1 |
Trans-Sahara means _________ |
across the Sahara
over the Sahara
under the Sahara
in the Sahara
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2 |
Professor's __________ saved Christopher's life |
nearsight
foresight
indifference
intolerance
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3 |
Professor Claude very sensibly got in touch with the Desert _________ and they sent out four trucks |
petrol
pitrol
patrol
putroll
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4 |
The wire of the recording machine was very thin but it was about ___________ feet long |
400
600
800
1000
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5 |
Kidal was the last town on his route before ___________ itself |
Timbuktu
Boussaada
El-Golea
Tamanrasset
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6 |
The present storm fortunately was less _________ and lasted only half an hour |
elastic
drastic
sarcastic
gymnastic
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7 |
Such a sandstorm had completely buried a huge caravan of ______ camels without leaving a trace of them |
800
900
100
1200
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8 |
The next waterhole was two days away, and the travellers now had neither food nor _________ |
water
wine
cigarette
tobacco
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9 |
At this point _________ large vultures were discovered |
ten
twenty
thirty
forty
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10 |
The start was made at dawn, Boubaker and Christopher each on a _________ |
cured
secured
endured
lured
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11 |
I would whip them _________ for that |
hard
soft
mild
benign
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12 |
But the only thing I would ___________ them for is not knowing English |
slip
whip
clip
tip
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13 |
I would let the clever ones learn Greek as a __________ |
threat
subject
treat
foreigner
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14 |
Then I would let the clever ones learn Latin as _________ |
a slender
an insult
a benefit
an honour
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15 |
I would __________ them all learn English |
make
makes
made
making
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16 |
Naturally I am ______ in favour of boys learning English |
against
biased
not
totally
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17 |
I did not feel myself at any ____________ |
destruction
remuneration
disadvantage
successfulness
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18 |
My schools fellows who had won prizes and ___________ had to come down again to common English |
distortion
devastation
dejection
distinction
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19 |
Thus I got into my ___________ the essential structure of the ordinary British sentence |
bones
face
feet
hands
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20 |
As I remained in the Third _________ times as long as anyone else, I had three times as much of it |
one
two
three
four
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