4000

Essential English Words 2 – Answer Key Unit 1

Unit 2

Exercise 1

Exercise 1

Part A

1. b, c

1. d

2. a, d

2. a

3. c, d

3. b

4. a, c

4. c

5. b, d

5. d

Exercise 2

Part B

1. wing

1. b

2. statues
2. a

3. steam

3. c

4. subm

it to

4. b

5. upper

5. a

Exercise 3

Exercise 2

1. a

1. b

2. b

2. a

3. b

3. b

4. a

4. a

5. a

5. a

6. b
6. b

7. a

7. b

8. a

8. a

9. b

9. a

10. b

10. b

Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension

1. c

1. d

2. a

2. b

3. d

3. c

4. b

4. b

5. The boy covered himself with weeds to 5. They wanted to ask the Twelve
Months hide his smell.
for gifts.

4000 Essential English Words 2 – Answer Key Unit 3

Unit 4

Exercise 1

Exercise 1

Part A

Part A

1. log, bow

1. b

2. enemy, military

2. c

3. obey, trust

3. a

4. secured, intended

4. c

5. disadvantage, battle

5. d

Part B

Part B

1. c
1. threat

2. a

terror

3. d

2. confidence

4. b

consequence

5. b

3. victim

disaster

Exercise 2

4. disturb

1. entrance

satisfy

2. chief

5. rough

3. weapon

sensitive

4. hardly

5. laughter

Exercise 2
6. arrow

1. b

7. brave

2. a

8. twist

3. a

9. steady

4. a

10. unless

5. a

6. b

Reading Comprehension

7. a

1. c

8. b

2. b

9. b

3. b

10. a

4. d

5. The soldiers did whatever the chief asked Reading Comprehension

them because they trusted and obeyed their 1. d

leader.

2. a

3. c

4. c

5. They kept getting caught in trees.

4000 Essential English Words 2 – Answer Key Unit 5

Unit 6

Exercise 1

Exercise 1

1. c

Part A

2. a

1. b

3. b

2. c

4. c

3. a

5. b

4. c
6. d

5. d

7. a

8. d

Part B

9. b

1. a

10. c

2. a

3. b

Exercise 2

4. a

Part A

5. a

1. a, c

2. b, c

Exercise 2

3. a, d

1. permits

4. c, d

2. favor
5. a, c

3. chase

4. palace

Part B

5. protest

1. angle

6. disappointed

2. ancestor

7. guy

3. silent

8. forever

4. legend

9. fee

5. pure

10. abroad

Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension

1. a

1. b

2. d

2. b
3. a

3. a

4. c

4. d

5. He wrapped his coat around himself 5. She thought the frog would die if he
because the air was very cold on the leaves the pool.

mountain.

4000 Essential English Words 2 – Answer Key Unit 7

Unit 8

Exercise 1

Exercise 1

Part A

1. valley

1. b, c

2. concentrate

2. a, d

3. broad

3. b, d

4. convey

4. a, b
5. destination

5. b, c

6. edge

7. path

Part B

8. bush

1. mission

9. capable

2. colleagues

10. resort

3. route

4. factual

Exercise 2

5. colony

1. cheat

2. shadow

Exercise 2

3. suspect

1. a

4. succeed

2. a
5. dictate

3. a

6. confident

4. b

7. conclude

5. a

8. delight

6. b

9. definite

7. b

10. considerable

8. b

9. a

Reading Comprehension

10. b

1. a

2. d

Reading Comprehension

3. a

1. b

4. c
2. b

5. He had been tricked by a family of slow 3. c

turtles.

4. a

5. He could not find the talking bird after looking for one month.

4000 Essential English Words 2 – Answer Key Unit 9

Unit 10

Exercise1

Exercise 1.

1. a

1. b

2. b

2. c

3. b

3. d

4. a

4. a

5. b

5. b

Exercise 2
Exercise 2.

1. a, b

1. d

2. a, d

2. b

3. a, c

3. c

4. b, c

4. a

5. b, d

5. d

Exercise 3

Exercise 3.

1. a

1. citizen

2. a

2. council

3. b

3. funeral

4. a

4. trial
5. b

5. declared

6. b

6. enormous

7. b

7. rid

8. b

8. ought

9. b

9. fog

10. a

10. extraordinary

Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension

1. d

1. b

2. c

2. b

3. a

3. a

4. b
4. c

5. He had to work and could not play.

5. He did not want to be put on trial and go to jail.

4000 Essential English Words 2 – Answer Key Unit 11

Unit 12

Exercise 1

1. super

Exercise 1

2. forecast

Part A

3. row

1. b

4. exhibit

2. a

5. dinosaurs

3. b

6. wet

4. c

7. admission

5. b
8. astronomy

9. interferes

Part B

10. principal

1. a, b

2. a, d

Exercise 2

3. b, d

1. b

4. b, c

2. b

5. a, c

3. b

4. b

Exercise 2

5. a

1. a

2. b

Exercise 3

3. b

1. chemistry / despite
4. a

2. exhibit / admission

5. a

3. dinosaur / geography

6. b

4. gentle / Lightly

7. a

5. fame / genius

8. a

9. b

Reading Comprehension

10. b

1. d

2. a

Reading Comprehension

3. b

1. a

4. d

2. b

5. No. It was going to rain very hard that 3. d

day.
4. c

5. He gave customers free meals to celebrate his big change.

4000 Essential English Words 2 – Answer Key Unit 13

Unit 14

Exercise 1

Exercise 1

1. d

1. d

2. b

2. c

3. c

3. a

4. a

4. c

5. b

5. a

6. b

6. b

7. c

7. d
8. a

8. b

9. a

9. c

10. d

10. a

Exercise 2

Exercise 2

Part A

Part A

1. a

1. uniform

2. b

2. obvious

3. b

3. remind

4. a

4. severe

5. a

5. dormitory

Part B
Part B

1. potential

1. ignores

guarantee

2. secretary

2. lends

3. apparent

tutors

4. commit

3. intense

5. blind

billions

4. initial

Reading Comprehension

quit

1. d

5. anxiety

2. c

emergency

3. a

4. b
Reading Comprehension

5. Working so hard could have severe results 1. c

for Sue.

2. c

3. b

4. d

5. His plan works every time.

4000 Essential English Words 2 – Answer Key Unit 15

Unit 16

Exercise 1

Exercise 1

1. b

Part A

2. d

1. stared

3. c

2. recovered

4. a

3. lasted

5. b
4. shy

5. fever

Exercise 2

1. b

Part B

2. a

1. a

3. d

2. a

4. c

3. b

5. b

4. a

5. b

Exercise 3

1. a

Exercise 2

2. a

1. tower / chamber

3. a

2. perspective / likeness
4. b

3.trade / rational

5. b

4. shocked / stared

6. b

5. moreover / flu

7. a

6. gesture / interrupted

8. b

7. relied / thus

9. b

8. lasted / recovered

10.b

9. shy / deny

10. emphasized / freeze

Reading Comprehension

1. a

Reading Comprehension

2. d

1. c

3. a
2. b

4. b

3. c

5. The dirt became heavier because the 4. b

ground had absorbed a lot of water.

5. Sam didn’t like the prince’s chamber because it was cold at night.

4000 Essential English Words 2 – Answer Key Unit 17

Unit 18

Exercise 1

Exercise 1

1. d

1. a

2. c

2. d

3. b

3. c

4. b

4. b

5. a

5. b
6. c

Exercise 2

7. a

1. junior

8. d

2. height

9. d

3. labor

10. b

4. sincere

5. carriage

Exercise 2

Part A

Exercise 3

1. joy

1. b

odd

2. b

2. diary

3. a

faith
4. b

3. cartoons

5. a

profession

6. a

4. greeted

7. b

convinced

8. a

5. labels

9. a

abilities

10. b

Part B

Reading Comprehension

1. a, c

1. b

2. c, d

2. c

3. b, c

3. b
4. a, d

4. d

5. b, 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.

4000 Essential English Words 2 – Answer Key Unit 19

Unit 20

Exercise 1

Exercise 1

Part A

1. refrigerate

1. c

2. statistics

2. a

3. approve
3. c

4. poverty

4. b

5. barrier

5. d

6. pretend

7. duty

Part B

8. instant

1. a

9. insert

2. b

10. rent

3. b

4. a

Exercise 2

5. b

Part A

1. a

Exercise 2

2. a
1. reception

3. b

2. fool

4. a

3. illustrate

5. b

4. costume

5. rejected

Part B

6. silence

1. immigrant

7. begged

2. elementary

8. stream

3. barrier

9. origin

4. failure

10. forbids

5. recognition

Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension
1. d

1. c

2. b

2. b

3. a

3. d

4. b

4. c

5. Because he thought that Mrs. May should 5. Albert’s family lived in poverty
because not adopt the girl.

his father lost his job.

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4000 Essential English Words 2 – Answer Key Unit 21

Unit 22

Exercise 1

Exercise 1

1. b

Part A

2. a

1. a

3. d
2. a

4. b

3. c

5. c

4. b

6. b

5. d

7. c

8. b

Part B

9. d

1. d

10. d

2. c

3. a

Exercise 2

4. b

1. angels / astronauts

5. b

2. satellite / participate 3. permission / grants

Exercise 2
4. minerals / jewels

1. a

5. pipe / telescope

2. b

3. a

Exercise 3

4. a

1. underground

5. b

2. participate

6. a

3. permission

7. a

4. awake

8. b

5. jewel

9. a

10. b

Reading Comprehension

1. d

Reading Comprehension
2. c

1. d

3. b

2. a

4. a

3. c

5. He participated in a mission to outer 4. b

space.

5. The race was going to be from the barn to the farmer’s garage.

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4000 Essential English Words 2 – Answer Key Unit 23

Unit 24

Exercise 1

Exercise 1

Part A

1. b

1. architecture, substance 2. b

2. artificial, alike

3. a

3. stock, shortage

4. a
4. distinct, distinguish

5. b

5. roof, tomb

Exercise 2

Part B

1. inspected

1. b

2. chew

2. c

3. nutrients

3. a

4. overcome

4. d

5. surgery

5. d

Exercise 3

Exercise 2

1. a

1. inherit

2. a

2. thief
3. b

3. dust

4. a

4. chain

5. b

5. heal

6. b

6. wound

7. b

7. mount

8. a

8. annoy

9. b

9. solid

10. a

10. manner

Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension

1. c

1. c

2. a
2. a

3. b

3. d

4. c

4. c

5. It made them laugh together.

5. The king was annoyed because he didn't know how the gold could be gone.

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4000 Essential English Words 2 – Answer Key Unit 25

Unit 26

Exercise 1

Exercise 1

Part A

Part A

1. d

1. fuel

2. a

cotton

3. b

2. loss

4. c
insure

5. b

3. coral

reef

Part B

4. amuse

1. inspire

surfed

2. penalty

5. task

3. neat

shut

4. bowl

5. mere

Part B

1. strict

Exercise 2

2. opera

1. b

3. grand

2. b
4. accuse

3. a

5. shut

4. a

5. b

Exercise 2

6. a

1. accused

7. b

2. plain

8. a

3. amuse

9. a

4. adjust

10. b

5. engaged

6. cotton

Reading Comprehension

7. hurricane

1. b

8. Shut
2. b

9. crash

3. c

10. zone

4. d

5. He inspired the criminal to be good and Reading Comprehension

tell the truth.

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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4000 Essential English Words 2 – Answer Key Unit 27

Unit 28

Exercise 1

Exercise 1

Part A

Part A

1. witch
1. a

2. apology

2. d

3. jail

3. b

4. resemble

4. a

5. pronounce

5. c

Part B

Part B

1. twin

1. a

2. resembles

2. c

3. capture

3. b

4. ordinary

4. d

5. permanent

5. a
Exercise 2

Exercise 2

1. a

1. b

2. b

2. b

3. b

3. a

4. a

4. a

5. b

5. a

6. a

6. b

7. a

7. a

8. b

8. b

9. b

9. a

10. a
10. b

Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension

1. b

1. b

2. b

2. d

3. b

3. a

4. c

4. d

5. They resembled each other because they 5. George dared the fisherman to
prove his were twin brothers.

skill.

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4000 Essential English Words 2 – Answer Key Unit 29

Unit 30

Exercise 1

Part A

Exercise 1.

1. furniture
1. c

2. intelligence

2. a

3. curtains

3. c

4. ideal

4. b

5. obtain

5. b

6. a

Part B

7. d

1.graves

8. a

2. flood

9. c

3. fertile

10. c

4. clay

5. cloth

Exercise 2.
Part A.

Exercise 2

1. a

1. b

2. a

2. a

3. b

3. b

4. a

4. b

5. b

5. a

6. a

Part B.

7. a

1. practical

8. b

2. borrow

9. b

3. downtown

10. a
4. urge

5. appeal

Reading Comprehension

1. c

Reading Comprehension

2. d

1. a

3. c

2. a

4. d

3. c

5. The people built Osiris and Isis a 4. d

pyramid.

5. He urged Peter to take the money.

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