were born in Vietnam. The male:female ratio was 54:46. By the end of 1982, a total of 51,966 people from Vietnam had settled in Australia. Most of these people lived in large cities, with Sydney and Melbourne accounting for 67%. Most were between the ages of 20 and 55 years. In 1981 the majority had been in Australia for three years or less. 60% of people with more than three years' residence had become Australian citizens. In the 5 to 14 age group, 84% spoke a language other than English at home. 92% of those 15 and older were also in this category. Over 29% of Vietnamese in Australia were Buddhist, 18% were Christian and 52% were classified as 'other' religions. The most common religion in this last group was Taoism. ✪
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Exercise 6: Answer As discussed in the previous chapters, the boarding houses in Waverley Municipality have the important function of providing relatively low rent accommodation. The Council is
attempting to retain B/LH's in the area. The Council offers some incentives to the proprietors of the boarding houses. 1.
The use of the simple present in the first sentence indicates that the
statement is generally true. The writer changes to the present continuous in the
second sentence to indicate that this is what is happening at the time of writing.