| 1 |
The town A was losing its ______ with the desert. |
- A. Fight
- B. Struggle
- C. Contest
- D. Game
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| 2 |
The present storm fortunately was less.............. and lasted only half an hour. |
- A. Elastic
- B. Drastic
- C. Gymnastic
- D. Sarcastic
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| 3 |
About half of the gigantic area in mainly under french control. |
- A. Main
- B. Grand
- C. Very large
- D. Chief
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| 4 |
"Mirage" means: |
- A. A resting place
- B. A pond of water in a desert
- C. Appearance of water in a desert
- D. A desert scene
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| 5 |
Christopher's foster mother used to............... to send him to Timbuktu. |
- A. Threaten
- B. Seduce
- C. Allure
- D. Exhort
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| 6 |
Hitchhiking across the Sahara |
- A. Travelling on foot
- B. Going on a vehicle
- C. Touring a car
- D. Travelling by getting lifts
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| 7 |
the start was made as dawn, Boubaker and Christopher each on a ........ |
- A. Donkey
- B. Goat
- C. Elephant
- D. Camel
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| 8 |
While out on the sand the thermometer registered _______ F. |
- A. 145
- B. 155
- C. 165
- D. 175
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| 9 |
The greaser announced that one of the two goatskin bags of water had. |
- A. Burn
- B. Burst
- C. Broast
- D. Breast
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| 10 |
He___________ inside. |
- A. Ran
- B. Jumped
- C. speeded
- D. Staggered
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