六年制學程/06/2018.12.21/作業

克漏字填充

• Taiwan, also known as Formosa, is an i___1___d on the west e___2___e of the Pacific Ocean. It is l___3___ed ___4___ the southeastern coast of Mainland China. To the north lies Japan and ___5___ the south you’ll find the Philippines.

• The c___6___e is subtropical, ___7___ ___8___ the very southern part of the island, which is tropical. Summers are long and hot, lasting from April or May to September or October. The winters are short and mild, although snow does fall in the mountains and occasionally ___9___ lower elevations ___10___ the north.

• The population of Taiwan is c___11___ed of four ethnic or sub-ethnic groups: aboriginal peoples, two groups of Taiwanese—the Fukien Taiwanese (Fukienese [Fujianese], or Hoklo) and the Hakka—and Chinese who came from Mainland China beginning in the mid-1940s, known ___12___ Mainlanders. Aboriginal peoples, who were once the only r___13___ts of Taiwan, today constitute only a tiny fraction—roughly 2 percent—of Taiwan’s total population. The government recognizes 16 aboriginal groups or tribes.