The European Union is an organisation of 1.European(Europe) countries.The countries are independent and 2.are governed(govern) in different ways.But each of them sends 3.representatives(representative) to the European Parliament，which has some control over 4.what happens in each of the member countries.

　　The idea of the European Union began in 5.the 1950s.The first members were France，Germany，and four other countries.Little by little，the number 6.increased(increase) during the second half of the 7.twentieth (twenty) century.By the year 2000，there were 15 member countries.

　　In 2004，the European Union increased 8.to 25 members.The 9.expanded (expand) European Union has a population of more than half a billion people，twice 10.as big as the population of the United States.

　　Ⅰ.单词拼写

　　 根据汉语或首字母提示，写出下列单词

　　1．Flooding is likely in some coastal regions (地区) of the northeast during the early part of the week.

　　2．The representatives (代表) from all over China gathered in Beijing to attend the important meeting last month.

　　3．One of major features (特点) of the park is that its view is very beautiful.

　　4．I want to check with my secretary before I sign the papers.

　　5．The hospital has an ideal geographical location.

　　6．On Tuesday the country's parliament voted to establish its own army.

　　Ⅱ.拓展词汇

　　根据词性和汉语提示，写出下列单词

　　1．govern vt.统治；治理→government n．政府→governor n．统治者

　　2．produce n．产品；农产品v．生产；制造→production n．产量

3．Agree v．同意→agreement n．协议；契约→disagreement n．不同意(反义词)