What do you know about Australia?

Here are some interesting facts about Australia. Over 200 different languages and dialects ___ SPEAK ___ in Australia including 45 indigenous languages. Australia has the world’s ____ HIGH ____ proportion of migrant settlers in a developed nation with over 25% of Australians born in another country. The ___ ONE ____ Australian Friendly Society with the motto of “Advance Australia” was formed in Victoria in 1871.

The cat, the rooster, and the young mouse

A very young mouse made his first trip out of the hole and into the world. He returned to tell his mother of the wonderful creatures he ___ SEE ____. “Oh, Mother,” said the mouse, “I met some curious animals. There was one beautiful animal with fluffy fur, a long winding tail and a tender voice. I met another animal, a terrible looking monster. He had raw meat on his head and on his chin that wiggled and shook as he walked. He gave such a powerful and frightening cry, that I ran away in fear, without ____ TALK ___ to the kind beautiful animal.” Mother Mouse smiled, “My dear, that horrible creature was a harmless bird, but that beautiful animal with the fluffy fur was a cat who eats ___ MOUSE ___. You are lucky she __ NOTHAVE __ you for dinner.”

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A school photo

My son and I were checking out a house he was interested in buying. When the owner came to the door, she looked at me and said, “Larry? I know you. We ____ GO ______ to school together. I’m Elaine. Don’t you recognize me?” I failed to remember her. She took out our old yearbook and showed me her graduation picture – still nothing. “Let’s look at ____ YOU _____ picture,” she said. She flipped the pages until she came to me. Under my photo I read, “Elaine, I ____ NOT FORGET ___ you. Never!”

The most famous book for kids

Have you read Mary Poppins? It is a series of eight books for ____ CHILD ___ written by P.L.Travers and published over the period from 1934 to 1988. The books centre on magical English nanny Mary Poppins. She ____ BRING ____ by the East wind to Number 17 Cherry Tree Lane, London, and into the Banks’s household to care for their children. Various adventures follow until Mary Poppins abruptly leaves. Only the _____ ONE _____ three of the eight books feature Mary Poppins arriving and leaving. The ____ LATE _____ five books recount previously unrecorded adventures from her original three visits.

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Boston Public Library

Dating from 1852, Boston Public Library contributes much to Boston’s reputation as the “Athens of America”. The old building is notable for its magnificent facade and interior art. ___ VISIT ____ can pick up a free brochure. The brochure will be ___ HELP ___ to visitors. _____ ALTERNATIVE ___, free guided tours depart from the entrance hall at various times. This ___ ORIGIN ____ building, inspired by Italian Renaissance, can boast of enormous bronze doorways, iron gates and lanterns. From there a marble staircase leads the guests inside. Besides this _____ AMAZE ___ artistry, the library holds untold treasures in its special collections, including John Adams’ personal library. If you visit this place once, it will be ___ POSSIBLE ____ for you to forget it.

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Texas Rodeo

The rodeo is a really exciting event. It is a thrilling ____ COMPETE ____ between cowboys from all over the country. It has a long tradition and even today there are rodeo schools which keep it alive and ___ PROFESSION ___. The rodeo is a spectacular sight. If a ____ VISIT ____ has a place in the first row of the arena, he or she may even be sprinkled with sand by the passing horses. The _____ PERFORM ___ usually starts with an opening ceremony by horsemen dressed in bright colours and carrying flags. All through the show the master of the ceremony ___ CONSTANT ___ jokes with special clowns. A rodeo in Texas is certainly an exciting experience which is practically ___ POSSIBLE ____ for a tourist to forget.

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A smart cat

My Snowball is a wonderful cat. I don’t know of any other cat that loves to watch Sesame Street. He will also come running up to the TV if he _____ HEAR ______ a baby crying or little kids playing. He can’t stand TV commercials! Anytime a commercial comes on he turns his head to the side and so he ____ NOT HAVE ______ to watch the commercial. When the show is back on the air, he will start watching the show again. It was then that I _____ FIND _______ out that when a commercial is on, the volume goes up a bit, and this is his signal to turn away. When the volume goes down then the commercial is over. Smart cat, I started to do the same thing.

Creative thinking

Percy Spencer was an American physicist and inventor. He was the chief of the power tube division of the Raytheon Company. Once he noticed that microwaves from the radar set he ____ WORK _______ on had melted the candy bar in his pocket. It had been known that microwaves generate heat. But he was the ____ ONE _______ one to think of using this heat to cook food. He received a patent in 1950, and Raytheon developed the idea ___ FAR _______ for commercial and industrial use. In a sign of things to come, popcorn was what Spencer and _____ HE _____ colleagues cooked with microwaves. Spencer’s creative thinking turned a routine observation into a technological breakthrough.

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Did you know?

Here are some interesting facts about Australia. Canberra ___ CHOOSE ___ as the capital because Sydney and Melbourne could not stop arguing which city should be the capital of Australia. The sports capital of the world has 70 percent of ____ IT ____ total population participating at least once a week in a particular recreational activity or sport. 80 % of Australians believe Australia has a strong culture and identity characterised by honesty, sports and multiculturalism based on research ___ ORGANISE ____ by the Australia Day Council of NSW in 2008.

The wolf and the goat

A hungry wolf was out searching for a meal. He ____ SEE ____ a goat feeding on grass on top of a high cliff. The wolf wished to get the goat to climb down from the rock and into his grasp and he called out to her. “Excuse me, dear Goat,” he said in a friendly voice, “It is very dangerous for you to be at such a height. Do come down before you injure yourself. Besides, the grass is much _____ GREEN ____ down here. Take my advice, and please come down from that high cliff.” But the goat knew too well of the wolf’s intent. “You ____ NOT CARE ___ if I eat good grass or bad. What you care about is ___ EAT ___ me.”

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New England Aquarium

The New England Aquarium has sea creatures of all sizes, shapes and colors. This place is ___ CERTAIN ___ the centerpiece of downtown Boston’s waterfront. Its main ____ ATTRACT __ is the newly renovated, three-story Giant Ocean Tank. It literally swirls with thousands of creatures, including turtles and sharks. ___ COUNT ___ side exhibits explore the lives and habitats of other underwater species, as well as penguins and marine mammals. ___ VISIT ____ to the aquarium can watch training sessions. There animals show off their ___ INTELLIGENT ___ and athleticism. Note that some animal rights groups make a strong case that marine mammals should not be kept in captivity, so from time to time the aquarium has to face these protests. The New England Aquarium is really a beautiful place and an ____ FORGETTABLE ____ experience for anybody.

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Apollo

Apollo was one of the ancient Greek gods. He was the god of music, the god of healing, and is also seen as a pastoral god, protecting flocks of sheep from ____ WOLF ____. One of Apollo’s most important daily tasks was to harness ____ HE ____ four-horse chariot, in order to move the Sun across the sky. Apollo was an oracle and people from all over the world travelled there to learn what the future ___ HOLD ___ for them.

Guinness record for gadgets

A dedicated Batman fan created the most impressive costume and earned a Guinness World Record for it. His costume had ___ MANY ___ gadgets on it than anyone could imagine. Julian Checkley, a lifelong player, said his suit ____ INSPIRE ____ by a character in a video game. He tricked out the batsuit with 23 functioning gadgets. “I ___ SPEND ____ many long hours finding ways to store gadgets on the suit. They are classic gadgets but also some are specific to Batman. I think I’ve found the ___ GOOD ___ way to place the gadgets on the suit. I am immensely proud of my Guinness World Records title,” Checkley said.

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Central Park

One of the world’s most well-known green spaces, Central Park in New York occupies 843 acres of land with European-style gardens, a lake and a reservoir. ___ NATURAL ___, among Central Park sights one should also mention an outdoor theater, a memorial to John Lennon and a very famous statue of Alice in Wonderland. Many tourists consider Central Park to be a truly ___ BEAUTY ___ place. It is important to say that this huge park was designed as a leisure space for all New Yorkers, ___ REGARD ____ of color or class. Today, this “people’s park” is still one of the city’s most popular __ ATTRACT ____. It is also a very popular place for numerous ___ JOG ___. Even in winter with its snowstorms there is something to do there, like cross-country ____ SKI ____. If you plan to visit New York, Central Park is an absolute must for you.

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Elephants

Elephants form deep family bonds and live in tight family groups. The herd is led by the oldest and often largest female in the herd, _____ CALL ____ a matriarch. When a calf is born, it ___ RAISE ____ and protected by the whole matriarchal herd. Males leave the family unit between the ages of 12-15 and may lead solitary ____ LIFE ___ or live temporarily with other males.

The role of art

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is one of the most famous in the world. This year, MIT jumped from the fourth to the ____ TWO ____ highest globally ranked university in art and design. It __ NAME ___ the top university in the world for architecture some years ago. The hard work of the faculty, staff, and students ____ LEAD ____ to that recognition. Though it is called the Institute of Technology, the arts are essential to MIT’s mission to build a ___ GOOD ___ society and meet the challenges of the 21st century.

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Archeology

What is archeology? It is the study of human activity, primarily through the study of ____ IT ____ material remains. Most human activity is in the past, and most past human activity occurred before any ___ WRITE ____ record. That is why archaeology is the ___ IMPORTANT ____ method for the study of human pre-history.

Sports in Victorian times

Sports became extremely popular in Victorian times. Traditional sports like football, cricket and boxing had been played for centuries but now they were given proper rules for the____ ONE ____ time. This was the time when many football clubs were set up. Football ___ MEAN ____ to keep people healthy and to encourage a sense of fair play. It ____ NOT BE __ that successful and free kicks and penalty kicks had to be brought in to stop foul play. International matches started in 1880s. The organized matches drew large crowds and watching sport ___ BECOME ___ a hobby.

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The Met

The Met is an encyclopedic museum, founded in 1870. It has one of the biggest art ____ COLLECT ___ in the world with more than two million individual objects. Among them you can find anything from Egyptian temples to American ___ PAINT ___. The museum attracts over six million ____ VISIT ___ a year to its 17 acres of galleries making it the largest single-site attraction in New York City. In other words, plan on spending some time here. The museum has _____ WONDER ___ examples of ancient Egyptian art, some of which date back to the Paleolithic era. The 27 galleries devoted to classical antiquity are illuminated by natural daylight. In the northwest corner, the American galleries demonstrate a wide ___ VARY ____ of decorative and fine art from throughout US history. The Met is ___ REAL ___ worth visiting. If you go to New York, do not miss a chance of going there.

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