The Atacama Desert is situated in South America. It is found near (23) _______thirtieth parallel south of the equator. (24) _______, the Sahara and the Rub’alKhali deserts of northern Africa and nearby Saudi Arabia are 30° north of the equator. (25) _______the Kalahari Desert of Southern Africa is about 30° south of it. The Gobi Desert of central Asia (26) _______a little farther than 30° north, at about 45°, while the Great Sandy and Gibson deserts of Australia fall back into the pattern, lying 30° south of 3 the equator. This pattern is no (27) _______. All the hot deserts are found about the same distance north or south of the equator.

23. A. a B. the C. this D. that

24. A. Equally B. Consequently C. Similarly D. Differently

25. A. where B. whereas C. though D. when

26. A. lies B. stays C. locates D. stands

27. A. chance B. accident C. opportunity D. coincidence

23.It is found near the thirtieth parallel south of the equator.

(Nó được tìm thấy gần vĩ tuyến thứ ba mươi về phía nam của đường xích đạo.)

24.Similarly, the Sahara and the Rub’alKhali deserts of northern Africa and nearby Saudi Arabia are 30° north of the equator

(Tương tự, sa mạc Sahara và sa mạc Rub’alKhali ở phía bắc châu Phi và Ả Rập Xê Út gần đó cách xích đạo 30 ° về phía bắc)

25.whereas the Kalahari Desert of Southern Africa is about 30° south of it

(trong khi sa mạc Kalahari ở Nam Phi cách nó khoảng 30 ° về phía nam)

26.The Gobi Desert of central Asia lies a little farther than 30° north, at about 45°, while the
Great Sandy and Gibson deserts of Australia fall back into the pattern, lying 30° south of 3 the equator.

(Gobi Sa mạc ở Trung Á nằm xa hơn 30 ° về phía bắc một chút, ở khoảng 45 °, trong khi Các sa mạc Great Sandy và Gibson của Úc trở lại như cũ, nằm 30 ° về phía nam của 3 đường xích đạo.)

The Atacama Desert is situated in South America. It is found near (23) the thirtieth parallel south of the equator. (24) Similarly, the Sahara and the Rub’alKhali deserts of northern Africa and nearby Saudi Arabia are 30° north of the equator. (25) whereas the Kalahari Desert of Southern Africa is about 30° south of it. The Gobi Desert of central Asia (26) lies a little farther than 30° north, at about 45°, while the Great Sandy and Gibson deserts of Australia fall back into the pattern, lying 30° south of 3 the equator. This pattern is no (27) coincidence. All the hot deserts are found about the same distance north or south of the equator.

23. A. a B. the C. this D. that

24. A. Equally B. Consequently C. Similarly D. Differently

25. A. where B. whereas C. though D. when

26. A. lies B. stays C. locates D. stands

27. A. chance B. accident C. opportunity D. coincidence