Reading explorer 3 second edition answers

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. 28 Answer Key Unit 1 1B Pushing the Limit Sports and Fitness Before You Read (p.17) Warm up (p.11) 1. Answers will vary. 2. Answers will vary. 3. Answers will vary. 1A The World’s Game Before You Read (p.12) A. 1. T 2. T 3. F 4. T B. Answers will vary. Reading Comprehension (p.15) A. 1. a. version b. originated c. annually 2. c 3. Immigrants
from the Balkans and other countries bring the sport to Australia.
4. Australia, NG, Spain, North America, South Korea, Brazil, South Africa 5. European teams 6. d 7. d B. Asia: d, h Australia: b, e, g North America: a, c, f Vocabulary Practice (p.16) A. 1. enthusiastic 2. version 3. evolved 4. awarded 5. intense B. 1. a 2. a 3. b 4. b 5. a A. 1. Olympics 2. medal 3. train 4.
athletes B. 1. Answers will vary. 2.
Answers will vary.
Reading Comprehension (p.20) A. 1.
a 2. c 3. fast-twitch fibers 4.
It causes tiredness, muscle pain and difficult breathing. 5. a 6. Hemoglobin carries oxygen around the body. 7. d 8. Greg Louganis: b Louganis’ mother: c Tegla Loroupe: a Sean McCann: d 9. b B. 1. Marathon runners: b and e 2. Gymnasts: c and f 3. Both: a and d Vocabulary Practice (p.21) A. 1. champion 2. has increased 3. competed 4. adjust 5.
attributes 6. psychologically 7. genetic 1C Our City Needs Sports Before You Read (p.22) A. 1. For 2. Newspaper. Editors and readers of the newspaper. Unit 1 1 Reading Explorer: Theme-based Anthology Reading Comprehension (p.23) 2A What is beauty A. Before You Read (p.26) 1.
The need to build more housing estates. 2. b 3. reports, writing, bow, venue, sporting events, forced, international 4.
The athletes’ lives are disrupted. 5. 2012 6. 1. Hong Kong athletes have only won 3 Olympic medals / medal tally at international events is low. 2. There is need for housing / money should be spent on housing. 7. 1. Infrastructure including talent identification programs and specialized training facilities 2. Scholarships 8. Stellar 9.
Because of lack of post-retirement employment or study options Explore More (p.24) A. 1. d 2. a 3.
b 4. c 5. c B. 1.
automatically 2. evolved 3. attributes 4. adjust 5. generate 6. enhances 7. prospect 8. intense 9. data 10. genetic Unit 2 Skin Deep Warm up (p.25) 1. Answers will vary. 2. Physical appearance doesn’t count as much as someone’s personality and character. 3. Common approaches include cosmetics, beauty treatments, and cosmetic surgery.
2 Unit 2 A. Answers will vary. B. 1. c 2. d 3. b 4. e 5. a Reading Comprehension (p.29) A. 1. spans 2. i. good-looking people make more money ii. they get called on more often in class iii. they are perceived as friendlier 3. Larger eyes, fuller lips, a smaller nose and a smaller chin 4. cultures 5. c 6. a 7. Yes: beauty does not always conform to a single
uniform standard. // beauty can be altered by all sorts of expectations. No: it is human nature to look for certain (preferred) features // qualities in a mate.
(or any logical answers related to the ideas in text) B. 1. 4,000 2. money 3. make more money 4. a preference 5. cultural 6. Peru Vocabulary Practice (p.30) A. 1. conform 2. fundamental 3. devote 4. alter 5. predominantly 6. notion B. 1. uniform 2. genders 3. mat 4. subjective Answer Key 2B Unmasking Skin Before You Read (p.31) A. 1.
b 2. a 3. d 4. c B. 1. b 2. d 3. a 4. c Reading Comprehension (p.34) A.
1. i. p r o t e c t s u s f r o m e x t r e m e s of temperatures, damaging sunlight, harmful chemicals, and dangerous infections; ii. keeps the brain in touch with the outside world. 2. Our skin 3. changed completely 4. New Zealand — Positive: full facial tattoos, called moko, are still used to identify the wearer as a member of a certain family (and to
symbolize the person’s achievements in life). (lines 45–48) Japan — Negative: tattoos are still strongly associated with criminals (lines 53–54) West Africa — Positive: scarring… symbolizes that a male has matured from a child into an adult. (lines 67– 70) Australia — Positive 5.
c 6. b 7. a. aware of b. difficult to see c. industrialized B. 1. b 2.
a 3. e 4.
c 5. d Vocabulary Practice (p.35) A. 1. crucial 2. mature 3. denoted 4. bravery 5. leisure 6. permanent 7. fade 8. chemical B. 1. criminal 2. leisurely 3. permanent Explore More (p.36) A. 1.
eyebrows 2.
lashes 3. mask 4. silicon B.
1. notion 2. subjective 3. crucial 4. devote 5. conforms 6. predominantly 7. Chemicals 8. alter 9.
uniform 10. permanent Unit 3 Animals in Danger Warm up (p.37) 1. Over 40,000 species appear on the World Conservation Union’s list of endangered plants and animals. Common examples are the big cats, pandas, wolves, some whales and elephants. 2. Habitats become changed by human activities or by environmental factors. 3. Answers will vary.
3A Panda Protectors Before You Read (p.38) A. 1. C 2.
D 3. B 4. A Unit 3 3 Reading Explorer: Theme-based Anthology B. 1. 2,500,000 U.S. dollars 2. They are high maintenance animals and money must be sent to China. Reading Comprehension (p.41) A. 1. d 2. a. T b. NG c. F d. T 3. b 4.
boost (line 81) 5. c 6. Eliminating the need to raise pandas in captivity. 7. a 8. c B. 1. three 2. visits / visitors 3. expensive 4. few years / decade 5. population Vocabulary Practice (p.42) A.
1. restoration 2. dramatic 3. precious 4. accommodation 5.
scarce B. 1. b 2. b 3. b 4. a 5. a 3B Cats in Crisis Before You Read (p.43) A. 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T 5.
F B. Answers will vary. Reading Comprehension (p.46) A.
1. Protecting snow leopards: a, d, e Killing snow leopards: b, c 2. a.
close by b. distinctive 4 Unit 3 3. The herders’ animals 4. d 5. a 6. The leopard had killed one or two animals many times. 7. solve 8. They are earning money for the community. 9. c 10. b B. 1. Himalayan Homestays: b, c, d, f 2. Snow Leopard Enterprises: a and e 3. Both: g Vocabulary Practice (p.47) A. 1. reward 2.
incentive 3. drag 4. reverse 5. enforce 6. landscape 3C Our Precious Animals Before You Read (p.48) A. 1. Chairperson of the school’s Nature Club. 2. 3 (join group, respect habitats, refuse products made from threatened or endangered species) Reading Comprehension (p.49) A. 1. d 2. Chinese white and pink dolphins 3. c 4. 1. Join a nature group and
learn about endangered animals. 2. Volunteer to protect them (by helping in emergency situations). 3. Participate in tree-planting and beach clean-up days. 5. Haven 6. They often end up in the sea. 7. may be challenging traditions or avoiding some useful medicines. 8. By treating your animals well. 9. There are plenty of other delicious foods and
equally effective medicines. Answer Key 10. May I ask you to recall the last time you saw a wild animal in Hong Kong? / Incredible, right? So what can we all do to keep Hong Kong a safe haven for our animal guests and residents? Explore More (p.50) A. 1.
predator 2. prey 3. jaws 4. branch B. 1.
scarcity 2. precious 3. incentive 4.
reversal 5. drag 6. hesitate 7. landscape 8. estimated 9. restored 10.
rewarded C. 1. They are both predators with keen senses of hearing, sight and smell. 2.
Answers will vary. Review 1 The Lost World A. Across: 1. evolve 4. data 9. external 10. mate 12. enthusiasm 14. subjective 16. notion 17. award 18. alter 19. permanent Down: 1. enormous 2. fade 3. intense 5. fundamental 6. attribute 7. eliminate 8. chemical 11. crucial 13.
trend 15. drag B. Brazil three million tepuis 2,700 Angel Falls Pemon Poisonous frog The Lost World Biodiversity Vocabulary Building 1 (p.56) A. 1. species 2. endanger 3. extinct 4. ecosystem 5. vulnerable 6. habitat B.
2. capability 3. disable 4. probability 5.
stable 6. vulnerable 7. responsible 8. likeability C. capable probable vulnerability availability stable Unit 4 Violent Earth Warm up (p.57) 1. 2. 3. Some natural disasters such as tornadoes, floods, and hurricanes are weatherrelated. However, this unit deals with seismic natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis. Answers
will vary. Yes. Earthquakes in China and tsunami in Japan. Review 1 Unit 4 5 Reading Explorer: Theme-based Anthology 4A The Ring of Fire Before You Read (p.58) A. B. 1. active 2. earthquake 3. eruption 4. evacuate 5. explosion 6. summit 7. scared 1. Mount Fuji in Japan and Popocatepeti in Mexico 2. Answers will vary. Reading Comprehension
(p.61) A. 1. Japan and Mexico 2. c 3. c 4. a. unpreventable / unavoidable b.
signs 5.
Ash and smoke were seen coming from the mountain. 6. c 7. People who live near El Popo 8. All; except “pray to their ancestors” B. Mount Fuji: c and g El Popo: a,b and f Both: d and e Vocabulary Practice (p.62) A. 1. ancestors 2. inevitable 3. disastrous 4. holy 5. abandon 6. dawn B. 1. witnessed 2. displaced 3. expands 4. monitored 4B When the
Earth Moves Before You Read (p.63) A. 1. T 2. T 3. F 4. F 6 Unit 4 B.
The author believes that in the future earthquakes will be predictable. Reading Comprehension (p.66) A. 1. c 2. b 3. b 4. a. approximately (line 58) b. preceding (line 70) 5.
Koshun Yamaoka: b Naoyuki Kato: c A scientist in Parkfield: a 6. Yes: It appears from the research being done all over the world that earthquakes are not entirely random. No: At present, no scientists have ever accurately predicted any earthquakes. (or any logical answers related to the ideas in the text) B. a.
f (62) b. b (62–63) c. e (69) d. a (70–71) e.
d (74–78) f.
c (81–90) Vocabulary Practice (p.67) A. 1. drill 2. schedule, randomly 3. tracking 4. precise 5. preceding 6. zone B. 1. laboratory 2. identical 3. detect Explore More (p.68) A. It started in Sumatra, Indonesia. It traveled to the east coast of Africa. B.
1. displacing 2.
witnesses 3.
zone 4. disaster 5. monitor 6.
detect 7. abandon 8. inevitably Answer Key C. 1. Answers will vary. 2. Answers will vary. Unit 5 Islands and Beaches Warm up (p. 69) 1. Answers will vary. 2. Some famous beaches include Bondi Beach in Australia; Daytona Beach in Florida, USA; Waikki Beach in Hawaii; and the beaches of Phuket in Thailand. 3. Islands, especially isolated and exotic
ones, provide a place with a slower pace and unspoiled nature.
Their romantic atmosphere makes them perfect for honeymooners. 5A The Best of Brazil Before You Read (p.70) A. Answers will vary but should pertain to the beaches in the photographs. B. 1. A travel writer researching beaches. 2. A n s w e r s m ay b e r e l a t e d t o t h e answers to A. Reading Comprehension (p.73) A. 1. (travel writer) Stanley
Steward 2. Six 3. The beach is a way of thinking and living. 4. a 5. Prainha’s beach: a and c The beach at Maceió: b 6. d 7. c 8. a prison, a national park 9.
It has the perfect balance of sand, sea and sky. The water is pale blue and warm. The sand is the color of honey. And there is that hint of wildness the writer’s seeking. B. 5 Praia do Leão b 1 Copacabana a, e 4 Maceió d 2 Prainha f 3 Jericoacoara c Vocabulary Practice (p.74) A. 1. isolated 2. ultimate 3.
eager 4. pursuit 5. destination B. 1. prohibited 2. spoiled 3. rank 4. diverse 5. magnificence 5B Island Explorations Before You Read (p.75) A.
1. C 2. D 3. B 4. A B.
1. Iceland 2. a. 310,000 b. 100,000 c. 1,000 d. 4°C or 40°F e. 22 Reading Comprehension (p.78) A. B. 1. c 2. b 3.
adventure trips organizer 4.
Skiing and Relax in steaming hot water 5. c 6. The Mid-Atlantic fault that is pulling the island apart. Labeling from top to left to bottom right: b (Thingvellir), d (Reykjavik), f (Blue Lagoon), c (Gullfoss), e (Vik), and a (caves near the Vatnajokull glacier).
Vocabulary Practice (p.79) A. 1. vast 2. converted 3.
vehicle 4. architectural 5. visible Unit 5 7 Reading Explorer: Theme-based Anthology B. a. cure b. monster c. mild d.
tension e. migrate 5C The Tourists Fly in to Play Before You Read (p.80) A. 1. Hong Kong (Mai Po / Shek O / Po Toi / Deep Bay) 2. Birds Reading Comprehension (p.81) A. 1. a 2. 1. Wade around Mai Po 2.
Eat some Red Pargo 3. Black-naped Tern: Black shoes and Sings a beautiful song Black-headed Gull: Very loud and Fearless 4. They are compared to a “black net” because there are many of them and the birds are huge. 5. the leopard of the sky 6. d 7. c 8. a 9. Line 37 (But an alert is raised) 10. Flapping feather (line 42) / frantic flappers (line 48)
Explore More (p.82) A. As sea levels rise with global warming, the low islands may be below the surface of the water. B. 1. isolated 2. vast 3.
diversity 4. destination 5. tensions 6. visible 7. ultimately 8. pursuit 9. eager C. 1. Some atolls are less than 5 meters high.
Whether they can be saved depends on how much sea levels rise. 2.
Answers will vary. 8 Unit 6 Unit 6 Ancient Mysteries Warm up (p.83) 1. Answers will vary, but for more information see science/archaelogy 2. Answers will vary, but for more information see science/archaelogy 3. Answers will vary, but for more information see science/archaelogy 6A Silent Stones Before You Read (p.84) A. 1. associate 2. puzzles 3.
artifact 4. legend 5. Evidence B. An astronomical calendar A cemetery A place where sick people were cured Reading Comprehension (p.87) A. 1.
world 2. b 3.
Parker Pearson refers to the Malagasy culture to explain his theory that Durrington is the domain of the living and Stonehenge is a place of the dead.
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c 6. a. deposited b. avenue 7. d 8. They believe that Stonehenge may have been a center for health and healing.
9. mystery / secrets and purpose / origin B. 1. F 2. T Answer Key conflict with Homo sapiens sapiens ( m o d e r n h u m a n s ) a n d vo l c a n i c eruption. 3. F 4. F 5. T Vocabulary Practice (p.88) Vocabulary Practice (p.93) A. 1. domain 2. transport 3. deposit 4. graves B. 1. trace 2. definitely 3. motive 4. cite 5. inspired A. 1. unique 2. cousins 3.
abnormally 4. phenomenon 5. inspection 6. contrary B. 1. shrinking 2. adapt 3. astonishing 4. minimized 6B The Lost Cave Before You Read (p.89) A. 1.
human Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Homo 2. sapiens and Homo floresiensis 3. The adults were much smaller than either modern humans or an earlier form (Homo erectus). The skeletal material was found with stone tools and the remains of an extinct relative of elephants. Homo Floresiensis B. 1.
2. Flores, Indonesia 3. They were very small. Explore More (p.94) A. Answers will vary. B. C. 1.
astonished 2. graves 3. phenomenon 4. deposits 5. inspecting 6. unique 7. inspired 8. Contrary 9. cousin 10. definitive 1.
Answers will vary. 2. Answers will vary. Reading Comprehension (p.92) A. 1. a. T b. F c. NG 2. c 3. Homo erectus 4. Scientists believed that the Homo erectus may have designed and sailed boats. 5. a B. 1. Flores, Indonesia 2. 95,000 to 13,000 years ago 3. short (about one meter); forehead and jaw similar to Homo erectus 4. several theories regarding
resources, no selection for larger size 5. tool making, hunting 6. Not known, but theories include Review 2 The Serengeti A. Across: Down: 1. vehicle 5. pursuit 7. tension 8. cite 10. spoiled 13. mild 15. magnificent 16. drill 17. deposit 19. expand 20. eager 2. inevitable 3. vast 4. prohibited Review 2 9 Reading Explorer: Theme-based Anthology 6.
ultimate 9. monitor 10. schedule 11. domain 12. precise 14. dawn 18.
rank B. Conservation Tanzania 1.5 million zebras April Maasai Olduval Gorge Leakey handyman Earth in Motion Vocabulary Building 2 (p.100) A. B. 10 1. heated 2. pressure 3. rise 4. cracks 5. layers 6. spread 7. formed 8.
dives 1. Take 2. Take 3. Take 4. Take 5. break 6. break 7. take 8. take 9. Take 10. Take 11. Take 12. take 13. take 14. break 15.
take 16. take 17. take 18. break 19. take 20. take 21. break 22. break 23. break 24. break 25. break Unit 7 a. 2 b. 21 c. 12 d. 25 e. 13 Unit 7 Global Addictions Warm up (p.101) 1.
Examples: caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, gambling, and computer games. 2. Addictions to work and exercise are OK if they are not excessive.
3. Answers will vary. 7A The World’s Favorite Drug Before You Read (p.102) A. B. 2. 25 mg 3. 50 mg 4.
80 mg 5. 200 mg 6. 57 mg 7. 294 mg 8. 130 mg Answers will vary. Reading Comprehension (p.105) A. 1. b 2. losing sleep 3. a. T b. F c. NG 4. enough 5. b 6.
a 7. For: The writer writes, “Caffeine’s behavioral effects are real, but more often, mild”. (or any logical answers related to the ideas in the text) B. 1. Lose sleep 2. Counters physical fatigue 3. E a s e s p a i n by r e d u c i n g m u s c l e inflammation 4. Creates headaches / causes physical dependence 5.
Fights illness including cancer Answer Key Vocabulary Practice (p.106) A. 1. contradictory 2. depend 3.
awakened 4. furthermore 5. abusing 6. severe 7.
exhibits 8. fluctuating B.
1. a 2. b 3. b 4. b 5. b 2. substitute 3. equivalent 4. utilize 5. dispose B. 1. a 2. b 3. a 7C Is Nuclear the Best Alternative? Before You Read (p.112) A. 1. Two 2. Two 7B Addicted to Fossil Fuels? Reading Comprehension (p.113) Before You Read (p.107) A. 1. a. Safe b. Unsafe c. Safe d. Safe 2. In the wake of 3. They were exposed to the equivalent of a
thousandth of the amount of radiation utilized in a s tandard radiotherapy course. 4. a. adverse b. exaggerated c. standard 5. Supporters of nuclear energy 6. a. T b. F c. NG 7. a town with no inhabitants 8. a A. B. 1. Footwear, toys, garden tools, storage containers. 2. For electricity, heat, and the means of powering transport. 1. Solar, wind and
nuclear.
2. Nuclear. Reading Comprehension (p.110) A. 1. b 2. cost, weather, darkness 3. a. ideal b.
advocates 4. c 5. Wind power / Wind energy 6. The turbines / wind towers would destroy the high-quality landscape. 7. The turbines don’t work well if there is no wind or too much wind. The turbines are noisy and ugly. 8.
d 9.
Yes: If combinations of these sources are used, along with other power sources. No: Each source alone has its shortcomings. 10. d B. Nuclear: d Wind: a, f, g Solar: b All: c Explore More (p.114) A. 1. d 2. a 3.
c 4. b B. 1. utilize 2. substitute 3. finite 4. dependable 5. advocate 6. equivalent 7. capacity Vocabulary Practice (p.111) A. 1.
finite Unit 7 11 Reading Explorer: Theme-based Anthology C.
8. guarantee 9. fluctuating 10. Furthermore 1. Answers will vary. 2. Answers will vary. Unit 8 Legendary Voyages 1405: Zheng He departs on 1st voyage, lands in Vietnam 1422: End of Zheng He’s 6th voyage, new emperor comes to power with change in policy 1431: Final voyage to Africa’s East Coast, pilgrimage to Mecca 1433: O n r e t u r n voya g
e t o C h i n a , Zheng He dies Vocabulary Practice (p.120) 1. Answers will vary but might include voyages of Ibu Battuta, Leif Erikson, Marco Polo, Magellan, and Columbus. 2. Answers will vary. 3. Some possibilities are voyages under the poles and in space. A. 8A Treasure Fleet 8B Arabian Tales Before You Read (p.116) Before You Read (p.121) A. 1.
armada 2. ports 3. trading fleets 4. admiral A. B. B. A l l ; e x c e p t “ D i d Z h e n g H e r e a ch Americal?” Warm up (p.115) Reading Comprehension (p.119) A. 1. Sailors, government officials, doctors, cooks, merchants, and interpreters. 2. Seven 3. c 4. a. True b. False c. NG 5. 5, 4, 6, 1, 2, 3 6. c 7. d 8.
The new emperor of China wanted to terminate all foreign exploration (in 1422). 9. legacy, engagement B. 12 1371: Ma He was born 1402: Ma He renamed Zheng He and given job as Admiral Unit 8 1. fascinated 2. via 3. subsequently 4. accumulated 5.
departed 6. accompanied 7. terminated 8. coincided Answers will vary. 1. An explorer, recreate Sindbad’s voyages 2. By boat, 9,656km 3. All place names. Reading Comprehension (p.124) A. 1. On behalf of: representing Comprised of: made up of 2. c 3.
Serendib (another name of Sri Lanka) 4. Sindbad was carried to the valley by a giant bird. 5. b 6. Sindbad’s crew: a Severin’s crew: b, c 7.
Sad: the great adventure is ending. Happy: Omani people’s generosity and the determination of his crew made the voyage a reality.
B. Sindbad: c, e, f Severin: a Both: b, d, g Answer Key Vocabulary Practice (p.125) A. B. 5, 4, 2, 1, 3 1. tale 2. crew 3. comprised 4. struggled 5. violent 6. crew 7. generously 8.
accelerate 9. brief Explore More (p.126) A. People make journeys to religious places or to places that have special significance for them. B. 1. comprises 2.
subsequently 3.
via 4. accumulation 5. commanded 6. tale 7. struggle 8. brief 9. depart C. 1. Answers will vary. 2. Answers will vary. Unit 9 Stories of Survival Warm up (p.127) 1. Answers will vary, but some types of lifethreatening situations include natural disasters such as storms or earthquakes, accidents and incidents of violence. 2. Answers will vary. 3. Survival
may depend on luck, preparedness, or determination. 2. In the Andes Mountains in Chile 3.
To Santiago, Chile 4. T h e p l a n e c r a s h e s a n d s o m e passengers survive. B. Although 29 people died in the airplane crash, 16 managed to survive, including 2 who sought help. Reading Comprehension (p.131) A. 1. People who died in the plane crash. 2. b 3. b 4.
d 5. The plane could not be found. (or any logical answers related to the ideas in the text) 6. 1, 6, 4, 5, 3, 2 7. There were a few cans on the ground, and some farm animals in a field. 8. c B. Friday, not Tuesday Uruguay, not Brazil 29, not 27 Two, not three 10, not 21 14, not 16 Vocabulary Practice (p.132) A. 1. sustained 2. rational 3. steady 4. rescued
5. sew 6. urgent 7. volunteered 8. aircraft 9. tough B. 1. rational 2. blanket 3. tough 4. steady 5. rescue 6. volunteer 9A An Ill-Fated Flight 9B A Photographer’s Quest Before You Read (p.128) Before You Read (p.133) A. A. 1.
In an Afghan refugee camp in Pakistan in December 1984. 2. S t e ve M c C u r r y, a p h o t o g ra p h e r working for National Georgraphic. 1. The people include a sports team, their friends, and relatives, and the airplane crew. Unit 9 13 Reading Explorer: Theme-based Anthology 3. Her photograph was on the cover of National Geographic in June
1985. B. 1. Her name and story. 2. Her photograph featuring her unique eyes.
Reading Comprehension (p.136) A. 1. d 2. decade 3. a. True b.
False c. True d. NG 4. b 5. d 6. He travels to Pakistan for work.
7. Gula had never seen it and she didn’t know that it had become a famous image. National Geographic 8. 9. Steve McCurry: c Sharbat Gula: a and b Boyd Matson: d B. a. 4 b. 8 c. 5 d. 1 e. 6 f. 7 g. 3 h. 9 i. 2 Vocabulary Practice (p.137) A. 1.
explosion 2. terror 3. mercy 4. border 5. wages 6. clinic 7. convinced 8. stable 9C Man Against Nature Before You Read (p.138) A. 14 1. True 2. True 3. False Review 3 Reading Comprehension (p.139) A. 1. Survival 2. directed, catastrophe / disaster 3. Through the grown Pi’s recollections. 4. Make friends with Richard Parker. 5. No, he doesn’t. He
thinks it can be easily mixed up with other Disney films. 6. a. True b. NG c. False 7.
Special effects—leaping whales, swarms of flying fish, savage storms and even a mysterious flesh-eating island.
Explore More (p.140) A. 1. b 2. d 3. a 4. c B. 1. mercy 2. terror 3. endure 4. sustain 5. tough 6. convinced 7.
mobilized 8. steady 9. rescue 10. tragedy C. 1. Answers will vary. 2. Answers will vary. Review 3 The Forbidden City A. Across: 1. advocate 4. tragedy 6. via 7.
tough 8. volunteer 12.
guarantee 14. coincide 16. abuse 18. mobilize 19.
crew 20. terror Answer Key Down: 1. accumulate 2. convince 3. endure 4. tale 5. explode 9. exhibit 10. rescue 11. temporary 13. mercy 14. clinic 15. depart 17. sew B. five Nanjing 1925 paintings Dragon throne Super Harmony Imperial Way public square Energy Vocabulary Building 3 (p.146) A.
1. utilized 2. civilizations 3. Industrial 4. urbanization 5. fossilization 6. global(ized) 7. organizations 8. realization B. 1. overall 2.
for instance 3. therefore 4. nevertheless 5. clearly 6. even though 7. later 8. furthermore 9. especially 10. so as 11. in conclusion 12. definitely Unit 10 All in the Mind Warm up (p.147) 1. Most people have few memories before age 3. 2. Love, hate, joy, or happiness, sadness or sorrow, fear, guilt, surprise and excitement. 3. Apes such as chimps,
monkeys, dolphins, horses, parrots, dogs and cats. 10A A Mind of Your Own Before You Read (p.148) A. 1. self-awareness 2.
emotional 3. recall 4. Perception 5. Behavior B. A: Who am I?
B: How do I remember? C: Why do I have emotions?
D: Can I control how I feel? Reading Comprehension (p.151) A. 1.
b 2. brain 3. They use powerful techniques to visualize the sources of thought, emotion, behavior and memory. 4. c 5. A stored pattern of connections between neutrons in the brain. 6. The hippocampus that helps form long-term memories is not fully developed at this stage. 7. d 8. Davidson wants to find out whether our mental activities and state of
mind can be controlled. (or any logical answers related to the ideas in the text) 9. c B. 1. c 2. a 3.
d 4. e 5. b Unit 10 15 Reading Explorer: Theme-based Anthology Vocabulary Practice (p.152) Vocabulary Practice (p.157) A. 1. presumption 2. transform 3.
accomplish 4. underlying 5. visualize 6. reinforce B. 1. flexible 2. presume 3. entity 4. welfare A. 1. revealed 2. mastered 3. primitive 4. dismiss 5. acknowledging 6.
pronounces 7. extraordinarily B 1. master 2. simulate 3. reveal 4. humble 5. acknowledge 6. abstract 10B How Smart Are Animals? Before You Read (p.153) A. B. A n s w e r s w i l l v a r y, b u t c o m m o n definition of intelligence is “highly developed ability to think logically, to understand the world around you, and to learn things quickly” Gray
parrots (words, imitation, counting, zero concept), sheep and elephants (face recognition), chimpanzees (tool making, use), octopuses (emotions), and a border collie (linking vocabulary to photographs) Reading Comprehension (p.156) A. 1. b 2. d 3. around, think, feel 4. They change color. 5. imitation 6. (1) A l e x c a n i m i t a t e a l m o s t 1 0 0
English words. (2) Alex has a basic understanding of the abstract concept of zero. (3) He can understand the concepts of same and different. 7. c 8. a B. 16 1. tools 2. hunting 3. laugh 4. spit 5. 2-year-old 6. photographs Unit 11 Explore More (p.158) A. Answers will vary, but sharks have a reputation for being predators. B.
1. presume 2. welfare 3. humble 4. extraordinary 5. transforming 6. simulate 7. flexible 8. dismissed 9. revealed 10. mastered 11. acknowledge C. 1.
Answers will vary. 2.
Answers will vary. Unit 11 Art and Life Warm up (p.159) 1. Answers will vary. 2. The reading covers this topic. 3. Answers will vary. 11A Color of Life Before You Read (p.160) A. 1. Answers will vary, but some colors excite while others calm people.
Answer Key 2. Food would be less appealing and some information would be harder to recognize. B. Red signals dominance and accelerates the heart rate. Yellow is highly visible and can be a stimulant or a caution signal. Blue is neutral, calming, and inhibits hunger. Pink creates passivity. Reading Comprehension (p.163) A. 1. a 2. It makes the world
more beautiful. It conveys emotion and symbolize power. 3. d 4. red 5. Red: Sports teams’ uniforms: “red seems to be the color, across species, that signals dominance”—giving those dressed in red an advantage in sporting events.
(lines 40–43) Pink: Walls in prisons: Men in prison are reported to be more passive when the walls are painted a specific shade of pink. (lines 47–49) Yellow: yellow has been found to help children focus on their work and do better in school (lines 68–69) Blue: Sleeping pills // rooms 6. c 7. c 8. a. extracted from (line 10) b. redden (line 32) c. caution
(line 65) d. in control (line 78) B. a. yellow b.
blue c. blue d. red e. blue f. blue Vocabulary Practice (p.164) A. 1. highlights 2. bold 3. extracted 4. inhibitions 5. caution 11B Master of Color Before You Read (p.165) A. 1. principles 2. techniques 3. portrait 4. setting 5. masterpiece B. $80million – A Japanese businessman Reading Comprehension (p.168) A. 1.
Th e y d i d n o t e n c o u ra g e h i m t o become an artist, instead his father thought he should be a salesclerk or carpenter.
2. a.
NG b. True c. NG 3. b 4.
c 5. Viewers of Van Gogh’s paintings / People in general 6. a B. a. 1 b. 5 c. 2 d. 3 e. 4 Vocabulary Practice (p.169) A. 1. innovative 2. resisted 3. classical 4. appreciated 5. wandering B. 1. a 2. a 3. b 4. a 5.
a 11C A World Full of Wondrous Hues Before You Read (p.170) A. 1. Pau-la and Hung 2. Beijing and Hong Kong Unit 11 17 Reading Explorer: Theme-based Anthology Reading Comprehension (p.171) A. 1. Language barrier and missing his mom 2. They both migrated to a place with a new culture. 3. An art therapist guides a person through the
creative process and helps him see his problems and how he is dealing with them. 4. a and b 5.
Passive aggression 6. Gallery owner noticed his paintings and his Mother and Ling are arriving next week to stay 7. b 8. People who are sad or depressed 9. communicate, barrier, colorful, exhibited Explore More (p.172) A. 1. Urban 2. distinctive 3. gallery 4. emerges 5. dimension 6.
Graffiti B. C. 1. innovation 2. wander 3.
bold 4. cautions 5. highlights 6. appreciate 7. extracts 8. classical 9. package 1. Answers will vary. 2. Answers will vary. Unit 12 Medical Challenges Warm up (p.173) 1.
Answers will vary according to country, but some problem diseases include Ebola, AIDS, West Nile Virus, malaria, and bird flu. 18 Unit 12 2. Tra n s p l a n t s , s t e m c e l l r e s e a rch , a n d nanotechnology. 3. Diseases spread rapidly with high death rates when antibiotics are not efficient against them. 12A Modern Medicine Before You Read
(p.174) A. B. 1. Deadly diseases such as cancer and infectious viruses, sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS, general poor health and fitness.
2. I d e n t i f y t h e h u m a n g e n o m e , successful transplants, medications.
Answers will vary.
Reading Comprehension (p.177) A. 1. b 2. c 3. tiny particles into a person (to cure a disease) 4. A technology that involves extremely small particles. 5. a.
when exposed to UV light b. the body and programmed to bond only to a certain type of cancer cell. c. can then use a camera and locate the colored-particles and hence find the cancer cells. 6. It will be possible to detect and treat cancer at an early stage when the cells are less resistant to drug treatment. 7. Nanotechnology: c Technology used now:
b Both: a 8.
d 9. a B. 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. T 6. F Vocabulary Practice (p.178) A. 1. priority 2. allocate 3. insert Answer Key Explore More (p.184) 4. multiply 5. Meanwhile 6. radical 7.
bond 8. thoroughly 12B Virus Hunters Before You Read (p.179) A.
1. China in 2003 2. Asia 3. Central Asia, Europe, India and Japan B. Diseases that spread from animals to humans Reading Comprehension A. (p.182) 1. d 2. a. the horse’s trainer, an assistant, and a veterinarian b. the dead horse 3. True, False, NG, True 4. c 5. c 6. potentially (line 100) 7. To create vaccines for the diseases. To make the communities
more aware of disease prevention and treatment B. 1. animal habitats 2. travel 3. scratch 4. animal waste 5. eating 6. handshake 7. sneeze Vocabulary Practice (p.183) A. 1. root 2. transmitted 3. fever 4. victims 5. emergency 6. conservative 7. incidence B. 1. b 2. a 3. a 4. b 5. b A. B. Answers will vary. 1. poisonous 2. victims 3. fevers 4.
roots 5. bond 6. priority 7. extensive 8. emergency 9.
multiplying C. 1. Answers will vary. 2.
Answers will vary. Review 4 Banks of the Seine A.
Across: 1. highlight 7. resist 9. victim 11. passive 13. master 15. bond 16. allocate 17. greed 18.
acknowledge 19. root 20. entity Down: 2. inhibit 3. laser 4. transmit 5. fever 6. incidence 8. appreciate 10. thorough 12. welfare 14. swell B. Orsay Museum prison Sainte-Chapelle ice-cream Statue of Liberty Gustave Review 4 19 Reading Explorer: Theme-based Anthology Cultural Heritage Vocabulary Building 4 (p.190) A. 1. administrative 2. massive
3. distinctive 4. sensitive 5.
conservative 6. extensive 7. primitive 8. innovative B. 1. swell 2. give 3. speed 4. pick 5. welled 6. grew 7. set 8. took 9. turned Unit 13 Words and Pictures Warm up (p.191) 1. Answers will vary. 2. Answers will vary. 3. Pictures or photographs contain more information than words can easily describe. Verbal descriptions or explanations focus on the
main features more than on small details. 13A A Writer’s Journey Reading Comprehension (p.196) A. 1. c 2. Niwo Island 3. b 4. a 5. c 6. They were warnings to travelers / They were warnings of the dangers of the passes. B. 1. many famous bridges 2. too much concrete 3. run into the sea 4. peaceful shrine Vocabulary Practice (p.197) A. 1. commence
2. flee 3. navigate 4. embrace 5. resemble B. 1. b 2. b 3. a 4. b 5. a 13B A Life in Pictures Before You Read (p.198) A. Answers will vary.
B. 1. F 2. T 3. F Reading Comprehension (p.202) A. Before You Read (p.192) A. 1. snow, a calm, autumn 2. loss, sadness, loneliness 3. Answers will vary. B. 1. Oku no Hosomichi, Narrow Road to a Far Province 2. Tokyo, Matsushima City, Otsu City 20 3. The Mogami River (the answer is in a photo caption) Unit 13 1. H e wa n t e d t o f i t i n a n d b e l i
k e everybody else in the U.S.A., so learning Japanese never interested him. 2. c 3. d 4. False, NG, True 5. improved 6. a 7. c 8.
It’s a very natural picture. / The light is behind him. / The light is incredible. 9. The frog sitting on the leaf. 10. c Answer Key B. Yellow: b and e Blue: a and f Both: c and d Vocabulary Practice (p.203) A. 1. amateur 2. passion 3. route 4. concentrate 5. motivate 6. glare 7.
ideal 8.
anticipated 13C Passion or Pragmatism? Before You Read (p.204) A. 1. False 2. False 3. True Reading Comprehension (p.205) A. 1. Fire in the belly 2. It is the driving force—we don’t need to be persuaded or tempted into doing something as the passion does that for us, it is the motivation.
/ It propels us to reach our goals. 3. It is better to choose a career based on pragmatism than passion.
4. When his band won first prize in an amateur singing contest. 5. Atrophy 6. a. True b. False c. NG Explore More (p.206) A. 1. erupts, fumes 2. crater, glacier B. 1. passion 2. commence 3. navigate 4. flee 5. route 6. ideal 7. obsessed 8. anticipate 9. concentration C. 1. Answers will vary. 2. Answers will vary. Unit 14 Love and Attraction Warm up
(p.207) 1. Science can identify how the brain and hormones respond. 2. Physical appearance, personality and accomplishments, etc. 3. Some animals display unusual colors or behaviors such as dancing. 14A Aspects of Love Before You Read (p.208) A. B. Answers will vary.
1. c 2. d 3. b 4. a Reading Comprehension (p.212) A.
B. 1. c 2. Shameful 3. c 4. It’s very important that someone has all the right qualities. 5. b 6. b 7. 3, 4, 1, 2 1. e 2. d 3. a 4. b 5. f Vocabulary Practice (p.213) A. a. norm b. defiance c. affection d.
romance e. recruit B. 1. inherently 2. trigger 3. mutual 4. inclination 5. abundance Unit 14 21 Reading Explorer: Theme-based Anthology 14B Animal Attraction Explore More (p.220) Before You Read (p.214) A. 1. canopy 2. courtship 3. perch 4.
elaborate B. 1. dense 2. species 3. elaborate 4. affection 5. evoke 6.
mutual 7. harsh 8. inclined 9. prominent 10. recruit C. 1. Answers will vary. 2. Answers will vary. A.
1. F 2. T 3. NG 4.
T 5. F B.
Answers will vary. Reading Comprehension (p.218) A. B. 1. b 2.
a 3. Advantage: Attract mates Disadvantage: Make them more noticeable to predators 4. c 5. He spreads his wings out like a dress. 6.
d 7. c 8. European ladies’ hats / traditional costumes of Papua New Guinean tribesmen 9. It uses up the lands where the birds once lived. 1. T 2. F 3. T 4.
F 5. NG Vocabulary Practice (p.219) A. 1. species 2. ritual 3. bouncing 4.
prominent 5.
absurd 6. dense 7. harsh 8.
evoked B.
1. prominent 2.
undergo 3. evoke 4. harsh 5. bounce 6. ritual 7. absurd 8. noble 22 Unit 15 Unit 15 Food and Health Warm up (p.221) 1. Answers will vary. 2. Foods with toxins (e.g., blowfish) or foods contaminated with bacteria are dangerous.
3.
Using genetically modified foods or more effective fertilizers and pesticides can increase the supply of foods. 15A Food Safety Before You Read (p.222) A. 1. d 2. a 3. b 4. c B. An E. coli incident in which a young girl (Lauren Beth Rudoph) died. Reading Comprehension (p.226) A. 1. d 2. endured 3. c 4. No. Although some bacteria are dangerous to
humans, most of them help with digestion, making vitamins, shaping the immune system and keeping us healthy. Answer Key 5. Diseases / bacteria can spread very easily as large numbers of animals live in tight quarters. 6. b 7.
a 8. The investigators 9. 3, 1, 2, 4 10. b B. 1. c 2. d 3. e 4. a 5.
b Vocabulary Practice (p.227) A. a. compulsory b. integral c. nationwide d. diligent e. contamination 5. adequately tested 6. public relations exercise Vocabulary Practice (p.233) A. 1. genes 2.
revolutionary 3. pests 4. conventional 5. diminished 6. skeptics 7. allergic 8.
notwithstanding B. 1. diminish 2. notwithstanding 3. allergic 4. revolution 5. conventional 6. pests 7. skeptics 8. nutrition 15B Genetic Engineering 15C A Dreadful Experience Before You Read (p.228) Before You Read (p.234) A. A. B. New varieties are resistant to insects and herbicides, have more vitamins, and grow faster. No risks are mentioned in
the information. 1.
They are safe as far as we know. 2. They may harm the environment if they are introduced before adequate t e s t i n g . Th e y m ay a l s o r e q u i r e alternatives pesticides. 3. Yes, by increasing crop quantities and nutritional value. Reading Comprehension (p.232) A. 1. b 2. d 3. a. False b. NG c. True 4. d 5. I t d o e s n ’ t c o n t a i n m u c h b e t a c
a r o t e n e . / B e t a - c a r o t e n e i s n ’t converted into vitamin A when people are malnourished. B. 1.
genetic 2. allergic 3. pesticide 4. slip by undiscovered 1. False 2. True 3. True Reading Comprehension (p.235) A. 1. Address 2.
Wan Chai 3. The ground beef in the lasagna 4. a. 3 b. 2 c. 5 d. 1 e. 4 5. c 6. He and his sisters missed school and the family-run stationary business couldn’t open in the lead up to Chinese New Year—which is their busiest time of the year—because his parents were still recovering. 7. Getting infected with e-coli and ending up in hospital. 8. a Explore
More (p.236) A.
Answers will vary. Unit 15 23 Reading Explorer: Theme-based Anthology B. 1. battle 2. compulsory 3. diligently 4. notwithstanding 5.
nationwide 6. diminishing 7. feasible 8. contaminated C. 1. Answers will vary. 2.
Answers will vary. Review 5 Mystic Waters A. Across: 1. absurd 2. nationwide 6.
affection 11.
route 12. obsessed 14. passion 15. gene 17.
ritual 18. bounce 19. species 20. ferry Down: 1. allergic 3. noble 4. dense 5. digestion 6. abundant 8.
compulsory 9. navigate 10.
pioneer 13. skeptic 15.
glare 16. evoke B. Sichuan Province nine village valley calcium carbonate mineral composition Tibetan Qiang mirror Semo visitors carbon dioxide emissions 24 Review 5 Food and Diet Vocabulary Building 5 (p.242) A.
1. cultivated 2. Grains 3. staple 4. irrigate 5. yields 6. surplus 7. undernourished B. C.
D. 1. undergo 2. overseas 3. underground 4. undertaken 5. oversaw 6. undercover 7. overlooked 8. underlying First Syllable: 2, 3, 5, 6, 9 Second Syllable: 1, 4, 7, 8 1. abundance 3. cohere 4. confidence 5. correspondence 6. emerge 7. inference 8. maintain 9. occur 10. pertain 11. reference 12. reverence 1.
emergence 2. occurrence 3. abundance 4. assistance 5. reference 6. infer E. 1. across 2. over 3.
around to 4. along 5. away 6. at 7. back 8. by F.
a. 2 b. 5 c. 1 d. 4 e. 3 Answer Key Design and Engineering Warm up (p.245) 16B The Future of Fashion 1. Clothing fabric can be recycled or made from disposable materials. 2. Some fabrics are treated to protect people against sunburn or insect bites. 3. Tents, sails, parachutes, temporary buildings Before You Read (p.252) Unit 16 5. reproduce 6.
vital 7. riddle 8. gradually 16A Design by Nature A. B. Before You Read (p.246) Reading Comprehension (p.256) A.
1. draw inspiration 2. apply 3. fields 4. unimaginable complex 5. have the potential 6. concrete purpose B. 1. The thorny devil lizard 2. Drinking water through its foot 3. Make a device to help people collect water in the desert A. 1. b 2. a 3. a. False b. True c. NG 4. B y d a y d r e a m i n g ( l i n e 3 ) a n d observing nature (line 49) 5. d 6. b Reading
Comprehension (p.250) A. 1. c 2. b 3. a 4. d 5.
Andrew Parker: c Ronald Fearing: b Robert Cohen: d Mark Cutkosky: a 6.
c 7. Engineers find it hard to reproduce nature since it is inherently and unimaginably complex. 8. Positive / Hopeful / Optimistic B. 1. T 2.
F 3. T 4. F 5. F Vocabulary Practice (p.251) A. 1.
Nonetheless 2.
insight 3. colleague 4. device B. 1. textiles 2. high-tech 3. fiber 4. Synthetic Answers will vary. 1. e 2. a 3.
d 4. c 5. b Vocabulary Practice (p.257) A. 1. thereby 2. fantasy 3. suspended 4. forthcoming 5.
foresee B. 1. b 2. a 3. a 4.
b 5. a Explore More (p.258) A. 1. literally 2. obstacle course 3. contestants B. 1. portable 2.
fantasy 3. vital 4. thereby 5. devices Unit 16 25 Reading Explorer: Theme-based Anthology 6. foresee 7. nonetheless 8. colleagues C. 1. Answers will vary. 2. Participation is more important than the sculpture and adults’ participation is a good role model for children.
Unit 17 Human Journey Warm up (p.259) 1. Answers will vary. 2. Burial sites with skeletal material, living sites including artifacts such as stone tools and pottery. 3. The Arctic and Subarctic, some Pacific islands, the Amazon Basin, and Siberia are remote places that people reached on foot or by rafts and canoes. 17A The DNA Trail Before You Read
(p.260) A. 1. Africa 2. South America 3.
Asia 4. 30,000 to 40,000 B. Mutations in DNA. Reading Comprehension (p.264) A. B. 26 1. c 2. a 3. They compare mutations of DNA in different populations.
4. c 5.
a 6.
The trip was full of dangers. / (Or other reasonable answers) 7. The ancestors of today ’s Native Americans 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. T Unit 17 Vocabulary Practice (p.265) A. 1. scattered 2. immense 3. buried 4. refined 5. bulk 6. vanished 7. conquered 8. proof 9.
descendants B. 1. mainland 2. proof 3. descendant 4. scattered 5. vanish 6. immense 7. conquer 8. refine 17B Fantastic Voyage Before You Read (p.266) A. 1. expand 2.
anthropologists 3. feats 4. canoes 5. horizon B. 1. c 2. a 3. b Reading Comprehension (p.270) A. 1. a 2. The winds blow steadily and in p r e d i c t a b l e d i r e c t i o n s ove r t h e ocean’s surface, thus helping the explorers find ways to new islands or back home. 3. d 4. b 5. a 6. 1, 4, 3, 2 7. a. T b. F c. NG 8. a B.
Lapita: a, d Ancient Polynesians: b, e Both: c, f Answer Key Vocabulary Practice (p.271) A. 1. boundary 2. stretched 3. intervals 4. analogous 5. conceivable 6. stubborn 7. disrupts 17C The Real Treasures of Life Before You Read (p.272) A. 1. Kin Fai and Gai 2. Two coffins Reading Comprehension (p.273) A. 1. b 2. Trying to find Cheung Po Tsai ’s
treasure 3. a.
T b. NG c. F 4.
She was in love with him 5.
a. 3 b. 2 c. 4 d. 1 6. Charismatic 7. The remains of Cheung’s parents. 8. The coffins / tombs 9. d Explore More (p.274) A. B. Thousands of miles using sails that catch the wind. 1. immense 2. outdo 3. stubborn 4. disrupted 5. intact 6. proof 7. interval 8. conquer C. 1. Answers will vary, but the Mata Rangi III voyage was not successful. 2. Answers will
vary, but the Mata Rangi III voyage was not successful. Unit 18 Conservation Challenges Warm up (p.275) 1. Answers will vary, but some possibilities are hard-to-reach places in Africa and South America. 2. Climate change, infringement on natural areas for agricultural land or forestry, population pressure. 3. Declare fragile areas as protected zones,
enforce laws against poaching, list areas as UNESCO World Heritage sites. 18A Disappearing Forests Before You Read (p.276) A. 1. b 2. a 3. c 4. b B. S i s t e r D o r o t hy S t a n g wa s s h o t by gunmen. Reading Comprehension (p.280) A. 1. b 2. c 3. To protect settlers’ claims.
4. People who create and use false land titles. 5. destroys / ruins 6. c 7. d B. Arguments for: 1. property 2. slave 3. agricultural chemicals Arguments against: 1. in harmony with 2. Golden Chainsaw 3. exaggerated issue Vocabulary Practice (p.281) A. 1. devastating 2. confront 3. founded 4. supplemented 5. secluded 6. authentic Unit 18 27 Reading
Explorer: Theme-based Anthology 7. harmony 8. adjacent B. 1. harmony 2. authentic 3. found 4. fraud 5. supplement 6. adjacent 7. secluded 8. taunt 9. confront 4.
collapsed 5. chaos 6. evade 7. abolish 8. compiled Explore More (p.288) A. a. 3 b. 1 c. 5 d. 4 e. 2 Reading Comprehension (p.286) B. 1. compiled 2. devastated 3. authentically 4. secluded 5. harmony 6. founded 7. instinct 8.
adjacent 9. confront A. C.
1. Answers will vary.
2. Answers will vary. 18B Animal Protectors Before You Read (p.282) A. 1. A 2. C 3. B B. 1, 2, 1, 2 1. a 2.
The female elephant and her two babies 3. a 4. protect / safeguard 5. a.
F b. NG c. T 6. c 7. c 8. The sudden sharp rise in the price of ivory and the widespread availability of automatic weapons 9. d 10. Teacher and elephant researcher B. a. 5 b.
2 c. 6 d. 4 e. 1 f. 3 Vocabulary Practice (p.287) A. 28 1. withdraw 2. weapons 3. agitated Review 6 Review 6 Island of Statues A. Across: 1. proof 3. agitation 5. outdo 7. revered 9. mainland 12. intact 13. confront 16. evade 18. rigid 19. genuine 20. colleague Down: 1. portable 2. forthcoming 4. immense 6. taunt 8. vital 10.
authentic Answer Key 11. device 13. compile 14. riddle 15. thereby 17. bulk 19.
gap B. South Pacific Polynesia volcano Easter Sunday 1722 2,000 figures or statues 1,200 400–500 Jared Diamond environmental disaster E. 1. wear 2. carry 3. figure 4. rule 5. drowned 6. freak 7. maxed 8.
stamp F. a. 3 b. 2 c. 4 d. 1 Population Vocabulary Building 6 (p.294) A. 1. Demographers 2. population 3. census 4. statistics 5. pensions 6. migrant 7. refugees 8. populous B. 1. Calligraphy 2. telegraph 3. phonograph 4. seismograph 5. autograph 6. bibliography 7. Demography 8. biography C. 1. erect 2. breed 3. duplicate 4. revoked 5. initiate 6.
erased D. 1. Corrupt 2. abrupt 3. interrupted 4. erupting 5. ruptured 6. bankrupt Review 6 29