MAKING CONNECTIONS- ANSWER KEYS

UNIT 1

Skills and strategies 1

Skill Practice 1

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

6. A 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. D

Skill Practice 2

1. A 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. C

6. A 7. D 8. C 9. D 10. C

Skill Practice 3: possible answers/ synonymous expressions can be acceptable

1. Became smaller
2. Other/different/ replacing
3. Provides/contains a lot of information
4. People who buy things
5. Scary/ makes people scared
6. Not accept/ not eat
7. Good/ easy to be liked or fancied
8. Get better/ become healthier again

Reading 1

Main idea check: D

A closer look:

1. False
2. D
3. C
4. A, B, C, D
5. False
6. 1400s- printing press started
1690- the first newspaper in the USA started in Boston
1752- the first newspaper in Canada appeared
1840s- the situation of newspapers in Europe and North America changed
1860s- telegraph cables under the oceans were built, transmitting news
among countries
1883- the first time news from a different country was published on the same
day

Vocabulary study: Synonyms

1. Local 2. Villagers 3. Gather 4. Crimes 5. afford

6. reduce 7. Eager 8. Cables 9. Instantly

Vocabulary study: Words in context

1. Focused on 2. Natural disasters3. Entertaining 4. Publish

5.erupt

6.average 7. By word of mouth 8. Popular 9. Appetite

10.dramatically

Reading 2

Main idea check: D

A Closer look:

1. A, C, D
2. True
3. C
4. B
5. False
6. Traditional: newspaper, television
Digital: computers, MP3, cell phone

Vocabulary study: Synonyms

1. Transmit 2. Live 3. Convenient 4. Batteries

5. Broadcast

6.global 7. Impact/influence 8. Frequently 9. Available 10.

Pace

Vocabulary study: Word families

1. Access 2. Influential 3. Traditional 4. Acceleration

5. Traditional

6.influence 7. Significant 8. Access 9. Accelerate

10. Significance

Vocabulary review: same or different

1. D 2. D 3. S 4. D 5. D 6. S

Skills and strategies 2

Skill practice 1

1. B 2. A 3. C 4. B

Skill practice 2

1. B 2. D 3. A 4. B
Skill practice 3

1. C
2. D
3. Joseph Pulitzer managed to make journalism a respected profession

Reading 3

Main idea check

A- 2 B- 4 C- 1 D- 3
E- 7 F- 5 G- 6
A Closer look

1. False
2. An online journal
3. True
4. D
5. B
6. A, C, D
7. A

Vocabulary study: Synonyms

1. Cheap 2. Transform 3. Research 4. Editors 5.

Devastation

6.survivors 7. Resign 8. Inaccurate 9. Absolute

10. Solution

Vocabulary study: Words in context

1. Concept 2. Founded 3. Execution 4. Racist 5.

Advertising

6.rejected 7. Audience 8. Inferior to 9. Control

10.Well-trained

Reading 4

Main idea check

A- 3 B- 2 C- 1 D- 5 E- 4

F- 6 G- 9 H- 8 I- 10

A Closer look

1. B, D
2. Nellie Bly: significant changes in how patients are treated in mental hospitals
Ryan Parry: improvements in security at Buckingham Palace & national
security
 A journalist at Heathrow Airport: improvements in security at Heathrow
airport & national security
South Korean journalists: laws against throwing poisonous chemicals into the
sea
TV reporters at a U.S supermarket: improvements in meat and fish
department
3. A
4. True
5. True
6. 4-5-1-3-6-2
7. True
8. B

Vocabulary study: Synonyms

1. Pressure 2. Pretend 3. Mentally ill 4. Security 5.

Fake

6.Documents 7. Illegal 8. Shocked 9. Drug addict 10.

Celebrity

Vocabulary study: Word families

1. Complaints 2. Poisonous 3. Privacy 4. Confessed 5. Beneficial

6.complained 7. Private 8. Poison 9. Benefits 10.

Confession
Vocabulary review: Same or different

1. D 2. D 3. S 4. D 5. S 6. S

Unit 2

Skills and Strategies 3

Skill Practice 1 (p.43)

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

Skill practice 2

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

Skill practice 3

1. stopped 2. arrange 3. abandoned 4. appropriate 5. frequent

6. moved 7. learn 8. important 9. confident 10. unclear/unclearly felt

Reading 1 (p.46)

Title: The article is about the education in different countries or different parts of the
world

Photo: The typical classroom

Graph: Degrees play am important role in getting a certain salary

Main idea check

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

A closer look (p.50)

1. b 2. a 3. a b d 4. T

5. Private schools offer a better education and parents do not agree with the
curriculum in government schools.

6. c

Vocabulary Study: p.51

1. industrialization 2. compulsory 3. an advantage 4.

emphasize

5. opportunity 6. ELSEWHERE 7. A COMPROMISE 8.

fees

9. taxes 10. productivity

Vocab: Words in context

1. industrialization 2. individuals 3. meet the need

4. expanded 5. moral instruction 6. contributed to

7. funding 8. curriculum 9. academic

10. take care of

Reading 2

3. A 6B 5C 4D 1E 2F

Main idea check p.56

5A 3B 6C 4D 1E 2F

A closer look

1. F 2.b c d 3. b 4. a b 5. a b 6.
$10,000/year

7. F

Vocabulary

1. colonies 2. factors 3. consider 4. enormous

5. cheating 6. obtain 7. profit 8. superstars

9. autograph 10. policies

Vocab: Word families, p.58

1. separate 2. competition 3. performances 4. evaluation

5. efficiency 6. evaluated 7. perform 8. separate

9. efficient 10. completed

Vocab: Same or Different p.59

1D 2S 3D 4S 5S 6D

Unit 3

Skills and strategies 5

Skill Practice 1

1. increased/rose/went up increase
2. dropped/fell/declined/decreased/went down
3. rapidly/sharply/significantly/substantially
4. rose/increased/went up
5. fell/dropped/declined/went down/decreased

Skill Practice 2

1. The cost of eggs rose sharply from $0.18 to $0.71 an increase of $0.63.
 2. (However,) it nearly halved from $0.71 to $0.39 from 1920 to 1930.
3. The price rose dramatically (again) to $0.91
4. From 2000 to 2008, the cost of eggs continued to soar/rise rapidly to 2.17
..., the cost of eggs skyrocketed/rocketed to 2.17

5. It is predicted that it will continue to grow significantly in the future.

Reading 1

1. coffee 2. 100 3. 40

4. The graph shows a downward trend in the demand for coffee in cups per
month when the price of coffee increases.

Main idea check, p.90

6A 2B 4C 1D 5E 3F

A Closer Look

1.c 2c 3F 4.CBDEA 5. d

6. Because ethanol is used as an alternative fuel for automobiles.

Vocab: Synonyms

1. plants 2. produce 3. coffee 4. effect 5. approximately

6. skyrocket 7. import 8. survive 9. ingredient 10. protest

Words in context

1. event 2. surplus 3. energy 4. affects 5. flapping 6. sayings

7. note 8. previously 9. Consumption 10 fuel

Reading 3:

1. Internet use: Percent of the population in 2007 Gross National Income (GNI)
per Person in US Dollars
2. Percent of the Population US dollars
3. Countries Countries
4. Sweden 77%
5. India 4%
6. US $45,000
7. Vietnam $1,000
Main Idea Check, p.110

3A 4B 1C 2D 6E 7F 5G
A closer look

1. instant messaging, blogs, social networking sites

2. c 3c 4F 5. It means improvement 6.bce 7b 8b

Vocab: Synonyms

1. the key 2. interact 3. communicate 4. a team 5. members

6. constant 7. effective 8. innovation 9. solutions 10.

promote

Vocab: Words in Context

1. distributed 2. mining 3. expert 4. prosperity 5. role

6. tools 7. tasks 8. innovation 9. participation

10. fortunately

Unit 4

SKILLS & STRATEGIES 7

SKILL PRACTICE 1: page.127

1. To find greater security

2. To find more political and religious freedome

SKILL PRACTICE 2:

One important reason/ immigrants come to a new country/ is economics./

Immigrants/ usually choose/ a country that has better opportunities / than their
homeland:/ more land,/ more jobs,/ or better pay./ They/ may also hope/ to find
better working/ and living condition/ better healthcare/ for their families/ and a
better education / for their children/ Some people/ leave their home country/
because of dangers there,/ and they believe / they will be safer/ in the new country/
Finally,/ immigrants/ may choose/ a new country/ where they will be freer/ to
express their ideas / or to practice their religion.

SKILL PRACTICE 3:

1. Sometimes both the government and the people in the new country are unhappy
to see immigrants.
2. The government may limit the number of people who can come; or may require
immigrants to have a specific amount of money or education before they come.
3. The immigrants may be a danger to their culture, their language, and their
financial security.
Reading 1: POPULATION TRENDS

GETTING THE FIRST IDEA ABOUT THE ARTICLE

1. Population trend in the developed and developing world from 1950 to 2050
2. The developed world: slight increase; the developing world: rapid increase
3.

Big family Small family

- House in bad condition - Better house
- Many children, they are dirty - Only two children, they are
- Children dont go to school healthy
- Thin and unhappy father - Children study
- Old, worn-out clothes - New clothes
- Dead tree - over
- Etc,.

MAIN IDEA CHECK

1. b 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. F 6. G 7. E
A CLOSER LOOK

1. B
2. Life expectancy and fertility rate
3. 1.25 3.3 3.9 1.6 1.2
4. B
5. B
6. False
7. B
8. A-C-E

VOCABULARY: SYNONYMS

1. Population 5. Efforts 9. Replace

2. Trends 6. Financial 10.Retired
3. Figures 7. Penalties
4. Support 8. Explosion

11.

12. VOCABULARY STUDY: WORD FAMILIES

1. Single 5. Life expectancy 9. Fertility rate

2. Agriculture 6. According to 10.existing
3. Demography 7. Maternity leave
4. Child care 8. Hygiene

11.

12. SKILLS & STRATEGIES 8

13. SKILL PRACTICE 1

1. Beijing
2. London
3. Mumbai
4. 25 million

14. SKILL PRACTICE 2

1. An English economist
2. 1798
3. People who agree with Malthus theories
4. War, disease

15. SKILL PRACTICE 3

1. Over 70%
2. 443 hours
3. Two-thirds
4. $63 billion

16.READING 4 CHALLENGES FACING THE WORLDS CITITES

17.MAIN IDEA CHECK

1. E 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. C
6. H 7. J 8. I 9. F 10.G
18.

19.A CLOSER LOOK

1. 3. A
a. 35 4. C
b. TOKYO 5. True
c. Over 1 million 6. C
d. 5.5 million 7. False
e. Cubatao 8. C-D-E
2. False
9.

10.VOCABULARY: SYNONYMS

1. offer 2. poverty 3. homeles 4. beg 5. unique

s
6. cemeter 7. tombs 8. victims 9. cancer 10.principle
y s
11.

12.VOCABULARY STUDY: WORD FAMILIES

1. respiratio 2. buried 3. inequalit 4. ill 5. burial

n y
6. respirator 7. similaritie 8. unequal 9. illnesse 10.similar
y s s
13.

14.VOCABULARY REVIEW: SAME OR DIFFERENT

1. S 2. D 3. S
4. D 5. S 6. S
15.

16.

17. Unit 5

18. Reading 1: The design of everyday objects.

19.MAIN IDEA CHECK

20.1. D 21.2. A 22.3. C 23.4. B 24.5. E

25.6. H 26.7. F 27.8. I 28.9. G 29.

30.

31.A CLOSER LOOK

32.1. 33.2. 34.3. cell 35.4. 36.5. 37.6. 38.7.

d Fal phone/do a,b a 2 Fal
se or/shower ,d, - se
e 3

39.

40.VOCABULARY STUDY: SYNONYMS

41.1. carve 42.2. 43.3. basic 44.4. visual 45.5.

complex horizont
 al

46.6. 47.7. occur 48.8. 49.9. 50.10.

vertical persuad pleasure leather
e

51.

52.VOCABULARY STUDY: WORDS IN CONTEXT

53.1. 54.2. oven 55.3. 56.4. mass- 57.5.

changed decorate produce preferen
his mind d d ce

58.6. 59.7. owner 60.8. 61.9. 62.identity

confusin indicate craftsme
g n

63.

64. Reading 4: Fashion.

65.GETTING A FIRST IDEA ABOUT THE ARTICLE

66. 67.A history of fashion

I
68.Fashion and personal identity

69.Changes in womens fashion

70. 71.Factors in fashion trends

I
72.Tattoos as fashion

73.The role of designers in fashion trends

74. 75.How young people affect fashion

I
76.The business of fashion

77.

78.MAIN IDEA CHECK

79.1. E 80.2. C 81.3. A 82.4. D 83.5. B 84.6. G

85.7. I 86.8. F 87.9. H 88.10. J 89.11. L 90.12. K

91.

92.A CLOSER LOOK

93.1. c

94.2. long, painted fingernails/ bound feet/ long full dresses.

95.3. b

96.4. Factors determine fashion

97. A. Designers/great design houses (top-down trend)

98. a) Designers in Paris (in the past)

99. b) Great design houses in Milan, New York, Paris, and Tokyo
(now)

100. B. Celebrities

101. a) When celebrities wear designer clothes, demand for

such clothes increase.

102. b) Less famous designers produce similar, cheap clothes,

so average people can

103. buy.

104. 5. a) Versace, Tommy Hilfiger, and Ralph Lauren.

105. b) 1994

106. c) almost 500 million U.S. dollars

107. d) sweatshirts, very large pants, and expensive sports shoes.

108. 6. C-A-E-D-B

109. 7. False

110. 8. B-A-D-C

111. 9. The role of business in fashion trends

112. A. Consumers buy new clothes because they want, not because
they really need them.

113. B. Clothing businesses need to persuade consumers to buy new

and different clothes every year

114. C. Changing fashion all the time is one way to do so, which lead
to the survival and success of the fashion business.

115.
116. VOCABULARY STUDY: SYNONYMS

117. 1. 118. 2. 119. 3. 120. 4. 121. 5.

jewelry messag leisure bind sweatshi
e rts

122. 6. 123. 7. 124. 8. 125. 9. 126. 10

uniform military prisons tough .
outsider
s

127.

128. VOCABULARY STUDY: WORDS FAMILIES

129. 1. 130. 2. 131. 3. 132. 4. 133. 5.

torn appeal adoption restrictiv appeal
e

134. 6. 135. 7. 136. 8. 137. 9. 138. 1

dominat adopted tear restricte 0.
e d dominati
on

139.

140. VOCABULARY REVIEW: SAME OR DIFFERENT

141. 142. 143. 144. 145. 146.

1. S 2. S 3. S 4. S 5. D 6. D

147.

148. UNIT 6
149. SKILLS AND STRATEGIES 11- COLLOCATION
150. Skill practice 1
1. connected to
2. make decisions
3. pay attention to
4. play a role in
5. responsible for
151. Skill practice 2
1. play games
2. develop skills
3. keep track of
4. follow principles
5. push the limit
6. good at
7. face a challenge
 8. take advantage of
152. Skill practice 3
1. based on
2. spent many years
3. high standards
4. depend on
5. in a bad mood
6. stay away from
7. taking risks
153.
154. READING 2: THE TEENAGE BRAIN
155. Main idea check
156. 3. A 2. B 6. C 4. D 1. E 5. F
157. A closer look
1. dramatic changes in hormone levels and difference in brain
2. C, D
3. B
4. True
5. B
6. In education: school days start later, more difficult classes are later in the day
158. Vocabulary study: Synonyms
1. adolescence
2. notice
3. hormone
4. spatial
5. upset
6. examine
7. significant/ crucial
8. lack
9. stay up
10.officials
159. Vocabulary study: Word families
1. released
2. stressful
3. explored
4. independence
5. judgment
6. stress
7. independent
8. release
9. exploration
10.judge
160. Vocabulary review: Same or different
1. S 2. D 3. D 4. S 5. D 6. S
161.
162. SKILL AND STRATEGIES 12
163. Skill practice 1
1. They are scientists who study the brain
 2. Through images of brain activities
3. the frontal lobes
164. Skill practice 2
1. What are the two parts of the brain?
2. What is the role of each side of the brain?
3. Which learning process does a right-brain thinker prefer ?
165.
166. READING 3: THE MALE AND FEMALE BRAIN
167. Main idea check
2. A 1. B 4. C 3. D 8. E 7. F 5. G
6. H
168. A closer look
1. False
2. Outline of paragraph 2
169. Clear differences between men and women in early stage
- Example: Girls quicker development of verbal abilities
170. + sooner talk & more extensive vocabulary from girls
- Explanation: differences in the use of two hemispheres of the brain
171. + women use both hemispheres while men only use the left one
172. + female brain has a wider part of corpus callosum
3. Table
173. Girls 174. Boys
175. Remember people more than 176. Remember objects more than
objects people
177. Prefer human-like toys, such 178. Prefer toys like trucks, machines,
as dolls building blocks
179. Play quietly 180. Play physically
181. Solve problems with words 182. Fight physically
183.
4. Mens memory of the route is visual while women change visual information into
language and landmarks
5. B, C, E
6. Women: understanding feelings -> raising children
184. Men: finding way and remembering routes -> hunting and going back
home
7. True
185. Vocabulary study: Synonyms
1. biology
2. verbal
3. recall
4. tend
5. imagine
6. route
7. intuition
8. explain
9. hunters
10.superior
186. Vocabulary study: Words in context
1. raising children
2. landmark
3. three-dimensional
4. coordination
5. collecting
6. conducted
7. sensed
8. distinct
9. made up of
10.extensive
187.