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. b
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. a
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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