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C.threelargeislandsandhundredsofsmallones

D.threelargeislandsandNorthernIreland

6.AmongthefourpoliticaldivisionsofBritain,__________isthemostdenselypopulated.

A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.WalesD.NorthernIreland

7.ThecapitalofScotlandis__________.

A.BelfastB.CardiffC.EdinburghD.Dublin

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8.Britain’sclimateisinfluencedby______whichbringsaboutaffluentraintothe

BritishIsles.

A.theAtlanticGulfStreamB.theequator

C.thePacificCurrentD.theBrazilcurrent

II.ReadthefollowingstatementscarefullyanddecidewhethertheyareTrueorFalse.

1.TothewestofGreatBritainisthesecondlargestislandknownasScotland.

2.ThePenninesareknownasthe“BackboneofEngland”.

3.London,thecapitaloftheUK,issituatedontheSevernRivernearitsmouth.

4.TheofficialnameofUKistheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.

5.ThelongestriverinBritainisRiverThames.

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6.GodSavetheQueenisanationalanthemusedonlyinBritain.

7.ThehighestpointofthePenninesisCrossFellwhichis893metershigh.

III.Fillintheblanks

1.ThecapitaloftheScotlandis___________,thecapitalofWalesis________,thecapitaloftheRepublicofIrelandis__________andthecapitalofNorthernIrelandis_____________.

2.ThehighestpeakofBritainis__________.ItislocatedintheHighlandsofScotland.

3._________isthelargestandmostpopulousofthethreepoliticaldivisionsontheislandofGreatBritain.

4._______________isthelongestriverinBritain.

5.The“BackboneofEngland”referstothe__________________.

6.______________isthemostimportantriverinLondon.

7._________________isthelargestlakeinBritainwhichislocatedinNorthernIreland.

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8.TheBritishnationalanthemis____________________.

9.TheBritishIslesaremadeupoftwolargeislands-_____________and___________,andhundredsofsmallones.

10.ThethreepoliticaldivisionsontheislandofGreatBritainare_________,________,and_______.

IV.Directions:

Giveabriefanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.

1.WhatisthegeneralclimateinBritain

2.Whatdoes“UK”standfor

3.WhatisUKmadeupof

Chapter2GeneralStudyofUSA

I.Fillintheblanks.

1.ThefullnameofUSis_________________.

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2.TheUSAconsistsof_____statesandafederaldistrictof______________.

3._______________locatedinNewYorkHarborisasymbolofliberty.

4.ThenationalflowerandtreeofAmericais______and_____.

5.ThenicknameofUSis__________.

6.ThecapitalcityofUSis__________.

7.UScanbedividedinto_____distinctareasbasedonthegeographicalfeatures.

8._________isthelowestpointofAmerica.

9.AmongtheGreatLakes,________iscompletelyinAmerica.

10.BetweentheAppalachianandRochiesisthe__________.

11.TheYellowstoneNationalParkisprimarilyin______.

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12.ThelargeststateinUSis__________.

13._______________isthelargestMississippitributarymeasuredbywatervolume.

14.ThelongestriverinNorthAmericais____________.

15.ThemostpopulouscityintheUnitedStatesis_______.

16.TheGreatLakesinclude___________,__________,_________,_________,and__________.

1.TheAfricanAmericansisthelargestracialminority.

2.MississippiRiveristhelongestriverintheworld.

3.TheUSAisthefourthlargestcountryintheworldinpopulation.

4.LosAngelesishometoHollywood,globallyrecognizedasthecenterofthemotionpictureindustry.

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5.“Thestar-spangledbanner”isthenationalanthemoftheUSA.

Chapter3BritishHistory

I.ForeachstatementtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,D.Choosethebestonetocompletethestatement.

1.TheEnglishpeoplearedescendantsof________.

A.CeltsB.RomansC.Anglo-SaxonsD.Danes

2.Britianenteredintosocietyoffeudalismafterthe________Conquest.

A.RomanB.Anglo-SaxonC.NormanDDanish

3.TheRomansledbyJuliusCaesarlaunchedtheirfirstinvasiononBritainin_______.

A.200.B.55.C.55.D.410A.D.

4.TheHundredYears’Warstartedin_________.

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A.1733B.1453C.1337D.1357

5.TheearliestsettlersontheBritishIsleswerethe________.

A.CeltsB.GaelsC.IberiansD.Brythons

6.TheWarsofRoseswerefoughtbetweentheHouseof__________andthe

Houseof__________.

A.Lanchester,YorkB.Lanchester,Kent

C.Lancaster,KentD.Lancaster,York

7.ChristmasDay______,DukeWilliamwascrownedinWestminsterAbbey.

A.1056B.1066C.1006D.1060

1.ItwastheAngleswhogavetheirnametoEnglandandtheEnglishpeople.

2.TheHundredYear’sWarisacivilwar.

3.TheAnglo-SaxonConquestwasimportantinEnglishhistorybecauseitlaidthefoundationonwhichtheEnglishnationwastobeformed.

4.TheGreatCharterwassignedin1215byKingJohn.

5.HenryIIstartedtheEnglishReformationandestablishedtheChurchofEngland.

1.TheEnglandCivilWarwasalsocalled__________betweentwoHouses.

2.ThegreatestcontributionRomansbroughttotheEnglishnationis_________.

3._______wasthefounderoftheEnglishlegalsystemandtheCommonLaw

4.ItisgenerallybelievedthatfedualisminEnglandendedwith____________.

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5.TheEnglishReformationisareformin________.

6.BillofRightsmeansthebeginningoftheageof_____________.

7._______wastheancestorsofScotsandIrish.

8.EnglandandtheEnglishlanguagederivedfrom____________.

9.________markedthebeginningofEnglishfedualsociety.

IV.ExplainthefollowingtermsinEnglish.

1.NormanConquestof1066

Chapter4AmericanHistory

I.ForeachstatementtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,choosethebestonetocompletethestatement.

1.TheUScontinentalexpansionwasalmostcompleteby______.

?

A.1840B.1845C.1846D.1848

2.Jamestown,thefirstsuccessfulEnglishcolonywasbuiltin_________.

A.1598B.1603C.1607D.1620

3.ThefirstshotoftheAmericanWarofIndependencewasfiredin_________.

A.ConcordB.LexingtonC.PhiladelphiaD.Boston

4.TheprincipalauthoroftheDeclarationofIndependencewas_________.

A.ThomasJeffersonB.BenjaminFranklin

C.JohnAdamsD.GeorgeWashington

II.Fillintheblanks.

1.TheAmericancontinentwasfirstdiscoveredbyanItaliansailor___________.

.

2.Theship______took102puritanstonorthAmericaandestablishedthePlymouthcolonyin1620.

3.________________,whichwasadoptedonJuly4,1776bytheCongress,officiallyproclaimedtheindependenceof13NorthAmericancolonies.

4.In1863,Lincolnissuedthe________________whichliberatedsomefourmillionblackslavesinthesecededstates.

5.Thefamousnovel___________writtenbyHarrietBeecherStowemadeagreatstirinthenorthernstatesandthenovelbecameaninstantbestseller.

6.Thebattleof_____________istheturningpointintheAmericanCivilWar.

7.AmericanCivilWartookplacebetween_______and________.

8.________announcedtheliberationofblackslavesforthefirsttimeinAmericanhistory.

III.ReadthefollowingstatementscarefullyanddecideifeachofthemisTrueorFalse.

1.ThefirstsuccessfulEnglishsettlementsweretheVirginiaColonyinJamestownin1607.

2.TheUnitedStateswasfoundedbythirteenBritishcolonieslocatedalongtheAtlanticseaboard.

。

3.Theearlysettlersinallthese13colonieswerefromdifferentEuropeancountries,butthemajorityofthemcamefromEngland.

4.TheBattleofGettysburgisthelargestbattleinthehistoryoftheWesternhemisphere.

5.BostonTeaPartywasthedirectcauseoftheAmericanWarofIndependence.

Chapter5BritishPolitics

1.Bytradition,theleaderofthemajoritypartyisappointed______bytheSovereignintheUnitedKingdom.

A.PrimeMinisterB.MemberofParliament

C.LordofAppealD.SpeakeroftheHouse

2.TheBritishPrimeMinisterisappointedby__________andheorshealwayssitsin_______.

A.theQueen,theHouseofCommons

B.theSpeaker,theHouseofLords

C.theArchbishopofCanterbury,theHouseofCommons

D.theArchbishopofCanterbury,theHouseofLords

3.AllthegovernmentministersofBritainmustbemembersof________.

A.theHouseofLordsB.theHouseofCommons

C.thePrivyCouncilD.Parliament.

4.Thepartythathasthemajorityofseatsin________willformthegovernment.

A.theHouseofCommonsB.theHouseofLords

C.thePrivyCouncilD.theCabinet

5.Theultimateauthorityforlaw-makingresidesinthe________.

A.theHouseofLordsB.theHouseofCommons

C.thePrivyCouncilD.theShadowCa