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Vocabulary exercise

August 28, 2016 - A2pdf

Complete the following sentences using the most appropriate option.

Progress 0 of 6 answered
1. The Atacama Desert in South America is a rainless …………….. that extends 966 km between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
Wrong!
2. India is one of the several countries ……………… affected by widespread deforestation and steady destruction of natural watersheds.
Wrong!
3. I don’t know ………………… we could trust him.
Wrong!
4. The burglar got ………………. down the stairs and then coolly walked through the backdoor into the street.
Wrong!
5. He has engaged a private tutor to ………………… his daughter in mathematics.
Wrong!
6. She was very much ……………….. to hear about her husband’s safe arrival.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/6

Answers

1. The Atacama Desert in South America is a rainless plateau that extends 966 km between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.

2. India is one of the several countries critically affected by widespread deforestation and steady destruction of natural watersheds.

3. I don’t know whether we could trust him.

4. The burglar got stealthily down the stairs and then coolly walked through the backdoor into the street.

5. He has engaged a private tutor to coach his daughter in mathematics.

6. She was very much delighted to hear about her husband’s safe arrival.

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