Unit 9 : Deserts : Test 2

TEST 2

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1.   a. comprise              b. sandy                        c. circle                         d. northern

2.   a. Aborigines           b. expedition                 c. kilometer                   d. scientific

3.   a. corridor                          b. enormous                 c. mystery                     d. separate

4.   a. remain                            b. hummock                  c. explore                      d. between

5.   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.

6.   The Simpson Desert is in ________ north of ________ Lake Eyre.

a. Ø / Ø                     b. the / the           c. a / the                        d. the / Ø

7.   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

8.   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

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

a. short                     b. steep                         c. plain                           d. stable

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

a. slope                              b. hummock                  c. dune                          d. shrub

11.       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

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

a. comprise              b. circle                         c. remain             d. explore

13.       Scientific ________ help to explore some places and discover more and more remote parts of the world.

a. survey                            b. lead                           c. research              d. expedition

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

a. for                         b. with                            c. in                                d. from

15.       Some sand dunes may be over 00 meters ________ height.

a. with                       b. at                      c. on                     d. in

16.       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

17.       ________ 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

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

a. science                b. scientific                   c. scientifically     d. scientist

19.       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

20.       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

21.       This is an expensive ________ very useful book.

a. but                        b. so                              c. therefore                   d. however

22.       ________ long it takes, I will wait for you.

a. However               b. But                             c. So                              d. Therefore

23.       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

24.       ________ 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

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

a. nevertheless                 b. but                             c. therefore                   d. however

26.       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

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

a. or                                    b. but                             c. so                     d. however

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

a. therefore              b. so                              c. and                            d. but

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

a. however               b. but                             c. so                     d. and so

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

a. But                        b. However                   c. Therefore                  d. Whatever

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.

31.       Slippery as the roads were, they managed to complete the race.

a. The roads were so slippery that they could hardly complete the race.

b. The roads were slippery but they managed to complete the race.

c. The roads were slippery so they could hardly complete the race.

d. The roads were so slippery; therefore, they could hardly complete the race.

32.       They decided to go for a picnic though it was very cold.

a. Because it was very cold, they decided to go for a picnic.

b. However cold it was, they decided to go for a picnic.

c. If it had been cold, they would not have gone for a picnic.

d. It was very cold so they decided to go for a picnic.

33.       Both Peter and Mary enjoy scientific expedition.

a. It is not Peter, but Mary, that enjoys scientific expedition.

b. Peter enjoys scientific expedition. Therefore, does Mary.

c. However Peter enjoys scientific expedition and Mary does.

d. Peter enjoys scientific expedition, and so does Mary.

34.       Because it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.

a. I stayed up all night to finish the novel, therefore, it was interesting.

b. Unless it were an interesting novel, I would stay up all night to finish it.

c. Though it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.

d. So interesting was the novel that I stayed up all night to finish it.

35.       He cannot afford a new computer.

a. The new computer is so expensive that he cannot buy it.

b. Therefore, he would buy a new computer.

c. So, he would buy a new computer.

d. The new computer is so expensive but he can buy it

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

Approximately one-third of the Earth's land surface is desert, arid land with meager rainfall that supports only sparse vegetation and a limited population of people and animals. Deserts have been portrayed as fascinating environments of adventure and exploration. These arid regions are called deserts because they are dry. They may be hot. They may be cold. They may be regions of sand or vast areas of rocks with occasional plants.

Deserts are natural laboratories in which to study the interactions of wind and sometimes water on the arid surfaces of planets. They contain valuable mineral deposits that were formed in the arid environment or that were exposed by erosion. Because deserts are dry, they are ideal places for human artifacts and fossils to be preserved. Deserts are also fragile environments. The misuse of these lands is a serious and growing problem in parts of our world.

There are many animals in the desert. Some are very large, like the kangaroo or the gazelle. Both are big and have to travel long distances for water at a spring, or an oasis. Another fairly large animal is the addax. The addax is a desert antelope. They live in the Sahara Desert. All addaxes are herbivores. There are less than 00 of them left because of hunting and tourists. Some animals crawl along. Examples of these are snakes and lizards. Snakes rarely drink water; they get their moisture from other prey that they eat. So do others, like the kangaroo rat. Lizards are commonly found in the desert. They stay out of the sun and move as little as possible. There are also other animals in the desert. The fennec lives in northern Africa in the Sahara Desert. They are a relative of the fox. They eat mice, small birds, lizards, and insects. When necessary, they will eat fruit. One more desert animal is the jerboa. The jerboa is a small, long distance jumper that lives in the desert. They are free drinking animals and they eat plants, seeds, and bugs.

36.       Deserts ________.

a. are rare in the world                         b. are more arid more populous

c. are all hot all the time                       d. may be both hot and cold

37.       The word They refers to ________.

a. deserts       b. natural laboratories c. planets     d. mineral deposits

38.       Which is not true about deserts?

a. arid                       b. hot                             c. humid               d. dry

39.       According to the second paragraph, ________.

a. we should use desert land properly to avoid serious problems

b. we can exploit as much fossil as possible in deserts

c. there are no erosion in deserts

d. deserts are ideal places for growing land

40.       The last paragraph expresses that ________.

a. none of animals can survive in deserts

b. hunting and tourists cause the decreasing of addaxes in the Sahara Desert.

c. snakes in deserts need more water than any other species

d. addaxes are the most populous species in deserts

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

Most traditional human life in deserts is nomadic. It (4) ______ in hot deserts on finding water, and on following infrequent rains to (4) ______ grazing for livestock. In cold deserts, it depends on finding good hunting and fishing grounds, on sheltering from blizzards and winter (4) ______, and on storing enough food for winter. Permanent settlement in both kinds of deserts requires permanent water, food sources and adequate shelter, or the technology and energy sources to (44) ______ it.

Many deserts are flat and featureless, lacking landmarks, or composed of repeating landforms such as sand (45) ______ or the jumbled ice-fields of glaciers. Advanced skills or devices are required to navigate through such landscapes and (46) _____ travelers may die when supplies run (47) ______ after becoming lost. In addition, sandstorms or blizzards may cause disorientation in severely-reduced visibility.

The (48) ______ represented by wild animals in deserts has featured in explorers' accounts but does not cause higher (49) ______ of death than in other environments such as rainforests or savanna woodland, and generally does not affect human distribution. Defense against polar bears may be advisable in some areas of the Arctic. Precautions against snakes and scorpions in choosing (50) ______ at which to camp in some hot deserts should be taken.

41.       a. locates                      b. selects            c. follows                       d. depends

42.       a. earn                                     b. demand                    c. obtain                        d. require

43.       a. extremes                   b. poles               c. tops                                     d. heights

44.       a. grow                                    b. supply              c. comfort                               d. bring

45.       a. dunes                        b. piles                          c. valleys                       d. stores

46.       a. inconsistent              b. incapable        c: inexperienced           d. independent

47.       a. of                               b. out                             c. in                                d. over

48.       a. danger                       b. dangerous       c. endanger                  d. endangered

49.       a. level                                    b. rate                            c. scale                         d. standard

50.       a. sight                                    b. lies                            c. sites                          d. seats