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The Nile River flows from south to north through Egypt and into the Mediterranean Sea, creating the most extensive oasis on Earth. It is formed by the confluence of the White Nile, Blue Nile, and Atbarah Rivers, whose sources are located in central Africa. The Blue Nile provides around 58% of the Nile's waters in Egypt, carrying large amounts of sediment, while the White Nile supplies 28% and flows very slowly through Sudan. Without the Nile River, Egypt would be entirely desert.

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1613024686TOEFL Reading Practice Set 1

The Nile River flows from south to north through Egypt and into the Mediterranean Sea, creating the most extensive oasis on Earth. It is formed by the confluence of the White Nile, Blue Nile, and Atbarah Rivers, whose sources are located in central Africa. The Blue Nile provides around 58% of the Nile's waters in Egypt, carrying large amounts of sediment, while the White Nile supplies 28% and flows very slowly through Sudan. Without the Nile River, Egypt would be entirely desert.

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Reading Practice Set 1

Directions: Read the passage. Give yourself 20 minutes to complete this practice set.

Nile Valley and Delta, Egypt

The Nile Valley and Delta, the most extensive oasis on earth, was created by the world's second-longest river and its

seemingly inexhaustible sources. Without the topographic channel that permits the Nile to flow across the Sahara,

Egypt would be entirely desert; the Nile River traverses about 1,600 kilometers through Egypt and flows northward

from the Egyptian-Sudanese border to the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile is a combination of three long rivers whose

sources are in central Africa: the White Nile, the Blue Nile, and the Atbarah.

The White Nile, which begins at Lake Victoria in Uganda, supplies about 28 percent of the Nile's waters in Egypt. In

its course from Lake Victoria to Juba in southern Sudan, the elevation of the White Nile's channel drops more than

600 meters. In its 1,600-kilometer course from Juba to Khartoum, Sudan's capital, the river descends only 75

meters. In southern and central Sudan, the White Nile passes through a wide, flat plain covered with swamp

vegetation and slows almost to stagnation.

The Blue Nile, which originates at Lake Tana in Ethiopia, provides an average of 58 percent of the Nile's waters in

Egypt. It has a steeper gradient and flows more swiftly than the White Nile, which it joins at Khartoum. Unlike the

White Nile, the Blue Nile carries a considerable amount of sediment; for several kilometers north of Khartoum, water

closer to the eastern bank of the river is visibly muddy and comes from the Blue Nile, while the water closer to the

western bank is clearer and comes from the White Nile.

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1. What does NOT describe the Nile River?

It flows from south to north.

It flows to the Mediterranean Sea.

It is the world's longest river.


2. What is another word of "supplies" in the second paragraph?

takes

flows

provides

3. Where does the Blue Nile join with the White Nile?

Khartoum

Ethiopia

Sudan

4. In what country does the White Nile begin?

Lake Victoria

Khartoum

Uganda

5. What created the Nile Valley and Delta?

the White Nile

the Nile

the Blue Nile

6. If it were not for the Nile River, what would Egypt be?

a delta
a desert

an oasis

7. What dos NOT describe the Blue Nile?

It begins at Lake Tana.

Its source is Lake Victoria.

It carries much sediment.

8. In the first paragraph, what is the meaning of the word "inexhaustible"?

endless

limited

finite

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2. What is another word of "supplies" in the second paragraph? takes flows provides 3. Where does the Blue
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