Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. (4 marks) The Driest Place on Earth
The Atacama Desert in Chile is known as the (1) ………..……place on Earth. It is almost
1,000 kilometres (2) …………………..length, lying between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes
mountains. Under a centimetre of rain(3)…..…annually, and the centre is so dry thatscientists
have never recorded any rain there.
Over a million people (4) ……………..live in Atacama today. Most live on the coast,
which is also home to teams of astronomers who are there to (5) ……………… advantage of the
clear skies. In the north, farmers grow tomatoes with water they have collected (6) ……………..
underground rocks. However, for (7) ………………. who have their farms on higher ground,
the water comes from melting snow.
People generally seem to (8) ………………knowledge about what the desert has to
offer, but in (9) ……………… , there is plenty to do – from seeing the amazing natural sights to
playing golf, one of the more recent activities (10) ……………… tourists to the region.
1. A. dry B. drier C. driest D. most driest
2. A. by B. at C. to D. in
3. A. pour B. falls C. sinks D. lower
4. A. totally B. exactly C. actually D. finally
5. A. have B. make C. get D. take
6. A. for B. of C. from D. to
7. A. those B. these C. them D. they
8. A. fail B. lose C. miss D. lack
9. A. case B. turn C. fact D. time
10. A. arriving B. attracting C. approaching D. arranging