Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
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.

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
Because it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.
A.I stayed up all night to finish the novel, therefore, it was interesting.
B.Unless it were an interesting novel, I would stay up all night to finish it.
C.Though it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.
D.So interesting was the novel that I stayed up all night to finish it.

Choose the best answer to complete each unfinished sentence.
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

(35) _____
A.spend
B.take
C.last
D.experience

(33) _____
A.when
B.while
C.as
D.because

Which sentence is true?
A.No one can survive in both hot and cold deserts.
B.Modern technology makes deserts more hospitable.
C.In the United States, all deserts are quite uninhabited.
D.There are no deserts in Israel.

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

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

Which is not a problem for an unprepared man in a hot desert?
A.sandstorm
B.loss of water
C.irrigation
D.heatstroke

Error Identification.
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