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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