DESERTS

TEST 1

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently

from the rest.

1.

a. grasses

b. stretches

c. comprises

d. potatoes

2.

a. lie

b. wide

c. circle

d. comprise

3.

a. compound

b. route

c. house

d. south

4.

a. dune

b. hummock

c. shrub

d. buffalo

5.

a. west

b. between

c. growth

d. which

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.

________ Sahara of ________ Africa is the world's largest desert.

a.

Ø

/ the

b. The / Ø

c. A / an

d. The / an

7.

Deserts can be defined as areas that receive ________ average annual

precipitation of less than 250 mm.

a. a

b. an

c. the

d.

Ø

8.

The Sahara contains complex linear dunes that are ________ by almost

6 kilometers.

a. developed

b. separated

c. lay

d. located

9.

A _______ is a landscape or region that receives very little precipitation.

a. dune

b. desert

c. sandy area

d. shrub land

10.

Deserts are often composed of ________ and rocky surfaces.

a. water

b. trees

c. oil

d. sand

11.

Three great stretches of sandy deserts almost circle the center of

Australia.

a. dunes

b. valleys

c. lands

d. areas

12.

Deserts are also classified by their ________ location and dominant

weather pattern.

a. geographical

b. aerial

c. sandy

d. facial

13.

Thanks to pictures taken by satellites, deserts have not ________ a

mystery in our time.

a. hidden

b. intended

c. remained

d. attained

14.

Deserts take ________ one-third of the Earth's land surface.

a. up

b. on

c. over

d. after

15.

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

16.

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

17.

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

18.

Can you make a ________ estimate of how much our expedition in the

desert may be?

a. rough

b. roughly

c. roughing

d. roughen

19.

After Peter had returned from the Sahara desert, he was confined to bed

by a ________ disease.

a. mystery

b. mysterious c. mysteriously d. mysteriousness

20.

I want to work as an interpreter in the future, ________, I am studying

Russian at university.

a. but

b. so

c. however

d. therefore

21.

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

22.

When she got the news from her family, she could not do anything,

________ cry.

a. but

b. and

c. so

d. however

23.

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

24.

That small car, ________, is advertised in many current magazines.

a. so inexpensive and comfortable

b. however inexpensive and comfortable

c. inexpensive but comfortable

d. and inexpensive but comfortable

25.

We live in the same building ________ we have hardly seen each other

a. and

b. therefore

c. but

d. so

26.

I went to buy a Rolling Stones CD ________ the shop didn't have it.

a. and

b. but

c. therefore

d. so

27.

Anna needed some money, ________, she took a part-time job.

a. furthermore

b. moreover

c. however

d. therefore

28.

Julie has a guitar ________ she plays it really well.

a. and

b. so

c. but

d. therefore

29.

My fingers were injured ________ my sister had to write the note for me.

a. and

b. however

c. so

d. but

30.

The concert was cancelled ________ we went to a nightclub instead.

a. so

b. however

c. so on

d. but

Error Identification.

31.

Desert is a large area of land that has very little water however very few

A B C

plants growing on it. (and)

D

32.

Rain falls occasionally in deserts so desert storms are often violent.

A B (but) C D

33.

The Nile River, the Colorado River, but the Yellow River flow through

A (and) B

deserts to deliver their sediments to the sea.

C D

34.

Deserts may have underground springs, rivers, or reservoirs they lie

A B

close to the surface, or deep underground. (that / which)

C D

35.

Most

plants in deserts have adapted to sporadic rainfalls in a desert.

A B C

environments. (environment)

D