Номер 1, страница 11 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс рабочая тетрадь Кузовлев, Перегудова

Unit 1. My country at a glance. Consolidation - номер 1, страница 11.

Условие.

CONSOLIDATION

1. Vocabulary. What do you know about Australia?

Read about Australia. For questions 1–17, decide which word (a, b or c) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning.

There are many names for Australia. Its official name is the Commonwealth of Australia, but very often Australia is (0) called “the Lucky Country”. The name “the Land Down Under” is (1) ________________________________ with Australia, too. The continent and the island of Tasmania (2) ________________________________ the Commonwealth of Australia. Australia is (3) ________________________________ to the south of the equator. Australia is (4) ________________________________ by three oceans and four seas. Australia is (5) ________________________________ into six states and two territories. It is the sixth largest country in the world, but it has a small (6) ________________________________ of more than sixteen million people.

(7) ________________________________ Sydney is the largest city, it isn’t the capital. Australia is a federal (8) ________________________________ and, (9) ________________________________ the USA, it has a separate capital city, Canberra, which isn’t in any of the states. Australia’s official (10) ________________________________ is English. When people think

of the wildlife in Australia, such animals (11) ________________________________ the kangaroo, the koala and the emu come into their (12) ________________________________ . Most Australians are of British origin. When people moved from Great Britain to Australia, they brought their own (13) ________________________________ with them. (14) ________________________________ , Australians also drive on the left side of the road, like drinking tea and English sports, (15) ________________________________ cricket and rugby are very popular. Australians are (16) ________________________________ to be kind, simple and energetic people. They love their country and are very (17) ________________________________ of it.

0) a described	b believed	c called
1) a associated	b pictured	c imagined
2) a symbolise	b make up	c arrange
3) a situated	b set	c belonged
4) a divided	b separated	c washed
5) a included	b divided	c made
6) a population	b area	c state
7) a Although	b However	c Because
8) a island	b region	c state
9) a such	b like	c as
10) a accent	b language	c symbol
11) a as	b like	c for example
12) a sights	b minds	c opinions
13) a customs	b accents	c opportunities
14) a No doubt	b For example	c However
15) a especially	b as	c such as
16) a realised	b considered	c reserved
17) a proud	b emotional	c serious

Решение.