Unit 9_ DESERTS
TEST 3
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest.
1. a. three b. south c. southern d.
both
2. a. remained b. explored c. separated
d. travelled
3. a. loose b. smooth c. food
d. flood
4. a. enormous b. rough c. enough d. double
5. a. society b. geography c. dry
d. sandy
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. ________ sand covers only about 0 percent of Earth's deserts.
a. A b. An c. The
d. Ø
7. Deserts have ________ reputation for supporting very little life, but
in ________ reality deserts often have high biodiversity.
a. a / Ø b. the / the c. a / the
d. the / a
8. The hill was so ________ that it took us more than five hours to
climb up.
a. sloping b. enormous c. arid
d. stable
9. In the northern part of the Simpson Desert, the dunes are parallel.
a. mysterious b. steep c. plenty of sand d. similar in
some ways
10. Several deserts are a quite vast and uninhabited ________.

a. plain b. territory c. corridor d.
shrub
11. A ________ is a large animal that lives in deserts and is used
for carrying goods and people.
a. slope b. dune c. spinifex d.
camel
12. The ________ of a cliff, or mountain, is a vertical surface or
side of it.
a. face b. border c. crest
d. lake
13. Most deserts are enormous sandy areas.
a. mysterious b. narrow c. immense d.
aerial
14. Camels were often used _______ transportation by people of
the desert.
a. as b. with c. to
d. about
15. Camels have one or two humps used ________ storing water
and food.
a. to b. for c. over
d. at
16. Many tall and wide mountain ranges do not let much rain get
________ the desert.
a. into b. away c. out
d. from
17. I wanted to go a more ________ route across Montana.
a. north b. northerly c. northerner d.
northernmost
18. We often enjoy walking barefoot across the damp __ to the
water's edge.

a. sand b. sanding c. sandy d.
sandily
19. If the deserts are ________ managed, there may be troubles
for scientific expeditions.
a. loose b. loosen c. loosening d.
loosely
20. He told me not to do it; ________, I did it.
a. Therefore b. So c. But
d. However
21. We have not yet won; ________, we will keep trying.
a. moreover b. however c. therefore
d. so as
22. I am afraid that the company is in deep trouble. ________, we
are going to make some people redundant.
a. Therefore b. However c. But
d. And
23. I wanted to give him some money after he helped me with the
car ________ he absolutely refused to accept it.
a. so b. but c. therefore
d. and so
24. Everyone is ready for the discussion, ________ him.
a. however b. but c. so d.
therefore
25. ________ she could not say anything.
a. So upset was she that b. So upset was she
c. However upset was she that d. Therefore upset was she that
26. Do it ________.
a. so do you want b. but as you want
c. however you want d. therefore you want
27. ________ you prepare for the exam, there will still be a few

questions on which you won't be sure of the answer.
a. So much as b. Much but c. However
much d. So much
28. The first part of the test was easy; the second, ________, took
hours.
a. therefore b. but c. so d.
however
29. ________, I cannot keep pace with Johnny.
a. So I have tried hard b. I have tried hard so
c. However hard have I tried d. However hard I have
tried
30. He has done nothing to prepare for the final examination,
______ played.
a. but b. so c. therefore d.
and
Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words
given.
31. The Arabian Desert / third-largest in the world / cover / nearly
million square mile of the Arabian Peninsula.
a. The Arabian Desert, is third-largest in the world, covers nearly
million square mile of the Arabian Peninsula. .
b. The Arabian Desert, that is third-largest in the world, covers
nearly million square mile of the Arabian Peninsula.
c. The Arabian Desert, third-largest in the world, covers nearly
million square mile of the Arabian Peninsula. '
d. The Arabian Desert, third-largest in the world, therefore, covers
nearly million square mile of the Arabian Peninsula.
32. It / the sandiest / all deserts / no river / flow through / originate
from it.
a. It is the sandiest of all deserts, with no river flows through and

originates from it.
b. It is the sandiest of all deserts. No river flows through or
originates from it.
c. It is the sandiest of all deserts, but no river flows through or
originates from it.
d. It is the sandiest of all deserts. Therefore, no river flows through
or originates from it.
33. Arabia's rainfall / average only -5 inches a year / two- year
droughts / not uncommon.
a. Arabia's rainfall averages only -5 inches a year, and two-
year droughts are not uncommon.
b. As Arabia's rainfall averages only -5 inches a year, and two year
droughts are not uncommon.
c. Arabia's rainfall averages only -5 inches a year, which makes
two year droughts are not uncommon.
d. Arabia's rainfall averages only -5 inches a year, and however
two year droughts are not uncommon.
34. The desert today / be characterized / 700 - foot - high dunes /
giant sand mountains.
a. The desert today is characterized with 700 - foot - high dunes
but giant sand mountains.
b. The desert today is characterized by 700 - foot - high dunes
and giant sand mountains.
c. The desert today is characterized by 700 - foot - high dunes and
however giant sand mountains.
d. The desert today which is characterized by 700 - foot - high
dunes and giant sand mountains.
35. The first white man / traverse / this desert / H. St.John Philby /
in the 90s.
a. The first white man traversed this desert was H. St.John Philby,

in the 90s.
b. The first white man traversed this desert and was H. St.John
Philby, in the 90s.
c. The first white man to traverse this desert he was H. St.John
Philby, in the 90s.
d. The first white man to traverse this desert was H. St.John
Philby, in the 90s.
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
The Sonoran Desert is a North American desert which expands
part of the United States - Mexico border and covers large parts of
Arizona and California and the Mexican states. It is one of the largest
and hottest deserts in North America, with an area of ,000 km.
The Sonoran Desert contains a variety of unique plants and
animals. The desert includes 60 mammal species, 50 bird species, 0
amphibian species, more than 00 reptile species, 0 native fish
species, and more than 000 native plant species. Despite the
common stereotype that it does not rain in deserts, the Sonoran
Desert is considered the wettest desert in the world, receiving to 5
inches per year (depending on location in the desert).
Many plants not only survive the harsh conditions of the Sonoran
Desert, but they actually thrive. Many have evolved to have
specialized adaptations to the desert climate. The Sonoran Desert
includes such plant from the agave family, palm family, cactus family,
legume family, and many others. This desert is the only place in the
world where the famous saguaro cactus grows in the wild.
The desert is home to seventeen aboriginal American cultures.
The largest city in the Sonoran Desert is Phoenix, Arizona, the USA.
This metropolitan area in central Arizona is one of the fastest-growing
metropolitan areas in the United States, with a population of 4 million.
In the North Phoenix area, desert is losing ground to development at

a rate of approximately 4,000 m per hour. The next largest cities are
Tucson, in southern Arizona, with a metro area population of around
900,000, and Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, whose municipality
also has a population of around 900,000. The municipality of
Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico has a population of around 700,000.
36. There are more rainfalls in the Sonoran Desert than any others.
a. True b. False c. No information
37. Fish cannot survive in the Sonoran Desert.
a. True b. False c. No information
38. No place else in the world has famous saguaro cactus growing
in the wild, but the Sonoran Desert.
a. True b. False c. No information
39. There are a lot of American citizens in the Sonoran Desert.
a. True b. False c. No information
40. The second largest city in the Sonoran Desert is Tucson.
a. True b. False c. No information
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
The Middle East and North Africa are one of the driest regions on
earth. Nearly two-thirds of the region is desert. The Sahara Desert of
northern Africa is the largest desert in the world.
Desert air (4) ____ little moisture, so few clouds form over the
land. Without clouds to block the sun, temperatures may reach as (4)
____ as 5°F during the day. At night, without the clouds to contain
the heat, the temperature can fall to as low as 5°F.
Extreme temperatures (4) ____ with little rainfall make desert life
difficult for people, plants, and animals. (44) ____, some life forms
have adapted to even the most severe desert (45) ____, Camels are
able to survive long periods without food or water. Many desert plants
have long, shallow (46) ____ systems. This allows the plants to
reach out to collect water over great distances. Other desert plants

have taproots. Taproots grow very deep (47) ____ they can tap
sources of underground water. Plant life in the desert is usually
spread out over great distances. This is (48) ____ deserts are often
described as barren, or lifeless.
When many people think of a desert they often think of endless
miles of hot sand, but a desert does not have to be hot or sandy.
Most of the land of the Middle East and North Africa is hot, dry desert
land, (49) ____ some deserts look very different. Most of Antarctica
is a desert but there is no sand on the continent and the climate of
Antarctica is (50) ____ coldest on earth.
41. a. contains b. comprises c. consists
d. includes
42. a. much b. far c. long
d. high
43. a. locate b. combine c. explore
d. separate
44. a. Therefore b. So c. However
d. But
45. a. environment b. place c. society d.
atmosphere
46. a. leave b. bark c. root
d. branch
47. a. as b. because c. but
d. so
48. a. what b. why c. how
d. when
49. a. since b. as c. so d.
but
50. a. a b. an c. the
d. Ø