Singapore is an island country and the smallest country in South East Asia. Singapore (1)______________ of 63 islands, including the main island itself. The area of Singapore is about 697.2 sq km, about 23% of Singapore’s land area comprises forests and (2) ________________________ reserves. The capital and largest city is Singapore City and the (3) _____________ in June 2006 was about 4 million. Singapore has a tropical rainforest climate, its temperatures (4) ______________ from 22 degree Celsius to 34 degree Celsius. The (5) ____________ language of Singapore is Malay. Today, Singapore has one of the highest (6) _____________ of living in Asia, with its economy centered on the production of electronic items, ship building, petroleum refining, tourism, and international trade.
1. A. includes B. comprises C. consists D. combines
2. A. nature B. natural C. naturalized D. naturally
3. A. resident B. occupation C. community D. population
4. A. run B. range C. drop D. measure
5. A. nation B. nation’s C. national D. native
6. A. standards B. aspects C. levels D. samples