UNIT 9: DESERTS

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:
1. A. circle B. center C. census D. cancel
2. A. area B. arise C. arrange D. arrive
3. A. dessert B. desert C. deserve D. prefer
4. A. roughly B. tough C. enough D. though
5. A. gently B. germ C. gear D. gene
Choose the word or phrase (! "! C or D# that $est completes each of the followin%
sentence&
6. hey made an aerial survey! that is" they made a survey#########.
A. $y ship B. $y plane C. on foot D. $y telescope
%. &ummoc' grasses gro( in loose sand on the crest.
A.side B. $ottom C. top D. inside
). *ight 'ilometers is######### e+uivalent to five miles.
A. e,actly B. roughly C. rarely D. precisely
-. .lder people######### a large proportion of those living in poverty.
A. comprise B. consist C. compose D. compound
1/. 0he has the (indo(s open" #########it is cold outside.
A. ho(ever B. therefore C. athough D. so
11. here is still much to discuss. 1e shall" #########" return to this item at our ne,t meeting.
A. therefore B. moreover C. although D. so that
12. he sea (as dangerous" #########(e didn2t go out for a s(im.
A. since B. $ut C. so D. as
13. he ne( trains have more po(erful engines and are! #########" faster.
A. therefore B. ho(ever C. nevertheless D. nonetheless
14. 3t (as cold and (et. #########" 4aul put on his s(imming suit and (ent to the $each.
A. Although B. herefore C. &o(ever D. Because
15. 3 had no choice#########sign the contract.
A. despite B. $ut C. (ithout D. unless
16. 5ou can dress#########you li'e.
A. (hatever B. therefore C. ho(ever D. nevertheless
1%. #########hard he tried" he couldn2t open the door.
A. herefore B. &o(ever C. Although D. Despite
1). 1e too' a map (ith us#########.
A. so that (e (ould get lost B. so that (e (ouldn2t get lost
C. so that (e (on2t get lost D. in order to get lost
1-. 1e2ll $uy everything you produce#########it6s reasona$le.
A. provided B. so C. only D. e,cept
2/. 0unglasses come#########many different colors" shapes" and strengths.
A. (ith B. from C. $y D. in
21. 5ou are e,pected#########the safety regulations of the school.
A. 'no( B. to 'no( C. 'no(ing D. $eing 'no(n
22. ######### his father" he is a $iologist.
A. 7i'e B. Ali'e C. he same D. As
23. *veryone#########happy at the last meeting.
A. are B. (ere C. (as D. is
24. Did you paint it yourself or did you######### it painted8
A. ma'e B. do C. have D. as'
25. 1e#########drive fast! (e have plenty of time.
A. can2t B. needn2t C. mustn2t D. oughtn2t
26. 3f you#########there (hat (ould you have done8"
A. (ere B. had $een C. (ould $e D. (ould have $een
2%. hey2ll $e a$le to (al' across the river#########.
A. if the ice (ill $e thic' enough B. unless the ice is thic' enough
C. if the ice is thic' enough D. (hen the ice (ill $e thic' enough
2). 4lease call if you2re going to arrive#########.
A. as late B. late C. lately D. later than
2-. 9o$ody 'ne( that :ncle Ben (as coming to see us. &e arrived#########.
A. une,pecting B. une,pected C. une,pectedly D. e,pectantly
3/. 2&e is $ac' already.2 2&e#########very early.2
A. should have started B. must have started
C. shouldn2t have started D. can2t have started
31. 1e e,pected that our team#########" $ut it didn2t.
A. (ill (in the game B. can (in the game
C. (ould (in the game D. (ill $e (inning the game
32. 5ou can see the details#########the computer screen.
A. in B. on C. at D. $y
33. Don2t (al' too fast. 3 can2t 'eep#########you.
A. on to B. on (ith C. up to D. up (ith
34. ;ita is not used #########on her o(n.
A. for living B. to live C. (ith living D. to living
35. &e $ought a tic'et#########.
A. and his $rother did either B. $ut his $rother didn2t" too
C. and so his $rother $ought D. and so did his $rother
Choose the underlined part in each sentence that needs correctin%:
36. A study of the difference $et(een synthetic and natural vitamins are needed.
A B C D
3%. 5ou must ta'e +uic'ly the test in order to finish in time.
A B C D
3). <ost vacationers can2t stand traveling in pac'ed cars or stay in dirty hotel rooms.
A B C D
3-. hat2s the $est e,hi$ition 32ve never seen.
A B C D
4/. =ac' is loo'ing for another >o$ for he says he is really fed up of doing the same thing every
day.
A B C D
Read and choose the letter (! "! C or D# that $est completes the tas's that follow:
he si?e and location of the (orld2s deserts are al(ays changing.
.ver millions of years" as climates change and mountains rise" ne( dry and (et areas develop. But
(ithin the last 1// years" deserts have $een gro(ing at a fri%htenin% speed. his is partly $ecause of
natural changes" $ut the greatest desert ma'ers are humans.
3n developing countries" -/ percent of the people use (ood for coo'ing and heating. hey cut do(n
trees for fire(ood. But trees are important. hey cool the land under them and 'eep the sun off the
smaller plants. 1hen leaves fall from a tree" they ma'e the land richer. 1hen the trees are gone" the
smaller plants die" and there is nothing $ut sand. 5et people must use fire(ood" raise animals" and gro(
crops in order to live.
&umans can ma'e deserts" $ut humans can also prevent their gro(th.
Algeria planted a green (all of trees across the edge of the 0ahara to stop the desert sand from
spreading. <auritania planted a similar (all around 9oua'chott" the capital. 3ran puts a thin covering of
petroleum on sandy areas and plants trees. he oil 'eeps the (ater and small in the land" and men on
motorcycles 'eep the sheep and goats a(ay. .ther countries $uild long canals to $ring (ater to desert
areas.
5et land that (ill pro$a$ly $ecome desert in the future e+uals the si?e of Australia" the :nited 0tates" and
the former 0oviet :nion together. Can people stop the gro(th of the (orld2s deserts and save the land
that is so essential to life8
41. <ost people in developing countries#########.
A. planted trees on the edge of the deserts B. coo' on (ood fires
C. put oil on sandy areas D. raise sheep and goats
42. 1e can infer that men on motorcycles 'eep the sheep and goats a(ay so that#########.
A. they (on2t eat the small trees B. they (on2t destroy the covering of oil
C. they (on2t drin' (ater in the canals D. they (on2t $lo( the sand a(ay
43. 1hen all the trees in an area are cut do(n" #########.
A. their leaves ma'e the land richer B. the smaller plants can gro( $etter
C. they cool the land under their leaves D. there is nothing left $ut sand
44. he (ord fri%htenin% speed in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to#########.
A. a(ful B. e,tremely fast C. po(erful D. (onderful
45. According to the passage" (hich of the follo(ing is the most important cause of desertification8
A. he change of climate B. he spread of deserts
C. &uman activities D. Cattle destroying trees
Choose the word or phrase (! "! C! or D# that $est fits each space in the followin% passa%e&
DESERTI(ICTI)N
he 0ahara Desert is gro(ing $y 1/'ms each year. he (hole earth gets 6//'m
2
of desert area more
every year. his process is called @desertification@. his term started $eing A46B##### in the 1-5/s.
he idea of desertification (as first 'no(n in the 1-3/s. <uch of the Creat 4lains gre( very dry
A4%B###### a result of drought and poor farming techni+ues. 3t (as called the Dust Bo(l. <illions (ere
forced to leave their farms and their (ays of life. 0ince then" A4)B##### have $een great improvements in
farming practices in the Creat 4lains. hese have prevented the Dust Bo(l disaster A4-B###### again.
Cra?ing is one (orry. Co(s do t(o things to the soil. Dirst" they eat grasses and plants that hold the
soil in place. 0econd" their hooves $rea' do(n the top layer of soil. he result is that the good soil can $e
$lo(n a(ay $y the (ind. he dirt A5/B###### $ehind is not good for gro(ing.
46. A. use B. used C. to use D. using
4%. A. as B. for C. $y D. (ith
4). A. it B. they C. there D. those
4-. A. to occur B. to occurring C. of occurring D. from occurring
5/. A. leaves B. to leave C. left D. leaving