4000 Essential English Words 4 Answer Key

4000 Essential English Words 4 – Answer Key

5. j

Unit 1

6. e Exercise 1

7.f

1. rapid / rate

8.c

2. contemporary / vary

9. d

3. humid / toxic

10. b

4. texture / aroma 5. cluster / combined

Reading Comprehension

6. subtle / soothing

Part A

7. cultivated / odor

1. T

8. palate / beverage

2. T

9. condensed / divine

3. F The Aztecs cultivated chocolate

10. paradise / plantations

trees on plantations. 4. T

Exercise 2

5. F The first chocolate beverages

Part A

were made by the Mayans and

1. i

Aztecs.

2. e

6. T

3. c 4. g

Part B

5. b

1. a

6. a

2. c

7. f

3. d

8. h

4. c

9. d 10. j Part B 1. g 2.i 3. h 4. a 1


3. wreck

Unit 2

4. accident 5. character

Exercise 1 Part A 1. a


2. d

Part A

3. d

1. T

4. b

2. T

5. b

3. F

The admiral put branches with

sharp thorns in the monkey’s cages. Part B

4. F

1. c

conscience.

2. b

5. F

3. a

because the monkeys were thin and

4. b

weak.

5. d

6. T

Exercise 2

Part B

1. admiral

1. b

2. sour

2. b

3. Kerosene

3. c

4. conscience

4. b

5. grapefruits 6. steward 7. fiery 8. string 9. hay 10.hoop Exercise 3 1. stake 2. flesh 2

The steward had a good The steward was horrified


Unit 3

4. i 5. a

Exercise 1

6. c

1. option / idiot

7. d

2. torment / admonished

8. g

3. pinpoint / echoed

9. b

4. brag / perfect

10. f

5. switch / beware 6. eventual / pastime


7. awesome / disagreed

Part A

8. audible /conscious

1. T

9. immense / indirect

2. T

10. hint / thorough

3. T 4. F When the young man had an

Exercise 2

option of two trails, he always chose

Part A

the more difficult of the two.

1. b

5. T

2. j

6. F When the young man arrived

3. f

home, he knew that he had acted like

4. a

an idiot.

5. i 6. e

Part B

7. d

1. d

8. g

2. b

9. h

3. a

10. c

4. a

Part B 1. e 2. j 3. h 3



Unit 4

Part A Exercise 1

1. T

Part A

2. F

1. a

3. T

2. c

4. T

3. b

5. F

4. a

animals.

5. c

6. T

6. b 7. a

Part B

8. a

1. b

9. d

2. c

10. b

3. d 4. d

Exercise 2 1. perish / oblivious 2. roost / fond 3. rim / pit 4. soars / flight 5. moan / weep 6. typical / immoral 7. except / beak 8. trivial / disapprove 9. utterly / ivy 10. slippery / damp

4

Eagle had a roost near the pit.

Fox was oblivious to the hidden


5. i

Unit 5

6. b Exercise 1

7. f

1. operate / cyberspace

8. h

2. recent / global

9. d

3. ignorant / weird

10. a

4. essays / edit 5. semester / index


6. fainted / lecture

Part A

7. typewritten / highlighted

1. T

8. resolution / gymnasium

2. F

9. moral / awhile

downstairs.

10. evaluated / private

3. F

The private study rooms were The computers in the private

study rooms were operating correctly. Exercise 2

4. T

Part A

5. F

1. g

seventy percent of the final grade.

2. e

6. T

3. a 4. i

Part B

5. c

1. c

6. b

2. a

7. j

3. b

8. h

4. b

9. f 10. d Part B 1. e 2. g 3. c 4. j 5

The geography test was worth


2. c

Unit 6

3. j Exercise 1

4. b

Part A

5. f

1. b

6. d

2. a

7. h

3. c

8. a

4. b

9. i

5. a

10. g

Part B


1. b

Part A

2. a

1. F

3. a

on folks.

4. d

2. T

5. c

3. F

Jack Frost likes playing tricks

Jack Frost’s role is to decorate

everything with frost and ice. Exercise 2

4. T

Part A

5. T

1. g

6. F

2. c

food, the butter started to melt.

3. b 4. j

Part B

5. f

1. a

6. i

2. d

7. d

3. b

8. a

4. c

9. e 10. h Part B 1. e 6

When Jack Frost set fire to the


8. volunteered

Unit 7

9. habitat 10. gratitude

Exercise 1 Part A 1. b


2. a

Part A

3. c

1. F

4. b

new office building.

5. d

2. T

The architect wanted to build a

3. T Part B

4. T

1. c

5. F

2. d

their gratitude, so they cheered.

3. b

6. T

4. a Part B

5. c

1. b Exercise 2

2. c

1. a

3. a

2. c

4. d

3. b 4. d 5. d Exercise 3 1. resources 2. rally 3. memorable 4. offense 5. account 6. obliged 7. proclaimed 7

The people could not conceal


5. b

Unit 8

6. a Exercise 1

7. d

1. replace / conduct

8. c

2. influenced / laws

9. j

3. gripped / snapped

10. g

4. enclosed / whatsoever 5. impending / constantly


6. cracks / tends

Part A

7. device / mode

1. F

8. halted / access

a device that played music.

9.valid / version

2. T

10. perspired / sly

3. F

Janie thought constantly about

Janie found the player when

she reached into the bag. Exercise 2

4. T

Part A

5. F

1. f

“on” mode, it didn’t work.

2. a

6. T

3. e 4. b

Part B

5. j

1. a

6. d

2. b

7. g

3. a

8. c

4. b

9. h 10. i Part B 1. h 2. i 3. e 4. f 8

When Linda put the player to


3. b

Unit 9

4. a 5. b

Exercise 1 Part A 1. a


2. c

Part A

3. b

1. T

4. a

2. T

5. d

3. F

George was a strong boy with

a large appetite. Part B

4. T

1. b

5. F

2. a

didn’t like any subjects.

3. d

6. T

4. a Part B

5. d

1. a Exercise 2

2. b

1. alongside

3. c

2. assist

4. d

3. rumor 4. wages 5. smashed 6. feeble 7. efficient 8. subject 9. outraged 10. forgave Exercise 3 1. b 2. c 9

George was a lazy student who



Unit 10

Part A Exercise1

1. T

Part A

2. F

1. a

famous.

2. d

3. T

3. c

4. T

4. b

5. F

5. c

bacteria.

Anton had a longing to become

Anton drew diagrams of the

6. F The scientists took a ferry to Holland.

Part B 1. a 2. b

Part B

3. c

1. d

4. a

2. b

5. d

3. d 4. a

Exercise 2 1. particle / animate 2. numerous / handy 3. classify / upright 4. longing, plea 5. worthwhile, sophisticated 6. concept, review 7. isolate, diagram 8. constructed, decades 9. ferry, concede 10. refrain, surrender

10


Unit 11

10. g

Exercise 1

Part B

1. c

1. e

2. b

2. h

3. d

3. a

4. a

4. j

5. b

5. b 6. d

Exercise 2

7. i

1. sort

8. c

2. enchanted

9. f

3. applause

10. g

4. vain 5. diverse


6. genre

Part A

7. ceremony

1. F

8. defense

messages written in code to and from

9. obstacles

Resistance members.

10. exception

2. T

Baker’s first job was to carry

3. T Exercise 3

4. F

Part A

Paris.

1. e

5. T

2. h

6. T

3. i 4. a

Part B

5. f

1. a

6. d

2. c

7. b

3. b

8. c

4. a

9. j 11

In 1940, armed soldiers entered



Unit 12

Part A Exercise 1

1. T

1. muscles / violence

2. F

2. bid / belly

the jacket off of the man.

3. timid / disrespect

3. T

4. enthusiasm / continent

4. F

5. meantime / lean

North Wind.

6. avenue / alternative

5. F

7. rescue / conflict

did teach the North Wind a lesson.

8. terrain / harsh

6. T

9. mischief / succession Part B

10. blow / current

1. a Exercise 2

2. d

1. continent

3. c

2. terrain

4. d

3. succession 4. avenue 5. lean 6. alternative 7. current 8. meantime 9. harsh 10. violence Exercise 3 1. a 2. a 3. c 4. a 5. c 12

The North Wind did not blow

The man was the target for the The Sun was usually timid but



Unit 13

Part A Exercise 1

1. F

1. b

fell during the race.

2. a

2. T

3. a

3. F

4. a

nutritious for breakfast.

5. a

4. T 5. T 6. T

Exercise 2 1. autograph 2. nightmares

Part B

3. maximize

1. b

4. van

2. c

5. workout

3. b

6. irritable

4. a

7. horn 8. lag 9. warns 10. nutritious Exercise 3 1. c 2. b 3. a 4. a 5. a 6. b 7. a 8. a 9. d 10. c 13

Alex has a nightmare that he

Alex wanted to eat something



Unit 14

Part A Exercise 1

1. T

1. a

2. T

2. b

3. F

3. a

and flexible.

4. c

4. F

5. b

sigh.

The dough needed to be soft The younger brother uttered a

5. T Exercise 2

6. F

1. d

major problem.

2. a 3. b

Part B

4. b

1. b

5. d

2. b 3. b 4. d

Exercise 3 1. lump / brick 2. uttering / reconciled 3. shutters /sparkled 4. stale / flushed 5. crumbled / dough 6. sift / shattered 7. fist / flexible 8. mixture / sprinkle 9. expressed / slight 10. ruined / injured

14

A slight mistake now became a


5. h

Unit 15

6. i Exercise1

7. c

1. await / research

8. f

2. beloved / misery

9. d

3. variety / complained

10. g

4. confused / due 5. establish / climate


6. Although / prior

Part A

7. furnace /entire

1. T

8. midst / mature

2. F

9. leash / measured

skin so that scientists could know

10. apply / buried

how she felt. 3. F

Wires were applied to Laika’s

Although Laika could not be

Exercise 2

buried, a memorial was established in

Part A

her honor.

1. a

4. T

2. d

5. F

3. f

a man- made object into space.

4. c

6. T

5. i 6. b

Part B

7. j

1. a

8. h

2. a

9. e

3. c

10. g

4. a

Part B 1. a 2. b 3. e 4. j 15

In a prior launch scientists sent


5. g

Unit 16

6. c Exercise 1

7. b

1. misfortune, negative

8. f

2. bruise, altogether

9. a

3. sake, per

10. e

4. pleaded, disobedient 5. source, glimpsed


6. hoop, stitched

Part A

7. bound, custom

1. T

8. stern, ripped

2. T

9. thump, scraped

3. F

10. foresee, vehement

4. T 5. F

There were six girls per team. Stephanie asked Gwen to try

Exercise 2

her best for the sake of the team.

Part A

6. T

1. i 2. c

Part B

3. f

1. b

4. b

2. d

5. h

3. b

6. j

4. b

7. a 8. e 9. d 10. g Part B 1. d 2. i 3. h 4. j 16



Unit 17

Part A Exercise 1

1. F

1. lid / convenient

camping with her family.

2. folded / shield

2. T

3. urban / exit

3. T

4. mighty / civilization

4. T

5. swayed / stormy

5. F

6. waded / reeds

second day.

7. flock / dew

6. T

8. poison / drastic 9. den / mushrooms

Part B

10. native / loomed

1. d 2. a

Exercise 2

3. c

1. poison

4. d

2. mushrooms 3. dew 4. native 5. shield 6. den 7. folded 8. flock 9. lid 10. exit Exercise 3 1. c 2. b 3. d 4. b 5. d 17

Tracy invites Kara to go

The weather is sunny on the


1. i

Unit 18

2. b Exercise 1

3. e

Part A

4. g

1. b

5. a

2. c

6. f

3. a

7. c

4. c

8. j

5. d

9. d 10. h

Part B 1. a


2. b

Part A

3. d

1. F

4. b

Lost Glove.

5. b

2. T 3. F

The title of the script was The

Peter declined Robby’s offer to

practice together. Exercise 2

4. T

Part A

5. T

1. e

6. T

2. j 3. d

Part B

4. a

1. b

5. g

2. b

6. b

3. c

7. c

4. b

8. h 9. i 10. f Part B 18


Unit 19

10. h

Exercise 1

Part B

1. b

1. e

2. a

2. g

3. b

3. c

4. b

4. h

5. a

5. j 6. b

Exercise 2

7. d

1. atmosphere

8. i

2. stated

9. a

3. chapters

10. f

4. notified 5. tray


6. afflicted

Part A

7. etc.

1. T

8. aisle

2. F

9. breakdown

read a book by his favorite author.

10. author

3. T 4. F

Isaac listened to music and

Isaac was still scared after the

Exercise 3

shaking stopped.

Part A

5. F

1. f

conditions in the atmosphere were

2. c

bad.

3. g

6. T

4. i 5. d

Part B

6. e

7. b

7. b

8. d

8. j

9. a

9. a

10. c 19

The pilot stated that the



Unit 20

Part A Exercise 1

1. F

1. a

was rife with enemies.

2. a

2. F

3. d

Susie was sweeping the path.

4. b

3. T

5. b

4. T 5. F

The land near the King’s fort When Clara and Susie met,

Clara commented to her father

Exercise 2

that he shouldn’t distrust people.

1. sole

6. T

2. pray 3. choked

Part B

4. ceased

1. d

5. mass

2. b

6. dent

3. a

7. distrust

4. b

8. rife 9. betrayed 10. cross Exercise 3 1. blast / choke 2. fort / treachery 3. sweep / tuck 4.sole / lining 5. distrust / betray 6. founded / ceased 7. commented / civil 8. bracelet / dent 9. mass / cross 10. rife / pray 20


Unit 21

10. g

Exercise 1

Part B

1. sum

1. e

2. vein

2. d

3. relate

3. b

4. chronicles

4. f

5. copper

5. i

6. millennium

6. a

7. background

7. h

8. venom

8. c

9. trustworthy

9. j

10. update

10. g

Exercise 2


1. c

Part A

2. d

1. F

3. a

fellow employees were stealing.

4. a

2. T

5. a

3. F

A teller at a bank thought her

The venom was taken from a

poisonous snake. Exercise 3

4. T

Part A

5. F

1. f

scratching their hands and arms.

2. i

6. T

3. j 4. e

Part B

5. b

1. d

6. a

2. b

7. h

3. c

8. c

4. d

9. d 21

Three of her coworkers were



Unit 22

Part A Exercise 1

1. T

1. mocking, temper

2. F

2. scribes, unity

western areas' economy.

3. hitchhiked, cozy

3. T

4. charity, goods

4. F

5. heeded, neutral

throne, and the scribe stood in front

6. empire, commerce

of him.

7. victor, throne

5. F

8. reduced, pity

citizens of the western areas to starve.

9. persecuted, economy

6. T

10. depleted, condemned Part B Exercise 2

1. b

1. goods

2. c

2. depleted

3. d

3. charity

4. a

4. persecuted 5. victors 6. hitchhiked 7. mock 8. reduced 9. unity 10. empire Exercise 3 1. c 2. b 3. d 4. a 5. c 22

The trees were important to the

The emperor sat upon his

The emperor condemned the


5. c

Unit 23

6. i Exercise 1

7. d

1. b

8. g

2. d

9. a

3. a

10. h

4. a 5. d


6. c

Part A

7. d

1. T

8. d

2. F

9. c

the biggest factor in the death of

10. a

these huge creatures.

A tiny insect may have been

3. T Exercise 2

4. F

Part A

from the vegetarians to the meat

1. g

eaters, died.

2. d

5. F

3. f

found the genetic material of

4. h

mosquitoes in fossils.

5. j

6. T

6. e 7. b

Part B

8. i

1. d

9. a

2. a

10. c

3. b 4. a

Part B 1. b 2. e 3. j 4. f 23

A vast majority of dinosaurs,

In addition, scientists have



Unit 24

Part A Exercise 1

1. T

Part A

2. F

1. c

outside.

2. b

3. T

3. a

4. T

4. d

5. F

5. d

the truth any longer. He just wanted

The innkeeper staggered

He did not want to withhold

to foster happiness. 6. T

Part B 1. c 2. d

Part B

3. b

1. d

4. d

2. b

5. a

3. d 4. a

Exercise 2 1. cherish / moderation 2. growl / predator 3. sane / compassion 4. snatch / saucer 5. core / foster 6. cunning / grind 7. tumbled / dizzy 8. withhold / consent 9. tense / stumble 10. equilibrium / stagger

24


8. zoology / nurture

Unit 25

9. rural / overhead 10. principle / concrete

Exercise 1 Part A 1. c


2. a

Part A

3. d

1. F

4. c

Australia took twenty hours.

5. d

2. F

The journey on the aircraft to Gilbert was a professor of

zoology. Part B

3. F

1. c

4. T

2. c

5. T

3. b

6. T

4. b Part B

5. b

1. b Exercise 2

2. c

1. b

3. a

2. b

4. a

3. b 4. b 5. d Exercise 3 1. hardy / traverse 2. celebrity / institute 3. migrate / aircraft 4. jealousy / esteemed 5. extinct / swamp 6. species / secluded 7. decisive / ethical 25

Gilbert was hardier than Eliza.


2. g

Unit 26

3. d Exercise 1

4. e

Part A

5. c

1. b

6. f

2. b

7. i

3. c

8. b

4. a

9. j

5. b

10. a

Part B


1. c

Part A

2. d

1. T

3. c

2. F

4. b

colonel to extinguish the fire on the

5. a

plane. 3. F

It was impossible for the

The plane did not have any

Exercise 2

gasoline left after the crash.

Part A

4. T

1. e

5. F

2. h

the forest for three days.

3. i

6. F

4. a

and Mary through the trees and they

5. j

promptly arrived at a small town.

6. c 7. f

Part B

8. g

1. a

9. d

2. a

10. b

3. c 4. b

Part B 1. h 26

The couple searched for help in The forest people led Wilbur


3. b

Unit 27

4. d 5. a

Exercise 1 Part A 1. b


2. c

Part A

3. a

1. F

4. c

the world’s oxygen supply.

5. b

2. T

Rainforests provide much of

3. T Part B

4. F

1. a

mountaintops are mainly in African

2. b

and Central and South American

3. a

countries.

4. b

5. T

5. a

6. T

Exercise 2

Part B

1. wooded

1. a

2. distributed

2. a

3. federal

3. c

4. objective

4. d

5. exotic 6. oxygen 7. comprehensive 8. equator 9. comparative 10. beneficial Exercise 3 1. d 2. a 27

These humid, wooded



Unit 28

Part A Exercise 1

1. F

Part A

broke out in Athens.

1. d

2. T

2. d

3. T

3. a

4. F

4. a

that the plague was caused by the

5. c

gods. 5. T 6. T

Part B 1. c 2. a

Part B

3. c

1. b

4. b

2. c

5. d

3. d 4. b

Exercise 2 1. riot / shrine 2. paraphrased / defined 3. presently / expand 4. avail / solitude 5. fundamental / worsen 6. scribble / linger 7. horrifying / dreaded 8. incredulous / stark 9. summon / organism 10. random / plague

28

In 430 BCE, a horrifying plague

Thucydides was incredulous



Unit 29

Part A Exercise 1

1. T

1. candidate / enhance

2. T

2. era / solar

3. F

3. pollute / incorporate

panels onto the outside that lie

4. corporate / confidential

parallel to each other.

5. phenomenon / mobile

4. F

6. automobile / parallel

kilometers across the Australian

7. transportation / ridiculed

territories.

8. guidelines / intervals

5. T

9. modify / territories

6. F

10. tournament / interact

intervals to charge their batteries.

Exercise 2

Part B

1. pollute

1. c

2. tournament

2. a

3. parallel

3. d

4. modify

4. a

5. ridiculed 6. era 7. interact 8. incorporate 9. automobiles 10. candidate Exercise 3 1. d 2. c 3. b 4. b 5. a 29

The cars incorporate solar

These cars drive over 3,000

They must stop at certain


5. f

Unit 30

6. b Exercise 1

7. i

1. a

8. c

2. a

9. g

3. d

10.d

4. b 5. d


6. d

Part A

7. a

1. F

8. c

organic ginseng and poultry.

9. b

2. T

10. d

3. T 4. F

Martin was a farmer who grew

Tom’s stance on discipline was

Exercise 2

too strong.

Part A

5. T

1. i

6. F

2.d

land’s boundary.

3. b 4. j

Part B

5. g

1. c

6. e

2. d

7.f

3. a

8. a

4. d

9. c 10. h Part B 1. j 2. h 3. e 4. a 30

The brothers could not see the

4000 Essential English Words 4 Answer Key

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