Unit 9 : Deserts : Test 2

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1. Aborigines
2. expedition
3. kilometer
4. scientific

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1. comprise
2. sandy
3. circle
4. northern

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1. corridor
2. enormous
3. mystery
4. separate

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1. remain
2. hummock
3. explore
4. between

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1. territory
2. Australia
3. geography
4. 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.

1. Ø / Ø
2. the / the
3. a / the
4. the / Ø

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.

Cold deserts can be covered in ________ snow or ice and frozen water is unavailable to plant life.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. Ø

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.

In the northern part of the Simpson Desert, the dunes are separated by ________ of low, open shrublan

1. streets
2. ways
3. corridors
4. lines

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.

A ________ is a small raised area of ground, like a very small hill.

1. slope
2. hummock
3. dune
4. shrub

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.

San Francisco is built on 40 hills and some are very ________.

1. short
2. steep
3. plain
4. stable

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.

To ________a desert is a danger activity which requires careful preparation for risks.

1. comprise
2. circle
3. remain
4. explore

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.

We used to climb up the crest of the hill to get a good view of the surroundings.

1. top
2. foot
3. middle
4. face

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.

Scientific ________ help to explore some places and discover more and more remote parts of the worl

1. survey
2. lead
3. research
4. expedition

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 wind that blows in the desert comes ________ far away waters.

1. for
2. with
3. in
4. from

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.

Some sand dunes may be over 200 meters ________ height.

1. with
2. at
3. on
4. in

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.

If you look on a map you will see that there is a desert next ________ the Rocky Mountains in the United States.

1. of
2. to
3. with
4. for

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 desert biome includes the hottest places in the world because it absorbs more ________ from the sun than land in humid climates do.

1. heat
2. hot
3. hotly
4. heating

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.

________ is the process by which a piece of land becomes dry, empty, and unsuitable for growing trees or crops on.

1. desert
2. deserted
3. desertify
4. desertification

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.

Several ________ advanced countries have had plans to make desert more hospitable.

1. science
2. scientific
3. scientifically
4. scientist

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.

Many people have law degrees, ________.

1. but some of them do not practice it
2. however it is not practiced by all
3. so some are not practicing law
4. but not all of them practice law

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.

This is an expensive ________ very useful book.

1. but
2. so
3. therefore
4. however

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.

________ long it takes, I will wait for you.

1. However
2. But
3. So
4. Therefore

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.

I must say that you have done very well. ________, you should be aware that you still have a lot of thing to learn.

1. Therefore
2. So
3. But
4. However

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.

________ that we stopped for a rest.

1. But we were tired
2. So tired were we
3. However we were tired
4. Therefore, we were tired

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.

To get from Vancouver to Victoria, you can fly, __ you can ride the ferry.

1. or
2. but
3. so
4. however

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.

He is only sixteen, and ________, he is not eligible to drive a car.

1. nevertheless
2. but
3. therefore
4. however

part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

Maria tried to read a novel in French ________ the book was too difficult for her to understan

1. so that
2. therefore
3. but
4. and

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.

___ hard he worked, he could earn enough money to support the family.

1. But
2. However
3. Therefore
4. Whatever

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 waiter was not very nice, ________, the food was delicious.

1. however
2. but
3. so
4. and so

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.

I bought a bottle of wine ________ we drank it together.

1. therefore
2. so
3. and
4. but