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Theme-based Anthology Answer Key
Beginner

Reviewer: Dr Angel Lin


Unit 1

Mysteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Unit 2

Favorite Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Unit 3

That’s Entertainment! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Unit 4

True Tales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Unit 5

Outdoor Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Unit 6

History and Legends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Unit 7

Mind’s Eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Unit 8

Animal Wonders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Unit 9

Treasure Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Unit 10

Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Unit 11

Giants of the Past . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Unit 12

Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12


Answer Key

Unit 1

B.

Mysteries
1A Aliens and UFOs
Before You Read (p.10)
A.

Reading Comprehension (p.16)
A.

Answers will vary.

B.a

Reading Comprehension (p.12)
A.

B.

1.purpose
2.a
3.a.True
b.NG
c.False
4. The strange light (in the sky)
5. They come from space.
6. test new technology
7.c
8. Strange-looking airplanes
9. Because Nevada is the best place on
Earth to see a UFO. / Because you
might want to see if UFOs are real.

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

B.

1.area
3.images
5.purpose
7.build
9. real

2.designs
4.space
6.decide
8.technology
10.research

1.a
3.b

2.a
4.a

1B Mysterious Places
Before You Read (p.14)
A.

1.greedy

2.wealthy
3.island
4.disappear

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1.b
2.d
3. At the center of the island
4. It sank into the sea.
5. The island’s remains
6. In 1999
7.simply
8.a.True
b.NG
c.True
d.False
9.c
10.d

B.3 → 1 → 4 → 5 → 2

Vocabulary Practice (p.17)
A.

1.center
3.natural
5.final
7.simply
9. published

2.history
4.certain
6.reported
8.piece
10.whole

Explore More (p.18)

Vocabulary Practice (p.13)
A.

1. The ancient writer Plato; Robert
Sarmast, an explorer; and Richard
Ellis, an author.
2. The Atlantic Ocean and Cyprus

A.

Answers will vary.

B.

1.history
3.certain
5.published
7.finally
9. build

C.

1. Answers will vary, but many people
want to believe in supernatural things.
2. Those that can be explained include
Aurora Borealis, some flights at Area
51, crop circles, and the Loch Ness
photograph. Things that cannot be
explained are whether Atlantis existed
and the castle ghosts.

2.reported
4.image
6.real
8.decided
10.simply

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3. The capsicum plant
4. They contain an ingredient called
capsaicin.
5. Eating capsaicin makes you feel less
hungry and makes your body use
more calories.
6. Over a million

7. She ate 51 hot peppers in two
minutes.
8.munch
9.c
10.Chilies

Unit 2
Favorite Foods
2A Slices of History
Before You Read (p.20)
A.

1. Answers will vary.
2. Answers will vary.

B.

Answers will vary.

Reading Comprehension (p.22)
A.

1.d
2. cooked grains
3.a
4. The leaves and roots are poisonous.
5.tasty
6.a.False
b.NG
c.False

d.True
7. Every piece of pizza is a slice of
history.

B.

Vocabulary Practice (p.27)
A.

1.break
3.experience
5.plant

2.cause
4.produce

B.

1.plant
3.recent
5.cause
7.units
9. experience

2.break
4.health
6.measure
8.stay
10.produced

B.Stone → explorers → 200 → Naples →
restaurant → 350

Vocabulary Practice (p.23)
A.

B.

1.various
3.traditional
5.ingredient
7.developing
9. poor

2.learned
4.serving
6.step
8.standard
10.cover

1.a
2.b
3.a

2B Sugar and Spice
Before You Read (p.24)
A.

1.F
2.F

3.F
4.T

B.

Naga Jolokia

Reading Comprehension (p.26)
A.

1.T
2.NG
3.F
4.NG
5.T

2C Local Foods
Before You Read (p.28)
A.

1.One
2. Egg puffs and egg tarts

Reading Comprehension (p.29)
A.

1. It was sunny.
2.traditional
3.b
4. Egg puffs

5. Egg puffs had little airy pockets
6.b
7.a.NG
b.True
cFalse
d.False
8.Dissolve
9.140°C
10.a

1.c
2. Your mouth

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Answer Key

Explore More (p.30)

Vocabulary Practice (p.35)

A.

beans, corn, chilies, tacos, tortillas,
cheese

A.

B.

1.experience
3.traditional
5.learning
7.step
9. standard

1.remember
3.understanding
5.adventures
7.fees
9. caring

B.

1.adventure
2.fee
3.remember
4.valuable

C.

2.poor
4.recent
6.stay
8.various
10.served

1. Answers will vary, but complexity
may depend on the number of
ingredients and steps of preparation.
2. Answers will vary.

2.human
4.job
6.difficult
8.valuable
10.adult

3B Making Movies
Before You Read (p.36)

Unit 3

A.

1.India
2. The United States
3. The United States
4. Japan and China

B.

Answers will vary.

That’s Entertainment!
3A Animal Actors
Before You Read (p.32)

A.

1.wild
2.training
3.paws
4.actor
5.cubs
6.bite

B.

1. Taking care of two young bears or
playing with two bears to get them
used to humans.
2.Wasatch Rocky Mountain Wildlife in
the state of Utah, U.S.A.

Reading Comprehension (p.34)
A.

B.

1.b
2.turned
3. train; act
4. They are pretty big.
5.d
6.To play with bears and get them used
to humans
7. She put her head in his lap.

8. Tank (the adult bear)
1. television and movies
2. take care of
3. get used to
4. a large fee

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Reading Comprehension (p.38)
A.

1.d
2. The world of anime / The world of
animation
3. In 1979
4.c
5.b
6.Children
7. Real experience of life
8.Miyazaki’s imaginations

B.4 → 5 → 1 → 3 → 2

Vocabulary Practice (p.39)
A.

1.director
3.machines
5.film
7.Following

9. future

2.including
4.media
6.explain
8.series
10.important

B.

1.T
3.T

2.F
4.F

Explore More (p.40)
A.

1.screen
3.studio
5.documentary

2.invented
4.camera

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B.

C.

1.film
3.machine
5.fee
7.including
9. human

2.adventures
4.series
6.followed
8.directors
10.future

4B Danger!
Before You Read (p.46)
A.

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

B.

1. Geoff Banninger
2.2004
3. Colorado in the U.S.
4. Walking to a park to see his sister play
softball
5. Nine years old

1. Answers will vary.
2. Answers will vary.

Unit 4
True Tales
4A Titanic

Reading Comprehension (p.48)

Before You Read (p.42)

A.

1.c
2. Lightning (strike)
3.A buildup of electrical charges inside
a cloud
4.The time when Geoff was struck by
lightning
5. He was not hurt by the lightning. / He
hasn’t had any further problems since
the accident.
6.a.NG

b.False
c.True
7. Go inside a building
8.luckily

B.

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

A.

B.

1.True
2.True
3.True
Three times

Reading Comprehension (p.44)
A.

B.

1.d
2. He used video cameras and an
underwater robot.

3.beneath
4. More than 1,500
5. In 1986
6.d
7. Other explorers
8.b
9.The Titanic
1. lifelong dream; dream
2. main parts
3.pair
4. took away
5.protection

Vocabulary Practice (p.45)
A.

1.deaths
3.believe
5.reach
7.returned
9. agrees

2.conditions
4.main
6.hope
8.items
10.Instead

B.

1.b
3.a
5.a

2.a
4.b

Vocabulary Practice (p.49)
A.

1.chance
2.heart
3.wait

B.

1. rule
3.chance
5.happen
7.further
9. result

4C Success Stories
Before You Read (p.50)
A.

4 Unit 3

2. heart
4.waiting

6.common
8.likely
10.ensure

1.2004
2. Hong Kong Sports Stars Award
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Answer Key

Reading Comprehension (p.51)

Reading Comprehension (p.56)

A.

A.

1.b
2.a
3. Hodeo Nomo
4.a
5.2 → 1 → 3 → 4
6.fans
7. People play it in many countries
around the world.

B.

1.19th
2. World Series
3.1995
4.players
5. Baseball Classic
6.Games

1.b
2.Anemia
3.modestly
4.d
5. One year
6.fully
7. Determination and perseverance
8. In 2012
9.Lee’s comeback in the face of
adversity
10.a. False
b.True
c.NG
d.False

Explore More (p.52)
A.

1.a
2.b
3.a

B.

1.common
3.conditions
5.agree
7.deaths

C.

Vocabulary Practice (p.57)

2.mainly
4.reach
6.chance
8.ensure

1. Answers will vary.
2. Some suggestions are given in the
reading passages.

A.

1.several
3.teams
5.attention
7.available
9. percentage

2.managed
4.join
6.contracts

8.foreign
10.modern

B.

1.a
3.a
5.b

2.b
4.b

5B Outdoor Adventure
Before You Read (p.58)

Unit 5
Outdoor Activities
5A Baseball
Before You Read (p.54)
A.

From left to right:
catcher
ball
umpire
bat
batter
pitcher
base

B.

Icharo Suzuki (batter), Sammy Sosa
(batter), Hideo Nomo (pitcher), and
Tommy Lasorda (manager)

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A.

1.forest
3.climbing
5.mountain

B.

1.Yes
2. The huge crowds

2.hiking
4.historic
6.temple

Reading Comprehension (p.60)
A.

1.a
2. Bukhansan National Park’s
3.mentioned
4.a

5. A plate of pig’s feet, some kimchi,
and a couple of drinks
6. To walk back down the mountain
7.a.True
b.NG
c.False
d.False
8. The people you meet on the mountain

B.

1.a
3.c

2.d
4.b
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Vocabulary Practice (p.61)

B.d → a → e → c → f → b

A.

Vocabulary Practice (p.67)

B.

1.activity
3.mention
5.couple
7.leader
9. provide

2.enjoy
4.general
6.arrive
8.introduce
10.sharing

1.b
3.a
5.a

2.a
4.a

A.

1.village
3.strong
5.represented
7.Among
9. different

2.site
4.knowledge
6.land
8.clearly
10.identity

B.

1.knowledge
3.identity
5.among

2.different
4.clearly

Explore More (p.62)
A.

1.athlete
3.competition

2.stable
4.track

B.

1.activity
3.manager
5.attention
7.tradition

9. modern
11.foreign

2.arrive
4.team
6.provided
8.enjoy
10.including

C.

6B Stories and Myths
Before You Read (p.68)
A.

From top to bottom, from left to right:
frog
wombat
kookaburra
kangaroo
eel
lizard

B.

6: eel
1: frog
4: kangaroo
3: kookaburra
5: lizard

2: wombat

1. Answers will vary.
2. Answers will vary.

Unit 6
History and Legends
6A Real-life Legends
Before You Read (p.64)
A.

1.trade
2.tribe
3.expedition
4.member

B.

Answers will vary.

Reading Comprehension (p.70)
A.

1.c
2. The other animals
3. All the water was inside Tiddalik.
4.The kookaburra, the kangaroo, and
the lizard
5. Kookaburra: b
Kangaroo: c

Lizard: d
Eel: a
6.bored
7.Eels
8. The animals had water to drink again

B.

a.3
c.1
e.2
g.6

Reading Comprehension (p.66)
A.

1.b
2.Sacagawea’s
3. mapmakers; traveled; explore
4.important
5.c
6.A strong storm tipped over one of the
boats.
7.She rescued many of the maps and
other items in the water.
8. Amy Mossett

6 Unit 5

b.7

d.4
f.5

Vocabulary Practice (p.71)
A.

1.meeting
3.idea

2.discussing
4.rise
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B.

5.patiently
7.bored
9. else

6.flood
8.thirsty
10.normally

1.a
3.b
5.a

2.a
4.b

Before You Read (p.72)

A.

1.b
2.Errors
3. They are the same size.
4. Dark dots
5.Faces
6.straightforward
7.c
8.c

B.

Introduction: see
Optical Illusion 1: larger; size
Optical Illusion 2: there
Optical Illusion 3: vase; faces
Conclusion: understand

1. In the university library
2. A week

Reading Comprehension (p.73)
A.

1. Not meeting his week so that they can
focus on studying
2.b
3.d
4. give it a go
5.a.False
b.NG
c.True
d.False
6.shaking
7. The soup bowl
8.c

Explore More (p.74)
A.

Answers will vary.

B.

1.land
3.among
5.strong
7.sites

C.

Picture 1: The center red dot on the left
seems larger than the one on the right.
Picture 2: Black dots seem to appear and

disappear in the white circles.
Picture 3: You can see either a white vase
or two black faces.

Reading Comprehension (p.78)

6C Local Legends
A.

B.

2.different
4.villages
6.else
8.represent

1. Answers will vary.
2. Answers will vary.

Vocabulary Practice (p.79)
A.

1.therefore
3.minds
5.errors
7.straightforward
9. personal

2.size
4.choose

6.vision
8.related
10.compared

B.

1.b
3.a
5.b

2.b
4.b

7B Sleep and Dreams
Before You Read (p.80)
A.

From top to bottom, from left to right:
thought
emotion
memory
sensation
perception

B.

1.Three
2.What these dreams mean about our
lives and emotions

Unit 7
Mind’s Eye
7A Mysteries of the Mind
Before You Read (p.76)

Reading Comprehension (p.82)

A.

A.

1. It seems like the boy on the red stool
is larger than the man on the left.
2. The way the room is painted gives this
impression.

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1.d
2.d
3.Dreams
4.Help you deal with an embarrassing
event
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5. You are under pressure. / You are
worried about a major event in the
future.
6.a.False
b.True
c.NG
B.

B.

B.

Dream 1: b; d
Dream 2: c
Dream 3: a; e

Vocabulary Practice (p.83)
A.

5.Moving the egg (from one penguin to
another)
6. Enter the water
7. The baby penguin
8.c

1.major
3.stage
5.individuals
7.events
9. prepare

2.depending
4.periods
6.pressure
8.emotions
10.contains

1.Events
3.individuals
5.depend

2.major
4.prepare

Explore More (p.84)
A.

Answers will vary.

B.

1.major
3.stages
5.individuals
7.events

C.

1. Answers will vary.
2. Answers will vary.

1. an egg
2. feet; skin
3. move; fall
4. the ocean
5.baby

Vocabulary Practice (p.89)
A.

1.parents
3.special

2.environment
4.enter

B.

1.almost
3.enter
5.catch
7.special
9. environment

2.raised
4.lay
6.parents
8.necessary
10.communities

8B Animal Emotions
2.period
4.mind
6.Therefore

Before You Read (p.90)
A.
B.

Answers will vary.
There are three pet names (Bongo Marie,
Paco, and Buffy) and three human names
(Sally Blanchard, Jean Donaldson, and
Patricia Simonet)

Reading Comprehension (p.92)

Unit 8

A.

1. They feel fear. They feel love. They
have a sense of humor.
2.b
3. Bongo Marie
4. Dogs tell each other when they want
to play.
5.assess
6. To assess their response
7. They have a sense of humor.

8.a.True
b.NG
c.True

B.

1.joke
2. place toys
3.laugh
4. to play

Animal Wonders
8A Emperors of the Ice
Before You Read (p.86)
A.

B.

1.True
2.True
3.False
4.False
Answers will vary.

Reading Comprehension (p.88)
A.

1.a
2. For two months
3. The egg

4.a

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Vocabulary Practice (p.93)
A.

1.similar
3.record

2.relationships
4.assess
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Answer Key

B.

5.function
7.disappointed
9. obvious

6.sense
8.situation
10.behavior

1.similar
3.sense
5.function

2.obvious
4.assess

Unit 9
Treasure Hunters
9A Gold Fever

8C Power of Pets

Before You Read (p.98)

Before You Read (p.94)

A.

1.gold
2.objects
3.commander
4.soldiers

B.

The Spanish captured the Inca king and
tried to get their gold, their treasure.

A.

1. Last month
2.Lula

Reading Comprehension (p.95)
A.

1.d
2.a
3.Two
4.depressed
5. Three weeks
6.Lula
7. She laid her head on Sarah’s knee.
8. look forward to
9. To visit when the dogs are there (so
that he can see them in action)
10.a.NG
b.False
c.NG
d.True

Reading Comprehension (p.100)
A.

1.b
2. 1533; captured; gold; kill; angry;
mountain cave
3. He wrote an account of his trip and
explained how to find the gold.
4. incredible
5. The (Inca) gold
6. He disappeared.

7. b
8. c

B.

1.NG
2.T
3.T
4.F
5.T

Explore More (p.96)
A.

Answers will vary.

B.

1.community
2.parents
3.raise
4.assess
5.sense
6.catch
7.situation
8.loss

C.

1. Answers will vary.

2. Answers will vary.

Vocabulary Practice (p.101)
A.

2.described
4.deal
6.killed
8.accounts
10.authors

9B Precious Discoveries
Before You Read (p.102)
A.

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1.amounts
3.received
5.demanded
7.instructions
9. incredible

1.Africa
2.Belgium
3. U.S.A. (New York) and Thailand
4.Japan

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B.

1. 13 people of whom 9 had bad luck
2. King Louis XVI and his wife, Francis
Hope and his family, Evalyn Mclean
and her family, James Todd and his
wife

Reading Comprehension (p.104)
A.

B.

1.b
2. They are very hard. They sparkle in
the light. They are very expensive.
3. The diamond’s curse
4. Francis Hope
5. he had financial problems
6.2 → 3 → 4 → 1
7. He was a mailman.
8. Richard Kurin
9.a.False
b.True
c.False

d.NG
10.c

Unit 10
Education
10A Learning in the Wild
Before You Read (p.108)
A.

From top to bottom, from left to right:
3
2
4
1

B.

Students use knowledge and skills in
nature outside the classroom.

Reading Comprehension (p.110)
A.

1.c
2. They apply them to local wildlife.
3. measuring the amount of water the
animals drank
4.d
5. The students
6.aim

7.a.True
b.False
c.False
d.NG

B.

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

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

Vocabulary Practice (p.105)
A.

1.materials
3.linked
5.expensive
7.financial
9. quality

2.supposed
4.accepted
6.presently

8.opportunities
10.rejected

Explore More (p.106)
A.

Answers will vary.

B.

1.incredible
3.amount
5.opportunity
7.described

C.

1. Answers will vary.
2. Answers will vary.

2.quality
4.demanded
6.instructions

Vocabulary Practice (p.111)
A.

1.staff
3.aim
5.boards

7.projects
9. apply

2.principle
4.lectures
6.topics
8.local
10.consists

B.

1.apply
3.project
5.staff

2.principle
4.aim

10B Classroom of the Future
Before You Read (p.112)

10 Unit 9

A.

1. Answers will vary.
2. Answers will vary.

B.

Answers will vary.
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Answer Key

Reading Comprehension (p.114)

Explore More (p.118)

A.

A.

Challenges, things that test us

B.

1.lectures
3.skills
5.aim
7.apply

C.

1. Answers will vary.
2. Answers will vary.

B.

1.d
2. Articles and documents
3.connect
4. the ability to read and write
5. Creating and collaborating online
6.c
7. On a chalkboard, a white board, or a
piece of paper
8.d
Change: publish; reach; connect
Advice: collaborate; classrooms; media

Vocabulary Practice (p.115)
A.

B.

1.skills
3.create
5.core
7.articles
9. documents

2.digital
4.ability
6.practice
8.edit
10.connect

1.a

3.b
5.b

2.b
4.b

2.consists
4.ability
6.principles
8.project

Unit 11
Giants of the Past
11A Mammoth!
Before You Read (p.120)
A.

1.tusk
2. Ice Age
3.extinct

10C Tutorial Classes

B.

Other animals become extinct, the
climate changes

Before You Read (p.116)

Reading Comprehension (p.122)

A.

A.

1.c
2. After he returned from asking a friend
for advice
3.2 → 1 → 4 → 3
4.Dogs had eaten part of the tail and
ear.
5. The Netherlands and Japan
6.Ongoing
7. 40,000 years ago
8.Mammoths

B.

1.T
2.NG
3.T
4.T
5.F

1. In Form 4
2. Both of them

Reading Comprehension (p.117)
A.

1. Because they think they will get better
exam results.
2. Students who are struggling in certain
subjects
3.drawbacks
4. Lectures / Tutorial classes
5.a.True
b.NG
c.True
d.False
6.c
7.d
8. lost sight of
9.d
10.Attending tutorial classes

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Vocabulary Practice (p.123)
A.

1.Imagine
3.Overall
5.perfect
7.analysis
9. led

2.nearby
4.details

6.sent
8.sequence
10.ongoing

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Reading Explorer: Theme-based Anthology (Beginner)

B.

1.b
3.a
5.b

2.a
4.a

5.characteristics
7.details
C.

11B Monsters of the Deep
Before You Read (p.124)
A.

B.

Top (from left to right):
predator
prey
Bottom (from left to right):
tail
stomach
fins
jaws
teeth
1. Three animals
2. Temnodontosaurus: largest eyes
Kronosaurus: huge head and teeth
Thalassomedon: very long neck,
carried stones in stomach

Reading Comprehension (p.126)
A.

1.b
2. Sea monsters
3.make real-looking models of sea
monsters
4. Seven feet / two meters
5.b
6.prime
7. Teeth as big as bananas

B.

Unusual characteristics: eyes; bananas /

neck; stones
Special abilities: prey; crush; fish

B.

1.probably
3.prime
5.grab
7.defense
9. models

2.characteristics
4.set
6.crush
8.portions
10.indeed

1.crush
3.Models
5.defense

2.Characteristics
4.prime

Explore More (p.128)
A.

Answers will vary.

B.

1.defense
3.led

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1. They hatch their young from eggs.
2. Answers will vary.

Unit 12
Technology
12A Robot Revolution
Before You Read (p.130)
A.

Answers will vary.

B.

Most of the skills are mentioned except
“write poems” and actually “feel
emotions.” Today’s robot cannot yet play
sports or feel what they are experiencing.

Reading Comprehension (p.132)
A.

1.d
2. A robot player has scored a goal.
3.alternative

4.Snake-bots
5.c
6. The frog-bot, the sticky-bot, and
Water Runner
7.a.True
b.False
c.True
d.NG

B.

Human-like robots: a, c
Animal-bots: b, e
Both: d

Vocabulary Practice (p.127)
A.

6.Ongoing
8.indeed

Vocabulary Practice (p.133)
A.

1.exist
3.operate
5.rough
7.whereas
9. aid

2.industries
4.dangerous
6.signs
8.alternative
10.single

B.

1.b
3.b

2.a
4.a

2.sequence
4.prime

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Answer Key

12B Future Worlds
Before You Read (p.134)
A.

Top (from left to right):
2
4
Middle:

5
Bottom (from left to right):
1
3

B.

Answers will vary.

Reading Comprehension (p.139)
A.

Reading Comprehension (p.136)
A.

B.

1.c
2. Because of anti-aging nanotechnology
3.c
4. The fridge
5. Your whole body and surroundings
6. New technology
7.b
Left (from top to bottom):
faces (bodies)
firm
smart
Right (from top to bottom):
small

color
pattern
sleeve

1.state-of-the-art
2. Fans and critics
3. It failed to add any real depth to his
public image.
4.a.False
b.False
c.NG
d.True
5. plays down
6. Steve Wozniak
7. His inspiration for his / Apple gadgets
8. His performance is convincing.
9.c
10.a

Explore More (p.140)
A.

1.life
3.surface

2.planet
4.land

B.

1.whereas
3.drive
5.operate
7.alternative

2.signs
4.rough
6.patterns
8.existed

C.

1. Answers will vary.
2. Answers will vary.

Vocabulary Practice (p.137)
A.

1.labeled
3.network
5.program
7.replace
9. patterns

2.firm
4.cells
6.drive
8.treatment
10.succeed

B.

1.program
3.label
5.pattern

2.cell
4.firm

12C Gadgets
Before You Read (p.138)
A.

1.2013
2. Steve Wozniak

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Unit 12

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