Reading Pass 1

Answer Key

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 Unit 9: Cultural Taboos
Questions about the Reading Phrase Building
1. A takes time
2. B seen as
3. C frowns on
4. A
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5. People can learn more about taboos by reading
some websites and travel guidebooks. 1. thoughtful
2. quickly
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3. Fortunately
1. People can also study the language and history of 4. beautifully
the country. 5. angry
2. Many countries have eating taboos.
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3. In Muslim cultures, people do not eat pork.
1. A
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2. C
1. D 3. B
2. B
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3. B
4. C 1. a set of DVDs
5. A 2. Europe
6. D 3. people in meetings; people at restaurants
7. A 4. how to give gifts; how to receive gifts
8. B 5. an electronic dictionary

Unit 10: Volunteering

Questions about the Reading Phrase Building
1. C on a large scale
2. C formed ties with
3. D count on
4. B
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5. There are many forms of volunteering, the heart
of which is always doing something for other 1. somewhere
people. 2. elsewhere
3. somewhere
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4. anywhere
1. The goal of volunteering is to do something that 5. elsewhere
helps other people.
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2. Volunteering websites contain lists of local and
overseas volunteering opportunities. 1. C
3. Many Americans learn new skills. 2. B
3. D
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1. A
2. C 1. Yesterday
3. D 2. over 2000 cans
4. B 3. 1200 cans
5. C 4. over 300 volunteers
6. A 5. Next year
7. C
8. C

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 Unit 11: The Burj Al Arab
Questions about the Reading Phrase Building
1. B on hand
2. C saw to
3. A came at a price
4. C
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5. The Burj Al Arab is a super modern hotel that
costs a lot to stay in. 1. lives
2. was
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3. is
1. The hotel is 321 meters tall. 4. want
2. The building looks like a sail. 5. were
3. The cheapest rate is $2,000 per night.
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Vocabulary Building
1. A
1. A 2. C
2. A 3. C
3. C
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4. B
5. D 1. the Travel Channel
6. D 2. a special guest star
7. A 3. the lobby and guest rooms
8. C 4. 9:00 p.m.
5. one hour

Unit 12: Speed Dating

Questions about the Reading Phrase Building
1. B set up
2. B filled out
3. B In this way
4. C
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5. After two people have made a match, they
receive each other's contact information. 1. all
2. None
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3. every
1. Mini dates usually last from three to eight 4. none
minutes. 5. Every
2. On the cards, participants mark which people
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they’re interested in.
3. There are events in England and Australia. 1. C
2. A
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3. B
1. B
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2. D
3. A 1. October 15th
4. C 2. a sports bar
5. A 3. on the website or at the bar
6. D 4. ten dollars
7. B 5. one free drink
8. B

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 Unit 13: Shanghai
Questions about the Reading Phrase Building
1. A proud of
2. A to name a few
3. B pour money into
4. C
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5. Besides being about business, Shanghai is also all
about music, museums, and theaters. 1. beside
2. in
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3. around
1. There are eighteen million people living in 4. under
Shanghai. 5. on
2. Some big investors are Germany, Japan,
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Singapore, and the US.
3. It is located along the Huangpu River. 1. B
2. C
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3. D
1. A
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2. C
3. A 1. It is becoming expensive.
4. C 2. rising hotel rates
5. D 3. higher food costs
6. B 4. shop owners
7. B 5. tourists
8. A

Unit 14: Global Warming

Questions about the Reading Phrase Building
1. A For example
2. D slow down
3. C lead to
4. B
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5. People can help fight global warming by buying
things that use less energy, such as hybrid cars. 1. will
2. should
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3. May
1. Mainly, power plants, factories, and cars are 4. couldn’t
causing global warming. 5. must
2. Some clean energy sources are wind and solar
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power.
3. Cars with hybrid engines can help in the fight. 1. B
2. A
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3. C
1. A
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2. A
3. C 1. very strong
4. B 2. higher temperatures
5. D 3. June to September
6. D 4. bottled water and canned food
7. B 5. weather reports
8. A

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 Unit 15: High Speed Trains
Questions about the Reading Phrase Building
1. D based on
2. C far away
3. A as well as
4. C
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5. Super fast trains can make it easier to travel to far
away places, which is good for the economy 1. hers
because it helps businesses. 2. her
3. us
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4. their
1. The first shinkansen traveled at 200 km/hr. 5. yours
2. Each train can carry 989 people.
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3. High speed trains are good for the environment
because they don’t create a lot of pollution. 1. C
2. B
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3. C
1. C
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2. A
3. C 1. 100
4. A 2. eighty
5. A 3. quiet and comfortable
6. C 4. ticket prices
7. A 5. fifty
8. B

Unit 16: Single Child Families

Questions about the Reading Phrase Building
1. A add up
2. D On the plus side
3. C grew up
4. A
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5. Women over thirty-five years of age may have
trouble having a second child. 1. On
2. in
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3. At
1. At that time, more relatives lived together, and 4. In
people had more children. 5. on
2. Usually in Australia, the husband and wife both
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work.
3. They can spend time with friends. 1. C
2. D
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3. A
1. D
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2. A
3. C 1. the housing industry
4. B 2. four
5. B 3. three
6. D 4. their own rooms
7. A 5. They shared rooms with siblings.
8. C

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 Unit 17: Identity Theft
Questions about the Reading Phrase Building
1. C break into
2. C apply for
3. C as much as possible
4. C
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5. You can protect yourself by being careful when
you throw away receipts. 1. earlier
2. expensive
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3. colder
1. We often give out our birth date, personal ID 4. faster
number, and home address. 5. crowded
2. They steal receipts and break into computers.
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3. Identity theft can hurt a victim’s credit.
1. B
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2. D
1. B 3. C
2. D
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3. A
4. A 1. Springfield
5. C 2. more than 2,000
6. D 3. They applied for credit cards.
7. B 4. $800
8. B 5. thirty-five

Unit 18: India on the Rise

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1. B went through
2. D come up with
3. C deal with
4. A
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5. It helps people do business overseas, thereby
aiding the economy. 1. However
2. Also
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3. However
1. In 2007, India’s economy was the world’s tenth 4. So
largest. 5. Also
2. With a large population, a country has no
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problem finding workers.
3. India needs to come up with answers to its 1. B
problems. 2. D
3. A
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1. A
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2. B
3. A 1. a trade office
4. D 2. 30
5. B 3. Australia
6. A 4. computers and electronics
7. C 5. 4,000 dollars
8. B

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 Unit 19: Trans Fat
Questions about the Reading Phrase Building
1. D fighting back
2. D insist on
3. B No matter what
4. A
5. People are fighting back against trans fat by
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banning it in restaurants or taking it out of some
foods completely. 1. that
2. where
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3. that
1. It can lead to health problems like heart disease. 4. what
2. They are replacing it with healthier ingredients 5. where
like soybean oil.
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3. It is also unhealthy to eat too much of other types
of fat. 1. B
2. D
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3. C
1. B
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2. C
3. D 1. a supermarket
4. A 2. 200
5. B 3. sixty
6. A 4. twenty-five
7. C 5. by finding the red signs
8. B

Unit 20: Artificial Intelligence

Questions about the Reading Phrase Building
1. D carry out
2. A built-in
3. C easier said than done
4. A
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5. In the future, robots will help people in many
fields. 1. excited
2. boring
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3. tiring
1. They can handle Internet searches, talk to us on 4. surprised
the phone, and plan schedules for companies. 5. confusing
2. They were interested in programming computers
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to think like people.
3. They will be used at banks, stores, and police 1. C
departments. 2. D
3. A
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1. C
2. B 1. robots in hospitals
3. A 2. computers and special cameras
4. D 3. simple operations
5. D 4. They work quickly. They don’t get tired.
6. C 5. handle every kind of operation
7. B
8. C