ĐỀ KIỂM TRA TRẮC NGHIỆM THEO CHỦ ĐỀ BÀI HỌC
Unit 9: DESERTS

I. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word whoseunderline part is pronounc differently from that of the
others in the
1. A. circle B. center C. census D. cancel
2. A. area B. arise C. arrange D.
arrive
3. A. dessert B. desert C. deserve D.
December
4. A. roughly B. tough C. enough D.
cough
5. A. gently B. germ C. gear D. gene

II. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence.
6. They made an aerial survey; that is, they made a survey____________________ .A. by ship B. by plane C. on foot D. by
telescope
7. ‘Hummock grasses grow in loose sand on the crest'. The word 'crest' in this
sentence is closest in meaning to ________ .

A. 'side' B. 'bottom' C. 'top' D.
'inside'
8. Eight kilometers is______________equivalent to five miles.

A. exactly B. roughly C. rarely D.
precisely

unless
16. You can dress _______________ you like.

A. whomever B. therefore

C. however D.
nevertheless
17. ______________ hard he tried, he couldn't open the door.

A. Therefore B. However C. Although D.
Despite
18. We took a map with us .
A. so that we would get lost
B. so that we wouldn't get lost
C. so that we won't get lost
D. in order to get lost
19. We'll buy everything you produce ______________ reasonable.

A. provided B. so C. only D.
except
20. Sunglasses come _____________ many different colors, shapes, and
strengzths.
A. with B. from C. by D.
in
21. You are expected the safety regulations of the school.

A. know B. to know C. knowing D.
being known
22. ____________his father, he is a biologist.


C. unexpectedly D.
expectantly
30. 'He is back already.' 'He very early.'

A. should have started B. must have started

C. shouldn't have started D. can't have started
31. We expected that our team ________________ , but it didn't.

A. will win the game B. can win the game

C. would win the game D. will be winning the game
32. You can see the details the computer screen.

A. in B. on C. at D. by
33. Don't walk too fast. I can't keep ________________ you.

A. on to B. on with
C. up to D. up
with
34. Rita is not used __________________ on her own.

A. for living B. to live

C. with living D. to
living
35. He bought a ticket ________________ .

A. and his brother did either B. but his brother didn't, too


Algeria planted a green wall of trees across the edge. of the Sahara to' stop the
desert sand from spreading. Mauritania planted a similar wall around
Nouakchott, the capital. Iran puts a thin covering of petroleum on sandy areas
and plants trees. The oil keeps the water and small ir the land, and men on
motorcycles keep the sheep and goats away. Other countries build long canals to
bring water to desert areas.
Yet land that will probably become desert in the future equals the size of
Australia, the United States, and the former Soviet Union together. Can people
stop the growth of the world's deserts and save the land that is so essential to
life?
41. Most people in developing countries ___________________ .
A. planted trees on the edge of the deserts
B. cook on wood fires
C. put oil on sandy areas
D. raise sheep and goats
42. We can infer that men on motorcycles keep the sheep and goats away so that ____________ .
A. they won't eat the small trees
B. they won't destroy the covering of oil
C. they won't drink water in the canals
D. they won't blow the sand away
43. When all the trees in an area are cut down, .
A. their leaves make the land richer
B. the smaller plants can grow better
C. they cool the land under their leaves
D. there is nothing left but sand
44. The word
"frightening"

in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ________________ .
A. “awful” B. "extremely fast"

49. A. to occur B. to occurring C. of occurring D. from
occurring
50. A. leaves B. to leave C. left D.
leaving