Text:A.c
B. 1. b 2.a 3. c 4. c 5. d 6. c 7. d 8. d
C.1.d 2.a 3.a 4.b 5.a 6.d 7.a 8.b 9.c 10.a
Fast Reading:
1.d 2.b 3.c 4.c 5.a 6.c 7.b 8.b 9.c 10.d
11.d 12 c 13.d 14.c 15.d
Home Reading:
1.a 2.b 3.c 4.c 5.c 6.b 7.a 8.c
Unit 2
Text:A.d
B. 1.b 2.d 3.d 4.b 5.d 6.d 7.b 8.d 9.a 10.d
C. 1.a 2.b 3.a 4.d 5.d 6.c 7.a 8.a 9.c 10.c
Reading Skills
Word | Synonyms | Antonyms |
languid | weary exhausted | energetic lively |
disparate | separate dissimilar | linked similar |
tacit | unsaid implicit | stated explicit |
gaunt | thin lean | fat obese |
faulty | flawed defective | perfect true |
legal | lawful authorized | illegal unlawful |
alacrity | willingness quickness | unwillingness slow |
brief | momentary short | long eternal |
serious | solemn grave | light insignificant |
noisy | loud blatant | quiet silent |
blame | censure accuse | praise commend |
incessant | ceaseless constant | sporadic periodic |
1.b 2.b 3.c 4.a 5.d 6.b 7.b 8.b 9.d 10.d
11.c 12.d 13.d 14.d 15.a
Home Reading:
1.a 2.b 3.a 4.d 5.c 6.a 7.d 8.b 9.c 10.d
Unit3
Text:
A. c
B. 1.b 2.c 3.c 4.a 5.d 6.d 7.d 8.c 9.a 10.a
C. 1.b 2.a 3.d 4.c 5.d 6.b 7.b 8.c 9.d 10.a
11.c 12.b
Fast Reading:
1.d 2.b 3.a 4.c 5.c 6.a 7.b 8.d 9.c 10.b
11.b 12.d 13.a 14.b 15.c
Home Reading:
1.c 2.a 3.d 4.c 5.c 6.c 7. d 8. d 9. a 10. d
Unit4
Text:
A.c
B.1.b 2.d 3.c 4.d 5.a 6.b
C.1.d 2.b 3.a 4.c 5.b 6.c 7.c 8.d 9.c 10.d 11.c 12.b
Dealing with Homonyms
1. counsel ( advice / We counseled them patience and hard work. )
council ( committee / The state council issued a new decreed. )
2 complement ( supplement / The two tools complement each other. )
compliment ( praise / A book was sent to him with compliments. )
3 elicit ( obtain / They tried to elicit answers from her. )
illicit ( unlawful / Beware of illicit dealings. )
4 principal ( main / The principal task is to get his consent. )
principle ( rule / He is a man of principle )
5. stationary ( fixed / Stationary targets are easy to aim at. )
stationery ( writing materials / They bought three pens at the stationery counter. )
6. aisle ( doorway / She walked along the aisle in the church. )
isle ( small island / There are some isles not far away from the continent. )
7. canvas ( picture / The painter put his canvas on the wall. )
canvass ( seek votes / They claimed to have canvassed half of the votes. )
8. discrete ( particular / On the table are some discrete pages from a book. )
discreet ( careful / He is always discreet. )
Fast Reading:
1,c 2.d 3.a 4.b 5.d 6.c 7.d 8.c 9.d 10.d 11.d, 12.c 13.c 14.b 15.b
Home Reading:
1.b 2.c 3.d 4.d 5.c 6.d 7.c 8.a 9.d 10.d
Unit 5
Text:
A. c
B. l. b 2. a 3. c 4. b 5. d 6. b 7.-d 8. a 9. b 10. c
D. l. a 2. b 3, a 4. c 5. d 6. a 7. b 8. a 9. b 10. d
Fast Reading:
l. d 2. d 3.'d 4. d 5. b 6. d 7. b 8. d 9. d 10. c 11.c 12. d 13. c 14. c 15. d
Home Reading:
1.c 2. b 3. b 4. c 5. b 6. a 7. a 8. c 9. b 10. d
Unit 6
Text:
A. a
B. l. b 2. b 3. b 4. a 5. d 6. b 7. d 8. d 9. d 10. c
D. 1.c 2. c 3. b 4. a 5. b 6. c 7. d 8. a 9. b 10. a 11.d 12. a
Fast Reading:
1.c 2. a 3. b 4. d 5. d 6. a 7. d 8. d 9. a 10. a 11. b 12. c 13. c 14. d 15. a
Home Reading:
l. b 2. c 3. a 4. c 5. b 6. b 7. b 8. B
Unit 7
Text:
A.b
B.1.c 2.a 3.d 4.b 5.d 6.a 7.b 8.c 9.b 10.a 11.d
C.1.b 2.a 3.d 4.c 5.a 6.b 7.c 8.b 9.b 10.a 11.d 12.c 13.a 14.b
Fast Reading:
1.c 2.d 3.b 4.d 5.b 6.d 7.b 8.b 9.d 10.d 11.d 12.c 13.c 14.b 15.d
Home Reading:
1.b 2.d 3.a 4.d 5.b 6.d 7.a 8.c
Unit 8
Text:
A. b
B. 1.b 2. a 3. d 4. d 5. a 6. b 7. a 8. a
C. 1.d 2. a 3. c 4. d 5. c 6. a 7. b 8. b 9. d 10. a 11. b
Fast Reading:
1. c 2. d 3. b 4. b 5. d 6. d 7. c 8. a 9.c 10. b 11. a 12. d 13. c 14. a 15. a
Home Reading:
1. a 2. c 3. c 4. b 5. d 6. b 7. a 8. c 9. d 10. b
Unit 9
Text:
A.d
B.1.c 2.d 3.b 4.d 5.a 6.c 7.d 8.d 9. d 10. c
C.1.a 2.b 3.c 4.a 5.a 6.c 7.b
Fast Reading:
1.d 2.a 3.d 4.c 5.b 6.b 7.a 8.c 9.b 10.d 11.d 12.b 13.b 14.a 15.a
Home Reading:
1.d 2.b 3.d 4.c 5.c 6.c 7.d 8.a 9.d
Unit 10
Text:
A.d
B.1.c 2.d 3.a 4.b 5.c 6.c 7.d 8.d 9.b 10.b 11.a
C.1.a 2.c 3.c 4.a 5.c 6.d 7.c 8.b 9.c 10.b 11.d 12 d
Fast Reading:
1.c 2.d 3.b 4.c 5.d 6.c 7.a 8.d 9.d 10.b 11.c 12.d 13.d 14.b 15.c
Home Reading:
1.d 2.b 3.d 4.d 5.d 6.a 7.a 8.c
Unit 11
Text:
A.c
B.1.b 2.d 3.b 4.b 5.a 6.b 7.c
C.1.a 2.a 3.b 4.b 5.a 6.d 7.c 8.b
Fast Reading:
1.b 2.c 3.b 4.c 5.b 6.c 7.c 8.b 9.d 10.d 11.a 12 b 13.c 14.c 15.d
Home Reading:
1.c 2.d 3.d 4.d 5.d 6.d 7.b 8.c 9.b 10.a
Unit 12
Text:
A.a
B.1.c 2.c 3.a 4.a 5.a 6.c 7.c 8.b
C.1.a 2.b 3.a 4.d 5.a 6.b 7.b 8.c 9.c 10.d
Fast Reading:
1.c 2.a 3.c 4.d 5.d 6.c 7.d 8.b 9.d 10.b 11.b 12.c 13.c 14.a 15.c
Home Reading:
1.b 2.c 3.c 4.c 5.d 6.c 7.a 8.d 9.b 10.b
Unit 13
Text:
A.b
B.1.d 2.b 3.c 4.b 5.d 6.a 7.a 8.d
C.1.c 2.a 3.d 4.c 5.a 6.b 7.d 8.a 9.c 10.a 11.d 12.b
Fast Reading:
1.a 2.c 3.d 4.b 5.d 6.b 7.a 8.a 9.c 10.d 11.d 12.d 13.d 14.b 15.a
Home Reading:
1.d 2.c 3.c 4.d 5.b 6.b 7.c 8.d 9.a 10.b
Unit 14
Text:
A.d
B.1.d 2.d 3.c 4.d 5.a 6.d 7.b 8.d 9.c 10.c
C.1.d 2.a 3.b 4.a 5.d 6.a 7. c 8.a 9. d 10.a 11.b 12.a 13.a
Fast Reading:
1.c 2.b.3.a 4.b 5.b 6.c 7.b 8.c 9c 10.d 11.a 12.b 13.c 14.d 15.c
Home Reading:
1.b 2.b 3.d 4.c 5.d 6.c 7.d 8.b
Unit 15
Text:
A.d
B.1.c 2.d 3.b 4.a 5.b 6.a 7.c 8.d 9.d 10.d
C.1.a 2.a 3.d 4.c 5.a 6.a 7.d 8.b 9.a 10.a 11.a
Fast Reading:
1.c 2.b 3.c 4.d 5.a 6.c 7.d 8.a 9.b 10.c 11.b 12.a 13.d 14.d 15.d
Home Reading:
1.a 2.a 3.b 4.c 5.b 6.a 7.d 8.b 9.a