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The island of Nauru is one of the world's smallest countries. Located northeast of Australia in the Pacific Ocean, it's just 21 square kilometers in size.
As sea levels around the world rise, Nauru's future is at risk. But as a small country, it doesn't have the resources to protect itself from the water.

So to raise money, the island is selling citizenship (公民身份) for 105,000.
Most of Nauru is uninhabitable (无法居住的) because of nearly 100 years of mining (采矿), which left behind a barren landscape (贫瘠的景观). As a result, nearly all of the island's 12,500 people live along the coast-right in the path of rising seas.
The government says the money from passport (护照) sales will help move 90% of the population to higher ground and build a new community there.
Most of these new passport holders will probably never visit Nauru, according to Kirstin Surak, a professor at the London School of Economics.
But as a Nauru passport gives visa-free access (免签证进入) to 89 countries, including the UK and Singapore, getting citizenship may give people more freedom to travel and live internationally. For those with weaker passports, this can be especially valuable, Surak told CNN.
*Nauru had a similar passport program in the mid-1990s, but it was discovered that criminals (罪犯) were using Nauru passports to enter other countries under false identities.
The Nauru government promises stricter background checks this time, and anyone with a criminal history will not be able to get citizenship. And anyone from countries the United Nations considers "high risk," such as Russia or North Korea, will not be allowed to apply.
The island expects to earn 5.6 million in the first year, and aims to reach 42 million a year from the passport program.
A tiny island nation sells 1 for survival (生存)
Background
It is in the 2 of Australia in the Pacific Ocean.
Rising sea levels around the world put Nauru's future 3.
Policies
A Nauru passport gives visa-free access to 89 countries. It can be worthy for those with 4 passports.
People from 5 and North Korea can't be allowed to apply for passports.

答案： 1. citizenship/passports 本文主要讲的是岛国瑙鲁为了将来的生存而筹集资金，以10.5万美元的价格出售公民身份或护照。
2. northeast 由第一段的第二句可知，瑙鲁岛位于澳大利亚东北部的太平洋上。northeast 意为“东北部”。
3. at risk 由第二段的第一句可知，全球海平面上升使瑙鲁的未来处于危险之中。at risk 意为“处在危险中”。
4. weaker 由倒数第四段可知，由于瑙鲁护照可以免签证进入包括英国和新加坡在内的89个国家，获得公民身份可能会让人们在国际旅行和居住方面拥有更多自由。对于那些护照较弱的人来说，这尤其有价值。weak 意为“弱的”，这里应填其比较级。
5. Russia 由倒数第二段的最后一句可知，俄罗斯人和朝鲜人不被允许申请护照。