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ISBN: 0-13-268109-9 / 978-0-13-268109-4 CONTENTS ANSWER KEY ............................................................................................................................. 1 UNIT 1 WHO IS J.K. ROWLING?................................................................................................. 1 UNIT 2 WHAT ARE SOME NEW YEAR’S CUSTOMS? .............................................................. 1 UNIT 3 WHERE IS BUCKINGHAM PALACE?............................................................................. 2 UNIT 4 WHY ARE COWS SPECIAL IN INDIA?........................................................................... 2 UNIT 5 WHY DO SOME PEOPLE GIVE GIFTS FOR WEDDINGS?............................................ 3 UNIT 6 WHAT’S SPECIAL ABOUT THE BLOWFISH? ............................................................... 4 UNIT 7 WHO ARE THE SAMI? .................................................................................................... 4 UNIT 8 WHY ARE RAIN FORESTS SO IMPORTANT?............................................................... 5 UNIT 9 WHERE IS THE GREAT WALL? ..................................................................................... 6 UNIT 10 WHAT IS TORNADO ALLEY?......................................................................................... 6 SELF-TEST 1: UNITS 1–10 ............................................................................................................... 7 UNIT 11 WHO WAS ANDREW CARNEGIE?................................................................................. 7 UNIT 12 WHAT IS LIFE LIKE IN ANTARCTICA?.......................................................................... 8 UNIT 13 WHERE DO PEOPLE LIVE UNDER THE GROUND?..................................................... 9 UNIT 14 WHY DO PEOPLE DECORATE THEIR BODIES?.......................................................... 9 UNIT 15 WHO ARE THE UROS? ................................................................................................. 10 UNIT 16 WHAT IS CANADA’S FAVORITE SPORT? .................................................................. 11 UNIT 17 WHAT’S SPECIAL ABOUT NEW ZEALAND?.............................................................. 11 UNIT 18 WHY IS THE ELEPHANT IMPORTANT IN THAILAND? .............................................. 12 UNIT 19 WHO WERE THE MEN SAILING DRAGON SHIPS?.................................................... 12 UNIT 20 HOW DID THE RED CROSS START?........................................................................... 13 SELF-TEST 2: UNITS 11–20 ........................................................................................................... 14 ANSWER KEY Spelling and Punctuation (page 6) Answers not given will vary. 1. Harry Potter 2. Rowling, Edinburgh 3. Harry Potter, Spanish 4. Spain, Portugal UNIT 1 5. Portuguese WHO IS J.K. ROWLING? 6. Bristol, England Vocabulary (page 3) UNIT 2 Meaning WHAT ARE SOME NEW 1. author YEAR’S CUSTOMS? 2. quiet 3. special 4. adults Vocabulary (page 9) 5. alone 6. interview Meaning 1. strike Words That Go Together 2. celebrations 1. free time 3. fireworks 2. took care of 4. traditions 3. make money 5. wealth 4. all over the world 6. coins 5. came true 7. grapes 8. represents Comprehension (page 4) Words That Go Together 1. in the middle Understanding the Reading 2. at the stroke of 1. a 3. step inside 2. a 3. c Comprehension (page 10) Remembering Details 1. T Understanding the Reading 2. F 1. c 3. F 2. b 4. T 3. b 5. F 6. F Remembering Details 1. T Understanding the Sequence 2. T 1. 2, 1 3. T 2. 1, 2 4. F 3. 1, 2 5. F 4. 2, 1 6. F Sentence Completion Writing (page 6) 1. b Answers may vary. Possible answers: 2. c 1. J. K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter. 3. d 2. Joanne is from Bristol, England. 4. a 3. Joanne worked as an English teacher in Portugal. 5. f 4. Joanne married a Portuguese man. 6. e 5. Harry Potter is famous all over the world. What a World Reading 1 Answer Key 1 Writing (page 12) 6. The queen starts her day at 7:00 in the morning. Answers may vary. Possible answers: 7. After lunch, the queen visits hospitals, schools, or new 1. On New Year’s Day, I wear new clothes. buildings. 2. On New Year’s Day, we eat special food. 3. On New Year’s Day, people don’t work. Sentence Completion 4. On New Year’s Day, I like to visit friends. 1. b 5. On New Year’s Day, I don’t like to be alone. 2. d 3. a 4. c Spelling and Punctuation (page 13) 5. f 6. e A. 1. Brazil, New Year’s Day 2. South America, New Year’s Day Writing (page 19) 3. Chinese New Year, January, February Answers may vary. Possible answers: 4. Iranians, New Year’s Day 1. Buckingham Palace was built around 1705. 5. Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 2. Buckingham Palace is a big and beautiful building. 3. Buckingham Place has about 600 rooms. 4. The queen has breakfast with her husband, Prince Philip. 5. After lunch, the queen visits hospitals, schools, or new UNIT 3 buildings. WHERE IS BUCKINGHAM PALACE? Spelling and Punctuation (page 19) 1. queen 2. quiet Vocabulary (page 16) 3. banquets 4. squeeze Meaning 5. quality 1. garden 6. quickly 2. prepares 7. question 3. politicians 4. flag 5. floor UNIT 4 6. emergency 7. bowls WHY ARE COWS SPECIAL IN INDIA? Words That Go Together 1. the rest of 2. A lot of Vocabulary (page 22) 3. on top of 4. follow rules Meaning 1. farms 2. ground Comprehension (page 17) 3. soft 4. cost Understanding the Reading 5. repairs 1. c 6. problem 2. a 7. hit 3. b 8. decorate 9. protect Remembering Details 1. Buckingham Palace is in London, England. Words That Go Together 2. The queen lives on the second floor. 1. against the law 3. The queen has garden parties in the summer. 2. spends money on 4. The queen invites 9,000 people to each party. 3. for a long time 5. The palace has about 600 rooms. What a World Reading 1 Answer Key 2 Comprehension (page 23) 6. reasons 7. expensive Understanding the Reading 8. agree 1. a 2. a Words That Go Together 3. c 1. asks for 2. equal to Remembering Details 3. can afford to 4. brand name 1. F 2. F 3. T Comprehension (page 29) 4. F 5. F 6. T Understanding the Reading 1. c Sentence Completion 2. b 3. a 1. b 2. c 3. a Remembering Details 4. e 1. T 5. f 2. F 6. d 3. T 4. T 5. F Writing (page 25) 6. F Answers may vary. Possible answers: 1. Cows give milk and work on farms. Sentence Completion 2. Farmers use cows to work on farms. 1. b 3. In India, people cannot kill cows. 2. a 4. People in other countries do not understand why the 3. d Indian government spends money on cows. 4. c 5. People in India have cared for their cows for a long time. 5. f 6. e Spelling and Punctuation (page 25) 1. don’t Writing (page 31) 2. can’t Answers may vary. Possible answers: 3. isn’t 1. In the United States, both families give gifts to the 4. they’re couple. 5. There’s 2. In India, the groom’s family asks for payment or a dowry 6. It’s, that’s from the bride’s family. 3. In Saudi Arabia, the groom gives a gift called a “mahr” to the bride’s family. 4. In Oman, soldiers at one time could not afford to get UNIT 5 married. WHY DO PEOPLE GIVE GIFTS 5. People give gifts to help the bride and groom start a happy life together. FOR WEDDINGS? Spelling and Punctuation (page 31) Vocabulary (page 28) 1. Dior suit 2. wedding dress Meaning 3. Cartier 1. couple 4. television 2. bride 5. Sony 3. groom 6. refrigerator 4. income 7. Electrolux 5. foreigner What a World Reading 1 Answer Key 3 UNIT 6 4. stories WHAT’S SPECIAL ABOUT THE 5. Families 6. companies BLOWFISH? UNIT 7 Vocabulary (page 34) WHO ARE THE SAMI? Meaning 1. poison 2. enemies Vocabulary (page 40) 3. flavor 4. chefs Meaning 5. dish 1. bilingual 6. raw 2. describe 7. dangerous 3. personal 8. bite 4. costumes 9. pattern 5. peaceful 6. culture Words That Go Together 7. snowmobiles 1. blows itself up 8. helicopters 2. in danger 3. show off Words That Go Together 1. modern equipment 2. regards himself or herself Comprehension (page 35) 3. native language 4. are allowed to Understanding the Reading 1. a 2. b Comprehension (page 41) 3. b Understanding the Reading Remembering Details 1. b 1. Most blowfish live in warm oceans. 2. b 2. Blowfish have bright colors to tell their enemies they are 3. c dangerous. 3. Many chefs who take the official test do not pass. Remembering Details 4. The chefs put the parts that have poison in a special box. 1. The Sami live in Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. 5. The chef uses a special knife to cut the meat of the fish. 2. Today, the Sami use snowmobiles and helicopters to help 6. People have a warm and strange feeling on the lips when them herd reindeer. they eat blowfish. 3. The Sami languages have many words to describe nature. 4. The colors and patterns of the traditional Sami costume Sentence Completion represent nature. 1. b 5. After a joik is made for a baby, it becomes the child’s 2. d personal song for life. 3. a 6. The colors on the Sami flag are red for the sun, blue for 4. e the moon, and yellow and green for the land. 5. f 6. c Sentence Completion 1. b 2. c Spelling and Punctuation (page 37) 3. a 1. parties 4. f 2. babies 5. d 3. birthdays 6. e What a World Reading 1 Answer Key 4 Writing (page 43) Remembering Details Answers may vary.