Questão 1
Questão
[blank_start]species[blank_end] - a group of animals or plants that are similar and can produce young animals or plants.
[blank_start]emu[blank_end] - a large Australian bird that can run fast but cannot fly
[blank_start]the outback[blank_end] - the area of Australia that is a long way from the coast and the towns, where few people live
[blank_start]indigenous[blank_end] - belonging to a particular place rather than coming to it from somewhere else, synonym – native
[blank_start]refugee[blank_end] - a person who has been forced to leave their country or home, because there is a war or for political, religious or social reasons
[blank_start]convict[blank_end] - a person who has been found guilty of a crime and sent to prison
[blank_start]diverse[blank_end] - various, different
[blank_start]penal[blank_end] - connected with or used for punishment, especially by law
[blank_start]flat[blank_end] - (of land) without any mountains or hills
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species
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emu
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the outback
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indigenous
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refugee
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convict
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diverse
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penal
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flat
Questão 2
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The official name of Australia is ...
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the Federation of Australian states;
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the Commonwealth of Australia;
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the Republic of Australia.
Questão 3
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The name “Australia” comes from ...
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the Latin word meaning “southern”
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the Latin word meaning “star”
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the Latin word meaning “far away”
Questão 4
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Which of these territories are / is not part of Australia?
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New South Wales
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Tasmania
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Victoria
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Wales
Questão 5
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The capital of Australia is ...
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Melbourne
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Canberra
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Sydney
Questão 6
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Which of the following statements are true:
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Australia is the hottest continent
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Australia is the most inhabited continent
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Australia is the flattest (ровный, плоский) continent
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Australians celebrate Christmas in summer
Questão 7
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Australia is ... largest country in the world.
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the fifth
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the sixth
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the fourth
Questão 8
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The highest point of Australia is ...
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Mountain Kosciuszko
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Queensland Mountain
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Uluru (Ayers Rock)
Questão 9
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The first European discoverers of Australia were ...
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Australia was developed at first as a British ...
Questão 11
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There are about ... species of the kangaroo.
Questão 12
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Australia leads the world in the production of ...
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Australia was called “the land of ...” by one of the early navigators.
Questão 14
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Of Australia’s [blank_start]17.7[blank_end] million inhabitants, about [blank_start]23[blank_end] per cent were born elsewhere, and [blank_start]1.5[blank_end] per cent are of aboriginal descent. Over [blank_start]86[blank_end] per cent of Australia’s people live in cities, yet only [blank_start]10[blank_end] per cent of its area is cultivated. Australia enjoys one of the world’s highest standards of living – it is the [blank_start]16th[blank_end] among the industrialised nations.