1000 Basic English Words 2. Her hobby is singing.

Book 2 Answer Key 3. She wants to be a famous singer.

4. Hundreds of people will want to hear
Unit 1 her sing if she is famous.
5. She also dreams about being the
Part A president of her country.
Exercise 1
1. later time B.
2. known In math class, Kelly dreams about her
3. not glad future. Maybe she will be a singer. She
4. not fun likes to sing in her free time. Or maybe she
5. activity will be the president. But then her teacher
sees that she is not listening and becomes
Exercise 2 angry. Kelly’s face feels hot.
1. job
2. feels
3. group Unit 2
4. class
5. dreams Part A
Exercise 1
Part B 1. safe
Exercise 1 2. flat place
1. c 3. calm
2. a 4. fast
3. e 5. make well
4. b
5. d Exercise 2
1. hospital
Exercise 2 2. baseball
Across 3. basketball
1. speech 4. hit
3. really 5. motorbike
4. hundred
5. math Part B
Down Exercise 1
2. president 1. d
2. e
Reading Practice 3. a
B. 4. b
1. a 5. c
2. a
3. a Exercise 2
4. b Across
2. flag
Writing Practice 3. round
A. 5. hold
1. Kelly is in math class. Down

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1. matters 4. drew
4. drop 5. repeated

Reading Practice Part B

B. Exercise 1
1. b 1. e
2. a 2. b
3. b 3. a
4. c
C. 5. d
People get excited at motorbike races.
They take place on special courses. The Exercise 2
courses go across many hills. There are Across
small roads on the hills. Riders need to be 2. fix
careful. At the end of the race, a man 5. school
holds up a flag. 6. land
Down
1. picnic
Writing Practice 4. wood
A.
1. Motorbike races take place on a special Reading Practice
course. B.
2. The riders ride across many hills. 1. b
3. The earth on the mud roads is loose. 2. a
4. The riders go up in the air and drop 3. a
down. 4. a
5. Riders might hurt themselves if they
fall. Writing Practice
A.
B. 1. Students are able to make their school
(Answers will vary.) beautiful.
2. Students can choose to paint a picture.
3. There is land around the school.
Unit 3 4. They will meet near a small river for
lunch.
Part A 5. Students should wear pants on
Exercise 1 Saturday.
1. put together
2. photo B.
3. tree The students can help their school look
4. girl beautiful. Some students can paint a wall.
5. select Other students can put plants like trees or
flowers around the school. For lunch, the
Exercise 2 students will have a picnic. They will meet
1. painting near a river by their school.
2. art
3. wall

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Unit 4 Writing Practice
A.
Part A 1. The students are making a plan
Exercise 1 together.
1. nice 2. The boy already read the book.
2. loud 3. The book has many excellent ideas and
3. question examples.
4. silence 4. They will meet at the library tomorrow.
5. all 5. They will go to a museum on the
weekend.
Exercise 2
1. glue B.
2. plan (Answers will vary.)
3. book
4. library
5. read Unit 5

Part B Part A
Exercise 1 Exercise 1
1. b 1. large hill
2. e 2. watery
3. a 3. next to
4. c 4. head cover
5. d 5. something for cleaning

Exercise 2 Exercise 2
Across 1. grass
1. science 2. toilet
3. difficult 3. lake
5. museum 4. smell
Down 5. moon
2. noise
4. correct Part B
Exercise 1
Reading Practice 1. c
B. 2. a
1. b 3. d
2. b 4. e
3. a 5. b

C. Exercise 2
The students meet to talk about their Across
homework. Jason gets some excellent 3. well
ideas from his book. Sarah worries the 4. sunny
work will be difficult. But they have a plan. Down
They will work in the library tomorrow. 1. gloves
2. boots

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3. windy Exercise 1
1. b
Reading Practice 2. d
B. 3. e
1. b 4. c
2. a 5. a
3. b
4. b Exercise 2
Across
Writing Practice 3. window
A. 5. girl
1. The family has some land in the Down
mountains. 1. hungry
2. They walk up a road that is not very 2. fill
wide. 4. dirty
3. Everyone wears a hat when they walk.
4. The grass is wet from the water. Reading Practice
5. Before eating, everyone washes with B.
soap. 1. a
2. b
B. 3. a
The Burke family goes to a lake in the
mountains. They have a house there. They C.
have to hike to the house. Everyone wears The class made some rules about having a
boots and pants. Soon, they can smell the pet. The teacher wrote them down. They
water from the lake. Everyone washes needed to care for the pet. They also had
their hands before dinner. to remember to feed it. The next day, a
frog was in the classroom.

Unit 6 Writing Practice

A.
Part A 1. A girl said the class should get a frog.
Exercise 1 2. The class must remember to feed the
1. full frog.
2. sickness 3. If they do not care for the frog, it might
3. take food from die.
4. live 4. The frog needs clean and fresh water.
5. small 5. A dirty home is bad for the frog’s
health.
Exercise 2
1. zoo B.
2. heart (Answers will vary.)
3. rules
4. cared
5. Remember Unit 7

Part B Part A

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Exercise 1 The boy and his parents went on vacation.
1. heavy They were going to swim, but they took a
2. say yes boat ride instead. They had fun. On the
3. move beach, the boy played with his dad. His
4. going away mother made a picnic. They ate it sitting
5. ocean on a towel. They had a good time, but it
was too short.
Exercise 2
1. ago
2. trip Unit 8
3. towels
4. beach Part A
5. cap Exercise 1
1. bought
Part B 2. one
Exercise 1 3. worst
1. e 4. stay
2. c 5. leave
3. b
4. d Exercise 2
5. a 1. middle
2. beef
Exercise 2 3. store
Across 4. bread
1. ship 5. pick
4. spend
5. ball Part B
Down Exercise 1
2. holiday 1. d
3. past 2. a
3. c
Reading Practice 4. b
B. 5. e
1. b
2. b Exercise 2
3. b Across
4. a 4. size
5. rich
Writing Practice Down
A. 1. month
1. The boy was walking on the beach. 2. live
2. The family took their vacation in Hawaii. 3. dear
3. They did not swim in the sea.
4. The boy threw a ball to his dad. Reading Practice
5. The trip home was boring. B.
1. b
B. 2. b

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3. a Exercise 2
Across
C. 2. brush
The store is having a big sale. It will last for 4. test
the month of June. People can go to the Down
store to shop. They can also call the store 1. thank
on the phone to place orders. 2. bright
3. lose
Writing Practice
A. Reading Practice
1. The store is having a sale for a month. B.
2. It has the best deals for the sale. 1. b
3. Beef is 50% off. 2. a
4. People can place their orders over the 3. b
phone. 4. b
5. People just need to give their name and
list of things they want. Writing Practice
A.
B. 1. The boy got a new pet/puppy.
(Answers will vary.) 2. He made a wish, and it came true.
3. He loves touching the puppy’s fur.
4. The puppy gets a bath four times a
Unit 9 month.
5. The puppy is bright and does things the
Part A boy tells her to do.
Exercise 1
1. animal B.
2. want The boy got a new puppy. He has another
3. cover pet. Its name is Fluffy. The boy likes to
4. feel touch the puppy’s soft fur. The puppy
5. baby dog gets a bath every seven days. It also does
many things. The boy thanks his parents
Exercise 2 for the puppy.
1. cost
2. soft
3. weighs Unit 10
4. birth
5. clothes Part A
Exercise 1
Part B 1. give
Exercise 1 2. hide
1. b 3. stand
2. c 4. pet
3. d 5. misfortune
4. a
5. e Exercise 2
1. week

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2. date (Answers will vary.)
3. paper
4. idea
5. calendar Unit 11

Part B Part A
Exercise 1 Exercise 1
1. e 1. visitors
2. c 2. good
3. b 3. active
4. d 4. not young
5. a 5. give good wishes

Exercise 2 Exercise 2
Across 1. surprise
2. favorite 2. bridge
3. continue 3. balloon
4. train 4. fighting
Down 5. restaurant
1. practice
2. fan Part B
Exercise 1
1. e
Reading Practice 2. c
B. 3. a
1. b 4. d
2. b 5. b
3. a
Exercise 2
C. Across
The girl likes to dance. She practices five 4. queen
days a week. She just received an award 5. handsome
last weekend. She wants to continue to Down
dance and be the best. She asked 1. woman
everyone to see her show. 2. gentleman
3. husband
Writing Practice
A. Reading Practice
1. The girl’s hobby is tap dancing. B.
2. She practices dancing five days a week. 1. a
3. Her teacher presented an award last 2. a
weekend. 3. a
4. She will continue to train to be the best. 4. b
5. She told everyone the date of her next
show. Writing Practice
A.
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year. 4. plate
2. Lisa wants to give him a surprise. 5. street
3. Her husband makes her feel like a Down
queen. 2. office
4. They will ride a (hot-air) balloon before 3. square
eating at a restaurant.
5. Lisa wants to get a skirt from a store in Reading Practice
the mall. B.
1. a
B. 2. b
Lisa is writing to her friend. Lisa and her 3. a
husband were busy last year. Her husband
is a gentleman. So she wants to do C.
something for him. She will make him feel Millie and Steven are going to a concert. If
like a king. They will take a balloon ride they arrive early, they will get good seats.
and then have dinner at their favorite Steven will take the subway. He will meet
restaurant. The food there is delicious. Millie north of Main Street. It might rain,
so Steven will bring his umbrella.

Unit 12 Writing Practice

A.
Part A 1. They are going to a concert tonight.
Exercise 1 2. They are going to arrive early.
1. leave 3. Steven is taking the subway to get
2. remember there.
3. lose 4. They will meet north of Main Street.
4. normal 5. Steven should bring his umbrella.
5. zero
B.
Exercise 2 (Answers will vary.)
1. subway
2. car
3. line
4. gate
5. theater

Part B
Exercise 1
1. d
2. b
3. c
4. a
5. e

Exercise 2
Across
1. north

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