ANIMAL COMMUNICATION IS NOT A STRAIGHTFORWARD SUBJECT. IT’S COMPLI...

22. Animal communication is not a straightforward subject. It’s complicated because

animals communicate differently with each other.

A. impossible to express

B. difficult to understand

C. easy to interpret

D. interesting to study

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the correct

word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

The Atacama Desert is situated in South America. It is found near (23) _______thirtieth

parallel south of the equator. (24) _______, the Sahara and the Rub’al-Khali deserts of

northern Africa and nearby Saudi Arabia are 30° north of the equator. (25) _______the

Kalahari Desert of Southern Africa is about 30° south of it. The Gobi Desert of central

Asia (26) _______a little farther than 30° north, at about 45°, while the Great Sandy and

Gibson deserts of Australia fall back into the pattern, lying 30° south of the equator. This

pattern is no (27) _______. All the hot deserts are found about the same distance north or

south of the equator.