SECTION 1

Russians Are Laughing Again – at Themselves

I. Getting the Message

1.b 2.c 3.c 4.b 5.b 6.c 7.a

II. Expanding Your Vocabulary

A. Getting Meaning from Context

1.a 3.b 5.a 7.a 9.a

2.b 4.b 6.b 8.a 10.b

B. Defining Adverbs from Article

1.c 2.b 3.e 4.b 5.d

III. Working with Idioms and Expressions

1.hold sway 2. easy money 3. black humor 4. the underdog

IV. Making Sense of Sentences

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Into the Hot Pot: A Searing Experience

I. Getting the Message

1.F 2.T 3.F 4.F 5.F 6.T 7.T 8.T

II. Expanding Your Vocabulary

A. Getting Meaning from Context

1.b 2.a 3.b 4.a 5.b 6.b 7.a 8.b

B. Finding Verbs with Similar Meanings

1. swear 3. fash 5.

2. murmured 4. drench 6. riverbanks

III. Working with Idioms and Expressions

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
IV. Analyzing Paragraphs
1.b 2.c 3.b 4.c 5.a 6.c

SECTION 2
Something Wrong with My Eyes

I. Getting the Message

1.b 2.a 3.a 4.c 5.b

II. Expanding Your Vocabulary

1.a 2.a 3.b 4.b 5.a 6.a 7.a 8.b

III. Working with Idioms and Expressions

1. lay off, straight-arm away

2. drive up

3. trickle down

IV. Analyzing Paragraphs

1. politicians 3. corporate execitives 5. politicians

2. corporate execitives 4. politicians 6. corporate execitives

Smoking’s Ravages: ‘Look What It’s Done to Me’

I. Getting the Message

1.T 2.T 3.T 4.F 5.F 6.T 7.T 8.F

II. Expanding Your Vocabulary

A. Getting Meaning from Context

1.b 2.a 3.b 4.b 5.a 6.b 7.a 8.a

B. Identify Categories of Words

1. lyricist 4. flight

2. memorial service 5. beads

3. testimony
III. Working with Idioms and Expressions

1. 2. 3. 4.

IV. Focusing on Style and Tone

1. 2. 3. 4.

SECTION 3
‘Cubes’ Vie with ‘Caves’ in Offices

I. Getting the Message

A. Reading for Main Ideas

1.c 2.a 3.b 4.a 5.a 6.b

B. Understanding Ideas

1. cave 2. cube 3. cube 4. cave 5. cave 6.cube

II. Expanding Your Vocabulary

A. Getting Meaning from Context

1.b 3.a 5.a 7.a 9. b

2.a 4.b 6.a 8.a 10.a

III. Working with Idioms and Expressions

1. 2. 3. 4.

IV.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

L’Air de Jordan: Be like Mike, Smell like Mike

I. Getting the Message

1.a 2.b 3.a 4.c 5.a

II. Expanding Your Vocabulary

A. Getting Meaning from Context

1.b 2.a 3.b 4.a 5.b 6.a 7.b 8.b

B. Categorizing Words

1. persona 3. fans 5. fast break

2. sneakers 4. battery 6. fairways

III. Working with Idoms and Expressions

1. 2. 3. 4.

IV. Analyzing Paragraphs

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.