Unit 9: DESERTS
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
a. grasses b. stretches c. comprises d. potatoes
a. lie b. wide c. circle d. comprise
a. compound b. route c. house d. south
a. dune b. hummock c. shrub d. buffalo
a. west b. between c. growth d. which
II. 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.
________ Sahara of ________ Africa is the world`s largest desert.
a. Ø / the b. The / Ø c. A / an d. The / an
Deserts can be defined as areas that receive _____ average annual precipitation of less than 250 mm.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
The Sahara contains complex linear dunes that are ________ by almost 6 kilometers.
a. developed b. separated c. lay d. located
A _______ is a landscape or region that receives very little precipitation.
a. dune b. desert c. sandy area d. shrub land
Deserts are often composed of ________ and rocky surfaces.
a. water b. trees c. oil d. sand
Three great stretches of sandy deserts almost circle the center of Australia.
a. dunes b. valleys c. lands d. areas
Deserts are also classified by their ________ location and dominant weather pattern.
a. geographical b. aerial c. sandy d. facial
Thanks to pictures taken by satellites, deserts have not ________ a mystery in our time.
a. hidden b. intended c. remained d. attained
Deserts take ________ one-third of the Earth`s land surface.
a. up b. on c. over d. after
The Simpson Desert was named _______ Mr. Simpson, President of the South Australian Branch of the Royal Geographical Society of Australia.
a. with b. at c. after d. for
In 1953, Peveril Meigs divided desert regions ________ Earth ________ categories according to the amount of precipitation they received.
a. through / in b. from / with c. on / into d. in / for
More and more ____ are very excited at discovering as many interesting things in the deserts as possible.
a. explores b. explorations c. explorers d. exploratory
Can you make a ________ estimate of how much our expedition in the desert may be?
a. rough b. roughly c. roughing d. roughen
After Peter had returned from the Sahara desert, he was confined to bed by a ________ disease.
a. mystery b. mysterious c. mysteriously d. mysteriousness
I want to work as an interpreter in the future, ________, I am studying Russian at university.
a. but b. so c. however d. therefore
I am going shopping for food this evening ________ I do not have to go at the weekend.
a. so b. but c. however d. moreover
When she got the news from her family, she could not do anything, ________ cry.
a. but b. and c. so d. however
Mrs. Lindon has ________ that she is unable to get a job.
a. but not enough education b. so little education
c. however little education d. such little education
That small car, ________, is advertised in many current magazines.
a. so inexpensive and comfortable c. inexpensive but comfortable
b. and inexpensive but comfortable d. however inexpensive and comfortable
We live in the same building ________ we have hardly seen each other
a. and b. therefore c. but d. so
I went to buy a Rolling Stones CD ________ the shop didn`t have it.
a. and b. but c. therefore d. so
Anna needed some money, ________, she took a part-time job.
a. furthermore b. moreover c. however