假如你是某旅游公司的导游，现准备组团印度去旅游观光。请根据以下汉语提示写一篇发言稿，向游客介绍印度的基本情况。

1．　 印度国名为“印度共和国”(The Republic of India)。位于亚洲南部，与中国接壤，首都新德里(New Delhi)。印度属于发展中国家。

2．　 印度的国庆日是1 月26 日。

3．　 印度的领土面积为297.47万平方公里。人口为了10.27亿，仅仅少于中国。印度是世界四大文明古国之一。

4．　 1950年1月26日，印度共和国成立，为英联邦(the British Commonwealth of nations)成员国。

　 注意：1、不要逐句翻译。

Keys to Exercises for Units17-18

1-30　 CBDAD　 BBDBC　 BCBCB　 BBBAB　 DCBBD　 CABCA

31-50 DCBBC　 　　 ABBCD　 　　　 ABBAC　 CACDC

51- 53 ABC　 54-57 BABA　 58-60 ABD

61. warm-hearted　　　 　　62. him-him if/whether　　 　　63.and-but　 　　64.√

65.same　 　　66.more lower- lower　 　　67.dead　 　　　68.the words　　 69. listening

70. said　　　 71. optimistic　 　　72. scholarship　　 　　73. bother　 　　　74 graduation

75. inspiring　　 76. hardship　　 　　77. generous　　 　　　78. shelter　　 79. relatives/relations

80. exports　 　　81. central　 　　　82. paragraph　 　　　83. settled　　 　84.　 possession

85. shipped　　 　86. regretted　　 　87. extremely　　　　 88. conferences　　 89. volcano

90. secretary

Sample:

　Ladies and gentlemen,

　 Today we’ll be on a tour to the Republic of India in the south of Asia.

　 As we all know, India is a developing country, which lies southwest of China. It has a population of 1.027 billion and covers an area of 2,974,7000 square kilometers. The capital city is New Delhi.

　 It is known that the Indian civilization is one of the oldest in the world. It was founded on January 26, 1950, so January 26 is its National Day. It is a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations.

　 I believe you’ll learn more about India while touring.

　 Thank you.

90. The _________ (秘书) of a club is the person who keeps the records and writes the letters.

89. An active v____________ will explode at any time.

88. We are all _____________ (极其)fond of her.

87. Many international c______________ have been in Geneva.

86. I ___________(后悔) the hours wasted in the woods.

85. Was the grain ______________(运送) to that city grown in this field two years ago?

84. The decided to take p_______________ of the house as their own.

83. After cleaning the house, he s_________ himself down near the fireplace.

82. Read from the book, starting at the second p_________________.