Revision
TEST 1
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
A. remain B. hummock C. explore D. between
A. territory B. Australia C. geography D. society
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
A. dune B. hummock C. shrub D. buffalo
A. cost B. most C. post D. cold
A. clear B. near C. heard D. fear
Make the correct choice to complete each sentence.
6. Several ________ advanced countries have had plans to make desert more hospitable.
A. science B. scientific C. scientifically D. scientist
7. The desert biome includes the hottest places in the world _______ it absorbs more heat from the sun than land in humid climates do.
A. because B. so that C. although D. if
8. ________ long it takes, I will wait for you.
A. However B. But C. So D. Despite
9. I must say that you have done very well. ______, you should be aware that you still have a lot of things to learn.
A. Therefore B. So C. But D. However
10. Maria tried to read a novel in French ________ the book was too difficult for her to understand. A. so that B. therefore C. but D. so

6. The Simpson Desert is in ________ north of ________ Lake Eyre.
A. Ø / Ø B. the / the C. a / the D. the / Ø
7. Cold deserts can be covered in ________ snow or ice and frozen water is unavailable to plant life. A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
8. In the northern part of the Simpson Desert, the dunes are separated by ________ of low, open shrubland. A. streets B. ways C. corridors D. lines
9. San Francisco is built on 40 hills and some are very ________.
A. short B. steep C. plain D. stable
10. We used ______up the crest of the hill to get a good view of the surroundings.
A. to climb B. climbing C. to climbing D. climbed
11. The girl _____ on the park bench is my new friend.
A. who sitting B. that sit C. sitting D. sat
12. His father _____ of cancer last year.
A. will die B. has died C. died D. had died
13. According to some specialists, this plan _____.
A. should be delayed B. should be delaying C. should delay D. should have delayed
14. _____ do they demolish this building for ? - They will build a new cinema there.
A. Who B. What C. Why D. How
15. I wish I _____ English when I was at high school.
A. study B. studied C. have studied D. had studied
16. Mrs. Green always took her cheque-book with her _____ she ran out of cash.
A. if B. unless C. in case D. whether
17. I think she ______ right now.
A. studying B. studied C. is studying D. studies
18. Jack made me _____ him next week.
A. to promise to call B. to promise calling C. promise to call D. promise calling
19. I was made _____ when I was at school.
A. study hard B. to study hard C. studying hard D. to studying hard
20. The boy _____ by the teacher.
A. was punishing B. has punished C. was punished D. punished
21. Exploring a desert is a dangerous activity ______ requires careful preparation for risks.
A. where B. whose C. which D. who
22. Scientific expeditions help to explore some places and discover ______remote parts of the world. A. more and more B. more than C. so much D