PRACTICE TEST 9

I. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. grasses B. stretches C. comprises D. potatoes
2. A. compound B. route C. house D. south
3. A. dune B. hummock C. shrub D. buffalo
Choose the word whose main stress is put differently from that of the others in the group.
4. A. remain B. hummock C. explore D. between
A. territory B. Australia C. geography D. society
II. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
6. ________ Sahara of ________ Africa is the world`s largest desert.
A. Ø / the B. The / Ø C. A / an D. The / an
7. Deserts can be defined as areas that receive ________ average annual precipitation of less than 250 mm.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
8. Deserts are often composed ________ sand and rocky surfaces.
A. by B. from C. with D. of
9. Three great stretches of sandy deserts almost circle the center of Australia.
A. dunes B. valleys C. lands D. areas
10. ______ pictures taken by satellites, deserts have not remained a mystery in our time.
A. Instead of B. In spite of C. Thanks to D. Despite
11. The Simpson Desert was named _______ Mr. Simpson, President of the South Australian Branch of the Royal Geographical Society of Australia.
A. with B. at C. after D. for
12. More and more ________ are very excited at discovering as many interesting things in the deserts as possible.
A. explores B. explorations C. explorers D. exploratory
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.
A. but B. so C. however D. therefore
15. I am going shopping for food this evening ________ I do not have to go at the weekend.
A. so B. but C. however D. moreover
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
A. and B. therefore C. but D. so
18. Some sand dunes may be over 200 meters ________ height.
A. with B. at C. on D. in
19. If you look on a map, you _______ that there is a desert next to the Rocky Mountains in the United States.
A. will see B. saw C. see D. would see
20. This is an expensive ________ very useful book.
A. but B. so C. therefore D. however
21. ________ long it takes, I will wait for you.
A. However B. But C. So D. Therefore
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
A. must have left B. had left C. left D. might leave
24. I wish everything ______ so expensive.
A. wouldn`t be B. would be C. won`t be D. could be
25. The injured man couldn`t walk and had to _______ .
A. be carried B. carry C. being carried D. be carrying
26. The prisoner _______ to have escaped by climbing over a wall.
A. thought B. is thought C. is think D. has thought
27. I don`t mind your _________the phone as long as you pay for your calls.
A. use B. to use C. using D. used
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