Compass listening to the news 2 answer key

Answer Key
Unit 01 G
 old Rush
NOTE-TAKING

1prompting
3warrior
5retire

2 fun
4money

SUMMARY

COMPREHENSION

1 a

2 d

2 I mmigration was increasing, and so was the
student (population).
3 There was no modern air (conditioning).
4 The school calendar needs to change
because the needs of the (nation) have
changed.

3 b

FOCUS ON SOUNDS

1 traditional
3 education
5 protect

1
The bone-piercingly cold (water would) be
enough to keep most travelers safely on the
bank.
2
It isn’t cold enough to stop a new (wave) of
gold fever.
3 (Well), we looked in this book.
4 There are also some (weekend) warriors.

DIALOG

SUMMARY

1 addiction
3 wash
5 rehab

1 rush
3 price
5 prospecting

2 strike
4 free
6 deposits

DIALOG

1 a

2 a

3 c

NOTE-TAKING

1 breaks
3 Crowded
5 preparation

2 Public
4 difficult

2 b

3 b

Unit 03 Transforming Lives
NOTE-TAKING

2 noticing
4 Social

COMPREHENSION

1 b

Unit 02 S
 horter Summer Break

2 c

3 d

FOCUS ON SOUNDS

1
Some people sleep on park benches and in
(subways).
2 After he was (laid off ), he became homeless.
3
We have (obtained) the help of a social
worker.
4 Now he believes he can (make) a (change).
SUMMARY

COMPREHENSION

1 b

1 c

2 law
4 calendar
6 compromise

2 a

3 b

FOCUS ON SOUNDS

1 T he (traditional) American school year begins
in late August or early September.

1 laid off
3 hang out
5 housing

2 church
4 wash up
6 humble

DIALOG

1 b

2 b

3 a

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Unit 04 Apple Season
NOTE-TAKING

1 crop
3 blossoms
5 hero

2 varieties
4 spread

SUMMARY

COMPREHENSION

1 b

2 a

3 b

FOCUS ON SOUNDS

1 S ome are made into (sweet) foods like apple
pie.
2 Apples are high in fiber, (mainly) in the skin.
3
(Research) shows that apples came from
Asia.
4 Late blossoming avoids (freezing) weather.

1 policy
3hallway

5housing

2dormitory
4 undergraduates
6resident

DIALOG

1 c

2 c

3 b

Unit 06 C
 alculators in Class
NOTE-TAKING

SUMMARY

1 harvest
3varieties
5fiber

2valuable
4processed
6freezing

1 handheld
3calculators

5basic

2math
4understand

COMPREHENSION

DIALOG

1 b

2Dorms can cost less than off-(campus)
housing.
3Many students like the (chance) to make
friends and be near their classes.
4Working as a resident assistant is one way to
help (finance) an education.

2 c

3 c

1 c

2 a

3 b

FOCUS ON SOUNDS

Unit 05 S
 tudying in the US:
Where to Live?
NOTE-TAKING

1 floor
3classes
5reduced

2sorority
4included

SUMMARY

COMPREHENSION

1 b

2 d

3 d

FOCUS ON SOUNDS

1
A suite has several bedrooms, a common
area, and a (bathroom).

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1
The first calculator did not have much
(memory).
2They can use calculators to take college
(entrance tests).
3Students may learn to (depend) on calculators.
4Calculators give students a (better sense) of
what numbers mean.

1 invented
3depend
5complex

2debating
4spending
6 can help

DIALOG

1 b

2 b

3 a


Answer Key
Unit 07 Th
 e Buzz About Bees
NOTE-TAKING

1 nectar
3wax
5 hive

2 pollen
4stored

COMPREHENSION

1 c

2 c

3 a

1 The insects gather nectar (liquid) from flowers.
2The number of (colonies) decreased by two
percent this year.
3 These tiny creatures suck the (blood) of bees.
4
Crops can grow (unevenly) if bees do not
provide enough pollen.
SUMMARY

2gather
4Mites
6Moths

DIALOG

1 a

2 c

3 c

Unit 08 Th
 e Price of Pleasure
NOTE-TAKING

1 tasted
3reported
5increase

2identified
4levels

COMPREHENSION

1 a

2 c

SUMMARY

1 influence
3preferred
5confirm

3 d

FOCUS ON SOUNDS

2truth
4 activity
6 enjoyed

DIALOG

1 b

FOCUS ON SOUNDS

1 crops
3hectare
5suck

3 A bottle was (presented) as a ten-dollar wine.
4
The new findings will (add to knowledge) of
how marketing affects brain activity.

2 c

3 a

Unit 09 M
 aking Paper by Hand
NOTE-TAKING

1 process
3printing
5press

2straw
4mold

COMPREHENSION

1 a

2 b

3 d

FOCUS ON SOUNDS

1
Modern paper-making began in China about
two (thousand) years ago.
2In (those days), paper was made from strips
of the papyrus plant.
3 Old envelopes are good for this (reason).
4 The mold is made of small (squares) of wire.
SUMMARY

1 papyrus
3 machines
5 cool

2
4
6

bark
Mix
trapped

DIALOG

1 b

2 a

3 c

1
They had twenty people taste (different)
wines.
2 The wines were (identified) only by price.

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Unit 10 E
 -Books Hold Next
Chapter
NOTE-TAKING

1 download
3profits
5investigating

2paper
4deal

SUMMARY

COMPREHENSION

1 c

2 b

3 a

1 Many readers reach for handheld (devices).
2The Kindle can download books (wirelessly)
from a store on Amazon’s website.
3The company is putting books online that
are no longer protected by (copyright).
4Book publishers and (writers) are concerned
about their profits.
SUMMARY

2loud
4decrease
6competition

DIALOG

1 a

2 a

3 b

Unit 11 E
 nergy in Algae
NOTE-TAKING

1 celled
3coastlines
5Harvesting

2oils
4blooms

2 d

3 c

FOCUS ON SOUNDS

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2spread
4marine
6wild

1 c

2 b

3 c

Unit 12 C
 olds, Flu, and Folk
Advice
NOTE-TAKING

1 starve
3liquids
5protect

2viruses
4damage

COMPREHENSION

1 d

2 b

3 c

FOCUS ON SOUNDS

1 H

 e is the medical (director) of the
immunization program.
2How much value is there in (popular) wisdom?
3(Research) may be starting to provide evidence
for long-held beliefs.
4But recent studies have shown that cold
(temperatures) cause stress on the body.
SUMMARY

COMPREHENSION

1 d

1 kinds
3sewage
5break
DIALOG

FOCUS ON SOUNDS

1 store
3publishers
5protected

2Most companies doing algae-to-energy
research are creating liquid (biofuels).
3
Blue Marble says its work could help prevent
harmful algae (blooms).
4 Workers pump it into (bags) on a (boat).

1 T hese (bacteria) make food from the sun like
plants do.

1 beliefs
3conditions
5dehydration

2stress
4 infection
6vaccine

DIALOG

1 c

2 a

3 c


Answer Key
Unit 13 F
 inger Length
NOTE-TAKING

1 success
3 risks
5 math

2 womb
4 hands

COMPREHENSION

1 d

2 b

3 c

FOCUS ON SOUNDS

1
They imagined people in cities growing
(crops) inside a tall building.
2It could have space for restaurants, (schools),
or hospitals.
3Farm machines like plows and (tractors)
would not be needed either.
4And without insects, there would be no need
for (chemicals to) kill them.

FOCUS ON SOUNDS

SUMMARY

1 A
 study tied finger (length) to success in
financial trading.

2Individuals are exposed to testosterone
while in the (mother’s) womb.
3 The ring finger is (third) from the (thumb).
4He studied for a (twenty-month) period ending
in 2007.

1 imagined
3space
5lots

SUMMARY

Unit 15 C
 omputer Terms

1 traders
3 index
5 improve

2exposure
4 sure
6ring

DIALOG

1 b

2 c

3 c

Unit 14 Vertical Farming
NOTE-TAKING

1 skyscrapers
3 chemicals
5 proposed

2Crops
4 machines

COMPREHENSION

1 b

2 d

3 c

2 Vertical
4proposing
6buildings

DIALOG

1 a

2 b

3 b

NOTE-TAKING

1 cursor
3 Steals
5unwanted

2Hacker
4 blog

COMPREHENSION

1 d

2 a

3 b

FOCUS ON SOUNDS

1
People use the search engines to find
information about (any subject).
2
The name is based on a funny (joke) many
years ago.
3
Computer technology has become a (major)
part of people’s lives.
4He writes software programs in a special

computer (language).

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SUMMARY

1 mouse
3engine
5Bloggers

2hacker
4personal
6 interfered

DIALOG

1 b

2 c

3 c

Unit 16 B
 razil’s Green Bus
NOTE-TAKING

1 diesel
3Hydrogen
5energy

2air
4export

COMPREHENSION

1 c

2 d

3 c

FOCUS ON SOUNDS

1 I f you travel by bus in Brazil, your (vehicle)
may be powered by hydrogen.
2
It can be driven an (additional) fifty kilometers
on its batteries.
3 (International) groups supported the project.
4
Buses that run on (diesel fuel) release
harmful carbon dioxide.

Unit 17 S
 nakebites
NOTE-TAKING

1 venom
3agricultural

5deadly

2 amputations
4cost

COMPREHENSION

1 c

2 d

3 d

FOCUS ON SOUNDS

1 A
 lso important is (providing) information
about dangerous snakes.
2Islands in the South (Pacific) have high
numbers of snake bites.
3
Antivenom contains (proteins) from animals
such as horses or sheep.
4Community education (programs) could
help (prevent) snakebites.
SUMMARY

1 amputation
3antivenom
5 avoid

2tropical
4cure
6 ground

DIALOG

1 b

2 b

3 b

SUMMARY

1 cell
3illnesses
5solution

2pollution
4 vapor
6expensive

DIALOG

1 c

2 b

3 c

Unit 18 K
 enya Gets Connected
NOTE-TAKING

1 engineers
3 social needs
5 Support

2 stations
4access

COMPREHENSION

1 c

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2 b

3 a


Answer Key
FOCUS ON SOUNDS

SUMMARY

1
They tried to do it, but there was a (problem).

2Farmers can easily find weather, (crop), and
price information online.
3
The project began back at the (College) of
Engineering.
4
Students from the public health and business
schools (offered) advice.

1 priced
3owners
5greater

SUMMARY

Unit 20 S
 aving Reindeer

1 engineers
3electricity
5 equipment

2satellites
4solar
6 information

DIALOG

1 b

2 c

3 b

Unit 19 Th
 e World’s
Lowest-Priced Car
NOTE-TAKING

1 Built
3owners
5 pollution

2 Half
4 supply

COMPREHENSION

1 b

2 d

3 c

2 half
4 two-wheeled
6 sold

DIALOG

1 b

2 c

3 c

NOTE-TAKING

1 survival
3treat
5earn

2 hope
4 manage

COMPREHENSION

1 d

2 c

3 b

FOCUS ON SOUNDS

1
The chief gave her his grandfather’s (smoking)
pipe.
2They named it Itgel—the (Mongolian) word
for hope.

3They not (only) work as guides; they now
provide all services for travelers.
4The people designed the center, which they
(own) and manage.

FOCUS ON SOUNDS

SUMMARY

1 That is about half the price of (similar) cars.
2The lowest-priced version does not (include)
a radio.
3
(Industry) observers fear that roads could be
(filled) with small cars.
4
The car may increase the country’s (traffic)
problems.

1
studying
3 hope
5 manage

2 herders
4 scientists
6 earn

DIALOG

1 c

2 c

3 b

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