B. Missing word cloze quiz. Choose the correct word from 1) – 8).
A land of (1) distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing (2) in 1867 while retaining (3) to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed (4) with the US, its (5) to the south across an unfortified (6). Its paramount political problem continues to be the (7) of the province of Quebec, with its French-speaking (8) and unique culture, to the remainder of the country.
1)
o vastly
o beautiful
o vast
o small
2)
o region
o nationality
o domain
o domonion
3)
o threads
o ties
o tied
o family
4)
o on parallel
o in parallel
o parallel
o of parallel