Question

Do not forget to take your umbrella. It ............. by the time you get to work. a) is going to snow b) will be snowing c) will snow d) will have snowed 3. Rosa was one of the first artists known to have painted nature ‘en plein air’ or ............. a) from imagination b) out of doors c) realistically d) overnight 4. Firstly, thank you all for coming. Secondly, let me introduce you to the name of this course. And ............., have luck! a) finally b) lastly c) in the end d) in conclusion 5. Motorbikes are much cheaper than cars. ............., they are less dangerous. a) Moreover b) Although c) However d) Nevertheless 6. Choose a correct sentence a) I don’t go to work tomorrow unless I feel better b) I will buy this car if I’ll like it c) I’ll tell when I hear from him d) I’m not usually attending such parties 7. Bruce and Sarah’s union has proven ............. useless. a) herself b) themselves c) itself d) himself 8. When someone gives you something, a natural desire is to .............. Nothing is done out of good intentions, and one should expect to return the favor. a) turn it down b) give it back c) find it out d) go along 9. Read the paragraph and choose a sentence that describes it best. When most people imagine an archetypal desert landscape—with its relentless sun, rippling sand and hidden oases—they often picture the Sahara. But 11,000 years ago, what we know today as the world’s largest hot desert would’ve been unrecognizable. The now-dessicated northern strip of Africa was once green and alive, pocked with lakes, rivers, grasslands and even forests. So where did all that water go? The Sahara has long been subject to periodic bouts of humidity and aridity. These fluctuations are caused by slight wobbles in the tilt of the Earth’s orbital axis, which in turn changes the angle at which solar radiation penetrates the atmosphere. At repeated intervals throughout Earth’s history, there’s been more energy pouring in from the sun during the W

Answer 1

c) will snow

b) out-of-doors

b) lastly

c) However

a) Moreover

a) I won’t go to work tomorrow unless I feel better

b) themselves

b) give it back

How to explain

The paragraph describes the transformation of the Sahara desert from a verdant landscape with lakes, rivers, and forests 11,000 years ago to its current arid condition due to fluctuations caused by the Earth's orbital axis