Unit 9_ DESERTS

TEST 3


Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
a. three b. south c. southern d. both
a. remained b. explored c. separated d. travelled
a. loose b. smooth c. food d. flood
a. enormous b. rough c. enough d. double
a. society b. geography c. dry d. sandy

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.
________ sand covers only about 0 percent of Earth`s deserts.
a. A b. An c. The d. Ø
Deserts have ________ reputation for supporting very little life, but in ________ reality deserts often have high biodiversity.
a. a / Ø b. the / the c. a / the d. the / a
The hill was so ________ that it took us more than five hours to climb up.
a. sloping b. enormous c. arid d. stable
In the northern part of the Simpson Desert, the dunes are parallel.
a. mysterious b. steep c. plenty of sand d. similar in some ways
Several deserts are a quite vast and uninhabited ________.
a. plain b. territory c. corridor d. shrub
A ________ is a large animal that lives in deserts and is used for carrying goods and people.
a. slope b. dune c. spinifex d. camel
The ________ of a cliff, or mountain, is a vertical surface or side of it.
a. face b. border c. crest d. lake
Most deserts are enormous sandy areas.
a. mysterious b. narrow c. immense d. aerial
Camels were often used _______ transportation by people of the desert.
a. as b. with c. to d. about
Camels have one or two humps used ________ storing water and food.
a. to b. for c. over d. at
Many tall and wide mountain ranges do not let much rain get ________ the desert.
a. into b. away c. out d. from
I wanted to go a more ________ route across Montana.
a. north b. northerly c. northerner d. northernmost
We often enjoy walking barefoot across the damp __ to the water`s edge.
a. sand b. sanding c. sandy d. sandily
If the deserts are ________ managed, there may be troubles for scientific expeditions.
a. loose b. loosen c. loosening d. loosely
He told me not to do it; ________, I did it.
a. Therefore b. So c. But d. However
We have not yet won; ________, we will keep trying.
a. moreover b. however c. therefore d. so as
I am afraid that the company is in deep trouble. ________, we are going to make some people redundant.
a. Therefore b. However c. But d. And
I wanted to give him some money after he helped me with the car ________ he absolutely refused to accept it.
a. so b. but c. therefore d. and so
Everyone is ready for the discussion, ________ him.
a. however b. but c. so d. therefore
________ she could not say anything.
a. So upset was she that b. So upset was she
c. However upset was she that d. Therefore upset was she that
Do it ________.
a. so do you want b. but as you want
c. however you want d. therefore you want
________ you prepare for the exam, there will still be a few questions on which you won`t be sure of the answer.
a. So much as b. Much but c. However much d. So much
The first part of the test was easy; the second, ________, took