The British Empire was once home to third of the 【M1

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问题 The British Empire was once home to third of the                         【M1】 ________.
world’s population. But, with the return of Hong Kong and its six
million inhabitants to China, only 180,000 people in 12 populated
territories now themselves as British colonial subjects.                   【M2】 ________.
Britain’s imperial expansion, which continued for 400 years,
was motivated by the desire to acquire the wealth, and to                   【M3】 ________.
maintain the British navy’ s control of the seas. Today, that flow
of wealth has reversed and most of the "dependent territories",             【M4】 ________.
as these colonies are known, require some financial support from Britain.
It was with the granting of independence to India in 1947 Britain          【M5】 ________.
started to dismantle its empire. It was relative easy to give independence 【M6】 ________.
to the larger colonies -indeed, most campaigned vigorously for self- rule--
but the small dependencies ,which were less economically viable, preferred 【M7】 ________.
to remain beyond British rule.                                              【M8】 ________.
Most are still unwilling to cut these old ties, chiefly for financial
reasons. Since 1990, Britain has provided its dependencies with ￡ 153 million
in aid, and for many this money is a lifeline. Even Britain’s rich          【M9】 ________.
territory, Bermuda ,wants to maintain its links with the UK. In
a referendum in 1995 voters overwhelmingly rejected dependence.             【M10】 ________.
Bermuda is Britain’s oldest colony and it earns much of its income
through banking and other financial services. [br] 【M2】

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答案 now ∧ themselves：count or regard

解析这一句要结合前后的句子的意思与结构进行分析。with短语为原因状语，故下一句是a complete sentence，但只有主语，故缺少谓语动词。“subjects”为“those who are under the rule of another，especially those who we allegiance to a government or ruler；equal to citizen．”“count”为“to believe or consider to be．”填regard也可以。

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