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1. Read the text and choose the correct variant.

The United Kingdom is B ⁽¹⁾ monarchy. The head of the state is the Queen. She reigns but does not rule. She heads the judiciary and the B ⁽²⁾ forces. She is not involved in political life, but the state is A ⁽³⁾ in the name of the Queen. British Parliament D ⁽⁴⁾ of the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The House of Lords is headed by the Lord Chancellor, it is partly hereditary. The House of Commons is C ⁽⁵⁾ at general elections. The members of the House of Commons represent 635 constituencies. Elections are held every five years by secret ballot. The members of the House of Commons are from different parties. The Cabinet of Ministers is formed by the party that gains a В ⁽⁶⁾ in the chamber. The leader of that

party becomes Prime Minister. The second largest party is the А ⁽⁷⁾ opposition, and forms the so-called Shadow Cabinet.

	A	B	C	D
1	an official	a parliamentary	a government	a state
2	joined	military	militia	forced
3	governed	divided	reigned	Led
4	has	forms	includes	consists
5	developed	gathered	elected	political
6	vote	majority	minority	electorate
7	general	important	minimal	official