Cloze
Nominated raised immigrated earned rose
Assignment position army autobiography speaker Section B
1T 2T 3F 4C 5B 6D 7D 8D 9T 11F 12F 13T 14T Section C
1A 2D 3D 4C 5C 6B 7D 8C
Keys to Reading Course 2
Unit 7 Greek Stories
Section A Word Pretest
Reading Comprehension 5. C
Vocabulary Building
Word match
ripple a little wave on the surface of watermischief naughty behavior by children hospitality welcoming behavior
10F billow a large sea wave spell delightful influence
nymph a goddess of nature band a group of musician
suitor a man wishing to marry a particular woman mortal a human being warrior a soldier
crafty cunning hostile unfriendly merry cheerful tame not wild content satisfied
resume to take again gloom darkness
despise to look down on with contempt
dismay a strong feeling of fear, anxiety and
hopelessness dusk the time just before night
Semantic Variations
1-6 CAAAAC
Stems
13. tendency: movement or prevailing movement in a given
direction
2. conservative: favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
3. preserve: to keep in perfect or unaltered condition; tending to oppose change
4. 5.
valuable: of great importance
available: present and ready for use; at hand; accessible
prevail: to be most common or frequent; to be predominant
6.
Antonyms
1. forbid 2. clarify
Cloze
name place arrows wandered power mischief won neglected celebrate expedition
Section B
1-5 CCACD 6-10 TTFFF 11-15 TTBBC
Section C
1-5 CADBA 6-8DCC
Unit 8 Attitude Towards Life Section A
Word Pretest: BACBA BCA
Reading Comprehension: CABBC BBB
Vocabulary Building
Word match
astonishing surprising
considerate thoughtful of other persons’ wishes, needs or feelings
preach to advise or urge others to accept (sth. one believes in)
strenuous taking or needing great effort or strength arena an enclosed area for sports, public entertainments, etc.
adversity bad fortune, trouble
batter to damage, break, or cause to lose shape reverse the opposite, the other way round penetrate to see into or through
self-esteem one’s good opinion of one’s own worth
doom to cause to suffer sth unavoidable and terrible emerge to come out or appear from inside or from being hidden
blessing a gift from God or anything that brings happiness and good fortune
mess up to get into disorder; to spoil, etc. devastating completely destructive
common denominator a quality or belief shared by all the members of a group
odds the probabilities that sth will or will not happen stack to arrange dishonestly so as to give oneself an unfair advantage
motive to provide with a strong reason for doing sth. falter lose strength or effectiveness; weaken
Semantic Variations: CBBACB
Stems
1 prescribe to advise the use of a medicine 2 description an account of a person in words
3 terrain a stretch of land, with regard to its natural features
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