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History
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Money
The History of Money
Vocabulary Practice
Word Definition
1. adj. using a computer or a computer system
Sentence Practice 2
Money
Banknote Designs
3. ( buy things / a credit card / by using / People can / without paper money / . ) Word Definition
1. n. a beautiful view of nature
4. ( that / of money / It is likely / an even more advanced form / will be used / . ) 2. n. a basic part of something
5. ( appeared / of metal coins / around 1000 B.C. / the earliest forms / Some of / . ) 4. v. to put images or words on paper
6. ( by the Greek / and improved / making coins / The techniques for / were copied / 6. n. the specific characteristics that make something what it is
and Roman empires / . )
7. adj. originally from a specific region
More Reading Comprehension B Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
1. “ ” means in the past.
D Choose the correct number for the sentence below.
a. Final b. Future c. Former
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Sentence Practice Money
3. ( scenery / also show / beautiful / Banknotes / from New Zealand / . ) Word Definition
1. n. an amount of money put into a bank account
4. ( pieces of art / Did you / every day / know that / people carry / with them / ? ) 2. n. the extra money paid for the use of an amount of money
5. ( 100-pound banknote / has the Sphinx / the Egyptian / For example, / printed on it / . ) 4. n. the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use
6. ( try to / what the images / If you don’t know / on your country’s banknotes / find 6. v. to take something from someone for a period of time
out / represent, / . )
7. n. money or something else that is borrowed or lent
More Reading Comprehension B Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
1. A(n) makes a loud warning sound.
D Choose the correct number for the sentence below.
a. car b. engine c. alarm
4 Money Superstitions
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Sentence Practice Money
3. ( enough, / from banks / they borrow / they don’t have / When / . ) Word Definition
1. adj. more than two but usually fewer than five
4. ( banks pay / much higher / for deposits / than the interest / This interest is / . ) 2. n. the way that a person acts
5. ( each month / in small amounts / They / the money / for several years / pay back / . ) 4. v. to make something move closer
6. ( people / interest / To encourage / it pays them / in the bank, / to keep their money 6. n. a large amount of money or valuable things that someone has
/.)
7. adj. not serious or important
To encourage people to keep their money in the bank, it pays them interest.
8. n. a small case that is used to hold money
More Reading Comprehension B Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
1. A belief in luck or magic is called a .
D Choose the correct number for the sentence below.
a. reason b. superstition c. legend
3. ( also superstitions / Did you / about money / know that / there are / ? ) Word Definition
1. n. the material forming the parts of an animal or plant
4. ( a piece of / for good luck / in their wallet / Some people / snake skin / keep / . ) 2. adj. having a wound on part of the body
5. ( about some / around the world / Let’s learn / of these superstitions / . ) 4. adj. not changing or getting worse
6. ( always make sure / as gifts / inside the wallets / So, people / they give / to put 6. n. a disease caused by a virus or bacteria that enters the body
some money / . )
7. v. to operate or determine
More Reading Comprehension B Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
1. A(n) is a body part that performs a particular function.
D Choose the correct number for the sentence below.
a. organ b. mineral c. liquid
Sentence Practice
Skin
3. ( as a physical barrier / and the outside / between / It acts / our bodies / . ) Word Definition
1. adj. having too much of something
4. ( from the top / that covers / to the bottom / the organ / What is / your body / ? ) 2. adj. causing pain or bad feelings
5. ( can give / dangerous situations / so that / These cells / warning / we can avoid / . ) 4. n. a mark left on a person’s body after an injury
6. ( a lot of things / and it does / The skin is / in the human body, / the largest organ / 6. n. a specific length of time
for us / . )
7. n. a tiny living thing that can cause disease
D Choose the correct number for the sentence below. B Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
1. If you have , then you have many pimples on your skin.
On the other hand, the skin narrows the blood vessels a. bruise b. fever c. acne
to help us warm up when we feel cold.
2. A is a common misunderstanding or a false belief.
Another job of the skin is to help keep our body temperature stable by controlling a. myth b. guess c. truth
sweating and blood flow. (1) When our body needs to cool off, it sweats and increases
3. A is a substance used to clean the skin.
blood flow to the skin. (2) When the sweat evaporates, it takes heat from the skin. (3) And a. medicine b. bandage c. scrub
with more blood going to the skin, more heat is lost. That’s why your face becomes red
4. When you something, you keep things from going in or out.
when you exercise hard. (4)
a. release b. block c. find
find
3. ( leave scars, / Worst of all, / it might / last forever / which can / . ) Word Definition
1. adj. having a dangerous material that makes people get sick or die
4. ( deeper / pushes germs / your pimples / under your skin / Popping / . ) 2. v. to join to form one thing
5. ( believe / cause pimples / certain foods / or chocolate / Some people / such as 4. n. an animal that hunts and eats other animals
junk food / . )
5. n. colors or designs that make an animal difficult to see
More Reading Comprehension B Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
1. A is an injury or a cut on a person’s skin.
D Choose the correct number for the sentence below.
a. cold b. wound c. bone
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Sentence Practice Skin
3. ( amazing / Do you / skin / know of / that have / any other animals / ? ) Word Definition
1. v. to stay alive, often in a difficult or dangerous situation
4. ( like blood / The hippo’s skin / a red-colored sweat / is known for / that looks / . ) 2. adj. filled with too many people, animals, or things
5. ( fool / into thinking that / King snakes / they are poisonous / their predators / . ) 4. v. to have something as part of a group
6. ( certain chemicals / the hippo / in this sweat / from annoying bugs / that protect 6. n. a material made from the skin of an animal
/ There are also / . )
7. v. to mix up or mistake one thing for something else
More Reading Comprehension B Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
1. If something is , then it is not dead.
D Choose the correct number for the sentence below.
a. object b. alive c. energy
9 Traditional Costumes
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Sentence Practice Clothes
3. ( by humans / Animals killed / are not / for their fur / usually eaten / . ) Word Definition
1. adj. having been part of a particular group’s culture for a long time
4. ( are badly injured / by hunters’ traps / Some animals / to die in pain / or left / . ) 2. n. special clothes worn by a group of people
5. ( different from / How is / for their fur / killing them / killing animals for / their 4. bottom adj. in the lowest part of something
meat / ? )
5. v. to put around and cover something
And they’re not the only people who wear fur. a. common b. formal c. colorful
3. are a piece of clothing for the lower half of the body, with a separate part for
A: People living in cold areas need to wear warm clothes to survive the cold. (1)
each leg.
B: (2) They don’t need fur to keep warm anymore, since there are other materials now, a. Tunics b. Trousers c. Boots
including fake fur. (3) Many people wear it only for fashion, and I don’t think it’s right
4. A large group of people from the same family is called a(n) .
to kill animals just for the sake of fashion. (4)
a. identity b. enemy c. clan
Sentence Practice 10
Clothes
High-Tech Clothes
3. ( a piece of cloth / is made of / that is / The sari / 4.5 to 6 meters long / . ) Word Definition
1. compression n. the condition of being tight or form-fitting
4. ( around their legs / can wrap / like pants / Working women / the bottom part / . ) 2. v. to give something to help a person, group, or project
3. n. help or assistance
5. ( in both / Men can / still be seen / casual and formal / wearing kilts / situations / . ) 4. adj. unable to be harmed or affected by something
6. ( itself / uses / Each clan / to distinguish / from other clans / its own check-patterned 6. v. to change something into something else completely
design / . )
7. v. to receive an advantage or be helped by something
Each clan uses its own check-patterned design to distinguish itself from other
clans. 8. v. to watch or observe something for a specific reason
More Reading Comprehension B Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
1. A is part of a fire.
D Choose the correct number for the sentence below.
a. scare b. flame
flame c. feather
11 Fast Fashion
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Sentence Practice Clothes
3. ( the lightest / in the world / Aerogel, / is / for example, / solid material / . ) Word Definition
1. adj. existing in large amounts
4. ( from heat stroke / keeps people / safe / The clothing / and steam burns / . ) 2. n. a famous person, often an entertainer or athlete
5. ( to the muscles / Compression clothing / to provide / is designed / support / . ) 4. n. something used for making something else
5. v. to make something
6. ( and basketball players, / Many athletes, / they are training / such as runners / 6. n. a person or business that sells goods to the public
when / wear them / . )
7. n. a style that is popular for a short period of time
Many athletes, such as runners and basketball players, wear them when they
are training. 8. adj. harmful, bad, or unwanted
12 Coco Chanel
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Sentence Practice Clothes
3. ( about 200 years / polyester dress / A single / to break down / takes / ! ) Word Definition
1. v. to represent or be a symbol of something
4. ( every few weeks / clothing retailers / Nowadays, / new styles / sell / though, / . ) 2. v. to use a needle and thread to make or repair something
5. ( allows / fashion trends / many people / rapidly changing / Their cheap price / to 4. adj. having the power to change something
follow / . )
5. adj. following a popular fashion trend
Their cheap price allows many people to follow rapidly changing fashion trends.
6. n. a natural ability to do something well
6. ( are harmful / Even worse, / used to make / to the environment / the materials /
7. v. to give special importance to something
these clothes / . )
8. n. the act of showing sadness for someone’s death
13 A Land of Opposites
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Sentence Practice So
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Ameri
3. ( a hat shop / when / came true / Her dreams / in Paris / she opened / . ) Word Definition
1. adj. related to the warm, humid regions of the earth
4. ( in an orphanage, / by nuns / she was raised / Her father / put her / where / . ) 2. n. the height of something above sea level
5. ( a skill / There, / throughout her life / to sew, / she would use / she learned / . ) 4. n. a warm, rainy region with many tall trees
6. ( elegance and luxury, / a brand / a poor background / Chanel made / Although / 6. n. a unique part or quality of something
she came from / that stands for / . )
7. v. to exist from one place to another
Although Chanel made a brand that stands for elegance and luxury, she came
from a poor background. 8. v. to be next to or share an edge with something
More Reading Comprehension B Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
1. A is one of the earth’s seven large land masses on the earth.
D Choose the correct number for the sentence below.
a. planet b. continent c. country
Sentence Practice 14
So
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Ameri
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Amazing Animals of the Amazon
3. ( along / stretch north / seven countries / The Andes Mountains / to south / . ) Word Definition
1. deforestation n. the process of cutting down all of the trees in one area
4. ( as deep as / Colca Canyon is / more than / the Grand Canyon / twice / . ) 2. adj. very thin or narrow
5. ( with / is truly / South America / to see / a wonderful continent / many extreme 4. n. the type of area where a plant or animal normally lives
things / . )
5. n. the sharp, curved part of an animal’s paw or foot
South America is truly a wonderful continent with many extreme things to see.
6. n. a specific type of plant or animal
6. ( South America / the west / and the Pacific Ocean to / by the Atlantic Ocean / is
7. adj. at risk of dying out
bordered / to the east / . )
8. v. to make something or someone unable to move or act
More Reading Comprehension B Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
1. The top or outside part of something is called the .
D Choose the correct number for the sentence below.
a. surface b. bottom c. smooth
Sentence Practice 15
So
uth
Ameri
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The Fall of the Inca Empire
4. ( from 1.5 cm / in length, / is very tiny / Ranging / to 6 cm / the poison dart frog / . ) 2. v. to take over an area or a group of people by using force
5. ( almost instantly / If a predator / the frog, / the poison / the predator / tries to eat / 4. adj. large and very beautiful
will paralyze / . )
5. v. to beat someone in a war, contest, or game
If a predator tries to eat the frog, the poison will paralyze the predator almost
instantly. 6. n. a tool used for fighting or attacking
6. ( because of deforestation, / for their beautiful fur / others have been hunted / Some
7. n. total confusion and lack of control
have lost / their habitats / while / . )
8. n. a faster route to get somewhere or do something
More Reading Comprehension B Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
1. A(n) is a person who rules over a group of countries.
D Choose the correct number for the sentence below.
a. government b. emperor c. queen
2. When you , you have reached the place to which you were going.
Its hair makes it look like a little lion.
a. arrive b. happen c. leave
The Hyacinth Macaw is the largest parrot by length in the world. (1) It is 100 centimeters
3. If something , then it begins suddenly.
long from the end of its tail to the top of its head. (2) Its body is covered with beautiful a. breaks out b. comes over c. makes up
blue feathers. (3) The golden lion tamarin is a small monkey that has bright, reddish-
4. Something is if it is more developed than its earlier versions.
orange hair around its face. (4) It moves its nest frequently so that predators can’t find it.
a. below b. advanced c. finished
finished
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Sentence Practice So
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Ameri
3. ( these new diseases / South America / immune to / People in / were not / . ) Word Definition
1. n. a large amount or enough of something
4. ( and other riches, / Because it was / to conquer it / full of gold / they wanted / . ) 2. n. a large collection of things or people that are in some way similar
3. v. to change or be different
5. ( has killed / more people / smallpox / than all the wars / Throughout history, / of 4. v. to raise or grow plants
the 20th century / ! )
5. v. to give some food or drink as part of a meal
countries
More Reading Comprehension B Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
1. If a climate is , then it does not get very hot or cold.
D Choose the correct number for the sentence below.
a. mild b. quiet c. wild
3. ( also famous for / diverse foods / South America / is / its unique and / . )
5. ( are / Its many / natural environments / provide / what / these different foods / . )
6. ( and exports / its various / much food, / natural environments / produces / South
America / thanks to / . )
South America produces and exports much food, thanks to its various natural
environments.
(1) One of South America’s most famous foods is beef. (2) It has great flavor, and it’s
not too expensive. This is because there is plenty of grassland to raise cattle. (3) In fact,
Brazil is the world’s largest beef exporter. There are many dishes made with beef, such as
churrasco, or beef barbeque. (4)
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