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B. Complete
discovered
resembled
the paragraph with items from the box. Two items are extra.
establishing
rights
grief
the rest of
heir
took over
faced
(4)
called Sealand.
status
Many people change countries during their life, but one man has (1) .
resembled
rights
himself by
(2)
his own country. During World War II, the UK built a number of artificial platforms
that would be used to fight off invaders. After the war, the
in the sea to contain (3) _establishing.
soldiers left these platforms and they were forgotten — until 1967. In that year, a British man, Roy Bates,
one of the platforms and announced he had started his own country,
the rest of
made a name for
weapons
of
o
weapon
the people on the island (his family), (7)
heir
to the platform.
orders
to leave the platform. However, Roy (8)
that the platform was in international waters.
In 1968, a court decided that the UK had no power over Sealand. Just like other places with the
faced
(9)
by Roy's son and (10)
This surprised people in the UK, who believed they had the (5) made a name
Bates and (6)fo over
of a country, Sealand, has its own stamps, coins, and passports. It is controlled
discovered
'Prince' Michael, and is home to a large Internet business.
