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Australia became a _____ of the British Empire in 1901. It was able to take advantage _____ its natural resources to rapidly develop its agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the British _____ in World Wars I and II. Long-term concerns _____ pollution, particularly depletion of the ozone layer, and management and conservation of coastal areas, _____ the Great Barrier Reef. A referendum to change Australia's status, from a commonwealth headed by the British monarch to an independent republic, was _____ in 1999.
- commonwealth
- member
- player
- son
Australia became a commonwealth of the British Empire in 1901. It was able to take advantage _____ its natural resources to rapidly develop its agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the British _____ in World Wars I and II. Long-term concerns _____ pollution, particularly depletion of the ozone layer, and management and conservation of coastal areas, _____ the Great Barrier Reef. A referendum to change Australia's status, from a commonwealth headed by the British monarch to an independent republic, was _____ in 1999.
- of
- in
- to
- at
Australia became a commonwealth of the British Empire in 1901. It was able to take advantage of its natural resources to rapidly develop its agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the British _____ in World Wars I and II. Long-term concerns _____ pollution, particularly depletion of the ozone layer, and management and conservation of coastal areas, _____ the Great Barrier Reef. A referendum to change Australia's status, from a commonwealth headed by the British monarch to an independent republic, was _____ in 1999.
- siege
- game
- effort
- trial
Australia became a commonwealth of the British Empire in 1901. It was able to take advantage of its natural resources to rapidly develop its agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the British effort in World Wars I and II. Long-term concerns _____ pollution, particularly depletion of the ozone layer, and management and conservation of coastal areas, _____ the Great Barrier Reef. A referendum to change Australia's status, from a commonwealth headed by the British monarch to an independent republic, was _____ in 1999.
- preclude
- include
- exclude
- list
Australia became a commonwealth of the British Empire in 1901. It was able to take advantage of its natural resources to rapidly develop its agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the British effort in World Wars I and II. Long-term concerns include pollution, particularly depletion of the ozone layer, and management and _____ of coastal areas, _____ the Great Barrier Reef. A referendum to change Australia's status, from a commonwealth headed by the British monarch to an independent republic, was _____ in 1999.
- use
- employment
- contemplation
- conservation
Australia became a commonwealth of the British Empire in 1901. It was able to take advantage of its natural resources to rapidly develop its agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the British effort in World Wars I and II. Long-term concerns include pollution, particularly depletion of the ozone layer, and management and conservation of coastal areas, _____ the Great Barrier Reef. A referendum to change Australia's status, from a commonwealth headed by the British monarch to an independent republic, was _____ in 1999.
- selectively
- especially
- finally
- certainly
Australia became a commonwealth of the British Empire in 1901. It was able to take advantage of its natural resources to rapidly develop its agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the British effort in World Wars I and II. Long-term concerns include pollution, particularly depletion of the ozone layer, and management and conservation of coastal areas, especially the Great Barrier Reef. A referendum to change Australia's status, from a commonwealth headed by the British monarch to an independent republic, was _____ in 1999.
- voting
- voted
- defeated
- chosen
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