VIII. Read and complete the passage by choosing A, B, C or D. (10 pts)
The Atacama Desert in Chile is considered as the driest place on Earth. It is almost 1,000 kilometres (1) _________ length, lying between the Parcific Ocean and the Andes mountains. Under a centimetre of rain (2) __________ annually, and the centre is so dry (3) _________ scientists have never recorded (4) __________ rain there. Over a million people (5) __________ live in the Atamaca today. Most live on the coast, which is also home to teams of astronomers who are there to (6) __________ advantage of the clear skies. In the north, farmers grow tomatoes with water they have collected from underground rocks. However, for (7) _________ who have their farms on higher ground, the water comes from melting snow. People generally seem to (8) __________ knowledge about what the desert has to offer, but in (9) ________, there is plenty to do – from seeing the amazing natural sights to playing golf, one of the more recent activities (10) _______ tourists to the region.
1. A. in B. at C. by D. to
2. A. lowers B. falls C. pours D. sinks
3. A. when B. as C. that D. than
4. A. little B. no C. some D. any
5. A. exactly B. actually C. totally D. finally
6. A. have B. make C. get D. take
7. A. those B. these C. them D. they
8. A. fail B. lose C. miss D. lack
9. A. case B. turn C. fact D. time
10. A. arriving B. attracting C. approaching D. arranging
IX. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. (10 pts) Nowadays, our environment is (1)_____________ danger partly because some people do not care about it. As a result, the (2) _____________ is increasing. The question here is what ordinary people can do to help protect the environment. The first thing I want to mention is that we, (3) ____________ people, can support groups which protect the environment. We can do this by giving money or personal engagement. Another point that we can do (4) _____________ to demonstrate. In this case, we can show other people and the government our opinions and they can see that it is necessary to (5) ___________ the environment. What’s more, we can (6) ____________ letters to the government to show our opinions or we can speak to local politicians about the environment as (7) ____________ as its problems. In this way, we may attract their attention to environmental problems. To (8) ______________ up, I think everybody should think about the environment and how we can protect (9) ____________ . We should not wait until our neighbours or classmates begin because we do not have much (10) ____________ left and maybe in some years, we will have nothing to protect.
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