LISTENING ANSWER KEYS Recording 8.

(Grade IX)
1. B 2. D 3. C
4. global, interconnected
Recording 1. 5. ... both players and coaches from abroad
6. soccer’s worldwide popularity and the reach of
1. D 2. C 3. C satellite television.
4. prominent
5. ... many of its players to the European clubs Recording 9.
6. Several national teams have powerful athletes in
Africa, but lack powerful players. 1. A 2. B 3. C
4. new
Recording 2. 5. ... started to use boats.
6. They started to use animals.
1. B 2. E 3. A
4. English Recording 10.
5. ... 50.5 kilometres
6. the United Kingdom and France 1. E 2. E 3. D
4. tough
Recording 3. 5. ... are a hugely popular event.
6. other popular team sports, such as baseball,
1. D 2. D 3. B American football and ice hockey.
4. warning
5. ... a storm will touch the ground and turn into a tornado Recording 11.
6. usually just 13 minutes
1. C 2. B 3. A
Recording 4. 4. small
5. ... very small mistakes
1. B 2. A 3. E 6. Because gymnasts can lose points for very small
4. 40 % (forty percent) mistakes.
5. 400 (four hundred)
6. In India and Pakistan Recording 12.

Recording 5. 1. E 2. A 3. B
4. long
1. A 2. C 3. E 5. ... she was seven years old.
4. some, rare 6. Zorn won gold medals in all of her ten events!
5. ... wants to build a new road
6. because their homes are disappearing Recording 13.

Recording 6. 1. A 2. A 3. A
4. small, local
1. A 2. C 3. E 5. ... have their school-leaving exams.
4. fewer 6. Because they get hey fever, and older students
5. ... speak Mandarin as a native language have their school-leaving exams.
6. around 25 languages

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1. B 2. E 3. B 1. C 2. D 3. B
4. new 4. enormous
5. ... cricket, rugby and Australian Rules football 5. ... also an enormous business in South America
6. Immigrants from the Balkans and other countries 6. for the chance to earn big money and international
bring the sport and their enthusiasm for it to Australia recognition.
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1. B 2. D 3. D 1. C 2. E 3. A
4. little 4. many, different
5. ... in hospital operations. 5. ... created the ship’s rules together.
6. a little insect – the silkworm. 6. who wanted their freedom.

Recording 16. Recording 22.

1. C 2. E 3. E 1. D 2. E 3. D
4. many, different 4. some
5. ... modern samba’s main artists. 5. ... information and knowledge.
6. They often think of the festival of Carnaval and 6. around 375 million people
the city of Rio de Janeiro.

Recording 23.
Recording 17.
1. C 2. A 3. C
1. A 2. E 3. C 4. interesting
4. real 5. ... get something they want.
5. ... illegal 6. to get to eat some of the fish.
6. They spend it on women and alcohol.

Recording 24.
Recording 18.
1. E 2. C 3. C
1. E 2. E 3. B 4. golden
4. wild 5. ... all over their bodies.
5. ... escape from zoos and homes. 6. almost 650 years old
6. wolves and bears

Recording 25.
Recording 19.
1. C 2. A 3. E
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. different
4. famous 5. ... start a happy life together.
5. the body of water in California (known as the 6. Both families give gifts to the couple in the US.
Golden Gate)
6. About 100,000
Recording 26.

Recording 20. 1. C 2. D 3. E
4. close(st)
1. A 2. A 3. A 5. ... our future should be safe.
4. several 6. the United States, India, China and Japan
5. ... space.
6. (in the fields of) science, technology, medicine,
and health Recording 27.

1. C 2. E 3. E
4. European
5. ... safe to eat, as well as tasty.
6. They started the tradition of putting tomatoes on
baking dough.
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1. D 2. C 3. C 1. B 2. B 3. A
4. special, specific 4. colourful
5. ... first birthday. 5. immigrants
6. a system of sounds and body language 6. at the end of August.

Recording 29. Recording 36.

1. D 2. B 3. C 1. E 2. E 3. D
4. successful 4. recent
5. ... to do business. 5. South Korea and Japan
6. Oil was discovered. 6. They have helped to promote peace.

Recording 30. Recording 37.

1. B 2. E 3. B 1. A 2. C 3. C
4. various 4. great
5. ... his own company. 5. earthquakes and great waves.
6. nature and technology 6. Because the Atlanteans became greedy— they
had everything, but they still wanted more.

Recording 31.
Recording 38.
1. D 2. A 3. C
4. heavy 1. D 2. C 3. A
5. ... in the downtown area. 4. exciting
6. traffic and pollution in the city. 5. ice hockey and speed skating
6. It takes place inside.

Recording 32.
Recording 39.
1. E 2. E 3. A
4. Turkish, folk 1. B 2. E 3. C
5. 800 (eight hundred) 4. protected
6. UNESCO decided to call 1996-1997 International 5. Silk Road
Nasreddin Hodja Year. 6. In her hair, a princess secretly carried many
silkworms.

Recording 33.
Recording 40.
1. C 2. (1, 3, 4) 3. A
4. regional 1. B 2. E 3. D
5. ... they are proud of their heritage. 4. national, hard
6. thanks to poetry events and language courses 5. exam scores
advertised on Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube. 6. They usually study very hard.

Recording 34. Recording 41.

1. B 2. C 3. D 1. C 2. B 3. B
4. electrical 4. amazing
5. ... studying science. 5. swimming pools and gyms
6. He discovered that lightining was a kind of 6. big training centres
electrical energy.
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1. A 2. A 3. A 1. D 2. A 3. B
4. new 4. ... the government wants more people to ride
5. slaves bikes instead.
6. They arrived with the adventurers or other 5. Denmark is a very flat country.
Europeans 6. 40% (forty percent)

Recording 43. Recording 50.

1. C 2. D 3. A 1. D 2. B 3. C
4. long(est) 4. deep(est)
5. ... in North America. 5. Greek athletes
6. food, iron, cars, aeroplanes, books, music and TV 6. the Olympic torch
programmes

Recording 51.
Recording 44.
1. B 2. C 3. E
1. A 2. C 3. E 4. small
4. simple, delicious 5. Water cycle
5. Ching-He teaches them how to make simple and 6. They get colder, and the little drops of water get
delicious Chinese food. bigger.
6. many people

Recording 52.
Recording 45.
1. D 2. C 3. E
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. young
4. crazy, many 5. ... clothes and their hair.
5. ... baseball games in Korea. 6. They taught themselves to play music.
6. When a player does well.
Recording 53.

Recording 46. 1. D 2. B 3. D
4. American
1. D 2. D 3. A 5. ... to cross the Atlantic Ocean alone.
4. achievement exam 6. a nurse, a photographer, and a truck driver
5. sports, clubs and volunteer work
6. ... to get into a good university. Recording 54.

Recording 47. 1. D 2. A 3. C
4. ancient
1. E 2. C 3. D 5. ... other cyclists from all over the world.
4. dangerous, high(est) 6. They would travel from Alaska to Argentina - by
5. ... stand on top of Mount Everest! bike.
6. He started climbing as a teenager.
Recording 55.
Recording 48.
1. B 2. E 3. B
1. D 2. D 3. B 4. powerful
4. traditional 5. ... were captured in 1720.
5. ... traditional life and beliefs in Germany. 6. Because many pirate ships had a rule: no women
6. They published two books. allowed.
 Recording 56. PRACTISE EXAM Recording 1.

1. B 2. E 3. E 1. C 2. B 3. B
4. sacred 4. active
5. ... they will suffer the same way one day. 5. religion
6. They believe the cow is sacred. 6. Fuji exploded.

Recording 57. PRACTISE EXAM Recording 2.

1. D 2. (1, 4) 3. B 1. B 2. D 3. A
4. larg(est) 4. fearless
5. ... built new parts. 5. ... honor and pride.
6. They wanted to protect their country from 6. ‘those who serve.
unfriendly people.

PRACTISE EXAM Recording 3.

Recording 58.
1. C 2. D 3. B
1. A 2. D 3. C 4. a lot of, heavy
4. medical 5. ... farmers and craftsmen.
5. ... Egyptian culture. 6. about forty-five hundred years old
6. about eighty years

PRACTISE EXAM Recording 4.

1. A 2. B 3. D
4. dark
5. ... ‘first-foot’.
6. a tall man with dark hair

PRACTISE EXAM Recording 5.

1. C 2. D 3. E
4. short
5. ...seems certain.
6. They think it’s too expensive to send people into
space.

PRACTISE EXAM Recording 6.

1. B 2. C 3. A
4. popular
5. ... its (Dubai’s) beaches.
6. from business.

PRACTISE EXAM Recording 7.

1. D 2. C 3. B
4. talented
5. ... by a British man named Charles Miller.
6. five times
 READING ANSWER KEYS Reading 7.
(Grade IX)
1. B 2. D 3. C 4. E 5. A
Reading 1. 6. condition
7. regular, special
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. C 8. (at school) to get into Waseda University.
6. meal 9. baseball, basketball and swimming
7. Christmas
8. ... Boxing Day.
9. Because a lot of shops start their winter sales on Reading 8.
Boxing Day.
1. E 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. B
Reading 2. 6. population
7. high(est)
1. D 2. D 3. E 4. E 5. D 8. ... Los Angeles (in California).
6. (to) reach 9. about 300 million people
7. high(est)
8. ... twenty-six thousand feet. Reading 9.
9. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the
first people to climb to the top of Mount Everest. 1. E 2. E 3. A 4. D 5. B
6. forest, rainforest
7. heavy, many, tall
Reading 3. 8. 20% (twenty percent)
9. to make sure that the Earth stays healthy in the
1. C 2. E 3. C (confusing) 4. E 5. A future.
6. journey
7. excellent, expensive Reading 10.
8. ... the traffic is bad.
9. ... the wrong train. 1. C 2. A 3. E 4. B 5. D
6. step
Reading 4. 7. basic
8. dough
1. D 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. A 9. Cooks in Naples opened the world’s first pizza
6. exciting restaurant.
7. important
8. ... people with disabilities. Reading 11.
9. Every country had women in their team.
1. E 2. A 3. A 4. E 5. C
Reading 5. 6. similar
7. large(st), busy, exciting
1. B 2. E 3. C 4. E 5. D 8. panda
6. flag 9. (in) Paris
7. White
8. ... ‘Stars and Stripes’. Reading 12.
9. (It represents) the original thirteen states.
1. E 2. E 3. B 4. D 5. C
6. technique
Reading 6. 7. traditional
8. ... the wrestling match starts.
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. E 9. religious
6. shade
7. narrow, cool
8. ... where they want to go.
9. They can use small solar-powered cars move
underground, like a subway.
 Reading 13. Reading 19.

1. B 2. E 3. B 4. E 5. C 1. C 2. D 3. D 4. A 5. A
6. trouble 6. pollution
7. global 7. dangerous
8. ... fossil fuels. 8. ... plants and animals.
9. greenhouse gases 9. If we recycle garbage or shut off the water.

Reading 14. Reading 20.

1. D 2. E 3. B 4. A 5. A 1. E 2. C 3. E 4. B 5. C
6. evil 6. beach
7. solid 7. many, unusual
8. explorers 8. 3.3 million
9. to teach people about the evils of greed. 9. scuba diving, camel racing, shopping, sand skiing

Reading 15. Reading 21.

1. A 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. A 1. A 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. E
6. anger 6. species
7. different 7. few, green
8. ... a lot of English expressions. 8. ... the only land animals.
9. blue 9. because of its unusual landscape and interesting
animals.
Reading 16.

1. C 2. D 3. E 4. C 5. E Reading 22.
6. famous
7. unusual 1. E 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. B
8. A flag 6. dry
9. Because Queen Elizabeth of England lives there. 7. wet
8. ... a wet climate.
9. the west
Reading 17.

1. C 2. C 3. C 4. E 5. D Reading 23.
6. shape
7. comfortable, running 1. A 2. D 3. B 4. E 5. C
8. ... exercise. 6. holiday
9. colourful clothes 7. famous
8. pumpkin or apple pie
9. (on a) Thursday
Reading 18.

1. D 2. E 3. C 4. D 5. A Reading 24.
6. bike
7. big 1. E 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. B
8. ... a bike or MP3 player. 6. view
9. (to) the cinema, a bowling alley or somewhere 7. expensive, dream, high
like that. 8. ... a health center with a gym and a swimming pool.
91. a businessman (in India)
 Reading 25. Reading 31.

1. C 2. E 3. C 4. A 5. D 1. B 2. D 3. E 4. B 5. E
6. frozen 6. partner
7. dark, windy 7. metal
8. ... it will freeze and die. 8. the Bible
9. to keep them warm. 9. He invented a better way of printing.

Reading 32.
Reading 26.
1. C 2. E 3. D 4. A 5. E
1. C 2. C 3. E 4. D 5. B 6. information
6. (to) call 7. great
7. strong 8. good, bad, and neutral
8. ... drive to the next station. 9. in 2012
9. Because everything is far away.

Reading 33.
Reading 27.
1. E 2. D 3. E 4. C 5. C
1. E 2. E 3. B 4. C 5. B 6. (to) include
6. dam 7. foreign
7. solar 8. the national pastime
8. ... computers, phones and TVs. 9. The first World Series was played.
9. wind, moving water, sun

Reading 34.
Reading 28.
1. A 2. E 3. C 4. B 5. C
1. B 2. E 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. event
6. proud 7. silver
7. important 8. olive branches
8. proud 9. in Greece in 1896.
9. The government made a law to stop this.

Reading 35.
Reading 29.
1. E 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. A
1. E 2. C 3. B 4. E 5. B 6. unique
6. (to) concentrate 7. strong
7. dangerous 8. 200 (two hundred)
8. ... cause of stress. 9. August and September
9. at least eight glasses (per day)

Reading 36.

Reading 30. 1. B 2. A 3. D 4. E 5. E
6. (to) preserve
1. B 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. E 7. ancient
6. mask 8. oil, perfumes
7. front 9. to preserve his body.
8. special clothes
9. A player with no mask can break his nose or teeth.
 Reading 37. Reading 43.

1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. B 1. D 2. E 3. B 4. A 5.A
6. ruler, Khan 6. problem
7. cold 7. long, hard
8. ... Europe and Asia. 8. ... the young athlete needs better training.
9. 6000 km (six thousand kilometres long) 9. Because they want to become an Olympic hero.

Reading 38. Reading 44.

1. E 2. E 3. B 4. D 5. C 1. E 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. B
6. author 6. fall
7. short 7. delicious, good
8. ... healthy, wealthy and wise. 8. ... a gift of money from their parents.
9. He had an arugument with his brother. 9. In the summer.

Reading 39.
Reading 45.
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. C 5.D
6. drink(s) 1. C 2. D 3. E 4. B 5. C
7. smooth 6. way
8. hard pieces of shell 7. unknown, romantic
9. He wanted to make a smooth drink without cocoa 8. paper money, gunpowder
butter on the top. 9. ‘the man of a million lies’

Reading 40. Reading 46.

1. D 2. B 3. C 4. B 5.B 1. B 2. D 3. E 4. C 5. C
6. present 6. hotel
7. green 7. favourite, hot
8. Japan and Korea 8. ... to go through the Channel Tunnel.
9. an expensive present; smaller chocolate presents 9. going camping

Reading 41.
Reading 47.
1. B 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. A
6. size 1. D 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. A
7. small 6. project
8. ... stand on two legs and guard the rest. 7. popular
9. They’re quite small –­ about the same size as a 8. ... middle of July and the end of August.
rabbit. 9. in the Christmas and Easter school holidays, or in
the February half-term holiday.

Reading 42.

1. D 2. D 3. E 4. E 5.A Reading 48.

6. movie
7. popular 1. A 2. E 3. D 4. C 5. A
8. ... any other American writers. 6. achievement
9. 18 (at the age of eighteen) 7. independent
8. the French government to help
9. (He’s famous for) his political achievements.
 Reading 49. PRACTISE EXAM Reading 1.

1. D 2. D 3. D 4. A 5. B 1. C 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. A
6. joke 6. tent 7. plastic
7. little 8. ... the desert weather and life.
8. ... their gardens! 9. Because they wear blue clothes.
9. She put it in the sun to dry.
PRACTISE EXAM Reading 2.

Reading 50. 1. A 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. B
6. tradition 7. different
1. D 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. C 8. ... more fashionable.
6. college 9. Britain and Japan
7. Steel
8. ... big companies. PRACTISE EXAM Reading 3.
9. He spent it on millions of people, new libraries and
colleges. 1. E 2. E 3. C 4. E 5. C
6. paper 7. good
8. ... bigger and better all over the world.
Reading 51. 9. volunteers taking care of the wounded people in
wars.
1. C 2. C 3. D 4. E 5. D
6. coast PRACTISE EXAM Reading 4.
7. friendly
8. ... to have a “thanksgiving” feast. 1. E 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. A
9. (some friendly) Native Americans 6. fun 7. long
8. ... threw the trash in.
9. The researchers wanted to reduce litter in the
Reading 52. town center.

1. C 2. C 3. E 4. B 5. C PRACTISE EXAM Reading 5.

6. resolution
7. many 1. D 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. D
8. ... a better person. 6. dream 7. different
9. ‘Happy New Year!’ 8. ... come true.
9. To walk around the park and talk to the guests.

PRACTISE EXAM Reading 6.

1. E 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. E
6. summit 7. strong
8. ... they could die without it.
9. They don’t have energy to take their trash away.
They only have enough energy to go down the
mountain safely.

PRACTISE EXAM Reading 7.

1. B 2. D 3. D 4. E 5. D
6. careful 7. quiet, simple
8. The government and some rich people
9. It gives milk to the family, and it works on the
farm.