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A. Circle the correct answer for each question.
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?
a. rich
a. a feast
b. a tree
a. spending money b. receiving awards
a. an empire
b. a rifle
a. an insect
b. water
a. help it
b. ruin it
6. What would profit do for a business?
a. excited
b. confused
7. Which would people rather be?
a. a contract
b. a feast
8. Which would you invite friends to share with you?
a. a recruit
b. a contract
9. Which would you sign?
a. being punished
b. getting a reward
10. Which would few people enjoy?
B. Complete the paragraph with items from the box. Two items are extra.
Which of these is a weapon?
4.
5.
Which of these flows?
discovered
resembled
establishing
rights
faced
status
by Roy's s
grief
the rest of
Many people change countries during their life, but one man has (1)
(2)
son and (10)
heir
took over
This surprised people in the UK, who believed they had the (5) .
Bates and (6)
to leave the platform. However, Roy (8).
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,
one of the platforms and announced he had started his own country,
(4)
called Sealand.
b. poor
himself by
his own country. During World War II, the UK built a number of artificial platforms
made a name for
weapons
the people on the island (his family), (7)
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.
to the platform.
orders
of a country, Sealand, has its own stamps, coins, and passports. It is controlled
'Prince' Michael, and is home to a large Internet business.
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