4000 essential english words 3 – answer key · web view2. f / the chill of the arctic water made...

4000 Essential English Words 3 – Answer Key

Unit 1Exercise 1Part A1. d2. b3. b4. b5. d

Part B1. a2. d3. d4. b5. d

Exercise 21. b2. c3. c4. d5. b6. b7. d8. c9. a10. c

Reading ComprehensionPart A1. F / Marcus occupies a house with his family.2. T3. F / A problem arises for Marcus because the blacksmith didn't pay him.4. T5. F / Marcus wasn't compensated for his work.6. T

Part B1. d

2. c3. c4. b

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Unit 2Exercise 1Part A1. c2. a3. d4. b5. b

Part B1. c2. b3. a4. b5. d

Exercise 21. b, d2. a, b3. b, d4. b, d5. a, c

Exercise 31. newcomers/fake2. acquire/lodge3. repay/neglected4. discouraged/offenses5. shepherd/venturing6. deceive/ridiculous7. hut/wheat8. caretaker/awkward9. overlook/ inferior10. hatred/satisfactory

Reading ComprehensionPart A1. T2. F / The shepherd couldn't take the sheep outside because it was too cold.3. F / The shepherd gave the wild sheep more wheat than his own.4. T5. T

6. F / The shepherd realized that he was wrong.

Part B1. c2. a3. d4. d

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Unit 3Exercise 1Part A1. b2. c3. b4. a5. a

Part B1. a2. c3. b4. a5. d6. a7. b8. d9. b10. c

Exercise 21. ax/pine2. tease/offend3. loose/overnight4. chore/grateful5. alley/sled6. elbow/scar7. bunch/persist8. kids/irritate9. decent/valentine10. disgrace/sensation

Reading ComprehensionPart A1. T2. F / Mike found a bunch of wood boards.3. F / Joe was not a decent person at the beginning of the story.4. T5. F / Mike used to put together the loose pieces.6. T

Part B1. c2. a3. d4. b

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Unit 4Exercise 1Part A1. c2. a3. d4. c5. b

Part B1. b2. c3. a4. c5. c6. a7. a8. b9. a10. c

Exercise 21. distant/compact2. eclipse/pulse3. mankind/grace4. spice/desserts5. bloom/decay6. whistled/refresh7. wool/curls8. leisure/fairy9. dipped/sneezing10. passion/pillow

Reading ComprehensionPart A1. T2. F / Tina wore a dress made of wool.3. T4. F / Tina had a passion for flowers.5. T6. F / Wilma gave Tina some cake for dessert.

Part B1. d2. c3. a4. d

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Unit 5

Exercise 11. cursed/scared2. cemetery/skeletons3. fancy/hood4. flashlight/ riddles5. disguise/wicked6. nourish/rotted7. starving/spoiled8. inhabitant/shortly9. publication/thrill10. acquainted/pirates

Exercise 21. d2. a3. b4. c5. d

Exercise 31. shortly2. acquaint3. riddles4. publication5. inhabitant6. scared7. fancy8. flashlight9. curse10. hood

Reading ComprehensionPart A1. F / People from places like Ireland, China, Egypt, and Mexico believed souls needed food.2. F / Many cultures believed that souls needed food for their journey to heaven.

3. F / Housewives gave children food if they sang or danced.4. T

5. T6. F / Inhabitants from villages started trick-or-treating in the early 1900s.

Part B1. b2. c3. c4. a

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Unit 6Exercise 11. senator, districts2. tapped, skull3. worm, underneath4. consoled, broadcast5. tremendous, executed6. bulletin, endure7. grasp, stir8. alerted, rear9. drawer, chop10. closet, bump

Exercise 21. consoled2. broadcast3. closet4. underneath5. senator6. tremendous7. bump8. district9. executed10. chopped

Exercise 31. b2. a3. c4. a5. d

Reading ComprehensionPart A1. T2. T3. T4. F The cook found a pipe in the closet.5. F The cook knew he was going to hit the worm hard.6. F The worm slid off the senator's head.

Part B1. a2. d3. c4. c

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Unit 7Exercise 1Part A1. b2. c3. d4. a5. b

Part B1. b2. b3. c4. d5. a6. a7. d8. c9.a10. c

Exercise 21. c2. a3. d4. c5. a6. c7. a8. d9. b10. d

Reading ComprehensionPart A1. T2. F / Her owners did not want her because she could not hear. So they abandoned her.3. T4. T5. F / A new law made all dogs wear a collar and get shots.6. F / She couldn’t bark.

Part B1. a2. b3. d4. c

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Unit 8Exercise 11. anniversary, elegant2. arithmetic, upwards3. ashamed, couch4. burst, dripped5. carpenter, sew6. highlands, coal7. needle, ivory8. mill, threads9. polish, fabric10. shed, trim

Exercise 21. arithmetic2. thread3. trim4. fabric5. upwards6. shed7. highlands8. mill9. sew10. polished

Exercise 31. d2. b3. a4. d5. b

Reading ComprehensionPart A1. F / Joe and Stella were poor, but not ashamed.2. T3. F / They used coal to heat their home.4. F / Together, they trimmed the bushes outside to look nice.5. T6. T

Part B1. d2. d3. a4. a

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Unit 9Exercise 1Part A1. b2. c3. a4. d5. b

Part B1. d2. c 3. c4. c5. d6. a7. a8. d9. b10. b

Exercise 21. boasting2. bully3. carbohydrate4. defeated5. stinging6. dial7. nod8. rival9. ailed10. torture

Reading Comprehension Part A1. T2. F / Dalton was a nice boy, but sometimes the other boys made fun of him because he was so tall and skinny.3. F / Dalton pretended that a bee stung him so he wouldn’t have to play.4. F / Dalton’s biggest problem was

Mitch.5. F / Mitch was dominant in every event.6. T

Part B1. d2. b3. a4.c

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Unit 10Exercise 11. a2. d3. b4. d5. c

Exercise 21. b2. d3. a4. b5. d6. b7. b8. d9. c10. a

Exercise 31. aloud, nowhere2. infant, wrinkles3. divorced, absence4. reproduce, urgent5. sucked, patted6. bald, rhymes7. vanished, crept8. wagon, kidnap9. relief, nap10. blanket, imitating

Reading ComprehensionPart A1. T2. F / Grace was bald and had no wrinkles.3. T4. T5. F / When Anna came back from her room, she found that Grace had vanished.6. F / Anna called aloud for Grace to find her.

Part B1. c2. a3. c4. c

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Unit 11Exercise 1Part A1. c2. b3. a4. c5. d

Part B1. d2. a3. a4. b5. b

Exercise 21. c2. a3. b4. d5. a

Exercise 31. ecosystem, pond2. recited, dialect3. abnormal, dwarf4. manuscript, impatient5. proverbs, patience6. pursuit, marsh7. blossom, perfume8. dishonest, fatal9. leaves, bamboo10. wilderness, compass

Reading ComprehensionPart A1. T2. F / When people entered the Magic Marsh, they never came out.3. F / Peter drank some water and fell asleep.4. T5. F / Peter didn’t know the dwarf

was dishonest.6. T

Part B1. a2. c3. b4. b

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Unit 12

Exercise 1Part A1. b2. b3. c4. d5. a6. a7. d8. c9. b10. d

Part B1. d2. a3. c4. b5. c

Exercise 21. beam2. triumph3. caution4. exploded5. rag6. swift7. casual8. scent9. scatter10. puff

Reading ComprehensionPart A1. T2. T3. F / You have to fasten the beam.4. F / Sam washed the germs off his hands.5. T6. T

Part B

1. c2. b3. d4. a

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Unit 13

Exercise 11. voyage / vessel2. port / aboard3. sweat / sheriff4. millionaire / fountain5. harbor / worship6. inhabit / enforce7. trigger / bullets8. unify / march9. startle / devil10. bitter / drift

Exercise 21. voyage2. aboard3. trigger4. sheriff5. fountain6. startle7. unify8. harbor9. inhabit10. devil

Exercise 31. c2. a3. b4. b5. c

Reading ComprehensionPart A1. T 2. F / Dan pulled the trigger on his gun and shot bullets in the air to scare people in the town.3. T4. T5. F / Dan was sent on a voyage to the middle of the ocean.6. F / Every person who inhabited Ocean-town disliked Dan.

Part B1. b2. c3. d4. c

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Unit 14

Exercise 11. a2. c3. b4. d5. a

Exercise 21. luxury2. crown3. chef4. bleed5. horrible6. impolite7. kneel8. massive9. bond10. fiber

Exercise 31. b2. d3. a4. a5. d6. d7. a8. c9. a10. d

Reading ComprehensionPart A1. T2. F / The chef was a horrible person that everyone hated. 3. T4. T5. F / The chef was very impolite and always scolded his workers.6. T

Part B

1. c2. d3. b4. c

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Unit 15

Exercise 11. b, c2. a. c3. a, b4. c, d5. c, d

Exercise 21. diameter2. theft3. scheme4. bless5. famine6. exploited7. slim8. routine9. Pardon10. pharaohs

Exercise 31. ripe, roasted2. Pardon, theft3. famine, pharaoh4. stove, cereal5. harvest, slim6. nut, diameter7. affair, merry8. routine, bless9. exploit, assembly10. cheerful, scheme

Reading ComprehensionPart A1. F / The pharaoh’s party was a great affair.2. T3. T4. F / Monkey repeated the routine for four days.5. T6. F/ Monkey asked the pharaoh, “Pardon?”

Part B1. b2. b3. a4. c

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Unit 16

Exercise 11. b2. a3. b4. b5. a

Exercise 21. a2. b3. a4. a5. b

Exercise 31. adolescents2. sorrow3. journalism4. swell5. hindered6. punishment7. slices8. straws9. liberty10. tidy

Reading ComprehensionPart A1. T 2. F / The boy leaning against the pole complimented Matthew’s jacket. 3. T4. T5. F / Matthew wants to work in journalism when he grows up.6. T

Part B1. c

2. c3. b4. c

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Unit 17

Exercise 11. b2. d3. d4. b5. a

Exercise 21. miserable2. agency3. shallow4. confine5. ash6. navigate7. originated8. affection9. vibrating10. sympathy

Exercise 31. superstition / originated2. agency / dismissed3. slope / lava4. fate / vibrated5. confine / sympathy6. ash / erupted7. miserable / retrieve8. affection / wander9. remainder / shallow10. navigate / spanned

Reading ComprehensionPart A1. F / The trip to find the magic cup was very difficult. 2. T3. T4. F / A superstition said that anyone who retrieved the magic cup would get their greatest wish. 5. T6. T

Part B1. d2. d3. b4. a

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Unit 18

Exercise 11. a, d2. a, b3. c, d4. b, c5. a, c

Exercise 2Part A1. c2. a3. d4. b5. c

Part B1. a2. c3. a4. d5. b

Exercise 31. yield2. spear3. thunder4. retreated5. troops6. armor7. steep8. independence9. invasion10. boom

Reading ComprehensionPart A1. T2. T3. F / The knight wore armor, and the warriors used spears.4. T

5. T6. F / The flames scared the enemy.

Part B1. a2. b3. b4. c

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Unit 19

Exercise 1Part A1. b2. d3. a4. c5. a

Part B1. b2. a3. c4. a5. d

Exercise 21. b2. c3. b4. d5. b

Exercise 31. daisy, mist2. dispute, confronted3. bench, sighed4. horror, incident5. pregnant, spare6. revenge, plotted7. stems, rage8. supper, tender9. orphan, sneak10. objects, shame

Reading ComprehensionPart A1. T2. T3. F / The girl plotted to get revenge against the farmer.4. F / The girl sighed because the farmer wouldn’t give her a pear.5. T

6. F / The orphan hadn’t eaten supper for days.

Part B1. a2. a3. c4. a

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Unit 20

Exercise 11. a2. b3. d4. a5. c

Exercise 21. magnificent2. necessity3. supreme4. outcome5. evident6. dissatisfied7. seize8. dawn9. pile10. cub

Exercise 31. c2. b3. a4. b5. d6. a7. a8. d9. b10. a

Reading ComprehensionPart A1. T 2. F / Mother Wolf knew how to seize prey.3. T4. F / Mother Wolf made a den beneath the tree.5. T6. T

Part B

1. b2. c3. d4. d

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Unit 21

Exercise 11. b2. a3. d4. d5. d

Exercise 21. dim2. accustomed3. leak4. stiff5. clan6. astonished7. feast8. glowing9. tragic10. instincts

Exercise 11. fable, astonished2. banged, instincts3. feast, accustomed4. physician, joint5. emphasis, affirm6. hollow, stiff7. clan, tunes8. dim, stroked9. tragic, sacrifices10. leak, glowing

Reading ComprehensionPart A1. T 2. T3. F / The old man’s joints were stiff from sitting under a tree for a long time.4. F / The old man’s instincts told him there was something in the forest.5. T6. T

Part B1. d2. b3. c4. b

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Unit 22

Exercise 1Part A1. a2. b3. d4. b5. b

Part B1. b2. d3. a4. b5. a

Exercise 21. inquired, dose2. peered, pose3. portrait, commissioned4. coincided, accommodate5. circus, dyed6. extent, headline7. messenger, stripe8. ranch, informal9. gender, steering10. tempted, tame

Reading ComprehensionPart A1. T2. F / Ben wasn’t tempted by money when he had his own circus.3. T 4. T5. F / Ben learned about the circus from a messenger with newspaper headlines.6. F / An artist could be commissioned to paint informal portraits of people posing in front of a funny picture.

Part B1. c2. a3. d4. d

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Unit 23

Exercise 11. a2. c3. d4. b5. b6. c7. c8. a9. b10. a

Exercise 21. Aborigine, cottage2. outlaw, prospects3. wizard, shaved4. cautious, gamble5. ban, daytime6. lawn, faded7. desperate, purse8. mow, fierce9. terrified, confess10. seldom, rod

Reading ComprehensionPart A1. T2. F / Hans went to the old man’s cottage because he liked the prospect of food and warmth.3. F / The old man in the cottage was a wizard.4. F / When daylight faded, Hans returned to the cottage.5. T6. T

Part B1. a

2. a3. b4. d

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Unit 24

Exercise 1Part A1. b2. a3. d4. c5. d

Part B1. b2. d3. b4. a5. c

Exercise 21. symphony, initiated2. graze, cattle3. nerve, optimist4. lane, paved5. herd, bundle6. widow, greed7. parade, posters8. portable, bulb9. phantom, fled10. baggage, scratched

Reading ComprehensionPart A1. F / Larry was a cow, Harry was a rooster and Lester was a duck on the widow Riley’s farm. 2. T3. T4. F / The only things the animals took with them were a portable microphone, a flute and a drum.5. F / Lester was an optimist.6. F / Harry knocked over the lamp to break the bulb.

Part B

1. b2. c3. b4. a

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Unit 25Exercise 1Part A1. a2. a3. d4. c5. b

Part B1. c2. b3. b4. a5. d

Exercise 21. a, d2. b, c3. a, d4. a, b5. b, d

Exercise 31. fraction2. dynasty3. ray4. illusion5. via6. circulated7. resigned8. frost9. trembled10. lieutenant

Reading ComprehensionPart A1. F / The sun’s rays don’t shine on Greenland for three months.2. F / He wanted to start a dynasty in his name in Greenland.3. F / Erik the Red’s consequent punishment for killing his neighbor was to leave Iceland.

4. T5. T6. F / Erik gave it the name Greenland because he wanted many people to settle there.

Part B1. c2. b3. b4. b

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Unit 26

Exercise 11. a, d2. b, c3. a, d4. a, c5. b, c

Exercise 21. disgusting2. collapsed3. wiped4. curved5. embraced6. autumn7. wire8. altered9. drain10. receipt

Exercise 31. collapsed, altered2. ginger, blend3. autumn, envied4. aside, wires5. crushed, receipt6. fireworks, fuse7. paste, wiped8. curved, embraced9. jealous, disgusting10. flour, drain

Reading ComprehensionPart A1. F / The brothers blended flour and ginger together when trying to make cookies.2. T3. F / The model rocket worked after the wires were moved.4. F / The mailbox collapsed because the rocket curved into it.5. T6. T

Part B1. a2. b3. d4. d

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Unit 27

Exercise 1Part A1. a2. a3. b4. b5. a

Part B1. a2. a 3. d4. a5. c

Exercise 21. Meanwhile2. ambassador3. necklace4. acknowledge5. insult6. conquered7. precious8. stack9. rumors10. prejudice

Reading ComprehensionPart A1. T2. F / The Spanish had blonde hair.3. T4. T5. F / Atahualpa thought that Pizarro had insulted him.6. F / Pizarro did not agree that Atahualpa was both a go and a king.

Part B1. a2. a

3. b4. b

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Unit 28

Exercise 1Part A1. a2. b3. c4. b5. d

Part B1. c2. b3. b4. d5. c

Exercise 21. postponed 2. congress 3. merchant 4. institution5. chemist6. dairy7. splash8. suburb9. tide10. ache

Reading ComprehensionPart A1. T2. F / The chill of the arctic water made Marcus’s finger ache. 3. F / Marcus didn’t work in an institution with his father. 4. F / In the end, everyone was very happy with Marcus. 5. T6. T

Part B1. b2. a

3. d4. c

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Unit 29

Exercise 1Part A1. a2. c3. b4. c5. b

Part B1. d2. a3. b4. c5. c

Exercise 21. traced, bomb2. circumstances, nuclear3. glance, certificate4. grief, coffin5. devastated, cope6. rotated, souvenir7. criticism, frowned8. gazed, microscope9. license, submarine10. portrayed, groom

Reading comprehensionPart A1. F / The photographs portrayed important events from the grandfather’s life.2. T3. T4. T5. F / The certificate was from the day the grandfather got married.6. T

Part B1. c2. a

3. c4. c

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Unit 30

Exercise 1Part A1. c2. b3. b4. a5. d

Part B1. d2. a3. d4. d5. a

Exercise 21. spine2. basin3. cupboard4. hopped5. emerged6. hook7. caterpillar8. strip9. sleeves10. stain

Reading ComprehensionPart A1. T2. F / The caterpillar had no bones, not even a spine.3. T4. F / Cory hopped off the counter and ran into the kitchen.5. T6. T

Part B1. a2. c3. c

4. a

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