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I. PRONUNCIATION: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:
1. A. sunrise B. shut C. business D. summer
2. A. cheap B. child C. chair D. chemist
3.A. circle B. center C. census D. cancel
4.A. dessert B. desert C. deserve D. December
5.A. gently B. germ C. gear D. gene

II. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
a. grasses b. stretches c. comprises d. potatoes
a. lie b. wide c. circle d. comprise
a. compound b. route c. house d. south
a. dune b. hummock c. shrub d. buffalo
a. west b. between c. growth d. which
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
________ Sahara of ________ Africa is the world`s largest desert.
a. Ø / the b. The / Ø c. A / an d. The / an
Deserts can be defined as areas that receive ________ average annual precipitation of less than 250 mm.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
The Sahara contains complex linear dunes that are ________ by almost 6 kilometers.
a. developed b. separated c. lay d. located
A _______ is a landscape or region that receives very little precipitation.
a. dune b. desert c. sandy area d. shrub land
Deserts are often composed of ________ and rocky surfaces.
a. water b. trees c. oil d. sand
Three great stretches of sandy deserts almost circle the center of Australia.
a. dunes b. valleys c. lands d. areas
Deserts are also classified by their ________ location and dominant weather pattern.
a. geographical b. aerial c. sandy d. facial
Thanks to pictures taken by satellites, deserts have not ________ a mystery in our time.
a. hidden b. intended c. remained d. attained
Deserts take ________ one-third of the Earth`s land surface.
a. up b. on c. over d. after
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
In 1953, Peveril Meigs divided desert regions ________ Earth ________ categories according to the amount of precipitation they received.
a. through / in b. from / with c. on / into d. in / for
More and more ________ are very excited at discovering as many interesting things in the deserts as possible.