Antarctica is the only continent that has (1)... had an indigenous
population of humans because it has always been such an (2)...
environment. It is the coldest, windiest, and (3)... continent
anywhere on earth. With an average elevation about 7,544ft/2,300 meters
above sea level it is the highest continent. Even though it is (4)... in ice
it receives some of the (5)... amount of rainfall, getting just slightly
(6)... rainfall than the Sahara Desert, making it the largest desert on
earth. Most people have the misconception that a desert is a hot, dry,
sandy, (7) ...place, but the true definition of a desert is any geographical
location that receives very, very (8) ...rainfall.
1. A. ever B. never C. no more D. yet
2. A. perfect B. difficult C. extreme D. easy
3. A. highly B. high C. higher D. highest
4. A. covered B. covering C. cover D. covers
5. A. less B. least C. little D. fewest
6. A. much B. many C. more D. most
7. A. life B. lifeless C. alive D. aliveness
8. A. little B. less C. few D. fewer