Facts about Australia

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Over 20 million people .......... in Australia
1. lives
2. live
3. is living
Australia .......... many strange and beautiful animals
1. does have
2. have
3. has
Sydney is .......... largest city in Australia
1. a
2. NOTHING
3. the
Emus and Kangaroos can't .......... backwards
1. walking
2. walks
3. walk
Australia is the .......... flattest continent
1. worlds
2. world's
3. worlds'
Canberra is the capital .......... Australia
1. of
2. in
3. on
The first fleet .......... in Sydney in 1788
1. arrive
2. arriving
3. arrived
The Aboriginal people .......... to Australia more than 40,000 years ago
1. comed
2. come
3. came
Melbourne hosted the Olympic games .......... 1956
1. in
2. on
3. at
The 27th Olympic games .......... in Sydney
1. held
2. was held
3. were held
Since 1954, over 6 million immigrants ............. to live in Australia
1. are coming
2. have come
3. will be coming
It was illegal .......... in Sydney beaches during the day until 1902
1. to swim
2. swimming
3. swim
Most Australians .......... kangaroo
1. ate
2. did eat
3. have eaten
One bite from an Australian Taipan snake could .......... over 100 people
1. kill
2. to kill
3. be killing
When the British first saw a platypus, they thought it...................... a hoax
1. must to be
2. must have been
3. must have
Australia ........... 31 Prime Ministers
1. had
2. had had
3. has had
There are over 400,000 international students .......... enrolled in courses in Australia
1. currently
2. at this time
3. at the moment
The number of international students .......... to rise
1. might
2. probably will
3. is likely
In the next few years it is estimated there .......... a sharp increase in the number of educational facilities in Australia
1. will be
2. will
3. will to be
Australia's North Queensland has clear blue waters and .......... rainforests
1. crowded
2. jam-packed
3. dense
People in Australia are generally very nice but can sometimes be .......... blunt
1. completely
2. utterly
3. painfully
Informal "Aussie Speak" is .......... with colourful expressions that you may find confusing at first.
1. peppered
2. dusted
3. sprayed
Although English is Australia's national language, the cultural .......... within Australia has meant that up to 200 languages are spoken in the community
1. variety
2. mixture
3. diversity
It is universally .......... that all Australians love to watch sport
1. viewed
2. seen that
3. accepted
Migrants have played an important role in the ..........of the nation
1. shaping
2. moulding
3. making

Facts about Australia

Vocabulary and Grammar