AdaptingExercisesfor unit 9 English12 I/Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of others: 1.A. desert B. insert C. resort D. design. 2.A.candy B. many C. sandy D. handy. 3.A.circle B. certain C. curtain D. cinema. 4.A. south B. southern C. with D. without. 5.A.climate B. animal C. match D. camel. II/Decide the underlined words / phrase that needs correcting: 1. The Simpson Desert is largest one in Australia . A B C D. 2. How many water do you often drink every day? More than two liters A B C D. 3.What is your new friend like ? She is tall and beautiful . A B C D. 4. Do you think that only trees with hard needles can be grow in deserts? A B C D. 5.Human beings can make deserts ,but they can also prevent their growing A B C D. III/Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences 1.The first European entered the Simpson desert …… 1845. A. in B. from C. since D. on. 2.Simpson desert remained………. until Madigan made an aerial survey in 1929 . A. mysterious B. a mystery C. mysteriously D. in mystery. 3.Choose the most five important things you should bring … with when you are in a wild island . A. along B. beside C. out D. across. 4.The Sahara desert is ……… desert in the world. A. the large B. the largest C. the most large D. largest . 5. “How is she felling now?”……………………………………………… A. She’s feeling good now. B. She’s feeling more well now. C. She’s feeling much better now D. She’s feeling more better now. 6.Advertisers often say that their products are the best . the real quality is not so good . A. So B. Therefore C. However D. But . 7. Algeria planted a green wall of trees across the edge of the Sahara to stop the desert sand …… the wind. A. with B. from C. off D. about 8. I thought I had gone the right direction. ________ , I now realise that I have got lost. A. Therefore B. So that C. However D. But 9. __________ he had prepared for the interview very carefully, he felt nervous. A. Though B. Despite C. In spite of D. Therefore 10. I turned on the fan …… the room was hot. A. because B. due to C. despite D. even though 11.The water was cold ,…………………………………………… A. so we didn’t go swimming. B. because we didn’t go swimming. C .but we didn’t go swimming. D. therefore we went swimming. 12.I understand your point of view. I don’t agree with it. A. However B. although C. because D. Nevertheless . 13.What is the size of the Sahara desert? ……………………………………………………… A. It is 1,610km wide and 5,150km long from east to west. B. It is wide1,610km and long5,150km from east to west C. It is 1,610km long and 5,150km wide from east to west. D. It is 1,610km large and 5,150km lenght from east to west. . Adapting Exercises for unit 9 English 12 I/Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced. I now realise that I have got lost. A. Therefore B. So that C. However D. But 9. __________ he had prepared for the interview very carefully, he felt nervous.