Canada

A land of _____ distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing _____ in 1867 while retaining ______ to the British crown.

(1)(1)

(1) a) vastb) vastlyc) small d) beautiful

A land of _____ distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing _____ in 1867 while retaining ______ to the British crown.

(1)(1)

(2) a) regionb) nationalityc) domain d) dominion

(2)(2)

A land of _____ distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing _____ in 1867 while retaining ______ to the British crown.

(1)(1)

(3) a) threadsb) tiesc) tied d) family

(2)(2)(3)(3)

Economically and technologically the nation has developed _____ with the US, its _____ to the south across an unfortified _____.

(4)(4)

(4) a) on parallelb) in parallelc) parallel d) of parallel

Economically and technologically the nation has developed _____ with the US, its _____ to the south across an unfortified _____.

(4)(4)

(5) a) pupilb) neighborc) sister d) cousin

(5)(5)

Economically and technologically the nation has developed _____ with the US, its _____ to the south across an unfortified _____.

(4)(4)

(6) a) lineb) borderc) bordering d) frontier

(5)(5)(6)(6)

Its paramount political problem continues to be the ______ of the province of Quebec, with its French-speaking _____ and unique culture, to the remainder of the country.

(7)(7)

(7) a) relatedb) relationc) paternity d) relationship

Its paramount political problem continues to be the ______ of the province of Quebec, with its French-speaking _____ and unique culture, to the remainder of the country.

(7)(7)

(8) a) peoplesb) residingsc) residents d) inhabitant

(8)(8)

Australia

Australia became a _____ of the British Empire in 1901. It was able to take advantage _____ its natural resources to rapidly develop its agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the British _____ in World Wars I and II. 

(1)(1)

(1) a) memberb) player

c) commonwealthd) son

Australia became a _____ of the British Empire in 1901. It was able to take advantage _____ its natural resources to rapidly develop its agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the British _____ in World Wars I and II. 

(1)(1)

(2) a) ofb) in

c) tod) at

(2)(2)

Australia became a _____ of the British Empire in 1901. It was able to take advantage _____ its natural resources to rapidly develop its agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the British _____ in World Wars I and II. 

(1)(1)

(3) a) siegeb) game

c) effortd) trial

(2)(2)

(3)(3)

Long-term concerns _____ pollution, particularly depletion of the ozone layer, and management and _____ of coastal areas, _____ the Great Barrier Reef.

(4)(4)

(4) a) precludeb) include

c) excluded) list

Long-term concerns _____ pollution, particularly depletion of the ozone layer, and management and _____ of coastal areas, _____ the Great Barrier Reef.

(5)(5)

(5) a) useb) employment

c) contemplationd) conservation

(4)(4)

Long-term concerns _____ pollution, particularly depletion of the ozone layer, and management and _____ of coastal areas, _____ the Great Barrier Reef.

(5)(5)

(6) a) selectivelyb) especially

c) finallyd) certainly

(4)(4)

(6)(6)

A referendum to change Australia's status, from a commonwealth headed by the British monarch to an independent republic, was _____ in 1999.

(7) a) votingb) voted

c) defeatedd) chosen

(7)(7)

Great Britain

Great Britain, the _____ industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading _____ in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its _____ the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's _____. 

(1)(1)

(1) a) minorb) single

c) dominantd) principle

Great Britain, the _____ industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading _____ in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its _____ the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's _____. 

(1)(1)

(2) a) roleb) actor

c) playsd) character

(2)(2)

Great Britain, the _____ industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading _____ in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its _____ the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's _____. 

(1)(1)

(3) a) bestb) high

c) zenithd) top

(2)(2)

(3)(3)

Great Britain, the _____ industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading _____ in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its _____ the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's _____. 

(1)(1)

(4) a) nationsb) surface

c) countriesd) region

(2)(2)

(3)(3)

(4)(4)

The first half of the 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously ____ in two World Wars. The second half ____ the dismantling of the Empire and the UK rebuilding ____ into a modern and prosperous European nation. The UK currently is weighing the ____ of its integration with continental Europe. 

(5)(5)

(5) a) losingb) missing

c) depletedd) lost

The first half of the 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously ____ in two World Wars. The second half ____ the dismantling of the Empire and the UK rebuilding ____ into a modern and prosperous European nation. The UK currently is weighing the ____ of its integration with continental Europe. 

(5)(5)

(6) a) boughtb) watched

c) looked atd) witnessed

(6)(6)

The first half of the 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously ____ in two World Wars. The second half ____ the dismantling of the Empire and the UK rebuilding ____ into a modern and prosperous European nation. The UK currently is weighing the ____ of its integration with continental Europe. 

(5)(5)

(7) a) itselfb) themselves

c) himselfd) herself

(6)(6)(7)(7)

The first half of the 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously ____ in two World Wars. The second half ____ the dismantling of the Empire and the UK rebuilding ____ into a modern and prosperous European nation. The UK currently is weighing the ____ of its integration with continental Europe. 

(5)(5)

(8) a) periodb) degree

c) heavinessd) weight

(6)(6)(7)(7)

(8)(8)

A member of the EU, it chose to remain _____ of the EMU for the time _____ Constitutional reform is also a significant issue in the UK. Regional assemblies with _____ degrees of power opened in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland in 1999. 

(9)(9)

(9) a) outsideb) far

c) awayd) inside

A member of the EU, it chose to remain _____ of the EMU for the time _____ Constitutional reform is also a significant issue in the UK. Regional assemblies with _____ degrees of power opened in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland in 1999. 

(9)(9)

(10) a) now b) being

c) remainingd) at hand

(10)(10)

A member of the EU, it chose to remain _____ of the EMU for the time _____ Constitutional reform is also a significant issue in the UK. Regional assemblies with _____ degrees of power opened in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland in 1999. 

(9)(9)

(11) a) varying b) optional

c) variousd) varied

(10)(10)

(11)(11)

Ireland

A failed 1916 Easter Monday Rebellion touched _____ several years of guerrilla warfare that in 1921 resulted in _____ from the UK for the 26 southern _____ the six northern counties (Ulster) remained part ______ Great Britain.

(1)(1)

(1) a) tob) off

c) atd) of

A failed 1916 Easter Monday Rebellion touched _____ several years of guerrilla warfare that in 1921 resulted in _____ from the UK for the 26 southern _____ the six northern counties (Ulster) remained part ______ Great Britain.

(1)(1)

(2) a) freedomb) freeing

c) independenced) independent

(2)(2)

A failed 1916 Easter Monday Rebellion touched _____ several years of guerrilla warfare that in 1921 resulted in _____ from the UK for the 26 southern _____ the six northern counties (Ulster) remained part ______ Great Britain.

(1)(1)

(3) a) countiesb) countries

c) citiesd) areas

(2)(2)(3)(3)

A failed 1916 Easter Monday Rebellion touched _____ several years of guerrilla warfare that in 1921 resulted in _____ from the UK for the 26 southern _____ the six northern counties (Ulster) remained part ______ Great Britain.

(1)(1)

(4) a) ofb) at

c) tod) in

(2)(2)(3)(3)

(4)(4)

In 1948 Ireland _____ from the British Commonwealth; it _____ the European Community in 1973. Irish governments have ______ the peaceful unification of Ireland and have ______ with Britain against terrorist groups. 

(5)(5)

(5) a) opted outb) went

c) withdrewd) left

In 1948 Ireland _____ from the British Commonwealth; it _____ the European Community in 1973. Irish governments have ______ the peaceful unification of Ireland and have ______ with Britain against terrorist groups. 

(5)(5)

(6) a) signedb) left for

c) signed ond) joined

(6)(6)

In 1948 Ireland _____ from the British Commonwealth; it _____ the European Community in 1973. Irish governments have ______ the peaceful unification of Ireland and have ______ with Britain against terrorist groups. 

(5)(5)

(7) a) soughtb) observed

c) lookedd) seeked

(6)(6)

(7)(7)

In 1948 Ireland _____ from the British Commonwealth; it _____ the European Community in 1973. Irish governments have ______ the peaceful unification of Ireland and have ______ with Britain against terrorist groups. 

(5)(5)

(8) a) talkedb) fought

c) cooperatedd) helped

(6)(6)

(7)(7)

(8)(8)

A peace settlement for Northern Ireland, approved in 1998, has not _____ been implemented.  

(9)(9)

(9) a) alreadyb) just

c) yetd) still

USA

The United States became the world's first modern _____ after its _____ with Great Britain (1776) and the adoption of a constitution (1789).

(1)(1)

(1) a) theocracyb) oligarchy

c) democracyd) democrat

The United States became the world's first modern _____ after its _____ with Great Britain (1776) and the adoption of a constitution (1789).

(1)(1)

(2) a) cutb) divorce

c) breakd) breaking

(2)(2)

____ the 19th century, many new states were _____ to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American _____ and acquired a number of _____ possessions.

(3) a) Throughb) During

c) Ond) While

(3)(3)

____ the 19th century, many new states were _____ to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American _____ and acquired a number of _____ possessions.

(4) a) selectedb) added

c) includedd) bought

(3)(3)(4)(4)

____ the 19th century, many new states were _____ to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American _____ and acquired a number of _____ possessions.

(5) a) countryb) continent

c) countyd) shelf

(3)(3)(4)(4)

(5)(5)

____ the 19th century, many new states were _____ to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American _____ and acquired a number of _____ possessions.

(6) a) addedb) domestic

c) overseasd) abroad

(3)(3)(4)(4)

(5)(5)(6)(6)

The two major _____ experiences in the nation's history were the Civil War (1861-65) and the Great _____ of the 1930s. Buoyed by _____ in World Wars I and II and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the US remains the world's most powerful nation-state.(7) a) influencing

b) traumaticc) overwhelmedd) impressive

(7)(7)

The two major _____ experiences in the nation's history were the Civil War (1861-65) and the Great _____ of the 1930s. Buoyed by _____ in World Wars I and II and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the US remains the world's most powerful nation-state.(8) a) Boom

b) Depressionc) Recessiond) Drought

(7)(7)

(8)(8)

The two major _____ experiences in the nation's history were the Civil War (1861-65) and the Great _____ of the 1930s. Buoyed by _____ in World Wars I and II and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the US remains the world's most powerful nation-state.(9) a) set backs

b) lossesc) victoriesd) winnings

(7)(7)

(8)(8)(9)(9)

The economy is marked by _____ growth, low _____ and inflation, and _____ advances in technology.

(10) a) vast b) steady

c) longlyd) short

(10)(10)

The economy is marked by _____ growth, low _____ and inflation, and _____ advances in technology.

(11) a) interest b) job rate

c) employmentd) unemployment

(10)(10)(11)(11)

The economy is marked by _____ growth, low _____ and inflation, and _____ advances in technology.

(12) a) rapid b) hardly

c) quicklyd) cumbersome

(10)(10)(11)(11)

(12)(12)

Has Been vs.Has Gone

... has/have been to... refers to a place which someone has

visited sometime in his life.

In other words, "has been to" refers to an

experience.

Where is Tom? Has he _____ to the bank?

a) goneb) been

I've _____ to London twice.

a) goneb) been

Have you ever _____ to a Rolling Stones concert?

a) goneb) been

I can't find Peter. Where has he _____ to?

a) goneb) been

I don't believe they've ever _____ to Houston.

a) goneb) been

She's _____ to do some shopping. She'll be back soon.a) goneb) been

Has she _____ away for long, or will she be back soon?a) goneb) been

Just a moment, Peter's _____ to get the report.

a) goneb) been

My friend Jack hasn't _____ here before.

a) goneb) been

Our pastor has _____ away for the month.

a) goneb) been