II. Complete the sentences with the appropriate present tenses of the verbs in brackets.

1. Canada ………………….. made up of 10 provinces and three territories. (be)

2. Australia ………………….. a range of different landscapes, including urban areas mountain ranges, desserts and rain forests. (have)

3. Annually, the National Eisteddfod festival of Wales ………………….. place for eight days at the start of August. (take)

4. The Statue of Liberty ………………….. over 12 million immigrants entering the USA through New York Harbor since 1900. (welcome)

5. Each of the 50 states ………………….. an official state flower so far. (adopt)

6. Since 1965, the maple tree with the leaves ………………….. the most well-known Canadian symbol. (become)

7. At present, the National Cherry Blossom Festival ………………….. in Washington, D,C. to see celebrate spring's arrival. (occur)

8. Maori ………………….. recognised as an official language of New Zealand since the Maoris Language Act of 1987. (be)

IV. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

accent     brigade        cattle       fence        football

igloo        loch        monument         native        symbol

1. The silver fern is a national …………………. of New Zealand.

2. Mount Rushmore is a national …………………. carved into a mountain in South Dakota, USA.

3. Trung speaks English like a …………………. though he comes from Vietnam.

4. I sometimes thought John's …………………. sounded English, sometimes American.

5. In Scotland, the word "…………………." is used to describe any large, enclosed expanse of water.

6. It took six years to build the rabbit-proof …………………. in Australia.

7. England is the original home of …………………. because the sport was invented there.

8. Edinburgh, Scotland was the first city in the world to have his own fire

…………………. in 1824.

9. Anna Creek Station in South Australia is the world's largest …………………. station with an area of 24,000 km2.

10. An …………………. is a type of shelter built of snow by the Inuit, the Aboriginal peoples in Canada.