AUSTRALIA

Intermediate
English exercise "Australia" created by lili73 (06-03-2008) with The test builder
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1.
Australia is made up of six states and two territories.
Queensland and New South Wales are the most easteasterlyeastern of the Australian states.
2.
(National Museum) Canberra is the capital ofinfrom Australia.
3.
Seasons in Australia are the reverse of thatthesethose in Europe. June and July are the coldest months.
4.
The middle part of the country is called the outback. The outback does not get very manymuchmore rain and is very dry.
5.
Ayers Rock (Uluru) is located in the outback in the Northern Territory.
It is the world 's more largelargerlargest monolith and an aboriginal sacred site.
6.
There are not many schools in the outback. Children who cannot get to school
use a radio to hear their teachers'steachers'teacher lessons.
7.
Australia's national sport is cricket but rugby and football are also quitfairlyquietly popular.
8.
The Great Barrier Reef is made up of coral and alguae.
It is the world's largest livelivingalive structure.
9.
Kangaroos and koalas are native ontoat Australia. Koalas are endangered.
10.
Australia was first used as a prison colony.
The first free settlers landed in Sydney which is now the largest city.
Sydney Opera House is one of the most unique buildings atfromin the world