Unit 7 Thinking in English
# EXERCISE 1
A. Circle the best answer.
1. Parents should not let small children eat candy often. It’s not good for their teeth. Lots of candy could mean expensive bills from
the ______.
a. dentist
b. supermarket
c. babysitter
d. doctor
2. Oranges are a big business in Florida. But the people who work on the orange farms often work in terrible conditions. They are paid
very little, and they have to ______.
a. eat oranges
b. pick lemons
c. live on farms
d. work hard
3. 1903 is probably the most important year in the history of flying. That year, in Kittyhawk, North Carolina, the Wright brothers flew
120 feet (about 40 meters) in the first ______.
a. automobile
b. airplane
c. machine
d. wings
4. Big windows can be dangerous for birds. They don’t understand that there is glass. They see sky or trees in the windows, and they
crash into ______.
a. other birds
b. the glass
c. the ground
d. airplanes
5. In the past, people learned the news from newspapers. Then they started watching the news on television. Now many people don’t
read newspapers or watch television. They get the news from ______.
a. the Internet
b. books
c. movies
d. the front page
6. Coffee grows only in places with a warm climate. In some parts of the world, the land is good for growing coffee, but the winters are
too ______.
a. dry
b. cloudy
c. short
d. cold
Answer Keys
1. a. dentist
2. d. work hard
3. b. airplane
4. b. the glass
5. a. the Internet
6. d. cold
(Note: The answer key at the bottom of your image (showing answers for questions 5 and 6) is for a different part of the exercise not
shown in the provided text.)
Explanations: Why the Other Answers Are Not Correct
1. It’s not good for their teeth. Lots of candy could mean expensive bills from the ______.
Correct: a. dentist - A dentist is the medical professional who specifically cares for and repairs teeth.
b. supermarket - Incorrect. A supermarket is where you buy candy, not where you get a bill for fixing your teeth.
c. babysitter - Incorrect. A babysitter looks after children, but they are not responsible for dental health or bills.
d. doctor - Incorrect. While a doctor is a medical professional, they are general practitioners. Teeth are the specific domain of
a dentist.
2. They are paid very little, and they have to ______.
Correct: d. work hard - The context states they work in "terrible conditions" and are paid "very little." The most logical
completion is that the job is difficult and requires hard work.
a. eat oranges - Incorrect. While they might eat oranges, this is not a consequence of their low pay and terrible conditions; it's a
perk of the job.
b. pick lemons - Incorrect. The text is about orange farms. This option is illogical and seems like a trick answer.
c. live on farms - Incorrect. This might be true, but it is not a specific difficulty mentioned in the sentence. The focus is on the
hardship of the work itself, not the location of their housing.
3. the Wright brothers flew 120 feet... in the first ______.
Correct: b. airplane - This is a famous historical fact. The Wright brothers are credited with inventing and flying the first
successful powered airplane.
a. automobile - Incorrect. An automobile is a car, which is designed for roads, not flight.
c. machine - Incorrect. While an airplane is a type of machine, this term is far too vague. The specific type of machine is an
airplane.
d. wings - Incorrect. Wings are a part of an airplane. The Wright brothers flew an entire aircraft, not just a pair of wings.
4. They see sky or trees in the windows, and they crash into ______.
Correct: b. the glass - The sentence explains the problem: the birds don't see the glass. They see a reflection and think it's open sky
or trees, so they fly directly into the transparent barrier.
a. other birds - Incorrect. The reflection is of the sky or trees, not of other birds. There is no mention of other birds causing the
crash.
c. the ground - Incorrect. They are flying toward the window, not diving toward the ground.
d. airplanes - Incorrect. This is irrelevant to the context of windows on buildings. Airplanes are not mentioned and do not relate to
the problem described.
5. Now many people... get the news from ______.
Correct: a. the Internet - The sentence describes the evolution of news sources: newspapers -> television -> [now]. The Internet is
the modern, dominant method for consuming news, making this the logical and correct choice.
b. books - Incorrect. Books are not a timely source for daily news. They are published slowly and cover topics in depth, not
breaking current events.
c. movies - Incorrect. Movies are for entertainment, not for reporting daily news and current affairs.
d. the front page - Incorrect. The front page is a part of a newspaper, which the sentence explicitly states people are no longer
using as their primary news source.
6. Coffee grows only in places with a warm climate... but the winters are too ______.
Correct: d. cold - The key clue is "warm climate." The direct opposite of warm is cold. If coffee requires warmth, a cold winter
would make it impossible to grow there.
a. dry - Incorrect. While coffee requires a specific balance of rainfall, "dry" is not the direct opposite of a "warm climate." Some
warm climates are dry (e.g., deserts), and others are humid.
b. cloudy - Incorrect. Cloudiness does not necessarily prevent plant growth and is not the critical factor mentioned. The primary
issue stated is temperature ("warm climate").
c. short - Incorrect. A short winter would actually be beneficial for a plant that needs warmth, as the cold period would be brief.
The problem is the severity of the winter (cold), not its length.
45. Purpose of Tears
(a) the reason for tears remains a mystery.
The text states that "Scientists have proposed many theories about tears, but none of these theories has been proven." This directly
supports the idea that the evolutionary purpose of tears is still unknown in evolutionary terms.
46. Wolfgang Pauli and Equipment
(c) at the same moment that the equipment broke.
The text mentions that the train carrying Wolfgang Pauli "had stopped at the station in Göttingen" on the same day that "some
equipment in his laboratory suddenly broke for no clear reason." This indicates a simultaneous occurrence.
47. European Bookmaking
(c) did not start making books until much later.
The passage explains that while the Chinese made books around A.D. 1200, Marco Polo did not bring the idea back to Europe, and
Europeans "did not start making books until much later."
48. Stopping Bird Feeding in Winter
(d) may die of hunger.
The text clearly states that if you stop feeding birds in the middle of winter, when they "have trouble finding other food," the birds "may
die of hunger."
49. English Channel Tunnel and English Independence
The correct answer is (c) be connected directly with the rest of Europe.
Explanation: The passage states, "Until recently, most English people wanted England to remain separate. They did not want to... be
connected directly with the rest of Europe." This directly addresses the political reason for the delay in building the Chunnel, as the
desire for separation meant a reluctance to have a direct physical link to the continent.
50. Animal Sounds and Human Speech
The correct answer is (a) naturally high.
Explanation: According to Eugene Morton's theory described in the passage, animals tend to make high, softer sounds when they are
fearful or friendly. The phrase "I love you" is associated with friendliness, so according to his theory, the voice would be naturally high.
51. Origins of the First Americans
The correct answer is (b) northeast Asia today.
Explanation: The passage states that scientists found teeth in Chile that "proved to be very similar to the teeth of people in northeast
Asia today." This directly supports the theory that the first Americans came from northeast Asia.
52. Monkey Intelligence Experiment
The correct answer is (b) reached the banana from there.
Explanation: The passage describes the monkey's actions: "It jumped up onto his shoulders and reached the banana from there." This
indicates how the monkey solved the problem of getting the banana, using the psychologist's height as a tool.
