D.None of the above.

　　2. In the early history of America and Australia, both colonies developed towards the west firstly for her reaon that______.

　　A. the population was increasing rapidly in the east

　　B. the English thought there might be richer land there

　　C. gold was discovered there

　　D. fewer people lived there

　　3. In the early 1920s, ______.

　　A. Australia had one fifteenth as many people as sheep

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

　　C. the population in Australia was greater than that of the Untied States

　　D. the Untied States had twice as many sheep as people

　　4. Australia, unlike the Unted States,______.

　　A. won its independence by peaceful means

　　B. did not discover gold until the late 1840s

　　C. was the last and biggest continent to be discovered

　　D. was not rich in gold in its western part

　　5. The last sentence in the last paragraph "... Australia and the United States have more in common with each other than either one has with most of the rest of the world" means ______.

　　A. The United States and Australia do not have any main difference

　　B. The United States and Australia have much more in common than they have with other countries

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