1. Mary: You know, I woke up this morning and I couldn't help thinking, what is the Commonwealth?

2. Wendy: It's a group of [1] a) British b) Commonwealth c) countries d) games which used to be part of the [2] a) British b) Commonwealth c) people d) poverty Empire, isn't it?

3. Stephen: Well, yes, sort of. It includes [3] a) British b) Commonwealth Colonies such as Australia and Canada.

4. Mary: But they all speak English don't they?

5. Wendy: Yes, but non-English speaking [4] a) British b) people c) Commonwealth d) countries have also joined. India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are also in the [5] a) Commonwealth b) rights c) family d) man .

6. Stephen: But don't forget Mozambique and look what I found in my bag! All these [6] a) British b) Commonwealth c) countries d) people belonging to the [7] a) Commonwealth b) countries c) community .

7. Mary: So when did the [8] a) Commonwealth b) people c) family d) man begin? I'm sure you know don't you?

8. Wendy: It was in the 1920s I believe.

9. Stephen: I think, Wendy, you'll find it was 1926 when the [9] a) British b) Commonwealth c) poverty [10] a) billion b) Commonwealth c) thinking was formed.

10. Mary: But I don't know how many [11] a) British b) countries c) poverty d) thinking are in the [12] a) Commonwealth c) family d) country . Do you know Wendy?

11. Wendy: There are 53 states, aren't there?

12. Stephen: That's true, Wendy, there are 53 member states in the [13] a) Commonwealth b) countries c) democracy . But do you know who is the Head of the Commonwealth?

13. Wendy: It's the Queen, isn't it?

14. Mary: I think you're right. But, do either of you know, what does the [14] a) British b) Commonwealth c) democracy d) rights do?

15. Stephen: Well Mary, I think you'll find it promotes [15] a) Commonwealth b) community c) countries d) democracy , human [16] a) British b) community c) Commonwealth d) rights and economic development.

16. Mary: That's interesting, I think also it does work towards the reduction of [17] a) people b) poverty c) rights d) thinking and also it's struggling for racial equality.

17. Wendy: And they also have the [18] a) Commonwealth b) countries c) country [19] a) British b) game c) games d) people , don't they? Isn't that like the Olympic [20] a) countries b) games c) game but every four years.

18. Mary: Oh yes, that's right and the first one was in 1930, wasn't it?

19. Stephen: It was in 1930 Mary. It was in Canada, wasn't it?

20. Wendy: How many [21] a) countries b) persons c) democracy d) people are in the Commonwealth?

21. Mary: Do you know, I was [22] a) British b) Commonwealth c) speaking d) thinking that this morning as well but I don't know. Do you?

22. Stephen: Do you know Mary, I was [23] a) speaking b) helping c) Commonwealth d) thinking about this very question last night and I searched the internet and I found that, the number of [24] a) Commonwealth b) countries c) people in the [25] a) Commonwealth b) countries c) country is 1.8 million, that's nearly 30% of the population.

23. Mary: Surely you mean 'billion' don't you?

24. Stephen: You're right, yes, 1.8 [26] a) billion b) British c) poverty d) women [27] a) Commonwealth b) countries c) democracy d) people in the [28] a) community b) British c) Commonwealth .

25. Mary: I'm very impressed Stephen, but can you answer me this one? How often do the [29] a) British b) countries c) games meet and where?

26. Stephen: They meet every three years, don't they?

27. Wendy: No, it's actually every two years.

28. Stephen: Oh, sorry, every two years. So where do they meet then?

29. Wendy: I think it's in a different country every time.

30. Stephen: So, what do they talk about when they meet?

31. Mary: Stephen, you said that one of the things that it tries to do is to promote [30] a) Commonwealth b) democracy c) games for example or to improve health, so perhaps one of the things they talk about is how they can do that. And they work together as a group to try to influence other organisations like the UN. Do you think that's what they talk about Wendy?

32. Wendy: Yes, and I believe they've expelled [31] a) billion b) British c) Commonwealth d) countries who haven't been democratic in the past too.

33. Stephen: That's true. In the past a number of [32] a) British b) Commonwealth c) countries have been asked to leave the [33] a) Commonwealth b) democracy because of human [34] a) British b) games c) people d) rights violations such as, Pakistan, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

34. Mary: OK, thank you for that, Wendy and Stephen. You know I'm going to sleep much better tonight.

35. Stephen: Good, good.