and Unit meat Food Firsts Discussion (answers will vary) Pre-Reading (answers will vary) My favorite foods from other countries are My favorite food is Cajun chicken salad Tom Yang soup and fried noodles Tom Yang The most unusual food I have eaten is fried soup is from Thailand and fried noodles are from insects Hong Kong I can cook many kinds of dishes, from Some traditional foods from Canada are spaghetti to steak barbequed salmon and steak One untrue story people believe is that Vocabulary Preview f c b spaghetti was first made in Italy In fact, noodles a e were first made in China d Reading Comprehension d b a d Grammar b Cooks of wealthy English families during the time of Richard I were making curry dishes Idiomatic Expressions The Persians were eating round, flat bread with Dig in cheese in the 500s find out catching on Vocabulary and Idiom Review Summary 1377 Wealthy Created 500s Introduced 1891 Listening Mike found Janet surfing the Internet Lord Montagu was the Earl of Sandwich 2 d d c a d d b a c 10 b Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key Using the letters of the alphabet, the WMO makes a list of names that includes both male and female names Unit The lists are made of names that start with Hurricane Who? different letters, but the lists not include names beginning with the letters Q, U, X, Y, and Pre-Reading (answers will vary) Z A hurricane is a big storm with high winds and Asian countries name hurricanes using a list lots of rain of words that includes flowers, animals, trees, I think hurricanes usually occur along the and other similar things coasts of continents They always start out in the ocean Listening We usually get hurricanes in my country in the [√] True [ ] False spring and in the fall There may be five or six [√] True [ ] False each season [ ] True [√] False Vocabulary Preview Discussion (answers will vary) d b c e a f I think non-human names are better for cyclones It’s more interesting that way Reading Comprehension c c c d I have never experienced a tropical cyclone b Winter is the worst season in my country, and summer is the best season Idiomatic Expressions make up Grammar keeps up with Tropical cyclones are called typhoons in Asia keep an eye out for and hurricanes in North and South America The World Meteorological Organization decides Summary what names will be used (Possible answers) Vocabulary and Idiom Review 3 Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key c a d a c produces c a b a 10 b butterflies shut down Listening c b d Unit Discussion (answers will vary) How Did Those Get in There? The last time I was nervous was during a piano performance for a contest My body Pre-Reading (answers will vary) reacted to my nervousness by making me go to When I have to speak in front of my class, I the bathroom a lot before my performance get very nervous To reduce stress, I read comic books or listen My legs are affected by this feeling They to music become very weak and shaky Any situation where I have to something or Related to this feeling, I think of rabbits say something in front of a lot of people gives because they always seem nervous to me me butterflies in my stomach Vocabulary Preview Grammar f a b e d c Cortisol speeds up the way the stomach works, which makes these people feel sick Reading Comprehension c c b c Stepping out onto the stage will also help those a butterflies fly away Idiomatic Expressions Vocabulary and Idiom Review get rid of d c a a b play a role in c b b c 10 a shut down Summary respond normal 4 Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key Summary position wake up still antennae respond to loud Listening An interesting thing about the New Zealand weta is that it freezes every night Unit The man learned that the New Zealand weta A Bug’s Sleep is related to crickets The man found out about the New Zealand Pre-Reading (answers will vary) weta in his biology class I don’t think insects sleep They don’t have a big enough brain to need sleep Discussion (answers will vary) Maybe an insect is very still and quiet if it I think we need sleep to rest our brains and sleeps bodies I usually need 7-8 hours of sleep If I don’t get One experiment could be to measure enough sleep, I get angry very easily changes in the brain activity of insects If their brain activity changes when they are still, maybe Vocabulary Preview a c d they are sleeping e f b I know that insects have no bones or lungs Reading Comprehension c d c c Grammar a Additionally, they don’t wake up easily when hearing noises or seeing light Idiomatic Expressions However, they start to move around when louder come out of noised are made moves around For example Vocabulary and Idiom Review c 5 a b d c Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key b b b a 10 b Summary (Possible answers) Tiger won the World Golf Championships before he turned 25, setting the record as the youngest player to ever win all four championships Tiger wants to help others who can’t play golf because he was helped by so many people as a child Unit Tiger created the Tiger Woods Foundation so Tiger's Tale that golf would be open to everyone Pre-Reading (answers will vary) Listening Jack Nicklaus is a famous golfer [√] True [ ] False The special thing about Tiger Woods is that [√] True [ ] False he is very young, but successful [ ] True [√] False A role model is someone who I want to act like Discussion (answers will vary) I don’t like to play golf I think it is a little Vocabulary Preview a b e boring c f d I enjoy playing badminton or basketball If I had lots of money, I would give some to Reading Comprehension b c a c my family, give some to charity, and put the rest c in the bank Idiomatic Expressions Grammar lend, a hand Tiger Woods started playing golf professionally holds the record for in 1996 looks up to Because many people helped Tiger as a child, he wants to lend a hand to others now 6 Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key on a daily basis Vocabulary and Idiom Review agree with c d b a c d d b b 10 a set up Summary set up reports balanced responsibility agrees with Listening Unit b c d Not the Normal News Discussion (answers will vary) Pre-Reading (answers will vary) I usually read news reports online One thing in the news over the past few days My favorite news magazine is News Today was the death of a famous singer in my country because its articles are easy to read The information in this article was sad and a I know about a television program that only little scary because the singer died from a reports entertaining stories, mostly about the medical accident lives of movie stars One funny story that I heard recently was about some research related to pets and how Grammar pets can control their owners Newspapers always seem to report about the bad things happening in society HappyNews gets fan mail from its readers on a Vocabulary Preview f a c d e b daily basis Reading Comprehension b c a d Vocabulary and Idiom Review a Idiomatic Expressions 7 a b d b a c c c b 10 b Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key Summary finishes start up perfect machine give up successfully Listening The speaker says that the older brother flew in the Wright Flyer The distance that the Wright Flyer went was 51 meters Unit That is about the distance from the front of the The Wright Way to Fly plane to the back Pre-Reading (answers will vary) Discussion (answers will vary) I think that the Wright brothers made the first Thomas Edison is also a famous inventor airplane They are famous because they flew My father enjoys making things He likes to The Wright brothers were from the US make furniture I think they lived about 100 years ago I last flew in an airplane last summer I visited my family in New Zealand Vocabulary Preview f b c d e a Grammar Instead of sitting in class and reading, they Reading Comprehension c d c d wanted to work and make things, like machines b Then the brothers decided to make their glider into a flying machine Idiomatic Expressions give up Vocabulary and Idiom Review break down b a c a a start up a c c a 10 c 8 Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key got around posing as in the hands of Summary (Possible answers) Mitnick, who was sent to prison, decided to use his skills to set up a computer security firm Mitnick believes the biggest danger to security these days is the people using the programs The security experts fooled quite a few Unit managers who gave them both their passwords Don’t Trust Me! and IDs Pre-Reading (answers will vary) Listening Yes, I have information about my bank [ ] True [√] False account stored on my computer [√] True [ ] False I have a really long password that I use to log [√] True [ ] False in to my computer That helps keep my computer safe Discussion (answers will vary) The biggest danger to my computer is a I have games, school work, photos, and computer virus that I might get from the Internet Internet stuff on my computer No, I’m not worried about computer security Vocabulary Preview d b f I’m the only person who ever uses my computer a e c My brother’s bank account was hacked The bank found out quickly, so he didn’t lose too Reading Comprehension c c b a much money c Grammar Idiomatic Expressions 9 Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key Companies these days spend thousands of vending dollars on their computer security clever disagree All that money spent is basically wasted Listening Vocabulary and Idiom Review a b a d d c b a c b 10 c a b Discussion (answers will vary) I agree with the conservationists Animals are Unit 10 not products Bugs for Sale I think that because insects are living things, they should be treated the same as other Pre-Reading (answers will vary) animals I think worms are being sold in this machine I think batteries should be sold from vending Maybe people would buy worms for fishing machines The strangest thing I have seen in a machine Grammar is CDs It may sound strange, but a company in Japan Vocabulary Preview d c b sells large beetles through vending machines a f e Now, it is difficult to find the beetles in the wild Reading Comprehension b b c d Vocabulary and Idiom Review a Idiomatic Expressions pair of On the other hand takes good care of Summary beetles rare 10 c a c b c b c b a 10 c Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key look buff As for Summary da Vinci ideal eyebrows unearthly Unit 11 actual Mona Who? removed Pre-Reading (answers will vary) Listening Some famous artists are Michelangelo, The Last Supper is the name of another Rembrandt, van Gogh, and Picasso famous painting Michelangelo is famous for painting the ceiling It is a picture of a scene from the Bible of a chapel Rembrandt is famous for portraits It was painted by Leonardo da Vinci that he painted The artist van Gogh painted still life and landscapes with interesting colors Discussion (answers will vary) Picasso created the style of painting called One of my favorite artists is Salvador Dali I cubism like his pictures because they are very The artist van Gogh painted Starry Night imaginative He did surrealist art Vocabulary Preview d f c I like his painting that has melting clocks in it a e It just looks really cool to me b Reading Comprehension d d a c Grammar d However, it was the mystery behind the painting that intrigued people Idiomatic Expressions 11 Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key Many art and history buffs though that it was a Idiomatic Expressions portrait of da Vinci himself pour (chocolate sauce) on full of Vocabulary and Idiom Review over time b b a a c d a b c 10 b Summary (Possible answers) English borrowed the word “shampoo” from the Hindi language, in which the word meant to massage a person’s head English borrowed the word “ketchup” from the Chinese language, in which the word meant a Unit 12 kind of fish sauce Borrowed Words English borrowed the word “sauna” from the Finnish language, in which the word meant a Pre-Reading (answers will vary) steam room There are some English words used in my language, for example, computer Listening There are many words in English that came [√] True [ ] False from different languages For example, résumé [√] True [ ] False is from the French language [ ] True [√] False I think languages borrow words from other languages because of history or usefulness Discussion (answers will vary) If I could learn another language, I would Vocabulary Preview c a d learn Chinese b f e Some words from English that I use in my native language are “video,” “burger” and Reading Comprehension c a d a “English.” b 12 Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key An example of another borrowed word in Idiomatic Expressions English is “sushi.” Words from my own language speed up used in English are “kimchi” and “bulgogi.” as well as all over Grammar Later, the general public all over Europe started Summary using this bathing style, too serious ruin English is full of many wonderful borrowed spread damage words from many languages treat Vocabulary and Idiom Review Listening d a c a c c d c a 10 c c c c Discussion (answers will vary) I have seen a desert It looked very peaceful Unit 13 and empty Growing Deserts I think that it might be hard to find water or shelter sometimes in the desert Pre-Reading (answers will vary) Yes, I think that growing deserts are a serious Deserts exist all over the world problem There is a small desert in my county We can prevent deserts from growing by not Grammar cutting down too many trees When people cannot grow food or find animals to eat, they have to leave their homes Vocabulary Preview d e a To stop deserts from growing, people must think f b c of ways to treat the land better Reading Comprehension c d a a Vocabulary and Idiom Review d 13 b d a a d d b a b 10 a Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key d b d b c Idiomatic Expressions in one sitting first thing take in Summary digestion nutrients 1600 meals check light Listening The man doesn’t like to drink plain water The woman says he can get water from eating fruits and vegetables If he drinks too much water, his body will Unit 14 eliminate it when he goes to the bathroom The Importance of Water Discussion (answers will vary) Pre-Reading (answers will vary) Maybe some people think water is boring to People should drink about glasses of water drink a day People can also eat fruit or vegetables in I think it is better to drink warm water order to take in more water If we drink enough water, we will be healthy Other things that are good for our bodies are dark-colored vegetables and green tea Vocabulary Preview d b f c e a Grammar Some doctors think that you should drink a glass Reading Comprehension of water each morning 14 Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key Scientists suggest that people should take in Vocabulary Preview 1,600 milliliters of water each day c Vocabulary and Idiom Review Reading Comprehension b a d a b a b b a 10 a c b d a b e b d f c Idiomatic Expressions take another look jumped hit Summary (Possible answers) Farmers believe that swans flying into the wind is a sign of a coming hurricane, and cows lying down is a sign of a coming rainstorm Shimamura believes that dogs biting and barking loudly is a sign of a coming earthquake Other people believe that fish swimming Unit 15 together in the middle of the water, and birds Animal Forecasters flying away and leaving their eggs unprotected are signs of earthquakes or other natural events Pre-Reading (answers will vary) in the near future I think stormy weather is shown in the picture My favorite weather is sunny weather Listening Scientists can predict weather patterns by air [√] True [ ] False pressure [ ] True [√] False I have a pet cat During a storm, it hides [√] True [ ] False under the bed Discussion (answers will vary) 15 Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key I think that animals can predict the weather Vocabulary Preview because they can sense things humans can’t b d a c f f Animals help us by finding lost people or things, or by guiding people Reading Comprehension I think the most interesting animal is the d a b d b elephant I think the least interesting animal is the dog Idiomatic Expressions is based on Grammar warm-hearted Shimamura noticed an increase in dog bites a point out short time before earthquakes hit He noticed that the month before the big Summary earthquake, treatment for animal bites had animated supernatural increased charming reality original Vocabulary and Idiom Review d a c a a Listening d b b b 10 a b a d Unit 16 Discussion (answers will vary) A Fantastic Mind I like to draw I think being an animator would be fun Pre-Reading (answers will vary) The best movie I have ever seen was The I know of some famous animated movies, like Matrix It didn’t have any animation Aladdin and The Lion King A popular cartoon character in Argentina is I like comics and animation I like the X-men Mafalda comics and animation like Finding Nemo I have heard of some famous Japanese Grammar animators, like Miyazaki 16 Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key The movies is about two sisters who become I usually buy brown, black, or green clothes friends with an enormous, supernatural animal named Totoro Vocabulary Preview It is a very warm-hearted story, with many a e b c d f fantastic characters such as Cat Bus Reading Comprehension Vocabulary and Idiom Review c c c c d a c b a c 10 a d a b a Idiomatic Expressions nod off calm down stir up Summary increase peaceful strong powerful Confident meeting Listening His boss was wearing a pink and white suit The clothes his boss wore made him feel nervous He thought those colors made his boss look Unit 17 soft and weak Seeing Red Discussion (answers will vary) Pre-Reading (answers will vary) I wouldn’t wear yellow I think it is too bright My classroom is white It’s an OK color for White clothes make me feel nervous A white studying room makes me feel serious Blue and green make me feel relaxed 17 Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key I usually wear blue or black clothes I think I usually throw away old letters or stamps that they don’t get dirty as easily I think people keep old stamps because they like history Grammar Yellow can increase energy Therefore, a room Vocabulary Preview with strong red and yellow colors would be a b f d a c e good place to eat a lot of food quickly However, it is easier to nod off in a blue room Reading Comprehension than in a red one a Vocabulary and Idiom Review Idiomatic Expressions a d a c d b b down the road c a c a 10 b go for d d well over Summary (Possible answers) After the first adhesive stamps were issued in England in the 1800s, stamp collecting became the most practiced hobby in the world People who enjoy collecting stamps for fun might focus on stamps with certain pictures or stamps from a particular country Collectors interested in valuable stamps look for ones with low print runs, ones that have Unit 18 popular designs, and ones that are in excellent Worth Collecting condition Pre-Reading (answers will vary) Listening My brother collects old stamps [ ] True 18 [√] False Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key [√] True [ ] False Yes, sometimes I watch movies and listen to [ ] True [√] False music on the Internet I pay for the movies, but I don’t pay to listen to Discussion (answers will vary) music If I could design a stamp for my country, I I think both websites that I use make money would put famous inventions on it Many people from online ads that I see on their sites don’t know what famous inventions were made in my country Vocabulary Preview I don’t collect stamps, but I collect books b e a d c The most money I would pay is $100 for an old or rare book Reading Comprehension b d c d Grammar Stamp collecting has been around for well over Idiomatic Expressions 150 years make a difference People have been collecting stamps since of little use adhesive postage stamps were introduced in the worst culprit London in 1840 Summary Vocabulary and Idiom Review piracy b c d a a suing d b b c 10 b advertising ads original Listening Unit 19 d c a Can’t Beat Them? Join Them! Discussion (answers will vary) Pre-Reading (answers will vary) 19 b f Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key I have watched videos on the Internet, but I Rich Dogs have never downloaded one No, I don’t think it’s a bad thing to It is very Pre-Reading (answers will vary) convenient for people to get videos through the I think this reading is about dogs that have a Internet lot of money I use a website called NetFilms when I want People usually buy their dogs food, toys, or to watch videos online clothing I think a mutt is a dog of mixed breed Grammar However, it has been of little use thus far Vocabulary Preview There are just too many people and websites e d b f a c with pirated materials Reading Comprehension Vocabulary and Idiom Review c c c a a c d d b a 10 c d c c d Idiomatic Expressions passed away made headlines no big deal Summary fortune pounds Rescued owner inherited countess Listening In order to make her sleeping owners, Flossie barked and scratched on the door Drew rescued Flossie from an animal shelter Unit 20 20 Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key The people at the shelter were going to put her to sleep Discussion (answers will vary) I wouldn’t leave money to a pet I think people that so that someone will take care of their pet I have heard of dogs that protected their owners during a robbery A smart animal that I know is my sister’s cat He always knows when my sister is coming home and waits at the door for her Grammar When the poodle’s owner passed away, she left Toby about $25 million However, this was no big deal for him because Gunther IV has about $200 million! Vocabulary Review a a b a c c a a c 10 b 21 ... better Reading Comprehension c d a a Vocabulary and Idiom Review d 13 b d a a d d b a b 10 a Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key d b d b c Idiomatic Expressions in one sitting first thing take... should drink a glass Reading Comprehension of water each morning 14 Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key Scientists suggest that people should take in Vocabulary Preview 1, 600 milliliters of... It’s an OK color for White clothes make me feel nervous A white studying room makes me feel serious Blue and green make me feel relaxed 17 Reading Challenge 2nd – Answer Key I usually wear