Casablanca
Casablanca is most (29) ………. as the title of a classic film from 1942 KNOW
(30) ……… Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. But what STAR
about the city where this (31)............. war film was set? ROMANCE
Casablanca (Spanish for white house), or Casa as it is known by those
who live there, is the largest city in Morocco with a (32) ............. of POPULATE
approximately 5 million and is the country’s (33)............. capital. ECONOMY
Rabat is the political capital. Casablanca is situated in the west of
Morocco on the Atlantic coast and boasts one of the world’s largest
artificial ports, aport which was very (34)............. during the Second STRAGEGY
World War. At that time there was also a large American airbase
(35) ............. inCasablanca and in 1943 it was in Casablanca that a SITE
significantconference took place where world (36) ............. met to LEAD
discuss the progress of the war.
Casablanca was (37)............. under the control of the French from 1910 FORMAL
until 1956 when Morocco gained (38)................ French influence on DEPEND
thecity is (39)............. in the city layout and architecture. French is EVIDENCE
also the second language after Arabic. The city now has a growing
(40)................. industry, although it is not as popular as other Moroccan TOUR
cities like Marrakesh and Fez.