4000 Essential English Words 2 – Answer Key Unit 1 Exercise 1

4000 Essential English Words 2 – Answer Key

Unit 1
Exercise 1

Part A

1. d

2. a

3. b

4. c

5. d
Part B

1. b

2. a

3. c

4. b

5. a
Exercise 2

1. b

2. a

3. b

4. a

5. a

6. b

7. b

8. a

9. a

10. b
Reading Comprehension

1. d

2. b

3. c

4. b

5. They wanted to ask the Twelve Months for gifts.

Unit 2
Exercise 1

1. b, c

2. a, d

3. c, d

4. a, c

5. b, d
Exercise 2

1. wing

2. statues

3. steam

4. submit to

5. upper
Exercise 3

1. a

2. b

3. b

4. a

5. a

6. b

7. a

8. a

9. b

10. b
Reading Comprehension

1. c

2. a

3. d

4. b

5. The boy covered himself with weeds to hide his smell.

Unit 3
Exercise 1

Part A

1. log, bow

2. enemy, military

3. obey, trust

4. secured, intended

5. disadvantage, battle
Part B

1. c

2. a

3. d

4. b

5. b
Exercise 2

1. entrance

2. chief

3. weapon

4. hardly

5. laughter

6. arrow

7. brave

8. twist

9. steady

10. unless

Reading Comprehension

1. c

2. b

3. b

4. d

5. The soldiers did whatever the chief asked them because they trusted and obeyed their leader.

Unit 4
Exercise 1

Part A

1. b

2. c

3. a

4. c

5. d
Part B

1. threat

terror

2. confidence

consequence

3. victim

disaster

4. disturb

satisfy

5. rough

sensitive
Exercise 2

1. b

2. a

3. a

4. a

5. a

6. b

7. a

8. b

9. b

10. a
Reading Comprehension

1. d

2. a

3. c

4. c

5. They kept getting caught in trees.

Unit 5
Exercise 1

1. c

2. a

3. b

4. c

5. b

6. d

7. a

8. d

9. b

10. c
Exercise 2

Part A

1. a, c

2. b, c

3. a, d

4. c, d

5. a, c
Part B

1. angle

2. ancestor

3. silent

4. legend

5. pure

Reading Comprehension

1. a

2. d

3. a

4. c

5. He wrapped his coat around himself because the air was very cold on the mountain.

Unit 6
Exercise 1

Part A

1. b

2. c

3. a

4. c

5. d
Part B

1. a

2. a

3. b

4. a

5. a
Exercise 2

1. permits

2. favor

3. chase

4. palace

5. protest

6. disappointed

7. guy

8. forever

9. fee

10. abroad

Reading Comprehension

1. b

2. b

3. a

4. d

5. She thought the frog would die if he leaves the pool.

Unit 7
Exercise 1

Part A

1. b, c

2. a, d

3. b, d

4. a, b

5. b, c
Part B

1. mission

2. colleagues

3. route

4. factual

5. colony

Exercise 2

1. a

2. a

3. a

4. b

5. a

6. b

7. b

8. b

9. a

10. b
Reading Comprehension

1. b

2. b

3. c

4. a

5. He could not find the talking bird after looking for one month.

Unit 8
Exercise 1

1. 
   valley
   
2. 
   concentrate
   
3. 
   broad
   
4. 
   convey
   
5. 
   destination
   
6. 
   edge
   
7. 
   path
   
8. 
   bush
   
9. 
   capable
   

10. resort
Exercise 2

1. 
   cheat
   
2. 
   shadow
   
3. 
   suspect
   
4. 
   succeed
   
5. 
   dictate
   
6. 
   confident
   
7. 
   conclude
   
8. 
   delight
   
9. 
   definite
   

10. considerable
Reading Comprehension

1. 
   a
   
2. 
   d
   
3. 
   a
   
4. 
   c
   
5. 
   He had been tricked by a family of slow turtles.
   

Unit 9
Exercise1

1. a

2. b

3. b

4. a

5. b
Exercise 2

1. a, b

2. a, d

3. a, c

4. b, c

5. b, d
Exercise 3

1. a

2. a

3. b

4. a

5. b

6. b

7. b

8. b

9. b

10. a
Reading Comprehension

1. d

2. c

3. a

4. b

5. He had to work and could not play.

Unit 10
Exercise 1.

1. b

2. c

3. d

4. a

5. b
Exercise 2.

1. d

2. b

3. c

4. a

5. d
Exercise 3.

1. citizen

2. council

3. funeral

4. trial

5. declared

6. enormous

7. rid

8. ought

9. fog

10. extraordinary
Reading Comprehension

1. b

2. b

3. a

4. c

5. He did not want to be put on trial and go to jail.

Unit 11
Exercise 1

1. super

2. forecast

3. row

4. exhibit

5. dinosaurs

6. wet

7. admission

8. astronomy

9. interferes

10. principal
Exercise 2

1. b

2. b

3. b

4. b

5. a
Exercise 3

1. chemistry / despite

2. exhibit / admission

3. dinosaur / geography

4. gentle / Lightly

5. fame / genius
Reading Comprehension

1. d

2. a

3. b

4. d

5. No. It was going to rain very hard that day.

Unit 12
Exercise 1

Part A

1. b

2. a

3. b

4. c

5. b
Part B

1. a, b

2. a, d

3. b, d

4. b, c

5. a, c
Exercise 2

1. a

2. b

3. b

4. a

5. a

6. b

7. a

8. a

9. b

10. b
Reading Comprehension

1. a

2. b

3. d

4. c

5. He gave customers free meals to celebrate his big change.

Unit 13
Exercise 1

1. d

2. b

3. c

4. a

5. b

6. b

7. c

8. a

9. a

10. d
Exercise 2

Part A

1. a

2. b

3. b

4. a

5. a
Part B

1. potential

guarantee

2. lends

tutors

3. intense

billions

4. initial

quit

5. anxiety

emergency
Reading Comprehension

1. c

2. c

3. b

4. d

5. His plan works every time.

Unit 14
Exercise 1

1. d

2. c

3. a

4. c

5. a

6. b

7. d

8. b

9. c

10. a
Exercise 2

Part A

1. uniform

2. obvious

3. remind

4. severe

5. dormitory
Part B

1. ignores

2. secretary

3. apparent

4. commit

5. blind
Reading Comprehension

1. d

2. c

3. a

4. b

5. Working so hard could have severe results for Sue.

Unit 15
Exercise 1

1. b

2. d

3. c

4. a

5. b
Exercise 2

1. b

2. a

3. d

4. c

5. b
Exercise 3

1. a

2. a

3. a

4. b

5. b

6. b

7. a

8. b

9. b

10.b
Reading Comprehension

1. a

2. d

3. a

4. b

5. The dirt became heavier because the ground had absorbed a lot of water.


Unit 16
Exercise 1

Part A

1. stared

2. recovered

3. lasted

4. shy

5. fever
Part B

1. a

2. a

3. b

4. a

5. b
Exercise 2

1. tower / chamber

2. perspective / likeness

3.trade / rational

4. shocked / stared

5. moreover / flu

6. gesture / interrupted

7. relied / thus

8. lasted / recovered

9. shy / deny

10. emphasized / freeze

Reading Comprehension

1. c

2. b

3. c

4. b

5. Sam didn’t like the prince’s chamber because it was cold at night.

Unit 17
Exercise 1

1. d

2. c

3. b

4. b

5. a
Exercise 2

1. junior

2. height

3. labor

4. sincere

5. carriage
Exercise 3

1. b

2. b

3. a

4. b

5. a

6. a

7. b

8. a

9. a

10. b
Reading Comprehension

1. b

2. c

3. b

4. d

5. The prime reason was to save money.

Unit 18
Exercise 1

1. a

2. d

3. c

4. b

5. b

6. c

7. a

8. d

9. d

10. b
Exercise 2

Part A

1. joy

odd

2. diary

faith

3. cartoons

profession

4. greeted

convinced

5. labels

abilities

Part B

1. a, c

2. c, d

3. b, c

4. a, d

5. b, d
Reading Comprehension

1. b

2. c

3. a

4. d

5. The priest got a diary because he liked to write.

Unit 19
Exercise 1

Part A

1. c

2. a

3. c

4. b

5. d
Part B

1. a

2. b

3. b

4. a

5. b
Exercise 2

1. reception

2. fool

3. illustrate

4. costume

5. rejected

6. silence

7. begged

8. stream

9. origin

10. forbids

Reading Comprehension

1. d

2. b

3. a

4. b

5. Because he thought that Mrs. May should not adopt the girl.

Unit 20
Exercise 1

1. refrigerate

2. statistics

3. approve

4. poverty

5. barrier

6. pretend

7. duty

8. instant

9. insert

10. rent
Exercise 2

Part A

1. a

2. a

3. b

4. a

5. b
Part B

1. immigrant

2. elementary

3. barrier

4. failure

5. recognition

Reading Comprehension

1. c

2. b

3. d

4. c

5. Albert’s family lived in poverty because his father lost his job.

Unit 21
Exercise 1

1. b

2. a

3. d

4. b

5. c

6. b

7. c

8. b

9. d

10. d
Exercise 2

1. angels / astronauts

2. satellite / participate

3. permission / grants

4. minerals / jewels

5. pipe / telescope

Exercise 3

1. underground

2. participate

3. permission

4. awake

5. jewel
Reading Comprehension

1. d

2. c

3. b

4. a

5. He participated in a mission to outer space.

Unit 22
Exercise 1

Part A

1. a

2. a

3. c

4. b

5. d
Part B

1. d

2. c

3. a

4. b

5. b
Exercise 2

1. a

2. b

3. a

4. a

5. b

6. a

7. a

8. b

9. a

10. b
Reading Comprehension

1. d

2. a

3. c

4. b

5. The race was going to be from the barn to the farmer’s garage.

Unit 23
Exercise 1

Part A

1. architecture, substance

2. artificial, alike

3. stock, shortage

4. distinct, distinguish

5. roof, tomb
Part B

1. b

2. c

3. a

4. d

5. d
Exercise 2

1. inherit

2. thief

3. dust

4. chain

5. heal

6. wound

7. mount

8. annoy

9. solid

10. manner

Reading Comprehension

1. c

2. a

3. d

4. c

5. The king was annoyed because he didn't know how the gold could be gone.

Unit 24
Exercise 1

1. b

2. b

3. a

4. a

5. b
Exercise 2

1. inspected

2. chew

3. nutrients

4. overcome

5. surgery
Exercise 3

1. a

2. a

3. b

4. a

5. b

6. b

7. b

8. a

9. b

10. a
Reading Comprehension
1. c

2. a

3. b

4. c

5. It made them laugh together.
Unit 25
Exercise 1

Part A

1. d

2. a

3. b

4. c

5. b
Part B

1. inspire

2. penalty

3. neat

4. bowl

5. mere
Exercise 2

1. b

2. b

3. a

4. a

5. b

6. a

7. b

8. a

9. a

10. b
Reading Comprehension

1. b

2. b

3. c

4. d

5. He inspired the criminal to be good and tell the truth.

Unit 26
Exercise 1

Part A

1. fuel

cotton

2. loss

insure

3. coral

reef

4. amuse

surfed

5. task

shut
Part B

1. strict

2. opera

3. grand

4. accuse

5. shut
Exercise 2

1. accused

2. plain

3. amuse

4. adjust

5. engaged

6. cotton

7. hurricane

8. Shut

9. crash

10. zone
Reading Comprehension

1. c

2. a

3. b

4. d

5. When his ship reached the hurricane the wind blew it into the reef, and it crashed.

Unit 27
Exercise 1

Part A

1. witch

2. apology

3. jail

4. resemble

5. pronounce
Part B

1. twin

2. resembles

3. capture

4. ordinary

5. permanent

Exercise 2

1. a

2. b

3. b

4. a

5. b

6. a

7. a

8. b

9. b

10. a
Reading Comprehension

1. b

2. b

3. b

4. c

5. They resembled each other because they were twin brothers.

Unit 28
Exercise 1

Part A

1. a

2. d

3. b

4. a

5. c
Part B

1. a

2. c

3. b

4. d

5. a
Exercise 2

1. b

2. b

3. a

4. a

5. a

6. b

7. a

8. b

9. a

10. b
Reading Comprehension

1. b

2. d

3. a

4. d

5. George dared the fisherman to prove his skill.

Unit 29
Exercise 1

Part A

1. furniture

2. intelligence

3. curtains

4. ideal

5. obtain
Part B

1.graves

2. flood

3. fertile

4. clay

5. cloth
Exercise 2

1. b

2. a

3. b

4. b

5. a

6. a

7. a

8. b

9. b

10. a
Reading Comprehension

1. c

2. d

3. c

4. d

5. The people built Osiris and Isis a pyramid.


Unit 30
Exercise 1.

1. c

2. a

3. c

4. b

5. b

6. a

7. d

8. a

9. c

10. c
Exercise 2.

Part A.

1. a

2. a

3. b

4. a

5. b
Part B.

1. practical

2. borrow

3. downtown

4. urge

5. appeal

Reading Comprehension

1. a

2. a

3. c

4. d

5. He urged Peter to take the money.