Unit 9_ DESERTS

TEST 2


Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
a. comprise b. sandy c. circle d. northern
a. Aborigines b. expedition c. kilometer d. scientific
a. corridor b. enormous c. mystery d. separate
a. remain b. hummock c. explore d. between
a. territory b. Australia c. geography d. society
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
The Simpson Desert is in ________ north of ________ Lake Eyre.
a. Ø / Ø b. the / the c. a / the d. the / Ø
Cold deserts can be covered in ________ snow or ice and frozen water is unavailable to plant life.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
In the northern part of the Simpson Desert, the dunes are separated by ________ of low, open shrubland.
a. streets b. ways c. corridors d. lines
San Francisco is built on 40 hills and some are very ________.
a. short b. steep c. plain d. stable
A ________ is a small raised area of ground, like a very small hill.
a. slope b. hummock c. dune d. shrub
We used to climb up the crest of the hill to get a good view of the surroundings.
a. top b. foot c. middle d. face
To ________ a desert is a danger activity which requires careful preparation for risks.
a. comprise b. circle c. remain d. explore
Scientific ________ help to explore some places and discover more and more remote parts of the world.
a. survey b. lead c. research d. expedition
The wind that blows in the desert comes ________ far away waters.
a. for b. with c. in d. from
Some sand dunes may be over 00 meters ________ height.
a. with b. at c. on d. in
If you look on a map you will see that there is a desert next ________ the Rocky Mountains in the United States.
a. of b. to c. with d. for
________ is the process by which a piece of land becomes dry, empty, and unsuitable for growing trees or crops on.
a. desert b. deserted c. desertify d. desertification
Several ________ advanced countries have had plans to make desert more hospitable.
a. science b. scientific c. scientifically d. scientist
The desert biome includes the hottest places in the world because it absorbs more ________ from the sun than land in humid climates do.
a. heat b. hot c. hotly d. heating
Many people have law degrees, ________.
a. but some of them do not practice it b. however it is not practiced by all
c. so some are not practicing law d. but not all of them practice law
This is an expensive ________ very useful book.
a. but b. so c. therefore d. however
________ long it takes, I will wait for you.
a. However b. But c. So d. Therefore
I must say that you have done very well. ________, you should be aware that you still have a lot of thing to learn.
a. Therefore b. So c. But d. However
________ that we stopped for a rest.
a. But we were tired b. So tired were we
c. However we were tired d. Therefore, we were tired
He is only sixteen, and ________, he is not eligible to drive a car.
a. nevertheless b. but c. therefore d. however
Maria tried to read a novel in French ________ the book was too difficult for her to understand.
a. so that b. therefore c. but d. and