4000 Essential English Words 2 Unit 7: A Beautiful Bird

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Question 1

Check the sentence with the bolded word that makes better sense.

a. Scholars can teach you many things that you didn’t know.

b. Some people like to live in cities, while others like to live in ruins.

A	A
B	B

Question 2

Check the sentence with the bolded word that makes better sense.

a. Most people fly on a plane when they go overseas.

b. You should watch factual movies if you want to laugh.

A	A
B	B

Question 3

Check the sentence with the bolded word that makes better sense.

a. Many people feel happy when they depart on a trip

b. Doctors never persuade people to take medicine.

A	A
B	B

Question 4

Check the sentence with the bolded word that makes better sense.

a. If you travel overseas, you are still in the same country.

b. Seeing new things fascinates most people.

A	A
B	B

Question 5

Check the sentence with the bolded word that makes better sense.

a. Some people like to visit ruins to learn about the past.

b. Getting something they want often depresses people.

A	A
B	B

Question 6

Check the sentence with the bolded word that makes better sense.

a. Some students like biology because they learn about rocks.

b. When people debate about something, they have different ideas.

A	A
B	B

Question 7

Check the sentence with the bolded word that makes better sense.

a. You should see a scholar if you don’t want to do your homework.

b. People who talk about sad things can depress you.

A	A
B	B

Question 8

Check the sentence with the bolded word that makes better sense.

a. Some students debate to get their work done faster.

b. I tried to persuade my friends to meet me for lunch today.

A	A
B	B

Question 9

Check the sentence with the bolded word that makes better sense.

a. If you study biology, you will learn about different animals.

b. People fall asleep when a movie fascinates them.

A	A
B	B

Question 10

Check the sentence with the bolded word that makes better sense.

a. If you depart late, you can get to school early.

b. People who like to know the truth like factual stories.

A	A
B	B

Question 11

(Please note: The following questions are related to a specific reading passage, available solely before the first question. Remember, referring back to the reading text while answering the questions may be helpful to ensure accuracy.)

A BEAUTIFUL BIRD

Dr. Norton’s occupation was a scholar of biology. He learned about all animals on a daily basis. One day he met a sailor from a colony overseas. The man told Dr. Norton about a talking bird! The bird fascinated Dr. Norton, so he told his colleagues about it. They debated with him: no one thought a bird could talk. He tried to persuade them, but they laughed at him. Nevertheless, Dr. Norton believed the bird was real. His new mission was to find it. He wanted factual proof.

The next day he departed for the colony. The sailor he had met told him to look for a man named Jai, who would be able to help him in his search. After a month of sailing, Dr. Norton finally reached the colony where he met Jai.

“I can take you to where it lives. It lives by the volcano,” Jai said. They left the next day. A week later, they arrived at the volcano. Every day they walked around and looked for the bird, but they couldn’t find it. After one month, Dr. Norton could not find the bird, and this depressed him. He decided to go home. On the route back, he walked past some old ruins. He heard someone say, “Hello.”

“Who are you?” he asked. Dr. Norton looked up and saw a bird!

Dr. Norton put the talking bird into a cage. Then he returned home. He had made a significant discovery.

What is this story about?

A	A route to a new place
B	A scholar who finds a talking bird
C	How to learn about biology
D	Why people debate each other

Question 12

Why did Dr. Norton go overseas?

A	He wanted to depart from his colleagues and start a new life.
B	He was on a mission to find the talking bird.
C	He wanted to see the volcano.
D	He wanted to discover some old ruins.

Question 13

At the end of the story, we can infer that __________.

A	Jai didn’t like Dr. Norton but nevertheless cheered his discovery
B	finding the volcano was also a significant discovery
C	the bird would be the factual proof that would persuade his colleagues
D	the bird had fascinated people in the colony for a long time

Question 14

According to the passage, all the following are true EXCEPT __________.

A	Jai fed bread to the talking bird
B	Dr. Norton put the bird into a cage
C	Dr. Norton took a ship to the colony
D	the talking bird was in the ruins

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basis [ˈbeɪsɪs] n.
To do something on time’s basis is how often you do it.
→ My grandfather gets his hearing checked on a yearly basis.
biology [baɪˈɒlədʒɪ] n.
Biology is the study of living things.
→ We learned about the human heart in biology
cage [keɪdʒ] n.
A cage is something that holds an animal so it cannot leave.
→ We put the parrots in their cage at night.
colleague [ˈkɒliːg] n.
A colleague is somebody you work with.
→ My colleague helped me finish the job.
colony [ˈkɒlənɪ] n.
A colony is a country controlled by another country.
→ The USA was at one time a colony of Great Britain.
debate [dɪˈbeɪt] v.
To debate is to seriously discuss something with someone.
→ The husband and wife debated over which TV to buy.
depart [dɪˈpɑːrt] v.
To depart is to leave some place so you can go to another place.
→ The plane departed for Italy at 3:00 this afternoon.
depress [dɪˈpres] v.
To depress someone is to make them sad.
→ The bad news from work depressed the man.
factual [ˈfæktjʊəl] adj.
When something is factual, it is true.
→ John learns about history from factual
fascinate [ˈfæsəˌneɪt] v.
To fascinate someone is to make them really like something.
→ The kitten was fascinated by the ball of yarn.
mission [ˈmɪʃən] n.
A mission is an important job that is sometimes far away.
→ The woman’s mission was to help sick people.
nevertheless [ˌnevəðəˈles] adv.
You use nevertheless to show that something goes against a fact.
→ He is usually friendly. Nevertheless, he wasn’t this afternoon.
occupation [ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən] n.
An occupation is a person’s job.
→ My father’s occupation is a dentist.
overseas [ˌəʊvəˈsiːz] adv.
If you go overseas, you go to a country on the other side of an ocean.
→ John often goes overseas for vacations.
persuade [pəˈsweɪd] v.
To persuade someone is to make them agree to do something.
→ The children persuaded their parents to buy them gifts.
route [ruːt] n.
A route is the way you go from one place to another.
→ I saw many new houses along the route to the city.
ruins [ˈruːɪnz] n.
Ruins are old buildings that are not used anymore.
→ I visited some interesting ruins in Greece.
scholar [ˈskɒlə:r] n.
A scholar is a person who studies something and knows much about it.
→ The scholar knew much about art history.
significant [sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt] adj.
When someone or something is significant, they are important.
→ I read many significant novels as a literature major in university.
volcano [vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ] n.
A volcano is a mountain with a hole on top where hot liquid comes out.
→ When the volcano erupted, smoke and heat filled the air.