Complete the sentences choosing the correct variants: 1. Australia is the sixth-largest … . a) Island b) country c) continent 2. Australia lies between … . a) the Arctic Ocean and the Indian Ocean b) the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean c) the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean 3. The earliest sea travelers arrived in Australia … . a) in 6500 years BC b) in 1606 c) about 65 thousand years ago 4. Europeans arrived in Australia in … . a) in the 17th century b) 300 thousand years ago c) 200 years ago 5. Before Europeans arrived… . a) aborigines spoke more than 200 written languages b) there were no written languages in Australia c) aborigines spoke English 6. … is considered the first European who landed on the coast of Australia. a) Willem Janszoon b) Abel Tasman c) James Cook 7. In 1642 the island of … was discovered by a Dutch navigator. a) New Holland b) Tasmania c) New Zealand 8. James Cook arrived in Australia in … . a) 1606 b) 1770 c) 1788 9. The arrival of the first European settlers including prisoners and their guards was in … . a) 1770 b) 1788 c) 1850s 10. Australia’s National Day is on … . a) June 26th b) July 4th c) January 26th 11. The gold rush began … . a) in 1788 b) in 1850s c) in 1901 12. At the end of the 19th century among the colonies in Australia there were … . a)Tasmania b) New South Wales c) Victoria d) Northern Territory e) South Australia f) Queensland g) Australian Capital Territory h) Western Australia 13. The ACT was formed … . a) in 1901 b) in 1911 c) after World War II 14. The largest number of immigrants which made it one of the most multinational countries in the world arrived in Australia … . a) in 1901 b) in 1911 c) after World War II 15. The British Monarch Queen Elizabeth II … . a) has no power in the Australian government b) has little power in the Australian government c) has much power in the Australian government 16. The Union Jack is … . a) the name of one of the modern states in Australia b) a part of Australia’s national flag c) the first prime-minister of Australia 17. The national flag of Australia: a) b) c) 18. The stars in the right part of Australian flag mean … . a) the first colonies in Australia b) the first settlements which were established at the places of modern Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Hobart and Perth c) the Southern Cross symbolizing Australia’s location in the southern hemisphere.
