Slippery as the roads were, they managed to complete the race.. The roads were so slippery that they could hardly complete the race.. The roads were slippery but they managed to complete
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I PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
Choose the word whose main stress is put differently from that of the others in the group.
II GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
6 Sahara of Africa is the world's largest desert
7 Deserts can be defined as areas that receive average annual precipitation of less than 250 mm
8 Deserts are often composed sand and rocky surfaces
9 Three great stretches of sandy deserts almost circle the center of Australia
10 pictures taken by satellites, deserts have not remained a mystery in our time
11 The Simpson Desert was named _ Mr Simpson, President of the South Australian Branch of the Royal Geographical Society of Australia
12 More and more are very excited at discovering as many interesting things in the deserts as possible
13 After Peter had returned from the Sahara desert, he was confined to bed by a disease
A mystery B mysterious C mysteriously D mysteriousness
14 I want to work as an interpreter in the future, , I am studying Russian at university
15 I am going shopping for food this evening I do not have to go at the weekend
16 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
17 We live in the same building we have hardly seen each other
18 Some sand dunes may be over 200 meters height
19 If you look on a map, you _ that there is a desert next to the Rocky Mountains in the United States
20 This is an expensive very useful book
21 long it takes, I will wait for you
22 _ live in Shanghai than in any other city in China
A More people B Many people C Few people D People
23 I can't find my umbrella I it in the restaurant last night
24 I wish everything so expensive
25 The injured man couldn't walk and had to _
26 The prisoner _ to have escaped by climbing over a wall
27 I don't mind your _the phone as long as you pay for your calls
28 The total weight of all the ants in the world is much greater than
A to all human beings B all human beings is that C that of all human beings D is of all human beings
29 Sleeping, resting and are the best way to care for a cold
A to drink fluids B drank fluids C one drink fluids D drinking fluids
30 Birds make nests in trees hide their young in the leaves and branches
A can where they B where they can C where can they D where can
31 Many people have law degrees,
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C so some are not practicing law D but not all of them practice law
32 America’s first globe maker was James Wilson, and blacksmith in his earlier life
A a farmer had been B who had been a farmer C who was farming D being a farmer
33 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
34 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
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
III Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected
36 Desert is a large area of land that has very little water however very few plants growing on it
A B C D
37 Rain occasionally falls in deserts so desert storms are often violent
A B C D
38 The Nile River, the Colorado River, but the Yellow River flow through deserts to deliver their sediments to the sea
A B C D
39 Deserts may have underground springs, rivers, or reservoirs they lie close to the surface, or deep underground
A B C D
40 So interesting the novel was that I stayed up all night to finish it
A B C D
IV Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best completes the unfinished statement (or best answers the question) about each passage
It is a characteristic of human nature that people like to get together and have fun, and people live during America's frontier days were no exception However, because life was hard and the necessities of day-to-day living took
up their time, it was common for recreation to be combined with activities necessary for survival One example of such a form of recreation was logrolling Many frontier areas were heavily wooded, and in order to settle an area it was necessary to remove the trees A settler could cut down the trees alone, but help was needed to move the cut trees After a settler had cut a bunch of trees, he would then invite his neighbors over for a logrolling
A logrolling is a community event where families got together for a combination of work and fun The women would bring food and have a much needed and infrequent opportunity to relax and chat with friends, the children would play together exuberantly, and the men would hold lively competitions that involved rolling logs from place to place as quickly as possible This was a day of fun for everyone involved, but as its foundation was the need to clear the land
41 The main idea of the passage is that in America's frontier days _
A people combined work with recreation B people cleared land by rolling logs
C it was necessary for early settlers to clear the land D a logrolling involved the community
42 The expression day-to-day in line 3 could best be replaced by which of the following?
A daytime B every day C day after day D today
43 According to the passage, what did people have to do first to settle an area?
A Develop recreation ideas B Build farms C Get rid of the trees D Invite neighbors over
44 According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about a logrolling
A It involved a lot of people B It could be enjoyable
C There could be a lot of movement D It was rather quiet
45 This passage would probably be assigned reading in which of the following courses
A Forestry B Environmental Studies C Psychology D History
V Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space in the following passage
Many deserts are flat and featureless, lacking landmarks, or composed of repeating landforms such as sand (46) or the jumbled ice-fields of glaciers Advanced skills or devices are required to navigate through such landscapes and (47) _ travelers may die when supplies run (48) after becoming lost In addition, sandstorms or blizzards may cause disorientation in severely-reduced visibility
The (49) represented by wild animals in deserts has featured in explorers' accounts but does not cause higher rate 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
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