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Answer Key for Weaving It Together 2

Unit 1 left-handed are Ronald Reagan, George Bush, (add

comma) and Bill Clinton. Actors such as Tom Cruise
Chapter 1 and Robert De Niro and women like Queen
Key Vocabulary หน้ า 2 Elizabeth II and Nicole Kidman are also left-handed.
1. c 2. d 3. f 4. b In the old days, people thought left-handed people
5. g 6. e 7. h 8. a were bad. In Japan a long time ago, a man could
ask for a divorce if he found that his wife was left-
Vocabulary handed. Today, it’s not bad to be left-handed.
Meaning หน้ า 4 Exercise 3 หน้ า 11-12
1. in common 2. population Answers will vary.
3. message 4. logic Exercise 4 หน้ า 13
5. have things in order 6. recognize 1. The prepositions and the article should not be
7. punctual 8. exceptions capitalized; there is a period at the end:
Vocabulary Activity หน้ า 5 Eating in the United States of America
Answers will vary. Here are some possible answers. 2. The title is in quotes; the word English should
1. We are all learning to read and write English. be capitalized; the title is a complete sentence
2. Yes, I do. I always put paper money in one with a period: The Importance of Learning
part of my purse and coins in another. English
3. Rosa is always punctual. 3. The title is too long; important words are not
4. The population of Thailand is about 63 million. capitalized; there is a period at the end: Living
5. I recognize a person by the way he or she Away from Home (Answers may vary.)
walks. 4. The first word is not capitalized; the
6. I usually leave a voicemail message. preposition should not be capitalized: The
7. You have to remember to drop the -e at the Most Important Day of My Life
end of make to form the word making.
Chapter 2
Comprehension
Key Vocabulary หน้ า 15
Looking for the Main Ideas หน้ า 6 1. g 2. f 3. e 4. a
1. b 2. a 3. c 5. d 6. c 7. b
Looking for Details หน้ า 6-7
1. F 2. T 3. F
4. T 5. T 6. T Vocabulary
Exercise 1 หน้ า 10 Meaning หน้ า 17-18
1. St. Mary’s College is located in Boston, 1. jaw 2. cheekbones 3. will
Massachusetts. 4. creative 5. fragile 6. generous
2. In August 1959, Hawaii became the fiftieth 7. confident
state of the United States.
3. I parked my car on the corner of Greenwood Vocabulary Activity หน้ า 18
Avenue and Lexington.
4. Maria is a student from Peru. She speaks Answers will vary. Here are some possible answers.
Spanish, French, and Italian. 1. Somsak has a big jaw.
5. There are no classes during Christmas, Easter, 2. Wanida has high cheekbones.
and Thanksgiving vacations. 3. My sister is the most creative person I know.
6. Students who are Buddhist, Muslim, Christian, 4. I am generous with my money on people’s
and Jewish all got together to help. birthdays.
7. I am taking three classes this semester: 5. The computer and wine glasses are fragile.
English 120, Spanish 1A, and business Comprehension
administration. Looking for the Main Ideas หน้ า 19
8. Have you been to see the White House in 1. b 2. a 3. b
Washington, D.C.?
Looking for Details หน้ า 19-20
Exercise 2 หน้ า 11 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. F
There are more than 500 million left-handed people 5. T 6. F
in the world. There are also many left-handers who
are famous. Recent American presidents who are Exercise 1 หน้ า 23-24
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1. Almost all the Chinese emperors had round 7. True. The electricity is produced in the body.
faces, and many famous explorers had them, The electric current in the body is 1,000 times
too. less than the electric current in your house.
2. People with triangular faces may not be tall,
but they look tall because of the shape of their Unit 2
body.
3. These people are confident, and they will Chapter 3
usually live a long life. Key Vocabulary หน้ า 28
4. Some may be movie stars, or they may work 1. b 2. d 3. h 4. a
as flight attendants. 5. g 6. f 7. c 8. e
5. People with high cheekbones know what they Vocabulary
want, and it is hard to make them change their
minds. Meaning หน้ า 30
6. People with this shape of face may often be 1. imagine 2. poison 3. instead
leaders, but they may also be criminals. 4. disease 5. baked 6. invented
7. They can control their feelings, but they are 7. dishes 8. advantage
intelligent and creative. Comprehension
8. Square faces usually belong to men, but Looking for the Main Ideas หน้ า 31
women can have them, too. 1. a 2. c 3. a 4. b
Exercise 2 หน้ า 24 Looking for Details หน้ า 31-32
Answers will vary. 1. Potatoes grew in Peru 7,000 years ago.
Exercise 3 หน้ า 25 2. In the 1500s, the Spanish brought the potato
People with a wide forehead (no comma) and high back to Europe.
cheekbones have a face that looks solid (no 3. There is poison in the leaf of the potato.
comma) and bony. Famous examples of people with 4. A disease killed the potatoes in Ireland in
this face are Christopher Columbus, Greta Garbo, 1845.
(add comma) and Ludwig Beethoven. 5. Two million people died of hunger in Ireland.
Writing Practice หน้ า 25 6. The potato dish of the United States is the
Eyes are a very important part of the face. Your eyes baked potato.
will tell people your real feelings. When a person 7. The French invented French fries.
smiles, check his or her eyes for smile lines and a Exercise 1 หน้ า 34
warm expression. The lips can lie in a smile, (add 1. Potatoes 2. kinds of rice 3. hamburger
comma) but the eyes cannot lie. Your pupils get 4. tea 5. Bread
bigger or smaller. When you look at the light, they Exercise 2 หน้ า 34
get smaller, (add comma) but when you look at the 1. an important part of our diet
dark, (add comma) they get bigger. Your pupils 2. an important part in our religion
also get bigger when you look at something you like, 3. easy to grow
(add comma) and they get smaller when you look at 4. the basic food of the Irish
something you do not like. So light-colored eyes are 5. popular all over the world
easier to read, (add comma) and dark eyes are a Exercise 3 หน้ า 35
mystery. 1. a 2. a 3. a 4. b
Interesting Facts about the Brain หน้ า 26 5. b 6. a
1. True. There is no need to numb your brain Exercise 4 หน้ า 36
during brain surgery because it feels no pain. 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
2. False. Your brain weighs about three pounds.
3. False. A man’s brain is heavier. However, the Exercise 5 หน้ า 36
weight of the brain has no connection with The Incas in South America grew potatoes for
intelligence. thousands of years before the Spanish arrived. The
4. False. When you are a baby, you use one potato was the main part of their diet (no comma)
hand or the other. Sometime between the ages and culture. The Incas measured time by how long
of three and six years, you begin to prefer one it took to cook potatoes. They also used potatoes to
hand over the other. tell their fortune. If they found an odd number of
5. True. We do not know the reason. potatoes, it was bad luck. If they found an even
6. False. There have been a number of left- number, it was good luck.
handed presidents, including James Garfield, Chapter 4
Harry Truman, Herbert Hoover, Gerald Ford,
Ronald Reagan, and George Bush. Key Vocabulary หน้ า 39
1. c 2. d 3. h 4. g
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5. f 6. b 7. a 8. e 6. False. Peanuts grow underground. That is

Vocabulary
why they are also called ground nuts.
7. True. The ancient Romans ate mice cooked
Meaning หน้ า 41 with honey. It was a delicacy.
1. delicacy 2. alive 3. grilled 4. pork 8. False. America’s favorite dessert is strawberry
5. appetizer 6. native 7. dessert 8. paste shortcake.
Vocabulary Activity หน้ า 42 9. True.
Answers will vary. Here are some possible answers. 10. True.
1. Thai dressed salad is a favorite appetizer.
2. Ice cream is my favorite dessert. Unit 3
3. I like grilled chicken.
4. Mango trees are native to my country. Chapter 5
5. People make fried rice with pork. Key Vocabulary หน้ า 54
6. Tomato comes in a paste. 1. e 2. f 3. d 4. g
7. I don’t like lobster. 5. a 6. b 7. c
Comprehension Vocabulary
Looking for the Main Ideas หน้ า 43 Meaning หน้ า 56
1. b 2. a 3. c 1. at least 2. pastries 3. treat 4. knock
Looking for Details หน้ า 43 5. symbol 6. household 7. pots and pans
1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T Vocabulary Activity หน้ า 57
5. F 6. T Answers will vary. Here are some possible answers.
Exercise 1 หน้ า 46-47 1. I love cookies.
1. d 2. c 3. d 4. c 2. The heart is a symbol of love.
Exercise 2 หน้ า 48 3. Pots and pans are usually in a kitchen.
Answers will vary. Here are some possible answers. 4. I knock when I want to enter a room.
1. As you can see, seaweed is a very popular 5. There are three people in my household.
food in Japan. 6. I like ice cream.
2. Ask any American about Christmas and Comprehension
Thanksgiving dinners and that person is sure Looking for the Main Ideas หน้ า 57-58
to mention turkey. 1. c 2. a 3. b
3. Although not everyone loves hot peppers, Looking for Details หน้ า 58
people in many countries eat them every day. 1. It begins on the third Wednesday in March.
4. Without beans, Brazilian food would not be the 2. It lasts for thirteen days.
same. 3. Seven things are put on the table.
5. And these are just a few of the many varieties 4. Hadji Firooz wears a red costume.
of cheese enjoyed by the French. 5. The oldest member of the family gives people
Exercise 3 หน้ า 49 pastries and coins.
We all know that Muslims don’t eat pork, (add 6. On the thirteenth day, people go to a park or
comma) but many people don’t know that in to a place near a river to have a picnic.
Pakistan they never offer beef to an important guest. Exercise 1 หน้ า 60
Beef is cheap and easily available, so a Pakistani 1. 2, 1, 4, 3, 6, 5 2. 2, 1, 4, 3 3. 1, 4, 3, 2, 5
would never offer a guest something as common as
steak. Instead, he or she would serve leg of lamb Exercise 2 หน้ า 61
as an appetizer and chicken (no comma) or fish as 1. The oldest person gives out sweets, pastries,
a main course or the other way around. and coins.
Interesting Facts about Food หน้ า 51 2. The day after the beginning of Nowrooz, we
visited our grandparents, uncle, and aunt.
1. True. The average Irish adult drinks eight 3. Next year, Nowrooz starts on March 20 or 21.
cups a day. 4. We see Hadji Firooz in streets or malls.
2. False. British children eat more candy. 5. The last day of Nowrooz is fun and exciting.
3. True. Hamburgers are the most popular food 6. People clean their curtains and furniture.
in America. There are over 360 different kinds
of hamburgers.
4. False. Bananas are America’s favorite fruit. Exercise 3 หน้ า 62
Each person eats nine pounds of bananas a The Chinese New Year celebration is fifteen days
year. long. The Chinese clean their homes and decorate,
5. True. Half the world’s population eats rice. (add comma) too. They also buy new clothes and
prepare plenty of food. The big celebration starts
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on New Year’s Eve. First, they have a big dinner Exercise 3 หน้ า 72
with plenty of food. There are always special foods 1. After you have a religious ceremony, you have
like a whole fish, (add comma) chicken, (add a dinner and dance.
comma) and long noodles for long life. After dinner, 2. Before they go to the party, they pose for
the whole family sits up for the night. They play photographs.
games (no comma) or watch television. Finally, (add 3. After the guests have dinner, the girl starts to
comma) there are fireworks all over the sky at dance with her father.
midnight. 4. After the girl dances with her father, the other
guests dance.
Chapter 6
Exercise 4 หน้ า 73
Key Vocabulary หน้ า 64 First, (add comma) you need to invite your closest
1. f 2. d 3. a 4. e relatives, like parents, (add comma) grandparents,
5. b 6. c (add comma) aunts, (add comma) uncles, (add
Vocabulary comma) godparents, (add comma) brothers, (add
Meaning หน้ า 66 comma) sisters, (add comma) and close friends.
1. afford 2. godparents 3. bouquet Then you must decide what food you will give your
4. blessings 5. proud of 6. pose guests at the dinner. Next, you must pick out a
church and a hall. Finally, (add comma) you must
Vocabulary Activity หน้ า 66-67 pick out a dress. For many girls, this is the most
Answers will vary. Here are some possible answers. important thing.
1. My teachers give me guidance.
2. I give flowers to female friends and relatives American Customs and Traditions หน้ า 75
on their birthdays. 1. True. Each “X” sign is a kiss, so three X’s
3. I can’t afford to buy a new car right now. mean three kisses.
4. I am proud of my long hair. 2. False. At the start of a sports event or game,
5. I pose for a photograph on my birthday. you hear the national anthem.
6. You usually receive a blessing in a church or 3. False. A potluck is a dinner party where each
temple. guest brings some food. Sometimes the host
or hostess suggests what kind of food the
Comprehension guest should bring (appetizer, main course,
Looking for the Main Ideas หน้ า 67-68 dessert, etc.) so that everybody does not bring
1. b 2. b 3. b the same thing.
Looking for Details หน้ า 68 4. False. It is not polite to use a toothpick in front
1. The quincenera’s dress is pink. of other people. Some people cover their
2. She has fourteen boys and fourteen girls as mouth and then use a toothpick in front of
attendants. other people, but that is not polite.
3. She stands in front of the priest. 5. True. A traditional wedding costume must
4. Her godparents give her gifts and a bouquet have these things.
of flowers. 6. True. This is an old tradition that came from
5. She goes to the hall for the party. Europe.
6. She dances with her father first. 7. True. You keep the hand that you do not use
on your lap. You also keep your elbows off the
Exercise 1 หน้ า 70-71 table.
1. main clause 2. dependent clause 8. False. This is not polite in North America. You
3. dependent clause 4. main clause must catch the person’s attention by looking
5. dependent clause 6. main clause into her or his eyes.
7. main clause 8. dependent clause
Exercise 2 หน้ า 71 Unit 4
1. Before they go to the party, they pose for
photographs. Chapter 7
2. After they have dinner, there is dancing. Key Vocabulary หน้ า 78
3. Before they have the special party, they have 1. e 2. d 3. b 4. a
a church ceremony. 5. g 6. c 7. h 8. f
4. After the church ceremony is over, her parents
embrace her. Vocabulary
5. Before they have a reception, they must rent a Meaning หน้ า 80
hall and a band to play music. 1. tools 2. sharp
6. After the girl and her parents arrive at the hall, 3. an infection 4. blind
the party can begin. 5. looked forward to 6. dots
7. unlucky 8. copied
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Vocabulary Activity หน้ า 81 1. a 2. c 3. b

Answers will vary. Here are some possible answers. Looking for Details หน้ า 92
1. I use a knife to cut meat. 1. T 2. T 3. F 4. F
2. The number 13 is unlucky for me. 5. T 6. F
3. I copy vocabulary words in class. Exercise 1 หน้ า 93
4. I look forward to having an apple when I get Answers will vary.
home.
5. A blind person uses a white stick. Exercise 2 หน้ า 95
6. I put a dot at the end of a sentence when I 1. For example, he gets food all over his shirt.
write. 2. For instance, she washes dishes.
7. I take medicine when I have an infection. 3. For example, she never writes down my
8. A painter uses a brush. telephone messages.
4. For instance, a doctor helps people.
Comprehension 5. For instance, she always leaves the bathroom
Looking for the Main Ideas หน้ า 82 in a mess.
1. a 2. b 3. c Exercise 3 หน้ า 96
Looking for Details หน้ า 82-83 Answers will vary. Here are some possible answers.
1. When Louis was four, a sharp tool went into his 1. Bill Gates, Michael Jackson
eye. 2. Hetty Green, Howard Hughes
2. Louis went to a school for blind children in 3. Stalin, Hitler
Paris. Exercise 4 หน้ า 96
3. Barbier’s system used dots for the letters of Answers will vary. Here are some possible answers.
the alphabet. 1. For instance, he forgets where he put his
4. Barbier thought his system could help blind glasses.
people to read. 2. For example, she remembered the name of a
5. Louis died at age forty-three. student from five years ago.
6. Today, we use Braille not only to write words in 3. For instance, she fixed our toaster.
all languages, but also to write math and Exercise 5 หน้ า 97
music. Howard Hughes was born in Texas in 1906. He was
Exercise 1 หน้ า 85-86 one of the richest men in the world, (add comma)
1. Everybody likes George because he will go but he was very strange. For example, (add
out of his way to help people. comma) he ate the same dinner every night: a
2. He has brown hair and blue eyes. steak, (add comma) a potato, (add comma) and 12
3. He has size 14 feet. peas. Later in his life, he became even stranger.
4. She loves to eat chocolate. For instance, (add comma) he did not wear clothes
Exercise 2 หน้ า 86 and did not cut his hair. Hughes died without any
The Braille family lived in a village near Paris, (add friends in 1976.
comma) France. There were four children, and Louis Who Are They? หน้ า 99
was the (no “most”) youngest. The boy was very 1. Abraham Lincoln 2. Mozart
smart, (add comma) and his father hoped he would 3. Martin Luther King, Jr. 4. Helen Keller
grow up to be a teacher. But then a terrible accident 5. Mother Teresa 6. Mary Shelley
happened, (add comma) and Louis became blind.
Chapter 8 Unit 5
Key Vocabulary หน้ า 88 Chapter 9
1. c 2. e 3. a 4. f Key Vocabulary หน้ า 102
5. h 6. g 7. d 8. b 1. b 2. g 3 d 4. e
Vocabulary 5. c 6. a 7. f 8. h
Meaning หน้ า 90 Vocabulary
1. stingy 2. laundry 3. refused Meaning หน้ า 104
4. waste 5. refund 6. medical treatment 1. lightning bolts 2. amaze
7. space 8. raw 3. frightened 4. injured
Vocabulary Activity หน้ า 91 5. exploding 6. protects
1. MONEY 2. PARK 3. MEDICATION 7. shelter 8. attract
4. TIME 5. POTATO Vocabulary Activity หน้ า 105
Comprehension Answers will vary. Here are some possible answers.
Looking for the Main Ideas หน้ า 91-92 1. I carry an umbrella to protect me from the rain.
2. Thunderstorms frighten me.
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3. Computers amaze me. 5. spread 6. shiny

4. You can go under a bridge. Vocabulary Activity หน้ า 116
5. A bomb can explode. Answers will vary. Here are some possible answers.
6. A person can be injured in a car accident. 1. Rabbits breed quickly.
7. Places with warm climates attract me for a 2. Lions may attack people.
vacation. 3. The flu can spread easily.
Comprehension 4. Elephants are dangerous if they escape.
Looking for the Main Ideas หน้ า 106 5. People wear bracelets.
1. c 2. a 3. c 6. You can tell the difference by hitting the cup
with a spoon.
Looking for Details หน้ า 106-107
1. One hundred people die from lightning in the Comprehension
United States and Canada every year. Looking for the Main Ideas หน้ า 116-117
2. You see lightning first because light travels 1. b 2. a 3. b
faster than sound. Looking for Details หน้ า 117
3. Metal attracts lightning. 1. They went to North America.
4. The Empire State Building gets hit by lightning 2. They like to attack dark colors.
as many as 500 times a year. 3. They try to attack the face and head.
5. Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod. 4. Each killer bee stings only once.
6. Roy Sullivan killed himself. 5. The first American died from killer bee stings
Exercise 1 หน้ า 109 in 1990.
Time order: d, a, b, c 6. A thousand people have died from killer bee
Words showing time order: October 1, 1981; 7:30 on stings.
a Thursday morning; Suddenly; A few minutes later; Exercise 1 หน้ า 119-120
After that; Shortly after; Finally, at about 9:00 A.M. 1. There is a feeling of disgust because
Exercise 2 หน้ า 110 everything in our home is destroyed by
1. The San Francisco earthquake hit on the roaches.
morning of April 18, 1906. Because everything in our home is destroyed
2. On November 4, 1951, a tidal wave hit Hawaii. by roaches, there is a feeling of disgust.
3. A tidal wave hit Crescent City, California. 2. We are going to move out because the
4. The biggest earthquake recorded in North roaches are not moving out.
America was the earthquake of March 27, Because the roaches are not moving out, we
1964. are going to move out.
5. Suddenly, people heard a noise like thunder. 3. Roaches are indestructible because nothing
6. An earthquake hit Armenia on December 7, can kill them.
1988. Because nothing can kill them, roaches are
7. In Yokohama, Japan, there were a lot of fires. indestructible.
8. Valdez, Alaska was ten feet higher after the 4. People are afraid of the killer bees because
earthquake. they attack more often than a normal bee.
9. A few minutes later, buildings fell. Because they attack more often than a normal
10. Shortly after, a tidal wave hit Alaska. bee, people are afraid of the killer bees.
Exercise 3 หน้ า 111 5. The killer bees are spreading because
In the United States, the states with the greatest scientists cannot control them.
number of deaths from lightning are Florida, (add Because scientists cannot control them, the
comma) Texas, (add comma) and North Carolina. killer bees are spreading.
Avoid these states, especially in June, which is the Exercise 2 หน้ า 120
worst month for lightning. The other bad months are A man from Texas died after he had been stung
August, July, (add comma) April, (add comma) and forty times as he was trying to remove a nest. Since
September. January 1, (add comma) 2000, there have been two
Chapter 10 serious attacks in Las Vegas. Bees stung a 79-
year-old man thirty times, but he lived. In March,
Key Vocabulary หน้ า 113 (add comma) bees covered a 77-year-old (no
1. b 2. a 3. d 4. c hyphen) woman who was walking down the street.
5. f 6. e The bees were attracted to something she was
Vocabulary carrying in her bag. Firefighters covered the woman
Meaning หน้ า 115 with water to remove more than 200 bees from her.
1. tell the difference 2. attack Bees stung the woman more than 500 times, but
3. escaped 4. breed she lived, (add comma) too.
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Interesting Facts about Insects หน้ า 123 4. I am not home during the day
1. b 2. b 3. a 4. b 5. Typing is not so important for most office jobs
5. b 6. a 7. a 8. b today
9. b 10. b 6. I studied in the language lab all last semester
Exercise 4 หน้ า 134
Unit 6 Will Kellogg was born in Battle Creek, (add comma)
Chapter 11 Michigan, on April 7, (add comma) 1860. He died
on October 6, (add comma) 1951. Kellogg was
Key Vocabulary หน้ า 126 ninety-one years old (no comma) when he died. He
1. c 2. a 3. e 4. f created corn flakes. Other companies made
5. g 6. d 7. b cereals, (add comma) too. Therefore, (add comma)
Vocabulary he called his cereal Kellogg’s Corn Flakes.
Meaning หน้ า 128-129
1. patients 2. rolled 3. served
4. experimented 5. cereal 6. stale
7. argued Chapter 12
Vocabulary Activity หน้ า 129 Key Vocabulary หน้ า 137
Answers will vary. Here are some possible answers. 1. d 2. h 3. f 4. g
1. I like puffed rice. 5. b 6. e 7. c 8. a
2. It looks hard and dry. Vocabulary
3. In my country, they serve soft-boiled rice for
breakfast in hotels. Meaning หน้ า 139
4. I usually argue with my brother. 1. smart 2. create 3. emotions
5. I experiment with new hairstyles. 4. mood 5. pay attention 6. enters
6. I could roll a ball. 7. flexible 8. switch off
Comprehension Vocabulary Activity หน้ า 140
Answers will vary. Here are some possible answers.
Looking for the Main Ideas หน้ า 129-130 1. Ali is very smart.
1. a 2. b 3. c 2. I enter a number on the cash machine.
Looking for Details หน้ า 130 3. I usually pay attention to the teacher.
1. He worked at his brother’s health center. 4. I switch my hair dryer on and off.
2. He cooked wheat to make bread. 5. I feel happy when I do well on a test.
3. He was a patient at the health center. 6. I’m in a good mood most of the time.
4. He started his own cereal company. 7. I can create a paper airplane with a piece of
5. He started his own cereal company in 1906. paper.
6. It helped children. Comprehension
Exercise 1 หน้ า 132 Looking for the Main Ideas หน้ า 140-141
1. effect, cause 2. effect, cause 1. a 2. c 3. b
3. cause, effect 4. effect, cause
5. cause, effect 6. cause, effect Looking for Details หน้ า 141
Exercise 2 หน้ า 133 1. T 2. T 3. F 4. F
1. Mr. Jones has a hearing problem; therefore, 5. F 6. T
he wears a hearing aid. Exercise 1 หน้ า 143-144
2. Janet does not like to wear her glasses, so she 1. opinion 2. fact 3. opinion 4. fact
is wearing contact lenses. 5. opinion
3. Peter bought an expensive car. Therefore, he Exercise 2 หน้ า 145-146
had to get a car alarm. 1. In addition, Cora could recharge her own
4. John got a photocopier for his office, so he batteries.
does not have to rush to the copy store every 2. Moreover, Brave Cop can shoot his gun.
day. 3. In addition, the Security Guard uses high
5. Kathy always has her answering machine on; sounds to hurt the enemy.
therefore, you can leave a message tonight. 4. Moreover, DA II can do jobs in the yard.
6. Tony hates to wash dishes, so he bought a 5. In addition, AROK can tell jokes.
dishwasher. 6. Moreover, Beetle can be very gentle.
Exercise 3 หน้ า 133-134 Exercise 3 หน้ า 146
1. His phone is out of order A new robot vacuum cleaner can clean the house,
2. My alarm clock did not work (add comma) so we can have more time for
3. My eyesight is not so good in the dark ourselves. The robot was created by Rodney Brooks
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at M.I.T., in Boston, (add comma) Massachusetts. 4. In North America, letter grades are given in
The robot is named Roomba. When it moves high school. However, in my country, numbers
through the house, (add comma) it avoids anything 1 to 10 are given.
that is in front of it. When it comes to stairs, (add In North America, letter grades are given in
comma) it turns away from them. The robot adapts high school; however, in my country, numbers
to different floors with (no comma) or without carpet. 1 to 10 are given.
The Roomba costs about two hundred U.S. dollars. Exercise 2 หน้ า 161
Inventions Quiz หน้ า 149 1. Likewise, in my country, students respect their
1. a 2. a 3. c 4. b teachers. OR Similarly, in my country, students
5. c 6. b 7. a 8. c respect their teachers.
2. Likewise, in Alaska, Colorado, Arizona, and
Unit 7 Florida, you must attend school until you are
sixteen. OR Similarly, in Alaska, Colorado,
Chapter 13 Arizona, and Florida, you must attend school
Key Vocabulary หน้ า 152 until you are sixteen.
1. d 2. c 3. a 4. b 3. Likewise, the passenger sitting next to the
5. g 6. f 7. e 8. h driver must wear a seat belt. OR Similarly, the
passenger sitting next to the driver must wear
Vocabulary a seat belt.
Meaning หน้ า 154-155 4. Likewise, before you are eighteen, you cannot
1. get arrested 2. helmet 3. Counties write a will or make a contract. OR Similarly,
4. license 5. federal 6. layers before you are eighteen, you cannot write a
7. strict 8. unattended will or make a contract.
Vocabulary Activity หน้ า 155 Exercise 3 หน้ า 161
Answers will vary. Here are some possible answers. In most states in the United States, (add comma) the
1. I think Mr. Tracker is a strict teacher. speed limit is 65 miles an hour on a freeway unless
2. You should not leave your luggage unattended it is marked differently. In Arizona, the speed limit is
at an airport. 85. In Colorado, (add comma) it is 75. It is against
3. You need a license to drive a car. the law to drive over the speed limit. However, (add
4. A bike rider wears a helmet. comma) in some states, (add comma) going over
5. I put on my clothes in layers. the limit by 5 miles is acceptable. In other states,
Comprehension driving 10 or 15 miles over the limit is acceptable.
Looking for the Main Ideas หน้ า 156 Chapter 14
1. c 2. a 3. b Key Vocabulary หน้ า 164
Looking for Details หน้ า 156-157 1. c 2. h 3. b 4. a
1. F 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. d 6. g 7. e 8. f
5. F 6. T Vocabulary
Exercise 1 หน้ า 160 Meaning หน้ า 166-167
1. In California, you can get a driver’s license at 1. punish 2. make fun of 3. forbid
age eighteen. However, in Colorado, you must 4. excuse 5. pay a fine 6. beat
be twenty-one. 7. fair 8. independent
In California, you can get a driver’s license at
age eighteen; however, in Colorado, you must Vocabulary Activity หน้ า 167
be twenty-one. Answers will vary. Here are some possible answers.
2. In the United States, students in high school 1. I usually say I was sick.
do not wear uniforms. However, in my country, 2. People usually pay a fine when they drive too
students must wear uniforms. fast.
In the United States, students in high school 3. I think the rule about no eating candy in class
do not wear uniforms; however, in my country, is unfair.
students must wear uniforms. 4. They forbade me to smoke when I was young.
3. In most countries, people drive on the right. 5. Some people beat eggs before they cook
However, in Great Britain and Australia, them.
people drive on the left. 6. Children sometimes get punished for talking in
In most countries, people drive on the right; class.
however, in Great Britain and Australia, people Comprehension
drive on the left. Looking for the Main Ideas หน้ า 168
1. c 2. b 3. d
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Looking for Detail หน้ า 168-169 3. This poem doesn’t have a regular rhythm or
1. T 2. F 3. T 4. F rhyme pattern.
5. T 6. T 4. There are three sections, and each section
Exercise 1 หน้ า 173 contains four short lines.
Forty-nine states (no comma) and the District of 5. Answers will vary.
Columbia now have car safety belt laws. In most Chapter 16
states, these laws are for occupants of front seats,
although belt laws in sixteen states, including Key Vocabulary หน้ า 183
California, (add comma) New York, (add comma) 1. d 2. e 3. a 4. f
and New Mexico, are for back seat occupants, (add 5. b 6. c
comma) too. Vocabulary
Interesting Facts about Laws หน้ า 175 Meaning หน้ า 185
1. True. 1. tent 2. rumor 3. famine
2. True. There is no legal speed limit, only a 4. curiosity 5. glanced 6. steam
recommended one. Vocabulary Activity หน้ า 186
3. False. The state of Colorado has a fine of $300 Answers will vary. Here are some possible answers.
for picking a wildflower. 1. We can give money to organizations that send
4. False. The minimum age for buying alcohol in food to poor countries.
the United States is twenty-one. 2. I hear rumors about movie stars getting
5. False. From all levels of government, married.
Americans get 150,000 new laws every year. 3. I stayed in a tent at camp when I was a child.
6. True. The camp was in the mountains.
7. True. In Alabama and Wyoming, the age of 4. I look at vegetables carefully when I buy them.
majority is nineteen; in Pennsylvania, it is 5. Things like why two people fall in love and why
twenty-one. people smoke make me curious.
6. Steam can be used to keep food warm in a
Unit 8 restaurant.
Chapter 15
Key Vocabulary หน้ า 178 Comprehension
1. c 2. a 3. d 4. b Understanding the Story หน้ า 186-187
Vocabulary Answers may vary.
Meaning หน้ า 179 1. People didn’t have enough food to eat.
1. icebox 2. delicious 2. They were afraid someone might steal their
3. saving 4. forgive food.
3. They thought he wanted their food.
4. The man hadn’t put anything but a stone in the
Vocabulary Activity หน้ า 180 pot.
Answers will vary. Here are some possible answers. 5. He was poor.
1. I put oranges and lemons in my icebox. 6. He suggested things that would make the
2. I like to save money. soup better, and they decided to share these
3. I think pizza is delicious. things.
4. I could never forgive hurting my parents. 7. He got the people who want to help him make
Comprehension
a good pot of soup.
8. They would never forget the stone soup
Understanding the Poem หน้ า 180-181 because it taught them a lesson about sharing
1. He wanted to apologize. what little you have.
2. He took some food that someone else was Interpreting Story หน้ า 187-188
saving. 1. a 2. a 3. c 4. c
3. He feels sorry.
4. Answers will vary. Recognizing Style หน้ า 188
Recognizing Style หน้ า 181 Answers will vary.
1. The lines are not written like regular 1. The story happened a long time ago and in an
sentences, and paragraphs do not have indefinite place. The characters are not given
regular punctuation. specific names.
2. The writer uses a lot of short lines and doesn’t 2. The characters aren’t realistic. Real people
use any punctuation at all. would not be curious about a person boiling a
stone and calling it soup. They would think the
man was crazy.
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3. Part B; Part A; Part D; Part C

4. The story uses an indirect method of
presenting its main meaning. It is effective
because the reader learns through the events
in the story, without being lectured to.
Exercise 1 หน้ า 189
The old queen wanted to find out whether the girl
was a real princess. So she went to the bedroom,
(add comma) took all the bedding off the bed, (add
comma) and put a pea on the bottom. Then (no
comma) she took twenty mattresses and put them
on top of the pea. Finally, (add comma) she put
twenty feather beds on top of the mattresses.
Writing Practice หน้ า 189
a long time ago
in the middle of a bitter winter
a terrible famine
people were so hungry
a poor traveler arrived
He had with him a large pot, a wooden spoon
in the middle of the main square
he took an ordinary stone
It smells good
a little salt and pepper
How tasty it would be
a tiny piece of garlic
then it would really be delicious,
a delicious soup with a special stone
to smell the bubbling soup
an extra ingredient
the soup taste even better
They were so hungry, and the soup smelled so good
It must be that special stone
the soup was ready
and the finest soup
Writing Practice หน้ า 190
Sample answers: distant (country), beautiful (girl),
mean, old (stepmother), unhappy (stepsisters), real
(mother), kindly (father), new (wife), unhappy
(daughters), beautiful (stepdaughter), old (clothes),
dirty (work), big, old (house), strange (letter)
Famous Books หน้ า 191
1. c; Moby Dick, by Herman Melville
2. d; The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest
Hemingway
3. a; The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by
Arthur Conan Doyle
4. b; Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell
5. f; 1984, by George Orwell
6. e; Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley