4000 Essential English Words 2 Answer Key

4000 Essential English Words 2 – Answer Key

Unit 1

Unit 2

Exercise 1 Part A 1. d 2. a 3. b 4. c 5. d

Exercise 1 1. b, c 2. a, d 3. c, d 4. a, c 5. b, d Exercise 2 1. wing 2. statues 3. steam 4. submit to 5. upper 

Part B 1. b 2. a 3. c 4. b 5. a

Exercise 3 1. a 2. b 3. b 4. a 5. a 6. b 7. a 8. a 9. b 10. b

Exercise 2 1. b 2. a 3. b 4. a 5. a 6. b 7. b 8. a 9. a 10. b

Reading Comprehension 1. c 2. a 3. d 4. b 5. The boy covered himself with weeds to hide his smell.

Reading Comprehension 1. d 2. b 3. c 4. b 5. They wanted to ask the Twelve Months for gifts.

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Unit 3

Unit 4

Exercise 1 Part A 1. log, bow 2. enemy, military 3. obey, trust 4. secured, intended 5. disadvantage, battle

Exercise 1 Part A 1. b 2. c 3. a 4. c 5. d

Part B 1. c 2. a 3. d 4. b 5. b

Part B 1. threat terror  2. confidence consequence 3. victim disaster  4. disturb satisfy 5. rough sensitive

Exercise 2 1. entrance 2. chief  3. weapon 4. hardly 5. laughter  6. arrow 7. brave 8. twist 9. steady 10. unless

Exercise 2 1. b 2. a 3. a 4. a 5. a 6. b 7. a 8. b 9. b 10. a

Reading Comprehension 1. c 2. b 3. b 4. d 5. The soldiers did whatever the chief asked them because they trusted and obeyed their  leader.

Reading Comprehension 1. d 2. a 3. c 4. c 5. They kept getting caught in trees.

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Unit 5

Unit 6

Exercise 1 1. c 2. a 3. b 4. c 5. b 6. d 7. a 8. d 9. b 10. c

Exercise 1 Part A 1. b 2. c 3. a 4. c 5. d

Part B 1. a 2. a 3. b 4. a 5. a

Exercise 2 Part A 1. a, c 2. b, c 3. a, d 4. c, d 5. a, c

Exercise 2 1. permits 2. favor  3. chase 4. palace 5. protest 6. disappointed 7. guy 8. forever  9. fee 10. abroad

Part B 1. angle 2. ancestor  3. silent 4. legend 5. pure Reading Comprehension 1. a 2. d 3. a 4. c 5. He wrapped his coat around himself   because the air was very cold on the mountain.

Reading Comprehension 1. b 2. b 3. a 4. d 5. She thought the frog would die if he leaves the pool.

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Unit 7

Unit 8

Exercise 1 Part A 1. b, c 2. a, d 3. b, d 4. a, b 5. b, c

Exercise 1 1. valley 2. concentrate 3. broad 4. convey 5. destination 6. edge 7. path 8. bush 9. capable 10. resort

Part B 1. mission 2. colleagues 3. route 4. factual 5. colony

Exercise 2 1. cheat 2. shadow 3. suspect 4. succeed 5. dictate 6. confident 7. conclude 8. delight 9. definite 10. considerable

Exercise 2 1. a 2. a 3. a 4. b 5. a 6. b 7. b 8. b 9. a 10. b

Reading Comprehension 1. a 2. d 3. a 4. c 5. He had been tricked by a family of slow turtles.

Reading Comprehension 1. b 2. b 3. c 4. a 5. He could not find the talking bird after  looking for one month.

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Unit 9

Unit 10

Exercise1 1. a 2. b 3. b 4. a 5. b

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

Exercise 2 1. a, b 2. a, d 3. a, c 4. b, c 5. b, d

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

Exercise 3 1. a 2. a 3. b 4. a 5. b 6. b 7. b 8. b 9. b 10. a

Exercise 3. 1. citizen 2. council 3. funeral 4. trial 5. declared 6. enormous 7. rid 8. ought 9. fog 10. extraordinary

Reading Comprehension 1. d 2. c 3. a 4. b 5. He had to work and could not play.

Reading Comprehension 1. b 2. b 3. a 4. c 5. He did not want to be put on trial and go to jail.

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Unit 11 Unit 12 Exercise 1 1. super  2. forecast 3. row 4. exhibit 5. dinosaurs 6. wet 7. admission 8. astronomy 9. interferes 10. principal

Exercise 1 Part A 1. b 2. a 3. b 4. c 5. b

Part B 1. a, b 2. a, d 3. b, d 4. b, c 5. a, c

Exercise 2 1. b 2. b 3. b 4. b 5. a

Exercise 2 1. a 2. b 3. b 4. a 5. a 6. b 7. a 8. a 9. b 10. b

Exercise 3 1. chemistry / despite 2. exhibit / admission 3. dinosaur / geography 4. gentle / Lightly 5. fame / genius Reading Comprehension 1. d 2. a 3. b 4. d 5. No. It was going to rain very hard that day.

Reading Comprehension 1. a 2. b 3. d 4. c 5. He gave customers free meals to celebrate his big change.

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Unit 13

Unit 14

Exercise 1 1. d 2. b 3. c 4. a 5. b 6. b 7. c 8. a 9. a 10. d

Exercise 1 1. d 2. c 3. a 4. c 5. a 6. b 7. d 8. b 9. c 10. a

Exercise 2 Part A 1. a 2. b 3. b 4. a 5. a

Exercise 2 Part A 1. uniform 2. obvious 3. remind 4. severe 5. dormitory

Part B 1. potential guarantee 2. lends tutors 3. intense billions 4. initial quit 5. anxiety emergency

Part B 1. ignores 2. secretary 3. apparent 4. commit 5. blind Reading Comprehension 1. d 2. c 3. a 4. b 5. Working so hard could have severe results for Sue.

Reading Comprehension 1. c 2. c 3. b 4. d 5. His plan works every time.

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Unit 15

Unit 16

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

Exercise 1 Part A 1. stared 2. recovered 3. lasted 4. shy 5. fever 

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

Part B 1. a 2. a 3. b 4. a 5. b

Exercise 3 1. a 2. a 3. a 4. b 5. b 6. b 7. a 8. b 9. b 10.b

Exercise 2 1. tower / chamber  2. perspective / likeness 3.trade / rational 4. shocked / stared 5. moreover / flu 6. gesture / interrupted 7. relied / thus 8. lasted / recovered 9. shy / deny 10. emphasized / freeze

Reading Comprehension 1. a 2. d 3. a 4. b 5. The dirt became heavier because the ground had absorbed a lot of water.

Reading Comprehension 1. c 2. b 3. c 4. b 5. Sam didn’t like the prince’s chamber   because it was cold at night.

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Unit 17

Unit 18

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

Exercise 1 1. a 2. d 3. c 4. b 5. b 6. c 7. a 8. d 9. d 10. b

Exercise 2 1. junior  2. height 3. labor  4. sincere 5. carriage

Exercise 2 Part A 1. joy odd 2. diary faith 3. cartoons profession 4. greeted convinced 5. labels abilities

Exercise 3 1. b 2. b 3. a 4. b 5. a 6. a 7. b 8. a 9. a 10. b

Part B 1. a, c 2. c, d 3. b, c 4. a, d 5. b, d

Reading Comprehension 1. b 2. c 3. b 4. d 5. The prime reason was to save money.

Reading Comprehension 1. b 2. c 3. a 4. d 5. The priest got a diary because he liked to write.

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Unit 19

Unit 20

Exercise 1 Part A 1. c 2. a 3. c 4. b 5. d

Exercise 1 1. refrigerate 2. statistics 3. approve 4. poverty 5. barrier  6. pretend 7. duty 8. instant 9. insert 10. rent

Part B 1. a 2. b 3. b 4. a 5. b

Exercise 2 Part A 1. a 2. a 3. b 4. a 5. b

Exercise 2 1. reception 2. fool 3. illustrate 4. costume 5. rejected 6. silence 7. begged 8. stream 9. origin 10. forbids

Part B 1. immigrant 2. elementary 3. barrier  4. failure 5. recognition

Reading Comprehension 1. d 2. b 3. a 4. b 5. Because he thought that Mrs. May should not adopt the girl.

Reading Comprehension 1. c 2. b 3. d 4. c 5. Albert’s family lived in poverty because his father lost his job.

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Unit 21

Unit 22

Exercise 1 1. b 2. a 3. d 4. b 5. c 6. b 7. c 8. b 9. d 10. d

Exercise 1 Part A 1. a 2. a 3. c 4. b 5. d

Part B 1. d 2. c 3. a 4. b 5. b

Exercise 2 1. angels / astronauts 2. satellite / participate 3. permission / grants 4. minerals / jewels 5. pipe / telescope

Exercise 2 1. a 2. b 3. a 4. a 5. b 6. a 7. a 8. b 9. a 10. b

Exercise 3 1. underground 2. participate 3. permission 4. awake 5. jewel Reading Comprehension 1. d 2. c 3. b 4. a 5. He participated in a mission to outer  space.

Reading Comprehension 1. d 2. a 3. c 4. b 5. The race was going to be from the barn to the farmer’s garage.

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Unit 23

Unit 24

Exercise 1 Part A 1. architecture, substance 2. artificial, alike 3. stock, shortage 4. distinct, distinguish 5. roof, tomb

Exercise 1 1. b 2. b 3. a 4. a 5. b Exercise 2 1. inspected 2. chew 3. nutrients 4. overcome 5. surgery

Part B 1. b 2. c 3. a 4. d 5. d

Exercise 3 1. a 2. a 3. b 4. a 5. b 6. b 7. b 8. a 9. b 10. a

Exercise 2 1. inherit 2. thief  3. dust 4. chain 5. heal 6. wound 7. mount 8. annoy 9. solid 10. manner 

Reading Comprehension 1. c 2. a 3. b 4. c 5. It made them laugh together.

Reading Comprehension 1. c 2. a 3. d 4. c 5. The king was annoyed because he didn't know how the gold could be gone.

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Unit 25

Unit 26

Exercise 1 Part A 1. d 2. a 3. b 4. c 5. b

Exercise 1 Part A 1. fuel cotton 2. loss insure 3. coral reef  4. amuse surfed 5. task  shut

Part B 1. inspire 2. penalty 3. neat 4. bowl 5. mere

Part B 1. strict 2. opera 3. grand 4. accuse 5. shut

Exercise 2 1. b 2. b 3. a 4. a 5. b 6. a 7. b 8. a 9. a 10. b

Exercise 2 1. accused 2. plain 3. amuse 4. adjust 5. engaged 6. cotton 7. hurricane 8. Shut 9. crash 10. zone

Reading Comprehension 1. b 2. b 3. c 4. d 5. He inspired the criminal to be good and tell the truth.

Reading Comprehension 1. c 2. a 3. b 4. d 5. When his ship reached the hurricane the wind blew it into the reef, and it crashed.

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Unit 27

Unit 28

Exercise 1 Part A 1. witch 2. apology 3. jail 4. resemble 5. pronounce

Exercise 1 Part A 1. a 2. d 3. b 4. a 5. c

Part B 1. twin 2. resembles 3. capture 4. ordinary 5. permanent

Part B 1. a 2. c 3. b 4. d 5. a

Exercise 2 1. a 2. b 3. b 4. a 5. b 6. a 7. a 8. b 9. b 10. a

Exercise 2 1. b 2. b 3. a 4. a 5. a 6. b 7. a 8. b 9. a 10. b

Reading Comprehension 1. b 2. b 3. b 4. c 5. They resembled each other because they were twin brothers.

Reading Comprehension 1. b 2. d 3. a 4. d 5. George dared the fisherman to prove his skill.

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Unit 29 Unit 30 Exercise 1 Part A 1. furniture 2. intelligence 3. curtains 4. ideal 5. obtain

Exercise 1. 1. c 2. a 3. c 4. b 5. b 6. a 7. d 8. a 9. c 10. c

Part B 1.graves 2. flood 3. fertile 4. clay 5. cloth

Exercise 2. Part A. 1. a 2. a 3. b 4. a 5. b

Exercise 2 1. b 2. a 3. b 4. b 5. a 6. a 7. a 8. b 9. b 10. a

Part B. 1. practical 2. borrow 3. downtown 4. urge 5. appeal

Reading Comprehension 1. c 2. d 3. c 4. d 5. The people built Osiris and Isis a  pyramid.

Reading Comprehension 1. a 2. a 3. c 4. d 5. He urged Peter to take the money.

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