Question

Complete the text with the right words and entitle it.
(situated, island, continents, to consist, Isles, official, surrounded, language,
federation, Prime Minister, laws, country, capital, to discover.)

Even in medieval times there were stories about a large continent in the
Southern Hemisphere. But Europeans had never seen it. They wonder what it
was like and whether it was inhabited. They called this land terra australis
incognita, which means in Latin “the unknown southern land”. Australia was
… only in the 17th century, and after the expedition of James Cook in 1770 it
became a British colony.
Australia is … on the fifth and the smallest of the … . It is the largest …
in the world. It is smaller than the United States and much bigger than the
British … . Besides the continent of Australia … of a number of small
islands. The … name of the … is the Commonwealth of Australia. It is … by
the seas from all sides. The official … of the country is English. The … of
Australia is Canberra. Australia is a … of six states. The Federal Parliament
makes … . The government is headed by the … .

Answer 1

1. discovered
2. federaton
3. continents
4.isles
5.island
6. situated
7. official
8. country
9. surrounded
10. language
11. capital
12. consist
13. federation
14. Prime Minister