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3 Read the text and choose the correct answers.
Australia: the island continent
The country of Australia is both the world’s smallest continent and the world’s biggest island. Its nearest neighbours are Indonesia about 800 km to the north, Papua New Guinea 150 km to the north-east and New Zealand about 2,000 km to the south-east. Much of the land is very dry and a large part of it is desert. These dry areas are known as the outback. Many animals are found in Australia that do not exist anywhere else in the world, for example marsupials like the kangaroo and the koala. Australia has the greatest number of reptiles of any country, with 755 species. Among these are some of the deadliest snakes in the world. Most of the population lives in the cities in the south east of the country, like Sydney, Melbourne and the capital, Canberra. Australians take a great interest in the environment and they think the greatest danger facing their country is climate change.
1 Australia is the largest . . . in the world.
a continent. b island. c country.
2 The nearest country to Australia is . . .
a New Zealand. b Indonesia. c Papua New Guinea.
3 Over 700 species of . . . live in Australia.
a snakes b reptiles c marsupials
4 The capital of Australia is . . .
a Sydney. b Melbourne. c Canberra.
5 Many Australians are interested in . . .
a ecology. b politics. c business.
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4 Read the text again and answer the questions with a complete sentence.
1 Where is New Zealand in relation to Australia?
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2 What do Australians call the dry area of their country?
__________________________________________________ ______
3 Which countries other than Australia have kangaroos and koalas?
__________________________________________________ ______
4 Where do most Australians live? _________________________________________
5 What are the people of Australia worried about?
__________________________________________________ ______
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