Bài tập Bổ trợ & Nâng cao Tiếng Anh 12 – UNIT 9 (DESERTS) pot

These animals can live on desert plants and do not need much water.. The people of the desert have to move constantly from place to place, they must always look for grass or desert plant

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Bài tập Bổ trợ & Nâng cao Tiếng Anh 12 – UNIT 9 (DESERTS) / TEST 1 A - PHONOLOGY: I/ PRONUNCIATION: Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part 1) A path B south C north D southern 2) A sand B name C stable D pale 3) A slope B grow C more D almost 4) A ache B teach C catch D branch 5) A desert B loose C comprise D president 6) A slight B arid C climate D crocodile 7) A dunes B crests C areas D borders 8) A entered B explored C stretched D remained 9) A plants B years C metres D corridors 10) A circle B centre C across D century II/ STRESS: Put the words into lists of pronunciation The sign  shows the main stress northern, remain, aerial, explore, along, banana, wilderness, enormous, crocodile, mosquito, mystery, according, comprise, camel, scientific, shrub-land, survey, cactus, corridor, network           ………

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B – VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR:

I/ Fill each gap in the sentence with one word from the box:

1) Fifty states the United States of America

2) The Sahara is a great in the northern part of Africa

3) We were pleased with our first of the house

4) We crossed the between France and Belgium

5) If you roll a ball up a , it will roll down again

6) He drew a by running a pencil around the lid of a jar

7) The road and the canal run to each other

8) The Atlantic Ocean America from Europe

9) Over the slopes of the of sand I saw white daises go down to the sea

10) Magic plays an important part in primitive

II/ Choose the best answer:

1) The boy himself out on the grass to rest

2) A new bridge was built the river

3) A voyage of discovery is a(n)

4) The of the spider web hung across the broken window was full of flies

5) On the of the hill stands a big white house

6) Human beings, horses, cattle, dogs, lions, bats, cats and whales are _

7) There should conservation areas for endangered _

8) Most classrooms and apartments open out onto _

9) The door is three feet _ and six feet high

10) My favourite book was the one _ on the table

11) Her old letters, _ have now been lost, make me interested to read

A both of which B some of which C both of them D some of them 12) Mrs White is going to have a month off work, _ is just what she needs after all her problems

13) He performed very well in the interview; _ , he didn’t get the job

14) _ by all who knew him, he devoted his life to others

15) There are some chores I hate _ washing and ironing the clothes

16) The early morning is the time _ I work best

17) _ I have these documents photocopied for you?

18) When you arrive, I _ on the platform

19) Send him my best regards if you _ him at the conference

20) They _ on holiday twice this year

C – READING COMPREHENSION:

I/ Use a word from the list below to fit each gap:

When the first white men came to America, they found vast amounts of natural 1) _ of tremendous value Forests covered a large part of the nation; later gas, oil and minerals were found in unbelievable amounts There was a great 2) of very fertile soil Forests, prairies, streams and rivers abounded with wildlife So vast were these resources that it seemed that they could never be used up So forests were destroyed to make way for 3) Grassland and prairies were plowed and harrowed Minerals and oil were used in great 4) to supply a young

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industrial nation Almost every river became the scene of factories, mills and power companies 5) _ and birds were slaughtered for food

Within a short time, the 6) were obvious Floods caused millions of dollars' worth damage yearly The very fertile soil washed away or blew up in great clouds The seemingly inexhaustible oil and minerals showed signs of

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Rivers were filled with silts from eroding farms and wastes from factories Many of the rivers were made unfit for fish Several 8) of birds disappeared and some mammals seemed on the verge of going Future timber 9) were predicted and the American people soon came to realise that some sort of 10) program must be set up

II/ Choose the best answer to fit each gap:

All over the world, people are changing the face of the earth Wild areas are cleared for farming and to build roads and expands cities Our factories, cars and power stations poison the 1) _ with polluting gases and chemical waste As well as transforming the environment, we are destroying habitats, the home of 2) plants and animals Living things have evolved over millions of years Many animals and plants can only 3) _ in certain environments When such areas are destroyed, wildlife cannot always 4) _ to the new conditions and some species may 5) _ out Thousands of species of plants and animals face extinction because of human activities

People can also 6) _ from habitat destruction When forests are cut down, earth is washed away, this causes crop failures and starvation There is the future to consider, too; plants provide essential foods and can also be used in medicines If species 7) _ extinct, their potential value will never be known The scale of destruction is enormous Swamps, forests, grasslands and jungles are being cleared at an increasing extend Half of the world's tropical rainforests have

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been destroyed Coral reefs, called the forests of the ocean because they are so rich in life, are 9) _ around the world We must limit the damage to habitats now 10) _ they remain a valuable resource for the future

III/ Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer:

The deserts of the world are not all covered with sand Many of them have surfaces of rock or clay or small stones They are not flat, either; they often have high hills and deep valleys There is some plant life in many parts of the desert There is little rain in the desert, but it does fall often enough for most plants

The deserts of the world are not uninhabited People also live outside oases, but these people are not farmers They have camels, goats, donkeys, sheep, etc These animals can live on desert plants and do not need much water

The people of the desert have to move constantly from place to place, they must always look for grass or desert plants for their animals They usually live in tents When there is no more food for their animals, they fold up their tents, put them on their camels and donkeys, and move to another place In good years, when there is enough food for their animals, they trade their skins and their goats and camel hairs with the people of oases for wheat and fruit But in bad years, when there is not enough food for

their animals, the people of the desert would attack the oases people But they are also hospitable No man in the desert would ever

refuse to give a stranger food and water

1) According to the passage, deserts are mostly made up of

2) Which of the following is true?

A There is no plant and animal life in deserts D There are no people living in deserts

B There is some rain in the deserts but far from enough

C People only live in places where there is water and plants and trees grow

3) People of the desert have to move from place to place to

A look for food for their animals B trade their skins, their goats and their camel hairs

C raise their camels and donkeys D communicate with the people of oases

4) The word “hospitable” has the meaning of being

5) It can be concluded from the passage that life _

C is impossible in deserts D in deserts is much better now

D – USE OF LANGUAGE:

I/ Use a word in the list to match with the word or phrase given below:

to earn / to trust / to lead / to plant / to enter / to remain / to contribute / to travel / to keep / to use

1) a friend 6) wood for cooking

2) a tree 7) a desert

3) the sun off 8) money

4) a mystery 9) to the growing of desert

5) eastward 10) an expedition

II/ Use the correct form of the word in brackets to fit each gap:

There seems to be little doubt that 1 (globe) warming is a real phenomenon Temperatures are rising

in many places 2 (world) and 3 (value) farmland is being lost as sea levels rise due to the melting of polar ice 4 (Science) disagree, though, about whether this 5 (environment)

change is being caused by human activities or whether it has other 6 (nature) causes

One explanation is the greenhouse effect This is where 7 (pollute) in the atmosphere traps the sun’s

rays, like a giant greenhouse While nobody claims that releasing chemicals into the atmosphere can be 8 (harm)

, not everyone is convinced that all the temperature change is due to 9 (industry) _ activities It’s

an important question, because a 10 (solve) can only be found once we understand exactly what is causing the

problem

III/ Fill each gap with the correct form of a suitable verb from the list on the left:

remain

grow

live

enter

travel

comprise

make

lead

explore

1) She must have _ at least four inches since I last saw her

2) We followed a path that _ us up the mountain

3) Computers are _ it possible for more and more people to work from home

4) She was _ on the bed watching television

5) It is worth _ other ways of dealing with this problem

6) Only a few hundred of these animals _ today

7) You have to _ a password to access this information

8) Light at around 300,000 kilometers per second

9) Thousands of people in this country are _ in poverty

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IV Choose the underlined part that needs to correct:

1) (A) In the Simpson Desert there (B) are (C) difference types of (D) dunes

2) (A) Sahara (B) is named (C) after Simpson (D) in 1929

3) Space (A) seem to have (B) no limit (C) in the (D) desert

4) (A) Rabbit are one of the agents (B) that help (C) make deserts (D) in Australia

5) She (A) use (B) to ride a bike to (C) school (D) everyday

6) I (A) run into Peter, a friend of (B) mine, (C) on my (D) way to work this morning

7) (A) A jellyfish, (B) which isn’t really a fish, (C) it has neither brain nor bones, (D) nor face

8) Tea didn’t become popular in Europe (A) until the mid-17th century, (B) when it (C) has been first imported (D) to England and Holland

V/ Write a sentence of similar meaning using the word or words in brackets:

1) This product is cheap, and it’s effective (as well as) 2) I haven’t got a car, and I haven’t got a bike (either) 3) The answer was obvious, but I just couldn’t see it (although)

4) The party isn’t very popular, and its policies aren’t very popular (neither , nor)

5) I felt very emotional, and I almost burst into tears (so, that)

6) I was quoted in the newspapers and interviewed on TV (not only, but, also)

7) I have to book the hotel, and I have to make the travel arrangements (in addition to)

8) The meal was excellent, but the surroundings were depressing (though)

9) The affair became public even though they attempted to conceal it (despite)

10) Wage cuts have led to people rioting on the streets (as a result of)

VI/ Choose the correct sentence with the same meaning as the given one:

1) The whale is the largest animal on earth

A The largest whale lives on earth B The largest animal living on earth is not the whale

C No animals on earth are larger than the whale D Other animals on earth are as large as the whale

2) We used to have a box at the post office but now we have our mail delivered to our house

A Someone delivers our mail to the box at the post office

B We used to deliver mail and have a box at the post office

C The mailman bring our mail to our house now although we had a box at the post office before

D We no longer have a box at the post office because we have no mail

3) I enjoy playing chess most of the time but today I am too tired

A I like to play chess but do not want to play it now B I am too tired to play chess now

C Although I am too tired, I play chess now D Most of the time when I play chess, I am tired

4) It is always raining at this time of the year and I hate it

A What I hate is the rain at this time of the year B I hate this time of the year although it rains

C I hate this time of the year in spite of the rain D The rain always comes at this time of the year

5) Although Miss Smith has less teaching experience than the other staff members, she is one of the best teachers

A Having less teaching experience than the other members of the staff, Miss Smith is not a good teacher

B Other staff members have less teaching experience than Miss Smith

C Miss Smith is one of the best teachers in spite of having less teaching experience than her colleagues

D Miss Smith, a good teacher, has less teaching experience than the other staff members

Fill each gap in the sentence with a suitable word from the list:

1) The village lay across a narrow of water

2) A is a long passage in a building or train, with doors and rooms on one or both sides

3) At the end of the garden there is a steep

4) Holidays in the UK are becoming more popular, according to a recent

5) We are hoping to go on the first manned to Mars by 2020

6) He's out of work, so how he pays his rent is a to me

7) The direct from his house to the school is through the town centre

8) 60 years ago half the French population still lived in rural

9) We crossed the from Canada into the US

10) They are still refusing to withdraw troops from the occupied

Page 4 Fill the gap in each sentence with the correct form of the word in brackets:

1) A permanent motion machine is (science) impossible

2) The window of my bedroom faces (north)

3) From New York to Los Angeles is (rough) three thousand miles

4) Electricity is a (mystery) type of energy

5) Long ago, mammoths of great (enormous) lived on the earth

6) Most of the shore is rocky, but there is a (sand) beach

7) The collar (loose) around his neck

8) Rainfall is the most effective (climate) agent in soil forming and conditioning

9) A concrete wall has more (stable) than a light wooden fence

10) The store has an (advertise) in the newspaper of a special sale

Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets to fit each gap:

All over the world, forests are 1) (safeguard) _ the health of the planet itself They do this by

protecting the soil, providing water and 2)(regulate) _ the climate Trees bind soil to mountain-sides Hills where the trees have been 3) (fell) _ lose 500 times as much soil a year as those with trees

Trees catch and store rainwater Their leaves break the impact of the rains, 4) (rob) _ them of their destructive power The roots of trees allow the water 5)(go) _ into the soil, which gradually 6)(release) _ it to flow down rivers and refill ground-water reserves Where there are no trees, the rains run in sheets of water off the land, carrying the soil with them Land covered with trees and another plants 7)(absorb) _ 20 times more rainwater than bare earth

as they grow, trees absorb carbon dioxide, the main cause of the greenhouse effect, which 8) (threaten) _ irreversibly to change the world's climate The world's trees, plants and soils contain three times as much carbon as there is in the atmosphere The world's forests 9)(contain) _ the vast majority of its animals and planets species The tropical rainforests alone have well over half of them, even though they 10) (cover) _ only about 6% of the earth's land surface