loading4 subscribe to pay regularly in order to receive a magazine, newspaper, etc.
5 territorial of a country’s territory
6 extraterrestrial of or from outside the earth or its atmosphere Antonyms
appear ready hide s skillful careless
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intelligent activities workout attitude off reducing seem aside Section B
CCCCC TFTFT TTFFT Section C FTFTF TFTTT
Unit 9 First Aid
Section A
Word Pretest
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Reading comprehension
. 2. C. 3. D. 4. B/D/A/C. . . . A/B/D
Vocabulary Building
Word Search
Use of English
government has come in for a lot of criticism.
2. It’s hard to come to terms with the government’s defense policy.
3. After retiring in 1980 he has decided to make a comeback to the political scene.
4. The situation has come to the boil now that the government has to face a vote of confidence.
5. The tax cuts announced in the Budget do not come into effect until next year.
6. The miners came out on strike against the government’s privatization plans.
Stems
1.
solo: a composition or passage for an individual voice or instrument, with or without accompaniment
series: a number of objects or events arranged or coming one after the other in succession
isolate: to set apart or cut off from others
desert: to withdraw from, especially in spite of a responsibility or duty; to forsake
peninsula: a piece of land that projects into a body of water and is connected with the mainland by an isthmus exert: to put to use or effect; to put forth
2.
3. 4.
5.
6.
7.
insulate: to prevent the passage of heat, electricity
or sound into or out of somewhere, especially by surrounding with a non-conducting materials insert: to put or set into, between or among
8.
Synonyms
1.
give 2. stop 3. antiseptic 4. block 5. penetrate
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Pedestrians adults declining avoid impaired fatalities
Section B
Section C
Keys to Reading Course 2
Unit 10 Marriage
Section A Word Pretest
Reading Comprehension 5. B
signals case
Vocabulary Building
Word match
quotation a sentence or passage taken from a book artificial not natural
anguish very great pain or suffering, esp. of the mind anniversary a day which is an exact year or number of years
after something has happened superstition a belief based on association of ideas instead of reason or fact
bouquet a bunch of flowers heed to give attention to escort to accompany
confetti small pieces of colored paper thrown on weddings
conceal to hide
consent agreement asunder apart
vow a solemn promise or declaration of intention rites forms of behavior with a fixed pattern for a religious purpose
sermon to talk usually based on a sentence from the
Bible and given as part of a church service
Use of English
7. 8. 9.
Will you please keep me company for a while
I couldn’t keep a straight face when he told me of his plan. The staff are going to be kept in the dark about the firm’s plans for the future.
10. I’ll keep an open mind until we’ve discussed it. 11. I’ll
keep away from her until she’s feeling more
optimistic.
12. Try to keep your head even if you don’t know what’s going
to happen.
Stems
14. briefly: for a short time; in as few words as possible 15. astronaut:
a person trained to pilot, navigate, or
otherwise participate in the flight of a
spacecraft
16. abridge: to reduce the length of (a written text); to
condense
17. fuse: to blend thoroughly by or as if by melting
together
18. astronomy: the scientific study of matter in outer space,
especially the positions, dimensions, distribution, motion, composition, energy and evolution of celestial bodes and phenomena
19. confusing: unclear or difficult to understand