Unit 10
Pick out the world whose underlined part in pronounced differntly from the others :
1. A.thirteen B.thanks C.think D.father
2. A.coward B.flower C.shower D.knowledge
3. A.Cost B.bored C.course D.north
Pick out the world that has the main stress differntly from the others:
4. A.dental B.device C.druckard D.endless
5. A.relate B.edit C.region D.final
Choose the best answer that best completes each sentence:
6. The high cost of equipment ………… many people from taking up this sport
A.bans B.prohibits C.stop D.all are correct
7. His fatal made him to purpose the struggle for ……………
A.survival B.life C.liveliness D.hope
8. Do you agree with a ………… against selling alcohol to people under the age of 18 ?
A. Ban B.prohibition C.stop D. A&B
9. In this …………… we are fortunate .
A.respect B.field C.matter D.all are correct
10. He was held in ………… for three years
A.seize B.capivity C.arrest D.closure
11. It is time that government ………… levels of environment pollution.
A.reduced B.decreased C.dropped D.A&B
12. If traffic moves at low speeds ,the number of accidents is ……………
A.cut down B.pulled back C.turned off D.put away
13. I’ll have to ………… to you , otherwise he will hear
A.whisper B.say C.whistle D.shout
14. It is really an area of ……… beauty.
A.landscape B.scenic C.scenery D. B&C
15. His only chance of ………… was a heart transplant
A.existence B.life C.survival D.living
16. Many organizations have been set up and funds have been raised.
A.established B.collapsed C.delayed D.decreased

26. .what would characterize the effects of El Nino?
A.They’re widespread . B.They’re beginning.
C.They’re short-lived D.They’re decreasing.
27. .what phenomenon defines El Nino?
A.The reainstoems in Autralia B.The drought in Chile.
C.The warming of the Pacific Ocean D.The dryness of southwestern US.
28. .Which region will be abnormally wet?
A.Pakistan B.Australia
C.Southwestern US C.Central Us
29. .The word”predictable”is paragraph 3 means ……………
A. that can be known in advance B.that can be seious
C.rare D.special
30. .Which is not an affect of El Nino?
A.Droughts B.Heavy reainfalls.
C.weak monsoons D.Global warming.
Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
The southwestern States of the US suffered one of the worst drought in their history from 1931 to 1938. The drought
(31)___________the entire country . few food crops could be grown . Food became(32)_________ , and prices went
up(33)______ the nation. Hundred of families in the Dust Bowl region had to be moved to farms in other areas with the
help of the federal government . In 1933, drought brought great damage to (34)__________all Latin America .The
drought moved to Australia and then to Europe,(35)____________ it continued throughout the summer of 1945. From
1950 to 1954 in the US , the south and southwest suffered a (36)________drought. Hundreds of cattle ranches had to
ship their cattle to other region because(37)___________ lands had no grass. The federal government again
(38)__________an emergency drought – relief program. It offered farmers(39)_________ credit and seed
grains(40)________ low prices
31. A.pushed B.incurred C.occurred D.affected
32. A.scarce B.mystifies C.hidden D.uncommon
33. A.over B.throughout C.all D.across
34. A.near B.totally C.almost D.factually
35. A.which B.that C.where D.when