Australia's Population Reaches 25 Million - One Word Too Many
Read the text about Australia's population growth. In some lines there is a word that shouldn't be there. Write this word in the box next to the line. If the line is correct write "OK". There are two examples at the beginning.
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Australia's population has crossed the
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25 million mark, then almost a decade
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earlier than he expected. Last year the
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population rose up by almost 400,000 -
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since 1970 it has been doubled.
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Since the end of World War II Australia
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has recorded a almost steady growth
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rate of 1.6% a year ago. About 60% of
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it comes down from immigration.
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Australia attracts hundreds of thousands
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of immigrants every year. In the last
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20 years, newcomers have not been
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arriving from even India, China and the
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Philippines.
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As such in many other western countries,
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when some politicians have urged the
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government to slow down immigration.
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One of the big problems is to getting
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immigrants to move over to rural areas,
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where there is already a small shortage
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of skilled workers.
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