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Reading Comprehension

Choose the best answer.

1. What is the main idea of the reading?
a. Where the world’s deserts are
b. How people live in deserts
c. Why some deserts are growing
d. How cows can stop deserts from growing

2. W here are deserts found? b. The United States and China
a. Africa and South America d. All around the world
c. On useful land
d. Many animals
3. Which is NOT a cause of desert growth?

a. No wind b. Using land too much
c. No rain

4. H ow do humans cause desert growth?

a. By causing pollution b. By eating only vegetables

c. By planting trees d. By moving sand

5. How can humans stop desert growth?

a. By using bicycles less b. By raising more cows

c. By cutting down trees d. By having fewer children

IdiomaticExpressions

Find these idioms in the reading.

all over [ everywhere; covering the surface ]

There is milk all over the floor.

as well (as) [ also ]
I am scared of snakes as well as spiders.

speed up [ to make faster ]
You should speed up your work if you want to finish early.

Fill in the blank with one of the above idioms. Change its form if necessary. 97

1. This program will ____________________ your computer.
2. I love chocolate cake ____________________ ice cream.
3. The baby has food ____________________ her face.