Answer Key

1 Quiz

READING

B 1. don't (do not) have a home

2. 1. bed / bathroom / kitchen

2. bed / table / microwave / flower boxes

3. b

4. a, c

5. 1. They don't need a lot of space.

2. They are cheap.

6. with villages of tiny homes

7. YES

Living in a tiny house is life-changing. / It means shelter and security.

8. a

VOCABULARY

A 1. a 2. c 3. b 4. a 5. a 6. b 7. c

B 1. tourists 5. fight

2. pretended 6. made an effort

3. No matter what 7. relax

4. shower

C 1. make reservations 4. flat screen television

2. available 5. I don’t mind

3. upper floor 6. shuttle service

D Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.

GRAMMAR

A 1. lives 6. comes

2. work 7. teaches

3. don’t stay 8. sends

4. move 9. teach

5. Does 10. study

B 1. Do … know; don’t know

2. does … live; lives

3. do … run; go

4. do … want; doesn’t like

C Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.

WRITING

Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.


2 Quiz

READING

B 1. a

2. (to use) sign language

3. There were TV programs and news reports about him.

4. b

5. b, d

6. 1. He had nothing in common with the other chimps.

2. He had no idea how to make contact with the other chimps.

7. He thought Nim would be lonely.

8. Ingersoll believes Nim died of a broken heart.

C Accept all logical answers.

VOCABULARY

A 1. b 3. a 5. c 7. a 9. c

2. c 4. b 6. c 8. b 10. a

B 1. intelligent 5. intelligence

2. noticed 6. problems

3. For instance 7. definitely

4. expert

C 1. trainer 4. painter

2. actor 5. sailor

3. director 6. writer

GRAMMAR

A 1. put 5. didn’t pass

2. gave 6. made

3. didn’t learn 7. didn’t contact; left

4. dropped 8. got; was

B 1. did … go 6. threw

2. went 7. Did … take

3. did … see 8. did … do

4. did … like 9. visited

5. were 10. ate

WRITING

Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.


3 Quiz

READING

B 1. d

2. it doesn’t usually rain then

3. b

4. b

5. reduce your speed / do not brake suddenly

6. they are slippery

7. a, d

8. Lines 5-8: if their brake lights don’t work

Lines 20-25: if they don’t drive with their lights on between November 1 and March 31

C Accept all logical answers.

VOCABULARY

A 1. f 3. h 5. b 7. d 9. a

2. i 4. e 6. j 8. g 10. c

B 1. dangerous 5. complain

2. confident 6. denies

3. speed 7. crashed

4. steering wheel 8. in danger

C 1. sounds 4. mind their own business

2. serious 5. danger

3. responsible 6. as soon as

GRAMMAR

A 1. a 3. a 5. b 7. a 9. c

2. c 4. b 6. c 8. a 10. b

B 1. should 4. may

2. can 5. couldn’t

3. can’t

C 1. can 4. must

2. are able to 5. must practice

3. will have to

WRITING

Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.


4 Quiz

READING

B 1. d

2. c

3. 1. how to compose

2. how to conduct

4. Serious music: He taught young people how to listen to classical music.

Popular music: He performed teens’ favorite rock songs.

5. c

6. He moved his arms and legs. / He danced to the music.

7. 1. He was a Beatles’ fan.

2. He went to Beatles’ concerts with his daughter./ He used popular music in his Concerts for Young People.

8. a. Lines 22-24

b. Lines 1-4

c. Lines 15-21

d. Lines 10-14

e. Lines 5-9

VOCABULARY

A 1. a 3. b 5. c 7. b 9. a

2. c 4. a 6. c 8. b 10. b

B 1. organized 6. gave in

2. give up 7. quite

3. tiring 8. gave away

4. reply 9. give back

5. types 10. advised

GRAMMAR

A 1. has given 4. hasn’t rained

2. have tried 5. haven’t eaten

3. haven’t bought

B 1. Have … met 4. has composed

2. has studied 5. has … been

3. hasn’t had

C 1. have … chosen; have chosen

2. has … lived; has lived

3. Have … seen; haven’t seen

4. have … gone; have gone

5. have … known; have known

WRITING

Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.


5 Quiz

READING

B 1. d

2. she wanted her daughter to live a normal life

3. d, f

4. She felt like a champion. / Loretta used her speed and skill to protect herself from neighborhood bullies.

5. She felt she was a part of something.

6. that everyone has it in them to become a champion

7. c

8. Be the best you can be, and never let anyone doubt you.

C Accept all logical answers.

VOCABULARY

A 1. d 3. b 5. a 7. c 9. h

2. j 4. f 6. g 8. e 10. i

B 1. realize 6. book a flight

2. captain 7. the whole

3. team sports 8. spends

4. rival teams 9. Suppose

5. all sorts of 10. constantly

GRAMMAR

A 1. are made 4. isn’t broadcast

2. is fed 5. are eaten

3. is encouraged

B 1. were held 4. were invited

2. was sent 5. was built

3. wasn’t hurt

C 1. Are … sold 4. are … sent

2. are spoken 5. was … invented

3. were … washed

D 1. isn’t played 4. was brought

2. was invented 5. is played

3. is thrown

WRITING

Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.


6 Quiz

READING

B 1. a, d

2. using lottery money to build cities, hospitals, schools and libraries

3. They ran a lottery and used the money to build something.

4. FALSE

King Francis I of France sold lottery tickets to pay for a war with Italy.

5. it took three years to choose a winner

6. c

7. Lotteries were against the law, so other names (for lotteries) were created.

8. to build hospitals, stadiums and community centers

VOCABULARY

A 1. c 2. b 3. b 4. a 5. b 6. c 7. c 8. a

B 1. a 2. b 3. b 4. a 5. b 6. a

C 1. based on 6. point at

2. a couple of minutes 7. mainly

3. point of view 8. keep you going

4. principles 9. forward

5. rescue team 10. passengers

GRAMMAR

A 1. c 2. f 3. b 4. e 5. d 6. a

B 1. get 5. aren’t careful

2. help 6. forget

3. doesn’t invite 7. don’t feel

4. leave 8. finishes

C Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.

WRITING

Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.

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