SECTION A In this section, you will hear
a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes
on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them
to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over,
you’ll be given two minutes to check your notes, and another 10 minutes to
complete the gap-filling task. Now listen to the
mini-lecture. Complete the gap-filling task. Some of the gaps
below may require a maximum of THREE words. Make .sure the word (s) you fill .in
is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may refer to your
notes. Structure of the Canadian Government
Canada is a former British colony. There are many similarities and
differences in the political conditions between the two
countries. Ⅰ. Both countries have the same official head of
state,i.e. ,(1)______
(1)
______ In Canada, the official head is represented by
a (2)______, who, when heads of state visit Canada,
(2) ______ will first greet them before they are welcomed
by (3)______
(3) ______ Ⅱ. The biggest difference
between Canada and the UK is that Canada is a (4)
______
(4)
______ 1) Canada has ten provinces and (5) ______
(5) ______ territories, each with their
own government. These local governments all have a great deal of
power. 2) Canada was the first political community to combine
federalism with a(n) (6) ______ model of
(6) ______ government, which is labeled with "strength, order
and (7)______".
(7) ______ Ⅲ. The Canadian parliament
consists of the House of Commons and the
Senate. 1) The MPs in the House of Commons ale elected to
represent different electoral districts ,which are based on (8)______
rather than geographic size.
(8) ______ 2) The senators am not
elected. They are (9)
(9)
______ ______ by the Governor General to represent the regions more
equally. The Senate is (10)______ to the
(10)______ House of Lords in the UK