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Sở GD &ĐT Hà Nội ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP GIỮA HỌC KỲ I NĂM HỌC 2024-2025 Trường THPT Bắc Thăng Long MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10 A.MỤC ĐÍCH YÊU CẦU. * Giúp học sinh hệ thống lại kiến thức môn tiếng Anh lớp 10 giữa học kỳ I bao gồm bài 1,2, và giữa bài 4, ôn lại từ vựng và các chủ điểm ngữ pháp trong bài 1,2 và một phần bài 3. Bên cạnh đó có kiến thức từ vựng, ngữ pháp của lớp 10. * Yêu cầu học sinh nắm vững kiến thức cơ bản trong từng đơn vị bài học và một số cấu chúc ngữ pháp đã được học trong bài 1,2 ,va một phần bài 3. *Hiểu được cấu tạo của từ cách phát âm và đánh dấu trọng âm của các từ đã học trong bài 1,2 và một phần bài 3 đồng thời hiểu nghĩa các từ đó và cách sử dụng trong ngôn ngữ tiếng Việt. B. NỘI DUNG CỤ THỂ. I. VOCABULARY AND PRONUNCIATION *Từ vựng và ngữ âm trong bài 1,2 và một phần bài 3. II. Grammar. - Present simple and present continuous. - The future with will và Be going to. - Compound sentences - Passive voice - To- infinitivé and bare infinitives. C. Phần bài tập áp dụng cụ thể. I. PRONUNCIATION AND STRESS. Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 1. A. chore B. work C. more D. divorce 2. A. trashed B. talked C. reached D. loved 3. A. prepare B. help C. tennis D. tell 4. A. husband B. mum C. contribute D. vulnerable 5. A. cleaned B. shared C. called D. visited 6. A. genius B. gorilla C. global D. gases 7. A. pollution B. poaching C. physical D. pesticide 8. A. warming B. warn C. walk D. wasn't 9. A. floor B. flood C. moorland D. door 10. A. increase B. release C. please D. grease Exercise 2. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions 1. A. deny B. remote C. pollute D. unit 2. A. heavy B. subject C. equal D. resource 3. A. admire B. sorry C. teaching D. website 4. A. private B. provide C. arrange D. advise
5. A. medical B. cinema C. similar D. refillable 6. A. energy B. contribute C. benefit D. grocery 7. A. contest B. talent C. album D. debate 8. A. concert B. award C. release D. compose 9. A. platinum B. melody C. contestant D. instrument 10 .A. achievement B. audience C. performance D. recording 11 .A.invite B.attract C.decide D. answer 12. A.prefer B. become C. include D. listen II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. A. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence bellow 1. Nick and Dave ______ their parents twice a month. A. visit B. visited C. is visiting D. have visited 2. Lan sometimes _________ her friends after school. A. is meeting B. met C. meets D. has met 3. What are you cooking? The food _______ so good! A. smells B. is smelling C. has smelled D. smelled 4. I can’t go out with you tonight. I _______ on an important project. A. work B. have worked C. worked D. am working 5. I ______ Ben’s story. He ________things. A. am not believing/ always invents B. don’t believe / always invent C.don’t believe / is always inventing D.am not believing/ is always inventing 6. Like his mother, Viet is a ____ child who can talk openly to anyone. A. social B. sociable C. socialize D. society 7. John cannot make a _______ to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house and a car. A. decide B. decision C. decisive D. decisively 8. Jim’s main _______ in his home is to keep the house clean. A. respond B. responsible C. responsibly D. responsibility 9. In my family, we divide the housework _____ A. equal B. equally C.quality D. equalise 10. My eldest son is ______ enough to do the heavy lifting for the family. A. strong B. strength C. strengthen D. strongly 11.A: Listen! There's someone at the door. B: I ____ the door for you. A. am going to open B. am opening C. open D. will open 12. A: “Look at those dark clouds!“ B: “Yes, it ____ in some minutes.” A. will rain B. is going to rain C. are going to rain D. is raining 13. I ____ my sister in April as planned. A. have seen B. will see C. am going to see D. see 14. I ____ my parents at the weekend. I already bought a train ticket. A. visit B. am going to visit C. visited D. will visit 15. The teacher ____ the student for lying. A. was punished B. is punished C. punished D. has been punished 16. the patient could not walk he ____ home in a wheel chair. A. has carried B. was carrying C. was carried D. has been carried 17. My bike _______ brown and red by my father. A. repaints B. repainted C. was repainting D. was repainted 18.The injured ____ to the hospital in an ambulance.
A. have taken B. was taken C. were taken D. were taking 19.They _______ this story by their grandmother when they visited her last week. A. were telling B. had been told C. told D. were told 20. I never leave any electrical appliances on standby and I think it is a good way to ____ energy in the home. A. conserves B. conservative C. conservation D. conserve 21. Organic food is better for us because it is safer and ________. A. health B. healthy C. healthier D. healthily 22. You should cut down ________ electricity usage to reduce your carbon footprint. A. in B. on C. to D. for 23. Do you know the oldest type of _______ energy is the biomass that is derived from plant matter? A. remarkable B. portable C. sustainable D.affordable 24.It takes many years for plastic waste to _____into small species. A. go off B. break down C. run away D. break in 25. We must admit that people are heavily polluting the environment. A. decline B. refuse C. deny D. accept 26. Forests absorb and capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. A. take up B. take in C. take over D. take out 27. We are really looking forward to her _______ this Sunday. A. perform B. performing C. performance C. performed 28. The piano is a great _________ instrument for beginners. A. music B. musician C. musical D. musically 29. Jack felt so disappointed when he was eliminated from the ________. A. compete B. competition C. competed D. competitive 30. Xuan Dinh K.Y has a nice voice, and he is a _______ musician. A. ordinary B. national C. eliminated D. talented 31. Do you have rights to ______ your own mind when you want to become a singer? A. make up B. pass down C. set up D. search for 32.The main sponsors of “American Idol” including CocaCola and AT&T have left, ________ finance becomes a big problem. A. and B. but C. Nor D. Yet 33.Many “American Idol” contestants went on to become huge stars, ________ the popularity of “American Idol” began to decrease. A. and B. but C. Nor D. So 34. We were lost in the forest,......luckily my friend had a map in his backpack. A. and B. so C. for D. but 35.Tom said that he could ____ me with this assignment. A. helped B. helping C. to help D. help 36.John made me ____ a lot with his hilarious jokes. A. laughing B. to laugh C. laugh D. laughed 37. I’d like ____ all of you to enjoy my party on this Friday. A. to invite B. inviting C. invite D. not invite 38. We expect Linh ____ to the airport late as the plane will take off in 15 minutes. A. to come B. not to come C. not coming D. coming 39. I’m happy ____ that you’ve passed your driving test. Congratulations! A. not hearing B. hear C. hearing D. to hear
40.My mother said that she would rather ____ to Hoi An than Nha Trang. A. to travel B. travelling C. not to travel D. travel 41. I allow my little daughter ____ with her friends in the flower garden. A. not to play B. to play C. playing D. play 42. You’d better ____ out with your friends as it is very dangerous in the evening. A. went B. go C. going D. to go 43. My family really loves Japanese food, ____ we order it twice a week. A. yet B. so C. but D. nor 44. We were lost in the forest, ____ luckily my friend had a map in his backpack. A. and B. so C. for D. but 45. Would you like a cup of milk tea ____ a cup of hot chocolate after dinner? A. and B. or C. yet D. so 46. Anna thinks she ought to go to the university, ____ she wants to get qualifications for her dream job. A. and B. yet C. for D. so Read the following advertisement/ announcement and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 3. Do you speak English? Are you interested in museums? Would you like a holiday job where you could meet people from all over (1) _______ world? We are looking (2) _______ someone to work in the City Museum shop during the holidays. No experience is necessary but you must be (3) _______ and helpful and have some interest in art. Contact Mrs Donovan at the City Museum. Question 1: A. a B. an C. the D. Ø (no article) Question 2: A. for B. on C. at D. in Question 3: A. friend B. friendship C. friendliness D. friendly School Announcement School Assembly There will be a school assembly in the (1) _____ on Monday, January 22nd at 9:00 AM. The assembly will cover important topics for the upcoming semester. Science Fair Our annual Science Fair will (2) _____ on Friday, February 16th. Students are encouraged to start preparing their projects. Health and Safety As always, we remind everyone to follow health and safety guidelines. (3) _____ you are ill, contact your class monitor or your homeroom teacher immediately.
Question 1: A. auditorium B. classroom C. gymnasium D. stadium Question 2: A. hold B. have held C. be held D. be holding Question 3: A. Should B. Were C. Had D. If Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct arrangement of the sentences to make a meaningful paragraph/letter in each of the following questions. Question 1: a. First, doing housework helps children develop some important life skills such as doing the laundry, cleaning the house or taking care of others. b. They will certainly need those skills in their lives later, when they start their own families. c. I think children should do housework for a number of reasons. d. Second, children can learn to take responsibility when they do housework. They know that they have to do something even though they don't like to do it. e. So doing housework is really good for children and I believe that they should do it. A. e-c-a-b-d B. e-a-c-b-d C. c-a-b-d-e D. c-e-a-b-d Question 2: a. Thirdly, the government needs to have policies to prioritize women, so that they have better chances to develop their ability, and better conditions to contribute more to the society, and to compete equally with men. b. Dear Mary, I hope you’ve been doing well! I’ve been thinking of several ways to improve gender equality and give women better chances to develop their ability. c. Finally, more jobs should be made available to women so that they will have better conditions to develop themselves to be equal to men. d. Firstly, the importance and roles of women should be propagated to the development of society. e. Secondly, education system should do more to improve the knowledge of people about women, and to eliminate the prejudice of neglecting women and their value. f. Lots of love. A. b-c-a-e-d-f B. b-d-e-a-c-f C. b-a-d-e-c-f D. b-e-d-a-c-f Question 3 a. Firstly, we should clean up all areas regularly. For example, we can organise clean-up activities at weekends. b. There are three things we can do to improve the environment in our school. c. Secondly, we ought to set up more rubbish bins. For instance, we can put more rubbish bins in the school gate, in front of each building, or in the playground. d. In conclusion, we can improve the environment in our school in many ways and even small actions can make a big difference. e. Finally , we should plant more trees. To give an example, we can encourage students to plant trees or flowers in our school because this reduces CO2 and makes the air clean. A. e-a-d-b-c B. e-b-a-d-c C. e-b-a-c-d D. b-a-c-e-d Question 4. a. I am writing to apply for a volunteer position at the head office. I heard the announcement about this position on radio last Sunday. b. I am available for an interview on any weekday from 8.00 am to 11.00 am. If my application is successful, I can start on 15th January 2022. c. I am interested in the job duties at the head office. I want to help you welcome guests and visitors to the office and receive and sort donations. d. Yours faithfully, e. I look forward to hearing from you.
f. Dear Sir or Madam, A. e-b-a-c-f-d B. e-c- f-d-b-a C. b-c-d-e-a-f D. f-a-c-b- e-d Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 6. Many young people strive to be independent. (1) _______, and you don't have to rely on anyone else. However, to live independently, you need a number of life skills in order not to (2) _______ and older brothers or sisters. One of the most important skills is time management (3) _______ and self-esteem. With good time management skills, you can perform (4) _______, including your responsibilities at school and at home with pleasing results. Moreover, you will not feel stressed when exam dates are approaching. These skills can also help you act more independently and responsibly, get better grades at school and (5) _______. Developing time-management skills is not as challenging as you may think. Firstly, make a plan for things you need to do, including appointments and deadlines. Using a diary or apps on mobile devices will remind you of what you need to accomplish and when you need to accomplish it. Secondly, prioritize your activities. You need to decide which tasks are the most urgent and important. Thirdly, develop routines because routines, when established, take less time for you to do your tasks. Time management skills are not hard to develop; once you master them, you will find out that they are great keys to success and (6) _______. Question 1:. A. meaning you are able to take care of yourself B. What means you are able to take care of yourself C. That means you are able to take care of yourself D. meant you are able to take care of yourself Question 2. A. depend on your parents B. depended on your parents C. to depend on your parents D. depending on your parents Question 3: A. can help you build your confidence B. which can help you build your confidence C. where can help you build your confidence D. can be helped to build your confidence Question 4: A. their daily tasks B. our daily tasks C. my daily tasks D. your daily tasks Question 5: A. have more for family and friends time B. family and friends have more time for C. have more time for your family and friends D. family and friends have for more time Question 6: A. you can become independent. B. her can become independent. C. this is can become independent. D. that is can become independent Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 6. I joined the Volunteer Club (1)_______. (2)_______. Since then, it has organised various volunteering activities for all students to participate. One of the most popular activities of our club is selling handmade items to raise money for the local orphanage and homeless old people. Last year, we also raised over one hundred million VND to help people in flooded areas. The money was used to buy warm clothes, blankets, food, and (3)_______. Our club welcomes different types of donations: clothes, picture books, unused notebooks, and (4)_______. At the end of each month, we take the donations to the community centre. (5)_______ also organises afterschool games for the children at the orphanage and concerts for the old people at the centre. In addition, it offers other volunteering activities, such as helping at a food bank or delivering free meals to poor families. Volunteering has helped me gain life experiences and (6)_______. When I see suffering and hardships, I feel thankful for what I have. What is more, these activities provide opportunities for me to meet other teenagers with similar interests and help me build essential life skills. 1. A. starting secondary school B. started secondary school C. to start secondary school D. when I started secondary school 2. A. The club was formed fifteen years ago B. Which was formed fifteen years ago C. This was formed fifteen years ago D. That was formed fifteen years ago
3. A. clean water B. cleaned water C. cleaning water D. water 4. A. other unwanted B. items other C. other unwanted items D. items want 5. A. Our club B. Your club C. Their club D. My club 6. A. find our sense of purpose in life B. to find my sense of purpose in life C. find my sense of purpose in life D. finding my sense of purpose in life Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 5. Nowadays more and more teenagers are getting involved in community activities. Some may join different charity groups to help the needy in their neighbourhoods or other areas. (1)_______ may set up volunteer clubs at their schools and develop their own plans to help people in the community. These may include various community activities, such as donating old clothes, cleaning up the environment, and organising after-school activities for children. When teenagers take (2)_______ community activities, they (3)_______ numerous benefits. First , they come into contact with other teenagers (4)_______ share similar interests. Second, teenagers can learn (5)_______ improve essential life skills. And, finally, community activities can increase teenagers' self-confidence and boost their well-being. 1. A. The other B. Other C. Others D. Another 2. A. part with B. part in C. part at D. part on 3. A. gain B. help C. lose D. go 4. A. whose B. whom C. who D. which 5. A. and B. so C. because D. but Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 5 In late 1997, the Pacific Lumber Company was planning to cut down a 600-year-old, 61-metre-tall redwoodtree in California, USA. To (1) ______ the tree, people camped in tents near it but, as winter approached,they went home.Tree lover Julia Hill decided that she had to stay to (2) __________ the company from cutting down the tree,so she climbed it. Julia's 'home' was a 2-by-3-metre tree house where she slept, cooked meals and gaveinterviews on her phone. Friends visited her nightly and supplied her with food in a bucket. (3) ________she had thought she might stay up there for perhaps a month, she stayed for much longer, nearly two years.Julia had (4) ___________ famous all over the world. It ended on December 17. 1999. The Pacific Lumber Company received $50,000, and the tree was (5) ________ to live. Finally, Julia was able to climb down andgo home. 1. A. protect B. hold C. care D. ensure 2. A. control B. Stop C. check D. get 3. A. Although B. When C. Since D. Where 4. A. acted B. recognised C. turned D. become 5. A. caused B. made C. allowed D. Let I. Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to each question. Contaminated water and poor sanitation are linked to transmission of diseases such as cholera, diarrhea, dysentery, hepatitis A, typhoid and polio. Absent, inadequate, or inappropriately managed water and sanitation services expose individuals to preventable health risks. This is particularly the case in health care facilities where both patients and staff are placed at additional risk of infection and disease when water, sanitation and hygiene services are lacking. Globally, 15% of patients develop an infection during a hospital stay, with the proportion much greater in low-income countries.
Inadequate management of urban, industrial and agricultural wastewater means the drinking-water of hundreds of millions of people is dangerously contaminated or chemically polluted. Natural presence of chemicals, particularly in groundwater, can also be of health significance, including arsenic and fluoride, while other chemicals, such as lead, may be elevated in drinking-water as a result of leaching from water supply components in contact with drinking-water. Some 829,000 people are estimated to die each year from diarrhea as a result of unsafe drinking-water, sanitation and hand hygiene. Yet diarrhea is largely preventable, and the deaths of 297,000 children aged under 5 years could be avoided each year if these risk factors were addressed. Where water is not readily available, people may decide handwashing is not a priority, thereby adding to the likelihood of diarrhea and other diseases. Diarrhea is the most widely known disease linked to contaminated food and water but there are other hazards. In 2017, over 220 million people required preventative treatment for schistosomiasis - an acute and chronic disease caused by parasitic worms contracted through exposure to infested water. In many parts of the world, insects that live or breed in water carry and transmit diseases such as dengue fever. Some of these insects, known as vectors, breed in clean, rather than dirty water, and household drinking water containers can serve as breeding grounds. The simple intervention of covering water storage containers can reduce vector breeding and may also reduce faecal contamination of water at the household level. 1. The passage is mainly about __________. A. diarrhea B. water pollution C. diarrhea and other diseases D. diarrhea and other diseases caused by water pollution 2. The phrase “risk factors” in the third paragraph refers to__________. A. industrial and agricultural waste B. poor sanitation C. chemicals in drinking water D. unsafe drinking-water, sanitation and hand hygiene 3. The word “transmit” in the fifth paragraph is closest in meaning to__________. A. spread B. break C. conceal D. retain 4. According to the third paragraph, how many people may possibly have diarrhea each year? A. 297,000 B. 829,000 C. 1,126,000 D. more than 829,000 5. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? A. In low-income countries, the proportion of patients developing an infection during a hospital stay is higher than 15%. B. Arsenic and fluoride are natural presence of chemicals in groundwater. C. Insects that carry and transmit diseases only breed in clean water. D. Diarrhea is preventable for people of all ages.
II. Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to each question. Communities are important because they bring people together. A good community helps its members live better lives by working together to solve problems, like safety or education. Communication is important in a strong community. When people talk and listen to each other, they can share ideas and work together to improve their surroundings. Inclusivity, or welcoming everyone, is another key part of building a better community. When a community includes all kinds of people, they can come up with new ideas and work better as a team. Also, when people volunteer to help others, it makes the community stronger. Taking care of the environment is important, too. Communities can improve the lives of their members by keeping the area clean, planting trees, and reducing waste. This helps everyone stay healthy and happy. Building a better community takes time and effort from everyone. If people work together and help each other, they can make their community a great place to live for everyone. 1. What is the passage mainly about? A. How to make more money in a community B. The ways people can build a better community C. Why people should not work together D. The problems caused by pollution 2. The word "volunteer" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to__________. A. assist B. serve C. offer D. split 3. What does "this" in the third paragraph refer to? A. Keeping the area clean, planting trees, and reducing waste B. Talking to other people C. Making money D. Building more homes 4. Which statement is NOT true based on the passage? A. A better community needs everyone to work together B. Talking and listening to others is important in a community C. Volunteering makes the community weaker
D. Taking care of the environment helps everyone in the community 5. Why is welcoming different kinds of people important in a community? A. It makes the community weaker B. It brings new ideas and helps people work together C. It makes the community boring D. It creates more problems for everyone III. Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to each question. Pollution emitted in industrial areas represents a threat to human health and the surrounding natural resources. We have a tendency to believe that the production processes are the only source of environmental damage, and often forget about the possible long-term effects of harmful production practices. We may think that the closure of these huge industrial areas would improve the quality of the environment. Unfortunately, this ignores the threat of the remaining waste, which is abandoned and poorly stored. It represents an even bigger danger because it stands neglected as it degrades and leaks into the earth without any control at all. Changes in the water chemistry due to surface water contamination can affect all levels of an ecosystem. It can affect the health of lower food chain organisms and, consequently, the availability of food up through the food chain. It can damage the health of wetlands and damage their ability to support healthy ecosystems, control flooding, and filter pollutants from storm water runoff. The health of animals and humans are affected when they drink or bathe in contaminated water. In addition water-based organisms, like fish and shellfish, can pile up and concentrate contaminants in their bodies. When other animals or humans eat these organisms, they receive a much higher dose of contaminant than they would have if they had been directly exposed to the original contamination. Contaminated groundwater can badly affect animals, plants and humans if it is removed from the ground by manmade or natural processes. Depending on the study of rocks of the area, groundwater may rise to the surface through springs or seeps, flow sideways into nearby rivers, streams, or ponds, or sink deeper into the earth. In many parts of fhe world, groundwater is pumped out of the ground to be used for drinking, bathing, other household uses, agriculture, and industry. Contaminants in the soil can harm plants when they take up the contamination through their roots. Eating, breathing in, or touching contaminated soil, as well as eating plants or animals that have piled up soil contaminants can badly affect the health of humans and animals. Air pollution can cause breathing-related problems and other bad health effects as contaminants are absorbed from the lungs into other parts of the body. Certain air contaminants can also harm animals and humans when they contact the skin. Plants rely on breathing for their growth and can also be affected by exposure to contaminants moved in the air. 1. What is the topic of the passage? A. Sources of environmental damage B. The pollution from the city C. Bad effects of industrial waste D. The quality of the environment 2. According to the passage, the industry is likely to be thought as______. A. a danger to the environment B. the only source of pollution C. the utmost harmful activity D. a threat to human health 3. The word “it” in the first paragraph refers to______. A. the remaining waste B. a danger C. the environment D. the threat of the remaining waste 4. Which of the followings affect an ecosystem as the whole?
A. Surface water contamination B. Soil contamination C. Groundwater contamination D. Air contamination 5. According to the passage, which of the followings supports healthy ecosystems? A. Lower food chain organisms B. Animals C. Water-based organisms D. Wetlands 6. Which of the followings is NOT badly affected by contaminated groundwater? A. Human B. Plants C. Rocks D. Animals 7. Which of the followings has the closest meaning to the word “absorbed” in the last paragraph? A. Consumed B. Taken in C. Swallowed D. Piled up IV. Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to each question. Since water is the basis of life, composing the greater part of the tissues of all living things, the crucial problem of desert animals is to survive in a world where sources of flowing water are rare. And since man’s inexorable necessity is to absorb large quantities of water at frequent intervals, he can scarcely comprehend that many creatures of the desert pass their entire lives without a single drop. Uncompromising as it is, the desert has not eliminated life but only those forms unable to withstand its desiccating effects. No moist- skinned, water-loving animals can exist there. Few large animals are found. The giants of the North American desert are the deer, the coyote, and the bobcat. Since desert country is open, it holds more swift- footed running and leaping creatures than the tangled forest. Its population is largely nocturnal, silent, filled with reticence, and ruled by stealth. Yet they are not emaciated. Having adapted to their austere environment, they are as healthy as animals anywhere else in the word. The secret of their adjustment lies in the combination of behavior and physiology. None could survive if, like mad dogs and Englishmen, they went out in the midday sun; many would die in a matter of minutes. So most of them pass the burning hours asleep in cool, humid burrows underneath the ground, emerging to hunt only by night. The surface of the sun-baked desert averages around 150 degrees, but 18 inches down the temperature is only 60 degrees. 1. The word “necessity” in the first paragrpah is closest in meaning to_____________ A. extra B. need C. shortage D. strength 2. The author mentions all the following as examples of the behavior of desert animals EXCEPT A. they are watchful and quiet B. they sleep during the day C. they dig home underground D. they are noisy and aggressive 3. We can infer from the passage that A. healthy animals live longer lives B. living things adjust to their environment C. desert life is colorful and diverse D. water is the basis of desert life 4. According to the passage, creatures in the desert A. are smaller and fleeter than forest animals B. are more active during the day than those in the tangled forest C. live in an accommodating environment D. are not as healthy as those anywhere else in the world 5. The phrase “those forms” in the passage refers to all of the following EXCEPT A. moist-skinned animals B. many large animals C. water-loving animals D. the coyote and the bobcat 6. The word “them” means A. animals B. minutes C. people D. water 7. The title for this passage could be A. “Man’s Life in a Desert Environment” B. “Desert Plants” C. “Animal Life in a Desert Environment” D. “Life Underground”