Read the following passage and circle the correct word for each space.
DEATH VALLEY
The hottest place on earth is Death Valley, (1) ………. is located in the Mojave Desert in California. In 1913 the temperature there (2) …….. to an unbelievable 56.70C. For many years the (3) …….. for the highest temperature had been held by the Mediterranean city of El Azizia (4) ……… northern Libya, where it was thought the temperature was 580C one day in 1922. However, in 2012 scientists decided that a mistake had been (5) …… and that the temperature hadn’t been quite this (6) ………….. Death Valley got its English name in 1849, (7) …… people went there to (8) ………. for gold. The Native Americans called the valley ‘tumpisa’, meaning ‘rock paint’. This refers to the paint that was made (9) …… cay found in the area. Despite its name, only one person is ever known to have died in Death Valley (10) ……… the gold rush of the mid-nineteenth century.
1. A. where B. which C. how D. what
2. A. rose B. lifted C. came D. arrived
3. A. record B. score C. number D. goal
4. A. with B. at C. on D. in
5. A. made B. set C. done D. had
6. A. big B. strong C. tall D. high
7. A. then B. where C. when D. since
8. A. search B. work C. find D. go
9. A. in B. by C. from D. for
10. A. during B. since C. while D. when