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4.Under______,thefeudalsysteminEnglandwascompletelyestablished.

A.EdwardIB.HenryII

C.KingAlfredD.WilliamtheConqueror

5._______was,aboveall,responsibleforthereligiousreformoftheChurchinthe16thcentury.

A.HenryVIIB.HenryVIII

C.EdwardIVD.EdwardVI

6.MaryStuart,QueenofScots,wasElizabethI’s______.

A.sisterB.daughter

C.cousinD.half-sister

7.TheEnglishRenaissancewaslargely______.

A.literaryB.political

C.religiousD.philosophical

8.Looselyspeaking,______opposedabsolutemonarchyandsupportedtherighttoreligiousfreedomforNonconformists.

A.theWhigsB.theTories

C.theHouseofLordsD.theHouseofCommons

9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutWorldWarIIistrue?

A.Britainlostabout250,000livesduringthewar.

B.Britainbecameapowerfulempireafterthewar.

C.Britainonlydevotedpartofitsentirestrengthtothewar.

D.BritainsufferedfarmoremilitarycasualtiesinWorldWarIIthaninWorldWarI.

10.TheIndustrialRevolutionreferstothe______andtheconsequentchangesinsocialandeconomicorganizationsinBritaininthe18thand19thcenturies.

A.urbanizationofBritainB.reformationoftheChurch

C.mechanizationofindustryD.mechanizationofagriculture

11.TheoldestinstitutionofgovernmentintheU.K.is______,whichgoesbacktoatleastthe9thcentury.

A.theMonarchyB.theParliament

C.thePrivyCouncilD.theMetropolitanPolice

12.ThemaximumdurationofaParliamentintheU.K.is______.

A.twoyearsB.fouryears

C.fiveyearsD.sixyears

13.ThehusbandofQueenElizabethIIis______.

A.PrinceAndrewB.PrincePhilip

C.PrinceCharlesD.PrinceWilliam

14.TheLordsTemporalinBritain’sHouseofLordsconsistsofallthefollowingEXCEPT_____.

A.lifepeers

B.hereditarypeers

C.Lordsofappealof“lawlords”

D.theArchbishopsofCanterburyandYork

15.TheHouseofCommonsintheU.K.haditsfirstwomanspeakerin______.

A.1990B.1991

C.1992D.1993

16.InEnglandandWales,laymagistrates（“justiceofthepeace”orJPs）areappointedby______.

A.theMonarchB.theParliament

C.thePrimeMinisterD.theLordChancellor

17.The______isthelargestsingleemployeroflaborintheU.K.

A.BritishAirwaysB.BritishPetroleum

C.NationalHealthServiceD.BritishTelecommunications

18._____wasfoundedin1969,andbeganitsfirstcoursein1970.

A.GlasgowUniversityB.AberdeenUniversity

C.TheOpenUniversityD.StAndrewsUniversity

19.______isthemosttypicalEnglishsportinEngland.

A.GolfB.Cricket

C.TennisD.Football

20.______isacontemporaryBritishmusicalcomposer.

A.DavidHareB.TomStoppard

C.HaroldPinterD.LloydWebber

21.TheUnitedStatesofAmerica,withapopulationof255.5millionin1992,wasthe______mostpopulouscountryintheworld.

A.secondB.third

C.fourthD.fifth

22.Statistically______havebeenthefastestgrowingstatesinpopulationforthelast20years.

A.Arizona,NevadaandFlorida

B.California,NevadaandFlorida

C.Arizona,NewJerseyandNevada

D.Arizona,NewMexicoandFlorida

23.Thewarat______inNorthernNewYorkprovedtobeagreatturningpointoftheWarofIndependence.

A.LexingtonB.Concord

C.YorktownD.Saratoga

24.TheFederalistPaperswrittenunderthenameofPubliuswereco-authoredby______.

A.AlexanderHamilton,JohnLockeandJohnJay.

B.AlexanderHamilton,JamesMadisonandJohnJay

C.AndrewJackson,JamesMadisonandThomasJefferson

D.AlexanderHamilton,JamesMadisonandThomasJefferson

25.TheAmericanexpansionistmovementproducedatheorycalled______.

A.NewFrontierB.NewDarwinism

C.ManifestDestinyD.RooseveltCorollary

26.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTconsideredthevalidreasonforthedisappearanceofblackslaveryintheAmericanNorthintheearly1800s?

A.Thepriceofslaveswastoohigh.

B.SlaverywassimplyillegalintheNorth.

C.TheAfricanscouldnotstandcoldwintersintheNorth.

D.AstheNorthturnedtowardindustry,mechanicsandnotfarmhandswereneeded.

27.Inthepoliticalarea,theProgressiveMovementdemanded______.

A.thebanningofchildlabor

B.improvelivingconditions

C.industrialaccidentinsurance

D.reformingthecityandstategovernments

28.The19thAmendmentofvotingrightforwomenwasadoptedduringthe______

Administration.

A.J.F.Kennedy’sB.WoodrowWilson’s

C.FranklinRoosevelt’sD.TheodoreRoosevelt’s

29.AsaresultoftheGreatDepression,manypeoplelosttheirlandandotherpropertiesbecauseof______.

A.bankruptcyB.foreclosure

C.speculationD.profiteering

30.TheaimofmeasuresintheNewDeal,asPresidentRooseveltputit,wasto_______.

A.“saveAmericandemocracy”

B.“regulateandreformthebankingsystem”

C.“strengthengovernmentinterventioninbusiness”

D.“raisetheroleoflaborintherelationsofproduction”

31.ThefirstsummitbetweentheUnitedStates,theSovietUnionandBritainduringWorldWarIIwasheldin______inNovember1943.

A.YaltaB.Cairo

C.TehranD.Potsdam

32.TheopendeclarationofthecontainmentpolicywasmadebyU.S.President______onMarch12,1949.

A,HooverB.Truman

C.RooseveltD.Eisenhower

33.Since1945theUnitedStatesentereda25-yeareconomicboom,andthecornerstoneswerethe______.

A.automobile,housingandshipping

B.farming,housinganddefenseindustries

C.automobile,housinganddefenseindustries

D.automobile,shippinganddefenseindustries

34.______turnedouttobethelongestwartheUnitedStateseverfought（1950-1975）asaresultofitspolicyofcontainmentofCommunism.

A.TheCivilWarB.TheKoreanWar

C.TheVietnamWarD.WorldWarII

35.WhichstatementabouttheWatergateScandalisNOTtrue?

A.AfterthescandalAmericandisillusionsgrew.

B.NixonwasthesecondpresidenttoresigninU.S.history.

C.Nixonfinallyhandedoverthecompletetapes,whichwouldcondemnhim.

D.Bytheearly1980sfarfewerAmericansstillclungtothebeliefthattheirsystemwasthemostpowerful.

36.TheU.S.PresidentcanvetoanybillpassedbyCongressunlessoverriddenby______voteineachhouse.

A.one-thirdB.two-thirds

C.two-fifthsD.three-fourths

37.WhenabillemergesfromtheSenateandtheHouse,itisusuallyreferredtoa______composedofequalnumberofmembersfromeachhousetoresolvethedifferences.

A.revenuecommitteeB.standingcommittee

C.permanentcommitteeD.conferencecommittee

38.Thefourthpartyperiodbeganwith______andlastedtillthe______withtheDemocraticPartydominant.

A.JimmyCarter,1990sB.HerbertHoover,1920s

C.FranklinRoosevelt,1980sD.TheodoreRoosevelt,1900s

39.WhichstatementaboutAmericaneducationisNOTtrue?

A.Elementaryandsecondaryeducationisfreeandnoncompulsory.

B.Therearemorepublicelementaryandsecondaryschoolsthanprivateones.

C.Publicschoolsarefinanciallysupportedandgovernedbystatesorcommunities.

D.Publicandprivateschoolsrefertothewayinwhichtheseinstitutionsarefundedandcontrolled.

40.InhismasterpieceLeavesofGrass,______praisedtheideasofequalityanddemocracyandcelebratedthedignityandtheself-reliantspiritofthecommonman.

A-T.S.EliotB.MarkTwain

C.WaltWhitmanD.EmilyDickson

41.IrelandkeptoutofWorldWarII_______.

A.todeclareitselfarepublic

B.tomakeanewconstitution

C.tovoteitselfoutoftheCommonwealth

D.todemonstrateitscontinueddispleasurewiththeBritish

42.ThemostpopularreligiousbeliefinIrelandis______.

A.MethodismB.Christianity

C.CatholicismD.Protestantism

43.InCanada,itisdifficulttodofarminginAtlanticprovincesbecause_______.

A.theregionistoohilly

B.dairyingismorepopularthanfarming

C.theweatheristooextremeinthoseprovinces

D.thegrowingseasonisshortandthesoilispoor

44.TheInuitandIndiansinnorthernCanada______.

A.havestoppedhunting

B.havemovedfromtentstohousesintowns

C.haveexperiencedmuchchangeintheirlifestyles

D.havetotallygotusedtothenon-nativeCanadianwayoflife

45.AsaresultofWorldWarII,Canada______.

A.establishedtheCanadianNavy

B.experiencedarapidgrowthinitsterritory

C.increasedthecontroloveritsforeignrelations

D.founditsplaceamongthenationsoftheworld

46.Establishedin1788,______istheoldeststateofAustralia.

A.VictoriaB.Queensland

C.SouthAustraliaD.NewSouthWales

47.Adelaide,thecapitalofSouthAustralia,isworldfamousforits______.

A.agricultureB.artsfestival

C.shipbuildingD.valuableminerals