Unit 1

I

1. Diligence  2. specific  3. Originally  4. danger

5. cowards  6. circus  7. insects  8. useless  9. waste

10. gradually  11. description  12. courageous

II

1. aside from  2. as well  3. what is more  4. For instance

5. so far

III

1. C  2. A  3. B  4. B  5. C  6. A

IV

1. B  2. C  3. D  4. D  5. B  6. B  7. C

V

A

1. Chuck seems to have known the beautiful girl for ages.

2. It seems that two sisters share everything with each other.

3. Thomas seems to have no time to spend with his family.

B

1. Kobe is as tall as Stephen (is).

2. Hans is as old as Grace (is).

3. The picture book costs as much as the comic book (does).

VI

1. give; color; to

2. seen; as; seem; to; represent

3. Jerry didn’t have enough courage to kiss the girl.

4. The use of animal imagery helps learners understand more about a language’s culture.

VII

1. A  2. C  3. B  4. A  5. B

Unit 2

I

1. meters  2. immediately  3. locker  4. coach

5. Thankfully  6. speech  7. seniors  8. step  9. gasp

10. tough  11. graduates  12. suitable

13. gratitude  14. belief  15. crowded

II

1. on the way  2. cleared her throat  3. dawned on 

4. ran off  5. My heart went out to

III

1. C  2. B  3. A  4. D  5. B

6. B  7.C  8. A

IV

1. A  2. C  3. D  4. C  5. A

V

A

1. Ted is such a nice person that his friends all like him.

2. Ariel walked into the office so quietly that the boss didn’t notice her coming.

3. The question is so easy that almost everyone can answer it correctly.

B

1. Susan asked me if/whether my sister was at home.

2. Mary asked Joe if/whether he liked her dress.

3. The teacher asked David if/whether he had studied for the test.

VI

1. thought; to; myself

2. Those; who

3. Ms. Wang asked her students to clean out the desks before their graduation.

4. Ben wouldn’t have made it through his first year in school if his teacher hadn’t helped him.

VII

1. B  2. A  3. C

Unit 3

I

1. realistic  2. unique  3. recognize  4. reviewed  5. actually 6. focus  7. opportunity  8. avoid  9. suffered  10. phrase

11. informative  12. activities  13. requirements

14. arrangements  15. organizations

II

1. on the other hand  2. Move on to  3. on the right track

4. cut down on  5. Needless to say  6. look up

7. In the process of

III

1. C  2. A  3. C  4. A  5. C

6. A  7.B  8. C  9. B  10. D

IV

A

1. Playing word games helps to enlarge your vocabulary.

2. Breaking bad habits is not easy.

B

1. The more chocolate you eat, the heavier you will get.

2. The more you read, the more you use your brain.

V

1. mental; as; well

2. depend; on; for

3. What; matters; than

4. It requires a lot of effort to climb such a high mountain.

5. Nancy has a good memory for numbers. She can remember all her friends’ phone numbers.

VI

1. D  2. C  3. A  3. C

Unit 4

I

1. depressed  2. natural  3. urge  4. spoiled  5. environment 6. hardly  7. ordinary  8. Spiritual  9. influential

10. decorations

II

1. was tickled pink  2. in fact  3. as usual  4. occurred to

5. spice up

III

1. D  2. D  3. B  4. A  5. B  6. C  7.A

IV

1. B  2. A  3. D  4. C  5. C

6. B  7. B  8. D  9. A  10. D

V

A

1. Leo stays up to study every night so as to pass his tests with flying colors.

2. Amber finished her homework in class for the purpose of playing Wii with Violet after school.

B

1. Wilson doesn’t know the girl whose name is Barbara.

2. Lori is a big fan of the rock band which/that will put out a new album in May.

VI

1. who/that; caught; red-handed

2. make; it

3. Believe it or not, I finished the difficult assignment in half an hour.

4. Cameron practices singing three hours a day in order/so as to become a professional singer someday.

VII

1. D  2. D  3. C  4. B  5. A