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4. (called/had called)
Chapter 1 A Long Walk Home 5. (believed/had believed)

Understanding the Text Crossword Puzzle

Page 6 Page 11
A. 1. 6 He apologized . . . . 1

3 He went . . . .
b
2
2 He dropped the car off . . . . r e p a i r
3 4 5 6
8 He realized his father . . . . f a d o s
4 He realized it was . . . . 7
o p p o r t u n i 8t y i
10 He followed . . . .
5 He picked up . . . . r o o g r l
9
7 He told his father . . . . g l p h f a i l e d
1 Jason drove . . . . e o p t c n
9 He tried to persuade . . . .
t g e k t
10
Reading Skill i d r o v e l
11
Page 7 p z y
12
A. 1. c. repair shop 3. b. watch m i l e
2. a. quickly 4. c. words c
B. Answers will vary. These are suggested answers. k
1. got 3. looked
2. theater 4. left

Building Vocabulary
Page 8
Chapter 2 Student Learning Teams
A. 1. When Jason’s father found out that his son had
been watching movies, he was very upset. Before You Read
2. Jason didn’t pick the car up until six o’clock. Page 13
3. Jason didn’t show up at four o’clock to get
his father because he was at the movie TEAMS GOALS
theater watching a film. a. 4
4. After Jason dropped the car off at the b. 2
garage, he went to the movies. c. 1
5. Parents are responsible for bringing up their d. 3
children.
Understanding the Text
B. Answers will vary. These are suggested answers. Page 17
1. he dropped off the car
2. because Jason didn’t show up A. 1. T 3. T 5. F
3. he had “brought up a son who cannot tell 2. F 4. I 6. F
the truth”
Reading Skill
Language Focus Page 18
Page 9 A. 1. (topic) listening in class
A. 1. had gone 2. (audience) college students
2. had taken / had expected
3. had already called Building Vocabulary
4. had failed Page 20
5. had been
B. Answers will vary. These are suggested answers.
B. 1. (arrived/had arrived) 1. teammates 4. teammate
2. (saw/had seen) 2. team up 5. teamwork
3. (followed/had followed) 3. team approach 6. form a team

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Pages 20–21 Page 31

A. 1. Finding fellow students who are bright and A. 1. c. The American approach . . . .
motivated is an important thing to remember 2. c. Americans enjoy . . . .
when forming a team.
2. Forming library research teams is an Pages 31–32
effective way to divide the work on a large B. 1. a. Experiencing culture shock . . . .
research project. 2. a. There are many . . . .
3. Seeing an instructor in the company of other
students may be easier if you are shy. Building Vocabulary
4. Making sure that each individual does his or Page 32
her work is every team member’s responsibility.
5. Teaming up with other students before an A. 1. feel the difference — She felt the difference
exam to review lecture notes is a good idea. as soon as she stepped off the plane.
OR 2. feel the tension — As soon as she landed in
Teaming up with other students to review Boston, Blackmore could feel the tension in
lecture notes before an exam is a good idea. the air.
3. feel like — The pressing problem for
Crossword Puzzle Blackmore was making a quick adjustment
Page 23 to the American lifestyle that felt like it was
run by a stopwatch.
1
i n 2s t r u c t o r 4. feel guilty — “They’re always busy, which
e made me feel guilty about wanting to just sit
3
a t t e n d 4 around and occasionally watch television.”
a
i 5 5. feel the pressure — “I felt the pressure to
f a n x i e t y
6 work harder and do more because everyone
t o c t
7 8 9
was running around doing so much,” she says.
e f u r t h e r m o r e c
r s o a n r Language Focus
10 11
m s x t r u e Pages 33–34
12 13 14
a c t i v i t i e s i i c
m A. 1. When Tamara . . . . T
j e h v i
15 16 17 2. Ellen doesn’t . . . . T
o a l s o y o u r e x a m 3. As a child, Alice . . . . F
r m m l 4. John is accustomed . . . . T
5. These days . . . . F

Crossword Puzzle
Page 35
Chapter 3 Culture Shock 1 2
w j
Understanding the Text 3
c a s u a 4l u
5
Page 28 s i S k i n n y
A. 1. b. show one student’s . . . . f e i
6 7 8
c. point out some ways . . . . l e i s u r e p A o
9
2. b students make a clear . . . . i s i t u r
c. professors often do not know . . . . 10
a g e
11
t e s
s
3. a. have dinner with 12
h t y m t s
b. enjoy warm relationships with 13

4. a. there are stricter rules . . . . t c o l l a b o r a t e

d. Australians are more relaxed about e p e e a p
alcohol. . . . e w r l a
14 15
5. b. American professors take . . . . n l a n d b i g r
c. Australians are more relaxed than a
t a
Americans 16

6. b. thoughtful f a c u l t y n t
d. informative h e

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Chapter 4 A Young Blind Whiz Pages 43–44

Understanding the Text 1. Suleyman Gokyigit is one of the top computer

technicians at InteliData Technologies Corp.,
Page 40
which is a large software company.
A. 1. F 1. He uses . . . . 2. InteliData, which is an American company, has
T 2. He is in his . . . . about 350 employees.
T 3. He is an excellent student. 3. Mr. Gokyigit, who is a University of Toledo
twenty-four sophomore, works part time at InteliData’s office
F 4. He is on call twelve hours a day. in the city.
F 5. He was able . . . all the addresses in 4. Two computer networks that were developed for
memory disparate systems drove the managers of
his logbook. InteliData crazy.
T 6. He can solve . . . . 5. “After a merger last October, two disparate
computer networks were driving us crazy,” recalls
Reading Skill Douglas Braun, who is an InteliData vice president.
6. “The computer permits me to reach out into the
Page 41
world and do almost anything I want to do,” says
A. Evidence numbers Mr. Gokyigit, who is a computer science
in Inferences column: engineering major.
2
3 Crossword Puzzle
4 Page 45
1 1 2 3
s o p h o m o r e
3
e o e
4
Pages 41–42 e u r e a d s l
5
r g m
B. 1. √ He is smart. 6 7 8
d s e m t o p
√ He is a good student 9

He has a lot of money. i p r o p e r n

10 11
√ He has always gotten good grades. s s c i g
12 13
2. He wrote the logbook. t r o u b l e s h o o t e r
It’s easy for anyone to learn the logbook. r f a a o i
√ He has a good memory. a t r n r d
√ It was easy for him to learn the c w g i g
14

addresses. t
15
a s s e t l c o
17
m m i t
3. The company’s 350 other employees are a
i r f
lazy. 18
o v e r a l l t
Gokyigit only worked for InteliData for
three weeks. n
√ Gokyigit works very fast.
No one else at InteliData could do the
job.
Chapter 5 Pop Group’s Use of Folk
Building Vocabulary
Song Stirs Debate
Page 42

A. 1. network Understanding the Text

2. voice-synthesizer Page 51
3. office manager A. 1. c. discuss . . . .
4. computer programmers 2. b. unusual
5. laptop 3. a. is a talented singer
6. logbook 4. d. Lee Fong Gwo traveled . . . .
5. c. sold more than a million . . . .
Page 43 6. a. serious
B. 1. keyboard
2. troubleshooter
Reading Skill
3. computer science Page 52
4. computer technicians A. 1. 76 3. Robin Lee 5. 1992
5. screen displays 2. 1987 4. 1994

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B. 1. 4 3. CD Plus Canada Page 64
2. $12.59 4. December, 1999
1. eight 3. Brevity is an Asset
Building Vocabulary 2. How to Plan What to Say 4. Answers will vary.
Page 54 Building Vocabulary
A. PEOPLE THINGS ACTIVITIES Pages 65–66
singers chant chant
A. 1. c. deny 5. c. forget
band CD perform
2. b. reject 6. b. excite
pop group pop chart sing
3. c. bore 7. c. satisfy
composer piece of music tape
4. a. minimize 8. a. give
musicians recordings record
a big hit B. Answers will vary. These are suggested answers.
concerts 1. persuaded (inspired)
tap 2. incorporated
song 3. inspired (persuaded)
record 4. instructed
5. enlivened
Language Focus
6. articulated
Page 55 7. emphasized
A. 1. has been 4. have forgotten 8. conveyed (expressed)
2. has made 5. has lived
3. has traveled 6. has not responded Language Focus
Page 66
Pages 55–56
B. 1. (sang / has sung) 1. Research Check Get (in touch) Write Make
2. (lived / has lived) (phone calls) Get (interviews) Gather Learn
3. (purchased / have purchased) 2. Answers will vary.
4. (was / has been) Crossword Puzzle
5. (lost / has lost)
Page 68
6. (responded / have responded)
1
i
Crossword Puzzle 2
e n d i n g
Page 57 3 4
b o 5d y
s a
1
r a r e t u e e
2 3
e f a r m e r 6
p r e p a
7
r a t i o n l
4
c o m p o s e r u i h e i
5
e l e d c c 8
e o f v
6 7 8 9
c a m e l t s a n g t a k e n r r i e
9 10
b o s e t i
10
s c a r y
11
e l o w n 11
t w e n t y i s
12
g r a n d d a u g h t e r 12
l r y a
13
s e t o r r a t
13
h
14
l e s s
14 15
w a s h l a e s u m m a t i o n
15
s t e e t p t i p
16 17 16
p s r f i l l i n c r e a s i n g
18
r e c o r d i n g s o i
n l n e
19 20
h i t d p u r c h a s e d
Chapter 7 Private Lives
Understanding the Text
Chapter 6 How to Make a Speech Pages 74–75
A. 1. b. The Eighth Avenue beach . . . .
Understanding the Text 2. d. moved to Florida
Page 63 3. c. mourn the death . . . .
A. 1. b. With a lot . . . . 4. b. 20 minutes long 4. c. When the author visits . . . .
2. a. choose a topic 5. c. informative 5. d. She has always been slim.
3. c. entertain and humorous 6. a. personal and reflective

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Page 77 Chapter 8 Future Talk: A
Answers will vary. These are suggested answers. Conversation with Bill Gates
1. pelicans
Meaning: water birds
Understanding the Text
Reason: “they dive for food” Page 87
2. barefoot A. F 1. Gates believes . . . .
Meaning: without shoes T 2. According to Gates it will . . . .
Reason: “bare” and “foot” T 3. In Gates’ opinion . . . .
3. soothing F 4. Gates thinks . . . .
Meaning: comforting, reassuring F 5. According to Gates, audio-only . . . .
Reason: “the waves are gentle” T 6. You can infer . . . .
4. raft
Meaning: a floating flat structure that one can sit, Page 88
stand, or lie on B. 2. √ a. You don’t have to be . . . .
Reason: “floating . . . . on my yellow raft” √ b. You can do . . . .
5. mourn their deaths c You can see . . . .
Meaning: express grief brought about by their d. You can interrupt the other person.
deaths √ e. You can think . . . .
Reason: the author is close to her parents and f. You have to dress up.
will be grieved by their death √ g. The interview can . . . .
Language Focus
Reading Skill
Page 78
Pages 88–89
A. Answers will vary. These are suggested answers.
1. 2. to understand something
SIMPLE PAST 2. 3. to provide advice, information, especially
I loved the water regularly
Florida seemed an okay place to live 3. (hook something up (to something) to connect a
. . . how I first chose my special beach machine, etc. to a larger system so that it can work.
I swam and sunned 4. 1. to push people or things into a small space.
. . . watched the sun set
Building Vocabulary
PRESENT PERFECT
Page 90
It has occurred to me
the cottages nearby that I’ve passed so often A. NOUN VERB ADJECTIVE
PAST PERFECT information inform informative
I had planned to take Tom . . . . entertainment entertain entertaining
variety vary various
Crossword Puzzle communication communicate communicative
resemblance resemble X
Page 80
collaboration collaborate collaborative
1
g
2 3 Page 90
s f o r m e r
w n s
4
B. Answers will vary. These are suggested answers.
5
b a r e f o o t s e t
6 1. informative
2. communication (entertainment)
m l r
7 8
3. variety
s a d n e s s o 4. communicative (informative)
a u n 5. resemblance
9 10
g l i s t e n i n g 6. collaborated
t w
11 12
t i n y i m
13 Language Focus
e s
14
t r a i g h t
15
Page 91
16
l o v e c l w Answers will vary. These are suggested answers.
17
e c h o s e i 1. (is too much)
r e c fighting
18
e pollution
d r o v e
violence

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2. (are too many) (3) In addition to
people (4) Thus
cars (5) Yet
3. (isn’t / aren’t enough) (6) As a matter of fact
doctors
happiness Language Focus
Page 105
Crossword Puzzle
Page 93 Answers will vary. These are suggested answers.

1 2 3 4
1. It should state explicitly how your background
n k o m relates to the specific job, and it should
5
c o n f e r e n c e emphasize your strongest and most pertinent
w y characteristics. (line 27)
6
j o b s 2. . . . it must be composed with distinction. (line 14)
o 7
t 3. Start by attracting attention. (line 39)
8
p e n m a n s h i p 4. It is best that you not broach the subject. (line 70)
9
s r i Crossword Puzzle
10 11
h o o k e d n d
12
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o r e
13 1 2 3
p a r t i c i p a n t c f i a
4 5
t p r o b j e c t i v e t
14 15
f l a t f a i l u r e r n t
6 7 8
g e d a m y t m u n d a n e
16 17 18
c h e a p l l i n k s e h e n
9
t y o e r u g r a n t
10 11
s s c o i
12
a p p l i c a n t s o
l a n i n
13 14

Chapter 9 Letters of Application a a s k a r

15 16 17 18
r t m b r i e f
19
Understanding the Text y w l e s s
20
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21

A. 1. a. show people . . . . m e
22
2. b. a solicited v e r i f i a b l e
3. c. expand upon
4. c. inadvisable
5. a. polite and businesslike
6. c. it is better . . . . Chapter 10 Out to Lunch
Page 100 Understanding the Text
Pages 112–113
B. SHOULD
be original A. 1. b. napping
give references 2. a. go home for lunch
sell yourself 3. d. it’s natural . . . .
make sure your letter stands out 4. a. two sleep periods . . . .
5. b. think the siesta tradition is impractical
SHOULDN’T
6. c. light and informative
mention money
talk about good and bad former jobs Reading Skill
explain why you left your last job
Page 114
pat yourself on the back
SUPPORTING DETAILS
Building Vocabulary 1. Going home for lunch is more important than
Page 104 staying at work.
2. Sleep researchers have found that the Spanish
John’s Interview
biorhythm may be tuned more closely to our
Answers will vary. These are suggested answers.
biological clocks. (line 21)
(1) However 3. “It’s a bad night in Madrid if you get home before
(2) Therefore six in the morning.” (line 46)

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Page 115 Page 129

A. NOUN ADJECTIVE A. 1. In schools science is often presented in a

productivity productive dry and uninteresting way.
drowsiness drowsy 2. Moreover, science is often taught in terms of
leisure leisurely equations.
tradition traditional 3. One cannot stop inquiring minds from
biology biological thinking about basic science, whether or not
difficulty difficult they were paid for it.
4. Popular books and magazine article about
Page 115 science can help to put across new
B. 1. productive 4. traditional developments, but even the most successful
2. drowsy 5. biology popular book is read by only a small
3. leisure 6. difficult proportion of the population.
5. Even if all the government money for
Crossword Puzzle research were cut off, the force of
Page 118 competition would still bring about
advances in technology.
1 2
l f 6. There’s a sick joke that the reason we have
3 4
c d e g r e e s not been contacted by an alien civilization is
i e that civilizations tend to destroy themselves
o
5 when they reach our stage.
o b s e s s e d
6 7
l u g m y Crossword Puzzle
8 9
n r h a i Page 131
10
c o n v e n t i o n a l d
1
c l s e d f
11 2 3 4 5
t y t b r e a k p i r i g h t
6 7 8
u t y r a p i d p s c h
12
d r o w s i n e s s n i e r u t e
13
n n e w 9
e d u c a t e f i m
14 15
d a y l i g h t s c f o m
10

16
l n s t o p 11 12 13
c o m p e t i t i o n o
14
c q s c a r e
c u e i e
15 16
Chapter 11 Public Attitudes u s a d e a l o
r t n v
Toward Science 17 18
r l i e s t r i k e
Understanding the Text e o r
19
Pages 125–126 d i n f o r m e d
A. 1. c. hard for most people
2. b. can’t be stopped . . . .
3. a. ambivalent toward science
4. b. qualitative
5. d. educate the public . . . .
Chapter 12 John’s Taiwanese
6. d. nuclear weapons Wedding
Reading Skill Understanding the Text
Pages 126–127 Page 137

A. 1. Life was better . . . . A. F 1. At the beginning . . . .

2. M√ There are various ways . . . . T 2. At first . . . .
3. S√ The media can educate . . . . F 3. John asks Huiling . . . .
4. The only way . . . . T 4. Mr, Lin recommends . . . .
5. Only scientists and engineers . . . . F 5. John needs six . . . .
6. √ The science people learn in school . . . . I 6. John and Huiling’s wedding . . . .

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Page 139
Chapter 13 The Art of Genius
A. 1. As 5. grinning Understanding the Text
2. infuriated 6. team Page 150
3. old fashioned 7. pleased
4. boss A. F 1. The author’s main purpose . . . .
T 2. The author would agree . . . .
Page 140 F 3. Geniuses always have . . . .
B. ADJECTIVES ADVERBS T 4. Most people are . . . .
1. confident confidently T 5. Geniuses are identified . . . .
2. casual casually F 6. Geniuses have little patience . . . .
3. easy easily
4. inevitable inevitably Reading Skill
5. offhanded offhandedly Page 151
6. proud proudly Answers will vary. These are suggested answers.
7. reluctant reluctantly • They try to solve problems in as many different
8. soft softly ways as possible.
C. 1. It is probably inevitable that you . . . . Example: Finding five or more ways to divide 13
2. It’s not appropriate to dress casually for a in half.
wedding. • They open their minds to new ways of thinking
3. It’s not always easy to do the right thing. about things.
4. If someone is reluctant to answer . . . . Examples: Freud’s analytical methods; Japanese
5. If this course is too easy, you should . . . . battery-powered watches.
6. I’d be proud to represent . . . . • They creatively combine two or more things or
7. It’s important to speak confidently when you ideas . . . .
.... Example: Mendel’s combination of mathematics
and biology.
Language Focus • They create a large quantity of things or ideas.
Page 141 Examples: Mozart’s 600 compositions; Edison’s
record number of patents.
A. Answers will vary. These are suggested answers.
1. Taiwanese wedding customs require that Building Vocabulary
couples send “marriage cakes” . . . . Page 152
2. At first, Mr. Lin recommended that John ask
Mr. Wu . . . . 1. Answers will vary. These are suggested answers.
3. Later, Mr Lin suggested that Mr. Ou be John’s GENIUSES ORDINARY PEOPLE
meiren. extraordinary conventional
4. Mr. Lin requested that John give him . . . . original run-of-the-mill
5. John suggested that Huiling have the best tea playful average
.... creative
6. Mrs. Chen demanded that John not bring six talented
meiren.
Discussion and Writing
Crossword Puzzle Page 154
Page 143
1. 2.
1 2
f i a n c e e
3 4
w a f i n d
5 6
c o u r s e s r c
7
r h u t o o
8
r r i n
9 10
i m p e r f e c t f
e l r i
d a
11
m a r r i e d 3. 4.
t z e
12 13
B r i t i s h y g n
14
o v o u t
15
s i x e o l
16
s s p r i n g d y

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Page 155 Page 164
1 2
w p A. 1. An unsuitable pause
3 4 5
s c h o l a r h a d 2. an irresponsible person
6 7
o o f n n 3. an unoriginal idea
8
h
9
s d a o g 4. a disagreeable person
r
10
e p r o d u c t i v e l y 5. an inappropriate response
11
s r l c h e e 6. an improper remark
t t e l s 7. an ineffective strategy
e u
12 8. an unadventurous student
a n d t i r
13 9. an informal relationship
t i i v l w
14 10. an abnormal request
i t o i e s a 11. an undemocratic society
15
s y n t S w i s s 12. an unconventional idea
16
t t y s c
i i k Language Focus
17
c o n v e n t i o n a l Page 165
18
s d y o u A. Conditional statements to be underlined and
categorized:
1. If I introduce a topic, a conversational ball,
Chapter 14 Conversational Ball I expect you to hit it back. (Factual
conditional)
Games If you agree with me, I don’t expect you
simply to agree and do nothing more.
Before You Read (Future conditional)
Page 157 2. If there are more than two people in the
1. B a. To play you need a ball and ten pins. conversation, then it is like doubles in
T b. For this game you need a ball. . . . tennis, or like volleyball. (Factual
T c. Players hit the ball . . . . conditional)
T d. If you miss the ball . . . .
Crossword Puzzle
Understanding the Text Page 167
Pages 161–162 1
h a p p y
2
A. 1. a. People converse differently . . . . p i
3 4 5
2. d. Western-style conversations . . . . h a l t h o l d
3. d. The place where you roll the ball. i i 6
g
4. c. is a teacher 7 8 99
d o u b l e s f o r t h
5. d. criticize
t f a
6. b. informative and personal 10 11
d i s c o u r a g e d
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s m i t e a d d
B. Answers will vary. These are suggested answers. 14
a p i n s l n l
WESTERN g l e t l
okay to disagree e
15 16
r h a d y
okay to ask questions
okay to answer questions e l
17

okay to challenge e n t i r e l y

JAPANESE
important to wait for your turn;
age, degree of relationship and friendship
important in determining who speaks next.

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