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2.____isthecapitalcityofScotland.
a.Belfast
b.Edinburgh
c.Aberdeen
d.Cardiff
3.Accordingtoa2005estimate,Britainnowhasapopulationofover____million.
a.160
b.600
c.60
d.16
4.AmongthefourpartsoftheUK,___isthesmallest.
a.England
b.Scotland
c.Wales
d.NorthernIreland
5.AlmostaquarteroftheBritishpopulationlivesin___England.
a.northeastern
b.southeastern
c.northwestern
d.southwestern
6.Englishbelongstothe____groupofIndo-Europeanfamilyoflanguages.
a.Celtic
b.Indo-Iranian
c.Germanic
d.Roman
7.TheintroductionofChristianitytoBritainaddedthefirstelementof___wordstoEnglish.
a.DanishandFinnish
b.DutchandGerman
c.FrenchandItalian
d.LatinandGreek
8.TheevolutionofMiddleEnglishwasreinforcedbythe____influence.
a.Norman
b.Dutch
c.German
d.Danish
9.SamuelJohnson’sdictionarywasinfluentialinestablishingastandardformof___.
a.grammar
b.handwriting
c.spelling
d.pronunciation
10.Atpresent,nearly___oftheworld’spopulationcommunicationinEnglish.
a.half
b.aquarter
c.onethird
d.onefifth
III.Givebriefanswerstothefollowingquestions.
1.WhatisthefullnameoftheUK?
2.WhydotouristsfromallovertheworldliketogotoScotland?
3.HowmanyperiodscanthedevelopmentoftheEnglishlanguagebedividedintoandwhatarethey?
4.WhydidEnglishbecomemoreimportantaftertheBlackDeath?
IV.Stateyourunderstandingofthefollowingquestionsinabout100words.
1.WhoareBritishPeople?
2.WhatisStandardEnglish?
Unit2History
1.TheBritishhistorybefore55BCisbasicallyundocumented.
2.TheCeltsbecamethedominantgroupinBritainbetweenthe8thand5thcenturiesBC.
3.ThenameofBritaincamefromaCeltictribe---theBritons.
4.TheAnglo-SaxonscametoBritaininthemid-5thcentury.
5.ThechieforkingoftheAnglo-Saxontribesexercisedpowerattheirownwill.
6.TheVikingsbegantoattacktheEnglishcoastinthe8thcentury.
7.HenryIIbuiltupalargeempirewhichincludedEnglandandmostofFrance.
8.TheMagnaCartawasdesignedtoprotecttherightsofboththeprivilegedclassandthetownspeople.
9.TheHundredYears’WarwasaseriesofwarsfoughtbetweenEnglandandNormansfortradeandterritory.
10.Inanefforttomakeacompromisebetweendifferentreligiousfactions,QueenElizabethIactuallydefendedthefruitoftheReligiousReformation.
1.The___attackonRomeendedtheRomanoccupationinBritainin410.
a.Norman
b.Danish
c.Celtic
d.Germanic
2.Bythelate7thcentury,___becamethedominantreligioninEngland.
a.CelticChristianity
b.Anglo-SaxonChristianity
c.GermanicChristianity
d.RomanChristianity
3.WestminsterAbbeywasbuiltatthetimeof____.
a.St.Augustine
b.EdwardtheConfessor
c.WilliamtheConqueror
d.AlfredtheGreat
4.The___markedtheestablishmentoffeudalisminEngland.
a.Vikinginvasion
b.SigningoftheMagnaCarta
c.NormanConquest
d.Adoptionofcommonlaw
5.TheendoftheWarsoftheRosesledtotheruleof___.
a.theHouseofValois
b.theHouseofYork
c.theHouseofTudor
d.theHouseofLancaster
6.ThedirectcausefortheReligiousReformationwasKingHenryVIII’seffortto___.
a.divorcehiswife
b.breakwithRome
c.supporttheProtestants
d.declarehissupremepoweroverthechurch
7.TheEnglishCivilWarbrokeoutin1642between___.
a.ProtestantsandPuritans
b.RoyalistsandParliamentarians
c.Noblesandpeasants
d.AristocratsandChristians
8.___waspassedaftertheGloriousRevolution.
a.BillofRights
b.ActofSupremacy
c.ProvisionsofOxford
d.MagnaCarta
9.TheIndustrialRevolutionwasaccomplishedinBritainbythemiddleofthe____century.
a.17th
b.18th
c.19th
d.20th
10.Britainfacedstrongchallengesinitsglobalimperialdominancebythebeginningofthe___century.
III.Givebriefanswerstothefollowingquestions.
1.WhatarethetwocomponentsoftheBritishparliament?
2.WhatweresomeofQueenVictoria’smajorachievements?
3.WhatwerethetwocampsinEuropeinWorldWarI?
4.WhydidBritaincooperatecloselywiththeUnitedStatesafterWorldWarII?
IV.Stateyourunderstandingofthefollowingquestionandtopicinabout100words.
1.WhatweretheresultsoftheIndustrialRevolutioninBritain?
2.TheRiseandFalloftheBritishEmpire.
Unit3GovernmentandtheCommonwealth
I.ReadthefollowingstatementscarefullyanddecidewhethertheyareTrueorFalse.
1.ConventionsareregardedlessimportantthancommonlawintheworkingoftheBritishgovernment.
2.TheBritishmonarchyhasneverbeeninterruptedthroughoutthehistory.
3.Inreality,theBritishKingorQueenisthesourceofallgovernmentpowers.
4.BritishParliamentisthelaw-makingbodyoftheCommonwealthofNations.
5.LordsSpiritualandLordsTemporalareallmembersintheBritishUpperHouse.
6.ThemembersintheHouseofCommonsareappointedratherthanelected.
7.TheBritishPrimeMinisteristheleaderofthemajoritypartyinParliament.
8.CabinetmembersarechosenbythePrimeMinisterfromvariouspoliticalpartiesinParliament.
9.Britishlawconsistsoftwoparts,thecivillawandthecriminallaw.
10.ThelegalsystemsinEngland,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIrelandaremuchsimilarintermsoflaw,organizationandpractice.
II.Choosetheonethatbestcompleteseachofthefollowingstatements.
1.TheBritishgovernmentischaracterizedbyadivisionofpowersbetweenthreeofthefollowingbrancheswiththeexceptionofthe___.
a.judiciary
b.legislature
c.monarchy
d.executive
2.TheimportanceoftheBritishmonarchycanbeseeninitseffecton___.
a.passingthebills
b.advisingthegovernment
c.politicalparties
d.publicattitude
3.Asarevisingchamber,theHouseofLordsisexpectedto___theHouseofCommons.
a.rival
plement
c.criticize
d.inspect
4.BritishCabinetworksontheprincipleof___.
a.collectiveresponsibility
b.individualresponsibility
c.defendingthecollectivism
d.defendingtheindividuals
5.ThemaindutyoftheBritishPrivyCouncilisto___.
a.makedecisions
b.giveadvice
c.passbills
d.supervisetheCabinet
6.InBritain,theparliamentarygeneralelectionisheldevery____years.
a.three
b.four
c.five
d.six
7.____hasadistinctlegalsystembasedonRomanlaw.
a.Wales
b.England
c.Scotland
d.NorthernIreland
8.Generallyspeaking,theBritishParliamentoperatesona___system.
a.single-party
b.two-party
c.three-party
d.multi-party
9.ThepoliciesoftheConservativePartyarecharacterizedbypragmatismand___.
a.governmentintervention
b.nationalizationofenterprises
c.socialreform
d.abeliefinindividualism
10.TheLaborPartyaffectedtheBritishsocietygreatlyinthatit____.
a.setuptheNationalHealthService
b.improvedpublictransportation
c.abolishedtheoldtaxsystem
d.enhancedtheeconomicdevelopment
III.Givebriefanswerstothefollowingquestions.
1.WhatarethethreefunctionsoftheHouseofCommons?
2.WhytheConservativePartyissometimescalledthe“Right”?
3.WhatkindofpublicimagedoesLiberalDemocratshaveinBritain?
4.Whyareindependentcandidatesunlikelytowininthegeneralelection?
V.Stateyourunderstandingofthefollowingquestionsinabout100words.
1.WhatdoBritishelectoralcampaignsusuallyinvolveduringtheprocessofageneralelection?
2.WhatistheCommonwealthofNations?
Unit4Education,MediaandHolidays
1.TheBritishgovernmenthasbeenresponsibleforeducationsincetheearly1800s.
2.EducationinBritainiscompulsoryforallchildrenbetweentheagesof6and15.
3.TheNationalCurriculumiscompulsoryinboththestatesystemandtheindependentsystem.
4.Whenchildrenfinishtheirschoolingat16,theyarerequiredtotakeanationalGCSEexamination.
5.GraduatesfromstateschoolsinBritainhavealessfavorablechancetoenterfamousuniversitiesthanthosefromindependentschools.
6.Inthe1960s,alargenumberofnewuniversitieswerefoundedinBritain.
7.MostBritishpeoplebegintheirdaywithreadingthemorningnewsp
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