Basic Skills For The TOEFL iBT 2 Reading Answer Key
Basic Skills For The TOEFL iBT 2 Reading Answer Key
Basic Skills For The TOEFL iBT 2 Reading Answer Key
B
[ Unit 1 ]
1. priest 2. actor 3. live off
Getting Ready 4. writer 5. carvings 6. covered
Page 14 7. play 8. Researchers
C
3, 1, 4, 5, 2 [ Unit 2 ]
D Getting Ready
Topic: William Shakespeare Page 22
Introduction: Lived in England from 1564--1616. C
One of world’s best writers.
3, 5, 1, 2, 4
Life divided into three periods.
Period 1: First twenty years spent in Stratford.
D
Early part of his life often called the dark
years because there are no records of Topic: Frank Lloyd Wright
it. Introduction: Wright is a famous American architect.
Period 2: Second part in the theater. Training: Went to university in Wisconsin, but
Worked as an actor in London. didn’t graduate.
Wrote many plays over twenty-five Also trained with a construction
years. company.
Period 3: Retirement spent in Stratford. Chicago: Designed homes that suited the city.
Lived off money from his earlier work. This time called his Prairie Period.
No company would hire him because
Page 15 they thought he had no morals, so he
E left the country.
Europe: Encouraged several architectural
1. B 2. A 3. A 4. B traditions by publishing a book of
pictures of his houses.
F Return to US: Returned to the US, and designed
1. period 2. records 3. divided buildings to suit the world around
4. retirement 5. completed them. Falling Water is the most
famous of these.
Practice
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Page 17 E
C
1. A 2. B 3. A 4. B
1. A 2. B 3. B 4. B
F
D
1. defined 2. architect 3. traditions
1. royal 2. empire 3. class 4. designed 5. construction
4. religious 5. explored
Practice
Test
Page 25
Pages 18--19 C
1. C 2. B 3. C 4. D
1. A 2. A 3. B 4. A
5. C 6. A, C, E
D
Check-up
1. technique 2. debate 3. element
Page 20 4. civilization 5. constraints
A
1. C 2. B
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Answer Key
Test F
1. investigation 2. botany 3. distributed
Pages 26--27
4. absorbs 5. established
1. A 2. C 3. A 4. C
5. D 6. B, C, E
Practice
Check-up Page 33
C
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A 1. B 2. B 3. A
1. B 2. A D
D Practice
1. invisible 2. react 3. occur Page 49
4. associated 5. reaction C
1. B 2. A 3. B
Test
Pages 42--43 D
1. A 2. D 3. B 4. D 1. budget 2. competitor 3. persuade
5. C 6. B, C, E 4. alternatively 5. finances
Check-up Test
Page 44 Pages 50--51
A 1. D 2. A 3. C 4. B
5. A 6. A, C, D
1. C 2. A
B Check-up
1. positive charge 2. bubbles 3. grains Page 52
4. laboratories 5. atomic 6. weak A
7. dissolve 8. negative charge 1. D
B
[ Unit 5 ]
1. off-season 2. stick 3. make sense
Getting Ready 4. luck 5. during 6. goods
7. boost 8. early on
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C
3, 2, 1. 4 [ Unit 6 ]
D Getting Ready
Topic: Seasonal Businesses Page 54
Introduction: Makes money at certain times of C
year. 2, 1, 5, 4, 3
All year: Some stay open all year.
Make most money in one season.
Try to boost sales in off-season.
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D
[ Review 1 ]
Topic: Geology
Introduction: Studies physical aspects of the Reading 1
Earth. Pages 61--62
Looks at materials and what happens
to them. 1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B
Composition: Earth made of rocks. 5. B 6. A
Rocks made of minerals.
Minerals have consistent Reading 2
composition. Pages 63--64
Types of rocks: Three types of rock.
1. C 2. B 3. C 4. C
Different textures and minerals.
5. C 6. A
Change via the rock cycle.
Study rocks to: Geologists identify rocks to learn
history. Reading 3
Look at changes in landforms. Pages 65--66
Learn: Learn about living things by looking
1. B 2. B 3. B
at fossils.
4. C 5. C
6.
Page 55
Chemical properties of gold
E • (A) Made of atoms
1. A, B, D • (D) Kind of metal
• (E) One of 117 elements
F
Uses of gold
1. aspect 2. identify 3. physical • (B) Makes jewelry
4. geology 5. consistent • (F) Trade and coinage
Practice
[ Unit 7 ]
Page 57
C Getting Ready
1. B, D, E 2. C Page 68
C
D
3, 4, 2, 1
1. considerable 2. continent 3. range
4. apart 5. consequence D
Topic: William Wordsworth
Test Introduction: Famous English poet.
Pages 58--59 Born 1770 and died 1850.
Grew up in beautiful Lake District.
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. D Poems: Wanted to celebrate England’s beauty.
5. C 6. A, C, E Wrote about flowers, birds, lakes,
and old buildings.
Check-up Philosophy: His poems caused a shift.
Page 60 Reacted against idea that feelings
not important.
A Believed emotions and feelings most
1. B important.
Famous work: Poem called The Prelude.
B Published after his death.
1. melts 2. eruption 3. minerals Poem tells why Wordsworth became
4. composition 5. texture 6. upward a poet.
7. landforms 8. edge Starts---He’s a boy.
Finishes---He’s an adult.
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Page 69 Causes: Deforestation is caused by large
companies and poor farmers.
E
Result: Deforestation results in poor air
1. A 2. A 3. B 4. A quality and loss of potential
knowledge.
F Solutions: Don’t support companies that
1. shift 2. approach 3. philosophy harm the rainforest.
4. celebrated 5. stated Programs to end poverty.
Page 77
Practice
E
Page 71
1. B 2. B 3. A 4. A
C
1. B 2. B 3. B, C, E F
1. poverty 2. extinct 3. program
D 4. habitat 5. species
1. assumed 2. realize 3. pride
4. demonstrated 5. prejudice Practice
Page 79
Test
C
Pages 72--73
1. A 2. B 3. B 4. B
1. B 2. B 3. A 4. C
5. C 6. B, D, E D
1. fund 2. campaign 3. rely
Check-up
4. consume 5. conserve
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A Test
1. D 2. C Pages 80--81
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C
B 5. B 6. A, C, E
1. rude 2. explain 3. poet
4. District 5. prelude 6. liar Check-up
7. poem 8. novel
Page 82
A
[ Unit 8 ] 1. D 2. A
Getting Ready
B
Page 76
1. filter 2. harm 3. as such
C 4. limiting 5. threat 6. cut back
5, 1, 4, 2, 3 7. rainforests 8. endanger
D
Topic: Deforestation
[ Unit 9 ]
Introduction: Trees keep the air clean. Getting Ready
Trees filter pollution from the air.
The loss of trees affects the Page 84
climate. C
Negative effects: Deforestation damages animal 2, 1, 3, 4
habitats.
Many animals may become extinct.
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D B
Topic: The Importance of Sleep 1. immune system 2. calories 3. well-being
Introduction: One third of our lives spent sleeping. 4. fast food 5. disturbed 6. overweight
Need it to work properly. 7. popularity 8. awake
Less than adequate = problems when
awake.
[ Unit 10 ]
Amount needed:
Amount of sleep needed varies. Getting Ready
Average is eight hours. Page 92
Reasons needed:
C
Sleep affects health and well-being.
Tired people can’t concentrate and may 2, 1, 3, 4, 5
become emotional.
This makes it harder to sleep. D
Effects: Lack of sleep results in headaches and Topic: Digital Cameras
coordination problems. In the past: Before digital cameras---purchase
Sleep makes us faster and stronger. film, load it, take pictures.
Helps our immune system keep us from Couldn’t see them.
getting sick. Film cameras: After taking pictures---wind up film,
take it out, and have it developed.
Page 85 Digital cameras: Digital cameras breakthrough in
E technology.
No film.
1. B 2. A Store photos like a computer.
Today: Today---cheap and easy.
F See photos immediately.
1. concentrate 2. coordination 3. vary Put them on computers.
4. constitutes 5. adequate Share via email and websites.
Conclusion: Consumers prefer digital to film.
Practice
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Page 87
E
C
1. B 2. A 3. B 4. B
1. B 2. A 3. B
F
D
1. Prior 2. consumers 3. digital
1. involve 2. attitudes 3. negative 4. purchase 5. breakthrough
4. feature 5. insisting
Practice
Test
Page 95
Pages 88--89 C
1. A 2. D 3. A 4. B 1. B 2. B 3. A
5. A 6. B, D, E
D
Check-up 1. acquire 2. primary 3. bulky
Page 90 4. multimedia 5. collections
A
Test
1. B 2. D
Pages 96--97
1. D 2. C 3. D 4. C
5. A 6. A, C, D
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Check-up Test
Page 98 Pages 104--105
A 1. D 2. A 3. C 4. C
1. B 2. D 5. B 6. A, C, E
B Check-up
1. memory 2. developed 3. load Page 106
4. hard drive 5. film 6. portable A
7. wind 8. album
1. B
B
[ Unit 11 ] 1. citizen 2. dictator 3. cabinet
Getting Ready 4. practice 5. executive 6. Supreme Court
7. ruled 8. judicial
Page 100
C
3, 1, 4, 2
[ Unit 12 ]
Getting Ready
D
Page 108
Topic: Democracy
Introduction: Originated in ancient Greece. C
Rule by the people. 3, 2, 1, 4
Details: No dictator---no one with authority
to rule over everyone. D
Ancient Greece: Ancient Greeks---practiced direct Topic: Body Language
democracy. Communication: Two kinds---verbal and non-verbal.
All citizens could take part. Verbal: Uses words.
Slaves and women not citizens. Non-verbal: Uses gestures and facial
Today: Today---elect representatives. expressions.
They represent voters. Also called body language.
Makes up fifty-five percent of
Page 101 communication.
E Positive body language: Sends happy messages.
Examples: Smiles look friendly.
1. B 2. D
Standing straight looks confident.
Making eye contact gets attention.
F
Negative body language: Sends bad messages.
1. governed 2. authority 3. originated Examples: Crossing arms looks angry.
4. assembly 5. democracy Frowning looks worried.
Looking down looks shy.
Practice Looking away looks bored.
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C E
1. D 2. B 3. B 1.
Verbal communication
D • (C) Communication by talking
1. branches 2. function 3. legislation • (D) Uses words
4. individual 5. Congress Nonverbal communication
• (A) Uses gestures and facial expressions
• (F) Makes up fifty-five percent of communication
• (G) Shown with the body
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Answer Key
2. Check-up
Positive body language
• (B) Smiling Page 114
• (E) Making eye contact A
• (H) Standing straight
1. A
Negative body language
B
• (A) Crossing arms
• (C) Looking away 1. stutter 2. impediment
• (F) Frowning 3. expression 4. hard time
• (G) Looking down 5. avoid 6. body language
7. communication 8. frown
F
1. gestures 2. nonverbal 3. confident
4. contact 5. verbal
[ Review 2 ]
Reading 1
Practice
Pages 115--116
Page 111 1. B 2. C 3. C 4. C
C 5. A 6. D
1.
They avoid Reading 2
• (B) Saying words that make them stutter Pages 117--118
• (E) Public speaking
1. A 2. D 3. D 4. C
They feel 5. D 6. B
• (A) Nervous
• (C) Stupid Reading 3
• (F) Shy Pages 119-120
2. D
1. D 2. D 3. A
4. C 5. A
D
6.
1. awkward 2. concentrate 3. speech Primary use of phone
4. perceived 5. public speaking • (C) Make calls
• (D) Receive calls
Test
Optional use of phone
Pages 112--113
• (B) Listen to music
1. B 2. C 3. B • (E) Take pictures
4. A 5. B • (G) Personal planner
6.
Should do in public speaking
• (B) Practice your speech
• (F) Study your subject
• (G) Make cards with key words
• (H) Stand straight
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