- Unit 9 - tiếng Anh 12 (có lời giải chi tiết)

Câu 1 : The Sahara contains complex linear dunes that are ________ by almost 6 kilometers.

A developed

B separated

C lay

D located

Câu 2 : Deserts are often composed of ________ and rocky surfaces.

A water

B trees

C oil

D sand

Câu 3 : Three great stretches of sandy deserts almost circle the center of Australia.

A dunes

B valleys

C lands

D areas

Câu 4 : Deserts are also classified by their ________ location and dominant weather pattern.

A geographical

B aerial

C sandy

D facial

Câu 5 : Thanks to pictures taken by satellites, deserts have not ________ a mystery in our time.

A hidden

B intended

C remained

D attained

Câu 6 : Deserts take ________ one-third of the Earth's land surface.

A up

B on

C over

D after

Câu 7 : 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

Câu 8 : 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

Câu 9 : Can you make a ________ estimate of how much our expedition in the desert may be?

A rough

B roughly

C roughing

D roughen

Câu 10 : ________ Sahara of ________ Africa is the world's largest desert.

A Ø/ the

B The/ Ø

C A/ an

D The/ an

Câu 11 : Deserts can be defined as areas that receive ________ average annual precipitation of less than 250 mm.

A a

B an

C the

D Ø

Câu 12 : I want to work as an interpreter in the future, ________, I am studying Russian at university.

A but

B so

C however

D therefore

Câu 13 : 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

Câu 14 : Desert is a (A) large area of land that (B) has very little water however (C) very few plants growing (D) on it.

A a

B that

C however

D growing

Câu 15 : Rain falls (A) occasionally in deserts so (B) desert storms are (C) often violent (D).

A falls

B so

C are

D violent

Câu 16 : The Nile River, the Colorado River, but (A) the Yellow River flow through (B) deserts to deliver (C) their sediments to the sea (D).

A but

B through

C to deliver

D to the sea

Câu 17 : Deserts may have (A) underground springs, rivers, or reservoirs they (B) lie close to the surface (C), or (D) deep underground.

A may have

B they

C the surface

D or

Câu 18 : Most (A) plants in deserts have adapted (B) to sporadic rainfalls (C) in a desert environments (D).

A Most

B have adapted

C rainfalls

D environments

Câu 19 : The text is about ________.

A troubles that human beings have to face in a desert

B desert storms and desert inhabitants

C hot deserts and cold deserts in the United States

D desert hospitality and environment

Câu 20 : Which is not a problem for an unprepared man in a hot desert?

A sandstorm

B loss of water

C irrigation

D heatstroke

Câu 21 : Sandstorms ________.

A do no harm to machinery

B have effects only on the eyes

C never lasts more than one hour

D have bad effects on both human beings and machinery

Câu 22 : Which is not a problem in cold deserts?

A Starvation

B Hypothermia

C Frostbite

D Body heat

Câu 23 : (31) _____

A rain

B rainfall

C raindrop

D raincoat

Câu 24 : (32) _____

A change

B exchange

C transform

D transfer

Câu 25 : (33) _____

A when

B while

C as

D because

Câu 26 : (34) _____

A adaptations

B agreements

C accepts

D achievements

Câu 27 : (35) _____

A spend

B take

C last

D experience

Câu 28 : Slippery as the roads were, they managed to complete the race.

A The roads were so slippery that they could hardly complete the race.

B The roads were slippery but they managed to complete the race.

C The roads were slippery so they could hardly complete the race.

D The roads were so slippery; therefore, they could hardly complete the race.

Câu 29 : They decided to go for a picnic though it was very cold.

A Because it was very cold, they decided to go for a picnic.

B However cold it was, they decided to go for a picnic.

C If it had been cold, they would not have gone for a picnic.

D It was very cold so they decided to go for a picnic.