41. Ottawa, the capital city of Canada, is in the province of ______.

　　A. Alberta B. Quebec

　　C. Ontario D. Atlantic

　　42. While he failed to find the passage to Asia, ______ opened the interior of Canada to French fur trades and later colonizers.

　　A. John Cabot B. Henry Hudson

　　C. Jacques Cartier D. Samuel de Champlain

　　43. In 1971, the Canadian government adopted a policy of multiculturalism and encouraged its immigrants to maintain their particular ______ heritages since then.

　　A. cultural B. political

　　C. industrial D. agricultural

　　44. Ireland is one of the most ______ countries in Europe.

　　A. Puritan B. Muslin

　　C. Catholic D. Christian

　　45. The ______ of Ireland is described as “mild, moist and changeable” since extreme cold, long frosts, heavy snows in winter and scorching days in summer are uncommon.

　　A. valleys B. lowlands

　　C. weather D. temperature

　　46. Lake Eyre is regarded as Australia’s largest lake, but most of the time ______.

　　A. it has no water at all

　　B. it has very little water

　　C. only half of the lake has water

　　D. only parts of the lake have water

　　47. In Australia, the main reason that so many people prefer to live in a coastal city or town is a(n) ______ one.

　　A. cultural B. political

　　C. economic D. environmental

　　48. “School of the Air” refers to ______ in Australia.

　　A. schools which train pilots

　　B. schools where people can learn how to fly

　　C. a school system where children go to school by air

　　D. a radio educational system through which children learn their lessons

　　49. In New Zealand, over three-fourths of the land is more than 200 meters above sea level, and much of it is ______.

　　A. wet B. hilly

　　C. sandy D. boggy

　　50. New Zealand often has earthquakes because ______.

　　A. the length of the country is too long from east to west

　　B. there is a fault line which runs the length of the country

　　C. the length of the country is too long from south to north

　　D. the country is geographically divided into too many parts