4000 Essential English Words 1 Unit 23: The Camp

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Question 1

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

a. I was behind the winner, so I won the race!

b. Webs are made by spiders.

A	A
B	B

Question 2

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

a. Reading increases your mental activity.

b. We removed the city last week.

A	A
B	B

Question 3

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

a. My shoes were behind the couch.

b. This mental exercise makes my arms tired.

A	A
B	B

Question 4

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

a. Have you ever found a bird’s web?

b. I lowered the box onto the ground.

A	A
B	B

Question 5

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

a. Could you help me lower my seat please?

b. Be sure to remove the trash from the house.

A	A
B	B

Question 6

Choose the right word for the given definition.

to move through water

A	lower
B	average
C	advance
D	swim

Question 7

Choose the right word for the given definition.

something nice to read

A	poem
B	web
C	member
D	behind

Question 8

Choose the right word for the given definition.

the condition free from any danger

A	shoot
B	safety
C	athlete
D	personality

Question 9

Choose the right word for the given definition.

a metal or wooden stick used to support things

A	pole
B	remove
C	passenger
D	sound

Question 10

Choose the right word for the given definition.

the way you act

A	mental
B	match
C	course
D	behavior

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.)

THE CAMP

Stacie wanted to stay at a nice hotel for vacation. But her parents sent her to a terrible camp instead. For breakfast, Stacie liked fresh juice and chocolate milk, but she got water at the camp. In the afternoon she wanted to write poems, but she had to swim. The camp was near an airport with loud planes. Spider webs hung over her bed. To her, the kids’ average behavior was very bad. No girl matched her personality. She hated it.

One day, they had a class. Mental exercise sounded good to Stacie. But it was a course on water safety. They learned how to be safe passengers on a boat. Stacie didn’t ever plan to go on a boat.

The next day, they played a game. There were a red team and a blue team. Stacie was on the blue team. Each team had to try to remove the other team’s flag from a pole. They also had to use water guns. “I’m not much of an athlete,” she said. But she still had to play.

Stacie took a water gun and looked for somewhere to hide. A boy said, “Stacie, you advance to the middle. I will go right. Those two will go left.”

Stacie still didn’t want to play. She walked into the forest and saw a red team player coming. Stacie hid behind a tree and then jumped out and shot the other player. “This is fun!” Stacie thought.

Several minutes after advancing further, Stacie saw the red flag. A red team member was watching over it. She shot him with her water gun. Then she lowered the flag and ran back to her team. “I got it!” she yelled. The blue team won! Stacie was the hero.

For the rest of the week, Stacie had fun. She even made new friends.

How did Stacie win the game?

A	She advanced to the right.
B	She lowered the red team’s flag.
C	She hit the red team with her water gun.
D	She swam all afternoon.

Question 12

Because of her personality, what would Stacie likely NOT want to do?

A	Read a poem
B	Play a mental game
C	Become an athlete
D	Stay at a nice hotel

Question 13

Instead of camp, where did Stacie want to be?

A	At a fancy hotel
B	At the airport
C	On a boat as a passenger
D	With an average student

Question 14

What did Stacie start to like about the camp?

A	The other kids’ behavior
B	Having chocolate milk
C	Spider webs over her bed
D	Beating the red team

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advance [ədˈvɑːns] v.
To advance is to go forward.
→ He advanced up the ladder slowly.
athlete [ˈaθliːt] n.
An athlete is a person who plays sports.
→ Some athletes can play many sports very well.
average [ˈav(ə)rɪdʒ] adj.
If something is average, it is at a normal level.
→ I’m not rich or poor; I’m average.
behavior [bɪˈheɪvjə] n.
Your behavior is the way you act.
→ Their behavior was good this semester. They didn’t cause trouble.
behind [bɪˈhʌɪnd] prep.
Behind means to be at the back of something.
→ The little girl was hiding behind a tree.
course [kɔːs] n.
A course is a class in school.
→ I took a P.E. course in school this year.
lower [ˈləʊə] v.
To lower something is to make it go down.
→ The chart shows how his production has lowered over the year.
match [matʃ] v.
To match is to be the same or similar.
→ The two shoes matched. They looked the same.
member [ˈmɛmbə] n.
A member is a person who is part of a group.
→ Julie is the newest member of our team.
mental [ˈmɛnt(ə)l] adj.
If something is mental, it has to do with your mind.
→ I made a mental picture of the room.
passenger [ˈpasɪndʒə] n.
A passenger is a person who rides in a car, train, or airplane.
→ One passenger was standing in the subway train.
personality [pəːsəˈnalɪti] n.
Your personality is what you are like and how you behave.
→ John has a bad personality.
poem [ˈpəʊɪm] n.
A poem is a short kind of writing.
→ William Shakespeare wrote many poems.
pole [pəʊl] n.
A pole is a long thin stick made of wood or metal that supports things.
→ The flag was hanging from the flag pole.
remove [rɪˈmuːv] v.
To remove something is to take it away.
→ I removed the nail from the board.
safety [ˈseɪfti] n.
Safety means to be the condition of being safe and free from danger.
→ For his own safety, he was placed in a car seat.
shoot [ʃuːt] v.
To shoot is to fire something like a bullet at someone or something.
→ The hunter raised his gun to shoot at the target.
sound [saʊnd] v.
To sound means to make a noise.
→ The alarm clock sounded and woke us all up.
swim [swɪm] v.
To swim is to move through water.
→ I love to swim in the ocean.