Although the development of these two countries has a lot in common, there are some striking differences as well.

　　The United States gained its independence from England by revolution while Australia won its independence without having to go to war. Australia, unlike the United States, was firstly turned into a colony by English prisoners and its economic development was in wheat growing and sheep raising. By 1922, for example, Australia had fifteen times more sheep than it had people or almost half as many sheep as there people today in the United States. Yet, in spite of these and other main differences, Australia and the United States have more in common with each other than either one has with most of the rest of the world.

　　5．Who turned Australia into a colony?

　　A．Britain.

　　B．Several European countries.

　　C．The United States.

　　D．None of the above.

　　6．In the early history of America and Australia, both colonies developed towards the west firstly for the reason that ________.

　　A．the population was increasing rapidly in the east

　　B．gold was discovered there

　　C．the English thought there might be richer land there

　　D．fewer people lived there

　　7．In the early 1920s ________.

　　A．there were more sheep in Australia than in the United States

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