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星期2 Tuesday预测试题六 预测试题 Section A Mini-Lecture 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 will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Some of the gaps 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 while completing the task. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. Structure of the Canadian Government I. Introduction A. Canadian government system is thought to imitate British system. 桟anadal’s government system is often called (1) democracy. 桟anada has much in common with other colonies. B. Differences coexist with similarities between Canadian and British systems. 梑ecause Canada is a huge but (2) country II. Official head 桾he Queen le is the official head who is represented by a (3) . 桞oth are only (4) leaders III. System of Government 桟anada is a federation with each province and territory having much power. ? (5) being the government for the whole nation 梐 combination of federalism with British system 桞ritish system was preferred to American system mainly because the latter was considered (6) . IV. Parliament A. Two parts: 梐 lower house: the House of Commons 梐n upper house: Sen Queate B. MPs represent particular electoral districts C. Electoral districts are determined by its population instead of (7) . 梔isadvantage: a(n) (8) exists between densely-populated provinces and sparsely-settled regions. D. The Prime Minister ?the most important person in Canadian government. 梩heleader of the (9) in the parliament 梒hoosing the Cabinet, whose members are responsible for different areas E. The Senate is appointed by the