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Nearly all the tourists (旅游者) who come to southeast France make a tour of Monaco, too. Lying near the French-Italian border, Monaco is not part of France, but a separate principality (公国), though it is surrounded by its great neighbor.
Monaco became a principality in the 16th century after being owned by a family member of a certain Italian king. The French and Italians soon came to "protect" it one after the other until 1861, when it became its own master again.
Facing the blue Mediterranean (地中海), Monaco is mainly made up of two cities, Monaco, where the palace for the prince stands, and Monte Calo, which is a wonderful place for tourists very year, around half a million people from all parts of the world come to Monaco, nearly 25 times as much as its population.
Believe it or not, Monaco has no soldiers or policemen of its own. Law and order is kept by the French police and the French stand for it in its foreign affairs, even the money used in Monaco is the French Franc, too.
(1) Which of following maps shows the right position of Monaco and its neighboring countries?
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●=Monaco F=France I=Italy M=Mediterranean
(2) The capital of Monaco must be __________.
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A. Monaco B. Monte Calo C. both A and B D. either A or B
(3) Which of the following statements is true?
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A. Monaco belongs to France because law and order is kept by the French police.
B. Monaco has a few soldiers and policemen.
C. Monaco is a completely independent country.
D. Manaco is not completely independent.
(4) The right order which tells the story of Monaco in the passage is ___________.
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a. Ruled by the Italians
b. Ruled by the French
c. Became a principality
d. Became a principality again
e. Owned by a family member of a certain Italian king
A. a,e,b,c,d B. e,c,b,a,d C. a,b,e,c,d D. e,b,a,c,d