Cambridge TOEFL warm - up pp. 149-151

Which word below has the same meaning as phobia?

• difficulty

• disease

• fear

• treatment

Which type of bee makes most of the honey in a typical beehive?

• The drone

• The worker

• The queen

Bees live together in ________.

• tribes

• swarms

• colonies

Ganglia are groups of _____ cells in many types of organisms.

• nerve

• blood

• plant

Why do groupers and moray eels like wrasses?

• They all eat the same prey.

• They safeguard one another.

• They prey on one another.

_______ is a type of spiny desert root plant that forms in extensive thickets. The black gum created from it can treat pink eye or skin sores.

• Plankton

• Mesquite

• Redwood

Which are home improvement paraphernalia?

• Tents and tarps.

• Wrenches and screwdrivers.

• Corkscrews and scoopers,

• Microchips and tranistors.

Which is NOT a cause of desertification?

• Planting of trees and shrubs.

• Lack of rain and humidity,

• Global warming,

• Overcultivation and overgrazing.

We most often measure the loudness or softness of acoustic sounds on the basis of:

• a pendulum

• scores

• intensity

• symbols

Land at a high altitude is :

• Below sea level.

• At sea level.

• Above sea level.