Units 1 to 7                   Vocabulary Worksheets Answer Key

Unit 1 crisis –
PERSONALITIES dilemma –
disaster –
Practice emergency –
A holiday +
adventurous + incident 0
aggressive –/+ lucky break +
considerate + misfortune –
creative + mystery 0
easygoing + occasion 0
egotistical – phenomenon 0
generous + predicament –
honest + success +
inflexible – triumph +
intelligent + B
kind + 2. lucky break/predicament
modest + 3. celebration/triumph
organized + 4. coincidence
quiet + 5. adventure/triumph
self-confident + 6. disaster/emergency
sensitive +/–
serious +/– C
sociable + Answers will vary.
stingy –
stubborn – Unit 5
supportive + FEELINGS
temperamental –
unreliable – Practice
B/C A/B/C
Answers will vary. Answers will vary.

Unit 2 Unit 6
INTERESTING CAREERS ELECTRONICS AND PROBLEMS
Practice Practice
A/B A
Answers will vary. Answers will vary.

Unit 3 B
Answers will vary. Some possible answers:
COLLOCATIONS Drops calls: phone
Practice Crashes: computer, printer
Jams: DVD player, printer
A/B/C The screen flickers: computer, TV, phone
Answers will vary. The buttons stick: DVD player, phone, remote control

Unit 4 C
Answers will vary.
EVENTS
Practice Unit 7
A WORLD PROBLEMS
adventure + Practice
celebration +
coincidence 0 A/B/C

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Units 8 to 12                   Vocabulary Worksheets Answer Key
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Unit 8 Unit 11
PERSONAL QUALITIES BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY
Practice Practice
A A
Answers will vary. Answers may vary. Some possible answers:
B active +
Answers will vary. Some possible answers: ambitious +
Manager: assertiveness, communication skills, argumentative –
leadership, self-confidence carefree +
Teacher: creativity, communication skills, intelligence, conscientious +
tolerance emotional –
Nurse: concern for others, dependability, friendliness, immature –
tolerance independent +
Artist: artistic appreciation, creativity, perseverance, irresponsible –
self-confidence mature +
naive –
C practical +
Answers will vary. pragmatic +
rebellious –
Unit 9 responsible +
SERVICES sensible +
sophisticated +
Practice
A/B/C B/C
Answers will vary.
Answers will vary.

Unit 10 Unit 12
QUALITIES
HISTORIC EVENTS
Practice
Practice
A A
affordable T
Answers may vary. Some possible answers:
attractive B
achievement + charming B
assassination – clever B
catastrophe – decisive P
conflict – entertaining B
discovery + fashionable B
election 0 gorgeous B
epidemic – indecisive P
exploration 0 industrious P
explosion – informative B
inauguration 0 knowledgeable P
invasion – muscular P
invention + persuasive B
natural disaster – poorly written T
revolution +/– slender B
terrorist act – tough B
B/C unconvincing B
Answers will vary. weak B

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Units 1 to 7                   Vocabulary Worksheets Answer Key
well written T C
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B
expensive ≠ affordable Unit 14
overweight ≠ slender
MEDIA PROFESSIONS
indecisive ≠ decisive
lazy ≠ industrious Practice
persuasive ≠ unconvincing
A/B/C
poorly written ≠ well written
Answers will vary.
stupid ≠ knowledgeable/clever
unattractive ≠ attractive/gorgeous Unit 15
weak ≠ tough
SOCIAL ISSUES
C
Answers will vary. Practice
A/B/C
Unit 13 Answers will vary.
REACTIONS
Practice
Unit 16
A ANTONYMS
Answers may vary. Some possible answers: Practice
assumption 0 A
command 0 adaptable +
complaint – compassionate +
compliment +
courageous +
compromise +
cynical –
criticism –
dependent –
demand –
generous +
excuse –
instruction 0 insensitive –
judgment – intolerant –
prediction 0 resourceful +
promise + rigid –
proposal + selfish –
suggestion 0 self-sufficient +
suspicion – timid –
warning – tolerant +
B unimaginative –
upbeat +
2. give a command
3. make a complaint B
4. pay a compliment Across:
5. reach a compromise 3. compassionate
6. make a criticism 4. generous
7. make a demand 5. adaptable
8. give an excuse 6. self-sufficient
9. give an instruction Down:
10. make a judgment
1. courageous
11. make a prediction
2. resourceful
12. make a promise
3. cynical
13. make a proposal
14. make a suggestion C
15. have a suspicion Answers will vary.
16. give a warning

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