A. Reading comprehension
Read our article about the British West Indies on pages 27-30 of English Now No 114. Then match the years and numbers on the left with the relevant statements on the right.
| 1. Between 1650 and 1730 | |
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| a. The number of islands in the Caribbean |
| 2. 60% | |
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| b. The year the British West Indies were divided into eight colonies |
| 3. 1912 | |
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| c. The years of the golden age of piracy in the Caribbean |
| 4. 1962 | |
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| d. The months of the hurricane season in the Caribbean |
| 5. 1916 | |
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| e. The year Haiti became an independent country |
| 6. 1804 | |
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| f. The year the West Indies Federation dissolved |
| 7. 7,000 | |
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| g. The number of short stories in the book Caribbean by James A. Michener |
| 8. 1878 | |
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| h. The percentage of French territory on the island of Saint Martin |
| 9. 16 | |
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| i. The year Saint Barthelemy stopped being Swedish |
| 10. June to November | |
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| j. The year Denmark sold the Danish West Indies to the United States |