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【今日活动】阅读命题：阅读答题，并将其改为语法填空。 The Republic of Macedonia has decided to change its name. It agreed on Friday to rename the country the Republic of North Macedonia. The name change is the result of a 27-year dispute with Greece. Macedonia declared independence in 1991 after the break-up of the former country Yugoslavia. It became a member of the United Nations in 1993, but its name caused an argument with Greece. Greeces largest region is also called Macedonia. The Greek government said it owned the name Macedonia. Greece blocked its neighbors attempts to join the EU and NATO over the use of the name Macedonia. Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said the name change would, open the doors to the future. The name change comes after a decade of talks between Macedonia and Greece. Just over 67 per cent of representatives in Macedonias parliament voted for the name change. Eighty-one MPs voted in favor of the name change in the 120-seat parliament. Opposition politicians, who opposed the agreement with Greece, boycotted the vote. Several hundred people protested against the deal in front of Macedonias parliament over the past three days. An opposition leader was angry over the talks to change the countrys name. He said: Look how publicly, how openly, this trade is going on with Macedonias name and identity - just like at a market stall. The next step is for Greece to officially agree to the change. Read the headline. Guess if 1-8 below are true (T) or false (F). The Republic of Macedonia and Greece had a 27-year-old dispute. 2. Macedonia became an independent country in 1991. 3. Greeces largest region is also called Macedonia. 4. Greece supported Macedonias attempts to join the EU and NATO. 5. Macedonia and Greece talked about the name change for 10 years. 6. Over 90 MPs voted for the name change in Macedonias parliament. 7. People protested in front of parliament for three weeks. 8. An opposition leader said he wanted to set up a market stall. 语法填空基本