Self check

1. Belarus (to be) my homeland.

2. It’s the place where I (to be) born.

3. Belarus (to be) situated nearly in the centre of Europe.

4. Belarus (to occupy) the territory of 207.6 thousand square kilometres.

5. About 3 million Belarusians and their descendants (to live) outside Belarus.

6. Belarus (to have) a very long and rich history.

7. The Belarusian statehood (to start) to be formed as early as the 10^th century, when Prince Rogvold (to start) to reign on Polotsk lands.

8. The Grand Duchy of Lithuania (to be) one of the largest and most powerful states in Eastern Europe.

9. In general the history of our country (to be) very difficult and dramatic.

10. The head of the state and the highest executive power (to be) the President, elected for a 5 – year term.

11. The Prime Minister (to be) appointed by the President.

12. The Parliament – the National Assembly, (to be) a representative and legislative body of the republic.

13. The Parliament (to consist) of two Chambers: the Council of the Republic and the Chamber of Representatives.

14. The judicial power (to belong) to courts.

15. Minsk (to be) the capital of Belarus.

16. With its numerous rivers and lakes, meadows and forests which cover one-third of the country, Belarus (to be) a unique formation with hundreds of remarkable species of plants and animals.

17. The climate of the republic (to be) moderately continental.

18. The mineral resources of the country (to meet) the needs of the national economy.

19. In spite of some serious economic problems that our country (to face) over the recent years, Belarus can (to be) named one of the most economically advanced regions among the countries, united in the CIS.

20. Belarus (to succed) in industrial development of such branches as motor industry, manufacture of tractors and agricultural engineering, machine tool industry and electro-technical industry, production of mineral fertilizers, wood-working and oil-refining.

21. Belarus (to possess) great scientific potential.