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Circle the correct answer for each question.
A.
likely to be jealous of someone
1. You are more
2. Which do many people decorate at Christmas time?
3. Which are
people
more accustomed to?
4. Which of these is a weapon?
5. Which of these flows?
a. rich
b. poor
a. a feast
b. a tree
a. spending money b. receiving awards
b. a rifle
b. water
b. ruin it
b. confused
b. a feast
b. a contract
a. a recruit
a. being punished b. getting a reward
B. Complete the paragraph with items from the box. Two items are extra.
6. What would profit do for a business?
7. Which would people rather be?
8. Which would you invite friends to share with you?
9. Which would you sign?
10. Which would few people enjoy?
discovered
resembled
establishing
rights
faced
status
a. an empire
a. an insect
a. help it
a. excited
a. a contract
grief
the rest of
(9)
by Roy's
son and (10)
heir
took over
Many people change countries during their life, but one man has (1)
(2)
himself by
his own country. During World War II, the UK built a number of artificial platforms
in the sea to contain (3)
that would be used to fight off invaders. After the war, the
soldiers left these platforms and they were forgotten - until 1967. In that year, a British man, Roy Bates,
(4)
one of the platforms and announced he had started his own country,
called Sealand.
This surprised people in the UK, who believed they had the (5) -
Bates and (6)
to leave the platform. However, Roy (8).
made a name for
weapons
to the platform.
orders
In 1968, a court decided that the UK had no power over Sealand. Just like other places with the
that the platform was in international waters.
of a country, Sealand, has its own stamps, coins, and passports. It is controlled
'Prince' Michael, and is home to a large Internet business.
the people on the island (his family), (7)
in 11 - 15
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