Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Unit 01 G
old Rush 2 I mmigration was increasing, and so was the
student (population).
NOTE-TAKING 3 There was no modern air (conditioning).
4 The school calendar needs to change
1 prompting 2 fun
because the needs of the (nation) have
3 warrior 4 money
changed.
5 retire
SUMMARY
COMPREHENSION
1 traditional 2 law
1 a 2 d 3 b
3 education 4 calendar
FOCUS ON SOUNDS 5 protect 6 compromise
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Unit 04 Apple Season 2 Dorms can cost less than off-(campus)
housing.
NOTE-TAKING 3 Many students like the (chance) to make
friends and be near their classes.
1 crop 2 varieties
4 Working as a resident assistant is one way to
3 blossoms 4 spread
help (finance) an education.
5 hero
SUMMARY
COMPREHENSION
1 policy 2 dormitory
1 b 2 a 3 b
3 hallway 4 undergraduates
FOCUS ON SOUNDS 5 housing 6 resident
Unit 05 S
tudying in the US: 1 The first calculator did not have much
Where to Live? (memory).
2 They can use calculators to take college
NOTE-TAKING (entrance tests).
3 Students may learn to (depend) on calculators.
1 floor 2 sorority
4 Calculators give students a (better sense) of
3 classes 4 included
what numbers mean.
5 reduced
SUMMARY
COMPREHENSION
1 invented 2 debating
1 b 2 d 3 d
3 depend 4 spending
FOCUS ON SOUNDS 5 complex 6 can help
1
A suite has several bedrooms, a common DIALOG
area, and a (bathroom).
1 b 2 b 3 a
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Answer Key
Unit 07 Th
e Buzz About Bees 3 A bottle was (presented) as a ten-dollar wine.
4 The new findings will (add to knowledge) of
NOTE-TAKING how marketing affects brain activity.
1 nectar 2 pollen SUMMARY
3 wax 4 stored
5 hive 1 influence 2 truth
3 preferred 4 activity
COMPREHENSION 5 confirm 6 enjoyed
1 c 2 c 3 a DIALOG
FOCUS ON SOUNDS 1 b 2 c 3 a
1 a 2 c 3 d DIALOG
FOCUS ON SOUNDS 1 b 2 a 3 c
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Unit 10 E-Books Hold Next 2 Most companies doing algae-to-energy
Chapter research are creating liquid (biofuels).
3 Blue Marble says its work could help prevent
NOTE-TAKING harmful algae (blooms).
4 Workers pump it into (bags) on a (boat).
1 download 2 paper
3 profits 4 deal SUMMARY
5 investigating
1 kinds 2 spread
COMPREHENSION 3 sewage 4 marine
5 break 6 wild
1 c 2 b 3 a
DIALOG
FOCUS ON SOUNDS
1 c 2 b 3 c
1 Many readers reach for handheld (devices).
2 The Kindle can download books (wirelessly)
from a store on Amazon’s website.
3 The company is putting books online that
Unit 12 C
olds, Flu, and Folk
are no longer protected by (copyright).
Advice
4 Book publishers and (writers) are concerned NOTE-TAKING
about their profits.
1 starve 2 viruses
SUMMARY 3 liquids 4 damage
5 protect
1 store 2 loud
3 publishers 4 decrease COMPREHENSION
5 protected 6 competition
1 d 2 b 3 c
DIALOG
FOCUS ON SOUNDS
1 a 2 a 3 b
1 H
e is the medical (director) of the
immunization program.
Unit 11 E
nergy in Algae 2 How much value is there in (popular) wisdom?
3 (Research) may be starting to provide evidence
NOTE-TAKING for long-held beliefs.
4 But recent studies have shown that cold
1 celled 2 oils
(temperatures) cause stress on the body.
3 coastlines 4 blooms
5 Harvesting SUMMARY
COMPREHENSION 1 beliefs 2 stress
3 conditions 4 infection
1 d 2 d 3 c
5 dehydration 6 vaccine
FOCUS ON SOUNDS
DIALOG
1 T hese (bacteria) make food from the sun like
1 c 2 a 3 c
plants do.
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Answer Key
Unit 13 F
inger Length FOCUS ON SOUNDS
SUMMARY Unit 15 C
omputer Terms
1 traders 2 exposure
3 index 4 sure NOTE-TAKING
5 improve 6 ring 1 cursor 2 Hacker
3 Steals 4 blog
DIALOG
5 unwanted
1 b 2 c 3 c
COMPREHENSION
1 d 2 a 3 b
Unit 14 Vertical Farming
FOCUS ON SOUNDS
NOTE-TAKING
1 People use the search engines to find
1 skyscrapers 2 Crops information about (any subject).
3 chemicals 4 machines 2 The name is based on a funny (joke) many
5 proposed years ago.
3 Computer technology has become a (major)
COMPREHENSION
part of people’s lives.
1 b 2 d 3 c 4 He writes software programs in a special
computer (language).
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SUMMARY Unit 17 S
nakebites
1 mouse 2 hacker
3 engine 4 personal NOTE-TAKING
5 Bloggers 6 interfered 1 venom 2 amputations
3 agricultural 4 cost
DIALOG
5 deadly
1 b 2 c 3 c
COMPREHENSION
1 c 2 d 3 d
Unit 16 B
razil’s Green Bus
FOCUS ON SOUNDS
NOTE-TAKING
1 A
lso important is (providing) information
1 diesel 2 air about dangerous snakes.
3 Hydrogen 4 export 2 Islands in the South (Pacific) have high
5 energy numbers of snake bites.
3 Antivenom contains (proteins) from animals
COMPREHENSION
such as horses or sheep.
1 c 2 d 3 c 4 Community education (programs) could
help (prevent) snakebites.
FOCUS ON SOUNDS
SUMMARY
1 I f you travel by bus in Brazil, your (vehicle)
may be powered by hydrogen. 1 amputation 2 tropical
2 It can be driven an (additional) fifty kilometers 3 antivenom 4 cure
on its batteries. 5 avoid 6 ground
3 (International) groups supported the project.
4 Buses that run on (diesel fuel) release DIALOG
harmful carbon dioxide. 1 b 2 b 3 b
SUMMARY
1 engineers 2 stations
DIALOG
3 social needs 4 access
1 c 2 b 3 c 5 Support
COMPREHENSION
1 c 2 b 3 a
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Answer Key
SUMMARY
Unit 20 S
aving Reindeer
1 engineers 2 satellites
3 electricity 4 solar NOTE-TAKING
5 equipment 6 information 1 survival 2 hope
3 treat 4 manage
DIALOG
5 earn
1 b 2 c 3 b
COMPREHENSION
1 d 2 c 3 b
Unit 19 Th
e World’s
Lowest-Priced Car FOCUS ON SOUNDS
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