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READING STARTER 2 2nd EDITION

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ANSWER KEY
Listening
Unit 1 The Thirsty Bird

What Are You Doing?
1. a 2. b 3. b

Pre-Reading
• Sample responses:

Speaking

1. It’s a dish. / It’s water in the dish. / It’s a

1. What are you doing?

bird drinking water.

2. Why are you doing that?

2. Birds use this dish.

3. a special class for English

3. They drink water here.

4. really good at English

Vocabulary Preview

Writing

1. c

• Sample responses:

2. b

1. I wanted to get a piano.

3. f

2. I wanted to be a good pianist.

4. d

3. I asked my mom to buy it.

5. e
6. a

Vocabulary Review
A. 1. d 2. c 3. a

Word Practice

B. 1. d 2. b 3. c

1. b 2. a 3. d 4. b
Reading Comprehension
1. c 2. a 3. b 4. c
Focus on
1. d 2. c 3. a 4. b
Words and Phrases
1. push up
2. More and more
3. had an idea
Summary
1. thirsty 2. water 3. deep 4. dish

5. push

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Unit 2 Come to Camp Raccoon!

Fun at Camp
1. a 2. b 3. b

Pre-Reading
• Sample responses:

Speaking

1. I can see the boats and trees in the lake.

1. What did you do in the summer

2. I can swim in the lake. / I can go boating. /

2. Was it fun

I can go camping.

3. What did you do

3. It’s summer. / It’s June.

4. I got this cool T-shirt!

Vocabulary Preview

Writing

1. f

• Sample responses:

2. a

1. I went to the beach.

3. e

2. I went there with my family.

4. b

3. Yes, it was.

5. d
6. c

Vocabulary Review
A. 1. b 2. a 3. a

Word Practice

B. Across: 2. wild 3. deep

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

Down: 1. schedule

Reading Comprehension
1. b 2. c 3. d 4. b
Focus on
1. c 2. a 3. d 4. b
Words and Phrases
1. find out
2. sign up
3. check out
Summary
1. schedule

2. adventure

4. favorite

5. improve

3. wild

Listening

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Unit 3 Gone!

It’s Lost!
1. c 2. a 3. a

Pre-Reading
• Sample responses:

Speaking

1. I see a dog.

1. ever lost something

2. It looks sad. / It looks tired. / It looks

2. lost my school bag

hungry.

3. Where did you lose it?

3. It wants food. / It wants something to eat.

4. What did you do

Vocabulary Preview

Writing

1. f

• Sample responses:

2. b

1. Yes, I have. I lost my cat.

3. a

2. I lost it in the park.

4. d

3. I went to the police and told them about

5. c

my cat.

6. e
Vocabulary Review
Word Practice

A. 1. b 2. a 3. a

1. a 2. a 3. d 4. a

B. 1. d 2. b 3. c

Reading Comprehension
1. c 2. d 3. d 4. b
Focus on
1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T
Words and Phrases
1. fall out of
2. about to
3. a piece of
Summary
1. piece 2. water 3. bigger 4. meat
5. dropped
Listening

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Unit 4 Using the Computer

Listening
Fun Lessons

Pre-Reading

1. b 2. d 3. c

• Sample responses:
1. He is playing computer games. / He is

Speaking

studying on a computer.

1. What’s that book?

2. I use the computer for the Internet or to

2. How often do you study that?

play games.

3. Why do you study it?

3. I use it every day.

4. I need to study it

Vocabulary Preview

Writing

1. b

• Sample responses:

2. f

1. I study Chinese.

3. c

2. I study it once a week.

4. d

3. I study it because I want to go to China

5. a

someday.

6. e
Vocabulary Review
Word Practice

A. 1. a 2. b 3. b

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

B. 1. c 2. a 3. d

Reading Comprehension
1. d 2. d 3. d 4. b
Focus on
1. c 2. d 3. a 4. b
Words and Phrases
1. got rid of
2. If you
3. clicked on
Summary
1. program 2. screen 3. mistakes

4. icon

5. adding

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Unit 5 Tom’s First Baseball Game

1. b 2. c 3. b

Pre-Reading

Speaking

• Sample responses:

1. do you like playing

1. I can see a boy who is playing baseball. / I

2. The last time I played basketball

can see many other boys watching him.

3. come next time

2. He is playing baseball.

4. Thanks, I will!

3. Yes, I do because I am good at baseball.
Writing
Vocabulary Preview

• Sample responses:

1. a

1. I like playing soccer.

2. b

2. It was on Sunday.

3. e

3. I usually play it with my friends.

4. c
5. d

Vocabulary Review

6. f

A. 1. d 2. a 3. c
B. 1. d 2. b 3. d

Word Practice
1. c 2. a 3. b 4. a
Reading Comprehension
1. d 2. b 3. d 4. b
Focus on
1. c 2. d 3. a 4. b
Words and Phrases
1. step up
2. shouted at (was (is) shouting at)
3. cheer on (am cheering on)
Summary
1. park 2. nervous 3. ball 4. cheering 5. run
Listening
An Exciting Game

Unit 6 Our Favorite Hobbies

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1. d 2. a 3. d
Pre-Reading
• Sample responses:

Speaking

1. We use these things for painting.

1. favorite hobby

2. Yes, I do. I use it to paint the pictures.

2. love to go hiking

3. My favorite hobbies are reading books and

3. Where do you go hiking?

playing soccer.

4. in the mountains with my dad

Vocabulary Preview

Writing

1. e

• Sample responses:

2. f

1. I like reading books.

3. b

2. I usually read books on weekends.

4. d

3. I read books in my room.

5. c
6. a

Vocabulary Review
A. 1. d 2. a 3. d

Word Practice

B. 1. a 2. b 3. d

1. c 2. a 3. b 4. b
Reading Comprehension
1. b 2. b 3. d 4. d
Focus on
1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T
Words and Phrases

1. wrote down (write down)
2. in the end
3. A number of
Summary
1. survey 2. hobbies 3. favorite

4. mall

5. stamps
Listening
My Hobby

Unit 7 Hannah’s New School

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Pre-Reading

Speaking

• Sample responses:

1. How was your first day

1. It’s a school.

2. What was your teacher like?

2. We can study or make friends at school.

3. What did you do in class?

3. Yes, I do because I want to study English.

4. We studied math and English.

Vocabulary Preview

Writing

1. b

• Sample responses:

2. e

1. It was boring.

3. a

2. She was very quiet.

4. d

3. I wrote down some questions and

5. f

answered them.

6. c
Vocabulary Review
Word Practice

A. 1. b 2. c 3.b

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

B. Across: 3. lesson
Down: 1. arrive 2. ring

Reading Comprehension
1. a 2. b 3. a 4. d
Focus on
1. b 2. a 3. c 4. d
Words and Phrases
1. Don’t worry
2. is time to go
3. At first
Summary
1. arrived 2. scared 3. classmates

4.

rang 5. school
Listening
A Fun Day
1. a 2. b 3. d

Unit 8 The Weekend Weather

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1. a 2. d 3. a
Pre-Reading
• Sample responses:

Speaking

1. It’s rainy.

1. What is the weather going

2. We usually have rain in summer.

2. I have to take my umbrella!

3. In spring, it’s warm but in winter it’s

3. Not at all!

very cold.

4. cool, windy weather

Vocabulary Preview

Writing

1. b

• Sample responses:

2. e

1. It’s cold.

3. d

2. I have to wear my coat.

4. a

3. I like hot weather the most.

5. f
6. c

Vocabulary Review
A. 1. b 2. c 3. b

Word Practice

B. 1. c

2. c 3. b

1. c 2. a 3. c 4. c

Reading Comprehension
1. c 2. c 3. c 4. c
Focus on
1. d 2. a 3. c 4. b
Words and Phrases
1. Due to
2. Cheer up
3. come out
Summary
1. weather 2. rainy 3. sunny 4. weekend 5.
cooler
Listening
What’s the Weather?

Unit 9 A Famous Animal

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1. b 2. b 3. d
Pre-Reading
• Sample responses:

Speaking

1. I see a kangaroo.

1. Why do you say that?

2. It can jump very high and it carries its

2. the largest animals on Earth

baby in a pouch.

3. And they eat up to

3. I can see it in Australia.

4. they are interesting

Vocabulary Preview

Writing

1. b

• Sample responses:

2. d

1. Penguins are the most interesting animals I

3. f

know.

4. a

2. It looks like a bird but it can’t fly.

5. e

3. It can swim like a fish and live in cold

6. c

places such as the South Pole.

Word Practice

Vocabulary Review

1. d 2. a 3. c 4. a

A. 1. a 2. c 3. a
B. 1. a 2. d 3. d

Reading Comprehension
1. d 2. c 3. d 4. d
Focus on
1. c 2. d 3. b 4. a
Words and Phrases
1. up to
2. as slow as
3. is famous for
Summary
1. famous for 2. female

3. baby

4. pouch 5. powerful
Listening
An Interesting Pet

Unit 10 The Koala Café

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1. d 2. d 3. d
Pre-Reading
• Sample responses:

Speaking

1. I see a sign.

1. My favorite restaurant

2. It is a café.

2. What kind of food does it have?

3. We can get a drink or have some snacks

3. What’s your favorite pizza there?

there.

4. My favorite pizza there

Vocabulary Preview

Writing

1. e

• Sample responses:

2. f

1. My favorite café is Crispy Cream.

3. c

2. It has all kinds of doughnuts.

4. b

3. My favorite food is the original doughnut.

5. d
6. a

Vocabulary Review
A. 1. c 2. c 3. a

Word Practice

B. 1. c 2. a 3. b

1. b 2. b 3. c 4. a
Reading Comprehension
1. d 2. d 3. b 4. d
Focus on
1. spend 2. charged 3. charge 4. spent
Words and Phrases
1. pretty
2. have
3. spends / on
Summary
1. café 2. lunch 3. prices 4. expensive
5. cones
Listening
A Good Café

Unit 11 A Famous Woman

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Pre-Reading

Speaking

• Sample responses:

1. Why do you like

1. I see a doll.

2. one of the most

2. My favorite toy was a little red toy car.

3. he’s very funny

3. Toy guns and balls are popular.

4. Is he really

Vocabulary Preview

Writing

1. b

• Sample responses:

2. c

1. Kim Hyun Joong is one of the most

3. f

popular actors in my country.

4. d

2. People like him because he is a good actor

5. a

and singer.

6. e

3. He was in the TV drama “Boys over
Flowers.”

Word Practice
1. c 2. b 3. b 4. b

Vocabulary Review
A. 1. b 2. d 3. a

Reading Comprehension

B. 1. a 2. d 3. c

1. c 2. a 3. b 4. c
Focus on
1. b 2. a 3. a 4. b
Words and Phrases
1. one of the
2. In fact
3. From that time
Summary
1. over 2. popular 3. created 4. named

5. daughter
Listening
Your Favorite Actor
1. b 2. a 3.b

Unit 12 A Weekend Schedule

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1. c 2. a 3. b
Pre-Reading
• Sample responses:

Speaking

1. I can see a calendar in the diary.

1. When are you busy?

2. I use it to make a plan.

2. I’m very busy

3. I write my plans and things to remember.

3. What do you do then?
4. When do you have free time?

Vocabulary Preview

1. c

Writing

2. d

• Sample responses:

3. e

1. I’m busy in the evening.

4. a

2. I do a lot of homework.

5. f

3. I have free time only on Sunday.

6. b
Vocabulary Review
Word Practice

A. 1. a 2. d 3. d

1. b 2. b 3. c 4. b

B. Across: 2. race 3. mail
Down: 1. celebrate

Reading Comprehension
1. a 2. c 3. d 4. a
Focus on
1. evening 2. breakfast 3. supermarket
4. race
Words and Phrases
1. work on
1. pick / up
2. have / things to do
Summary
1. celebrate 2. pick up 3. groceries
4. work on 5. brunch
Listening
Making Plans

Unit 13 Sarah Is Sick

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Listening
Pre-Reading

A Visit to the Hospital

• Sample responses:

1. d 2. b 3. a

1. I can see a girl with her mother and a
doctor in the hospital.

Speaking

2. The last time I was sick was two weeks

1. stayed in a hospital

ago.

2. What was wrong with you?

3. The doctor told me to take medicines and

3. a really bad stomachache

sleep a lot.

4. tell you to do

Vocabulary Preview

Writing

1. a

• Sample responses:

2. f

1. Yes, I have. I stayed in a hospital when I

3. d

was 11 years old.

4. b

2. My left arm was broken.

5. c

3, He told me not to move my arm for one

6. e

week.

Word Practice

Vocabulary Review

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

A. 1. c 2. a 3. b
B. 1. b 2.d 3. d

Reading Comprehension
1. c 2. b 3. d 4. b

Focus on
1. c 2. d 3. a 4. b
Words and Phrases
1. office
2. all better
3. look after
Summary
1. sick 2. doctor 3. cough 4. cold
5. medicine
Unit 14 Camp Is Great!

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A Phone Call
Pre-Reading

1. a 2. d 3. b

• Sample responses:
1. I see a flashlight, a bottle, a compass, and a

Speaking

safety bag.

1. Did you sleep in a cabin?

2. I use them when I camp.

2. Did you see any animals?

3. Yes, I do. I like sleeping in the woods and

3. I was safe inside the cabin.

watching the stars at night.

4. Did you make anything?

Vocabulary Preview

Writing

1. e

• Sample responses:

2. b

1. Yes, I have slept in a tent. It was fun but a

3. a

bit cold in there.

4. f

2. I saw some squirrels. I felt happy because

5. c

they were cute.

6. d

3. No, I didn’t. I cooked some meals instead.

Word Practice

Vocabulary Review

1. b 2. d 3. a 4. a

A. 1. c 2. b 3. c
B. 1. b 2. d 3. c

Reading Comprehension
1. b 2. a 3. d 4. d
Focus on
1. b 2. b 3. a 4. b
Words and Phrases
1. turns out
2. fun to be with
3. full of
Summary
1. camp 2. Wolf 3. full of 4. safe
5. mask
Listening

Unit 15 Lara Croft

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Someone I like
Pre-Reading

1. c 2. d 3. a

• Sample responses:
1. She is playing a video game.

Speaking

2. Yes, I do because it is a lot of fun.

1. Who is a famous person

3. Plants vs. Zombies, Donkey Kong

2. Why is he famous?

Country, and Batman: Arkham Knight are

3. Did he help other people?

famous video games.

4. He also helped poor people

Vocabulary Preview

Writing

1. c

• Sample responses:

2. b

1. Bill Gates is a famous person I like.

3. d

2. He is famous because he started the big

3. a

computer company, Microsoft.

5. f

3. Yes, he does. He spends a lot of money to

6. e

help poor children around the world.

Word Practice

Vocabulary Review

1. c 2. d 3. d 4. a

A. 1. c 2. a 3.b
B. 1. c 2. a 3. d

Reading Comprehension
1. c 2. a 3. a 4. b
Focus on
1. b 2. a 3. d 4. c
Words and Phrases
1. action heroes
2. know of
3. instant hit
Summary
1. action 2. know 3. character 4. instant
5. appears
Listening

Unit 16 Reptiles Are Great!

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Pre-Reading

Speaking

• Sample responses:

1. Do you have any pets?

1. I see a turtle.

2. Where did you get them?

2. I know snakes and lizards.

3. What other pet would

3. I can see them in the grass or on the trees.

4. I would like

Vocabulary Preview

Writing

1. b

• Sample responses:

2. a

1. I have a dog.

3. e

2. I got him from a pet store.

4. f

3. I would like to have a cat.

5. d
6. c

Vocabulary Review
A. 1. a 2. a 3. d

Word Practice

B. Across: 3. iguana

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

Down: 1. reptile 2. hamster

Reading Comprehension
1. c 2. a 3. c 4. d
Focus on
1. b 2. d 3. c 4. a
Words and Phrases
1. drop in on
2. the next day
3. is crazy about
Summary
1. reptile 2. exciting 3. returned

4. pet

5. iguana
Listening
My Pets
1. d 2. c 3. b

Unit 17 Letter from Mom and Dad

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1. c 2. a 3. b
Pre-Reading
• Sample responses:

Speaking

1. The person is writing a letter.

1. Who wrote that letter to you?

2. No, I don’t because I prefer e-mails.

2. What did he say

3. I write letters usually when I am away

3. It sounds like

from home.

4. Cheer up!

Vocabulary Preview

Writing

1. d

• Sample responses:

2. a

1. One of my best friends wrote a letter to

3. e

me.

4. f

2. She said that she was studying hard in the

5. b

USA.

6. c

3. I felt lonely because I wanted to be with
her.

Word Practice
1. b 2. b 3. a 4. c

Vocabulary Review
A. 1. b 2. c 3. a

Reading Comprehension

B. 1. c 2. b 3. a

1. a 2. b 3. c 4. b
Focus on
1. c 2. a 3. d 4. b
Words and Phrases
1. take pictures
2. is careful
3. sounds like
Summary
1. camp 2. wrote 3. take 4. careful
5. almost
Listening
A Letter from Home

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Unit 18 Making a Campfire

Listening
A Huge Campfire

Pre-Reading

1. c 2. b 3. d

• Sample responses:
1. I see a campfire.

Speaking

2. Yes, I have. I made a campfire at the

1. Have you ever made a campfire?

campsite.

2. What did you

3. I can use a fire for cooking food when I go

3. Did you put the fire out?

camping.

4. sand from the beach

Vocabulary Preview

Writing

1. a

• Sample responses:

2. e

1. I built a campfire on the beach.

3. b

2. I made the fire with some wood and paper.

4. d

3. I put out the fire with sand and water from

5. f

the sea.

6. c
Vocabulary Review
Word Practice

A. 1. a 2. b 3. a

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

B. 1. b 2. a 3. a

Reading Comprehension
1. c 2. c 3. b 4. d
Focus on
1. T 2. T 3. F 4. F
Words and Phrases
1. Put out
2. Keep
3. make / with
Summary
1. adult 2. circle 3. wood 4. Light
5. Add

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Unit 19 A Surprise for Charlie

1. b 2. d 3. a

Pre-Reading

Speaking

• Sample responses:

1. Who was at your party?

1. I can see a present.

2. all of my friends

2. I get or give presents on birthdays.

3. What did you do?

3. It was the Christmas present I got last year.

4. What was your favorite gift?

Vocabulary Preview

Writing

1. a

• Sample responses:

2. e

1. My family and most of my school friends

3. f

were there.

4. d

2. We sang, danced, and played games

5. c

together.

6. b

3. It was a big brown teddy bear.

Word Practice

Vocabulary Review

1. d 2. c 3. c 4. d

A. 1. b 2. c 3. a
B. 1. c 2. a 3.d

Reading Comprehension
1. d 2. d 3. b 4. c
Focus on
1. b 2. d 3. c 4. a
Words and Phrases
1. after all
2. after a while
3. wish / a
Summary
1. birthday 2. forgot 3. outside

4. Surprise 5. gifts
Listening
A Birthday Party

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Unit 20 Meet a Firefighter

An Interview
1. a 2. a 3. c

Pre-Reading
• Sample responses:

Speaking

1. They are putting out the fire.

1. who would you like to interview

2. They are at a fire.

2. I’d like to interview

3. A match, a cigarette, and oil can cause a

3. Why would you like to

fire.

4. What question would you

Vocabulary Preview

Writing

1. e

• Sample responses:

2. b

1. I’d like to interview Tom Cruise.

3. d

2. I think he is a great actor, and very

4. c

handsome, too.

5. f

3. I’d like to ask him how he could become

6. a

the world famous star.

Word Practice

Vocabulary Review

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

A. 1. c 2. a 3. a
B. 1. d 2. a 3. d

Reading Comprehension
1. d 2. d 3. d 4. d
Focus on
1. T 2. T 3. F 4. F
Words and Phrases
1. makes sure
2. No problem
3. too bad
Summary
1. firefighter 2. news 3. forest fire
4. put out 5. careful
Listening

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