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Australia is the only country that fills an entire continent. It is the smallest continent in the world but the sixth largest country. Australia, called the island continent, is totallt surrounded by water. The island continent is, in large part, a very dry, flat land. Yet it supports a magnificent anf unusual collection of wildlife. Australia is a land of oddities. There are many unusual animals and plants that cannot be found anywhere ellse in the w...
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Australia is the only country that fills an entire continent. It is the smallest continent in the world but the sixth largest country. Australia, called the island continent, is totallt surrounded by water. The island continent is, in large part, a very dry, flat land. Yet it supports a magnificent anf unusual collection of wildlife. Australia is a land of oddities. There are many unusual animals and plants that cannot be found anywhere ellse in the world. Because the island continent was separated from the rest of the world for many years, these animals developed in different ways. Many of the animals in Australia are marsupials. Marsupials are animals such as koalas and wombats.The kangaroo is perhaps the best known of the marsupials. Besides the marsupial, the strange animals of the continent include emu and the duckbill platypus. There are many physical feature of Australia that also are unique, including the central part of the country known as "Outback" , which consists off three main deserts. More than half of all Australians live in large, morden cities along the coast. There are so many people living in the small towns on the edge of the Outback, where there is plenty of grassfor raising sheep and cattle. Autralia rates first in the world for sheep raising. In fact, there are more than 10 times as many sheep in Australia as there are people!
1. The text mainly discusses.........
A. The geography B. The wildlife of Australia C. The economy of Australia D. A and B are correct
2. Which of the following is true according to the text?
A. Australia is surrounded by two large bodies of water
B. Australia has unique and strange collection of wildlife
C.Australia don't have any deserts
D. Australia is a large continent
3. Which animal is NOT mentioned in the text?
A. Koala B. Camel C. Sheep D. Platypus
4. The majority of Australians live in/on............
A. The small towns B. The desert C. Farms D. Big cities