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A.JethroTullB.ThomasCokeC.GeorgeIIID.RobertBakewell

6.WhichofthefollowingisnotoneofthemembersoftheLordsTemporal?

A.allhereditarypeersandpeeressesoftheEngland,Scotland,GreatBritainandtheUnitedKingdom（butnotpeersofIreland）

B.lirepeerscreatedtoassisttheHouseinitsjudicialduties

C.seniorbishopsoftheChurchofEngland

D.allotherlifepeers

7.TwoyearsaftertheendingoftheHundredYears’WarwithFrance,Englandwasthrownintoanotherseriesofcivilwars,________.

A.theWaroftheCelts

B.NormanConquest

C.theWaroftheRoses

D.BattleofHastings

8.AppealsincriminalcasesinEnglandandWalesmayNOTbeheardby_________.

A.theMagistrates'

CourtB.theCourtofAppeal

C.theHighCourtD.theCrownCourt

9.EstablishedChurchesinBritainare___________.

A.ChurchofEnglandandChurchesinWales

B.ChurchinWalesChurchofScotland

C.TheAnglicanChurches

D.ChurchofEnglandandChurchofScotland

10.ApartfromabreakduringtheSecondWorldWar,theBBChasbeenprovidingregulartelevisionbroadcastssince___________.

A.1935B.1936C.1937D.1938

11.ThelargestriverinIrelandis____________.

A.theShannonRiverB.LiffeyRiver

C.Macgillicuddy'

sReekD.Carrantuohill

12.ThefollowingfarmingactivitiesareengagedbyfarmersinthevalleysofNovaScotiaexcept__________.

A.dairyingB.raisinganimalsC.applegrowingD.potatogrowing

13.ThePacificnorthwestisfavoredwitha_______climatelikethatofBritain.

A.MediterraneanB.maritimeC.continentalD.subtropical

14.ThefirstblackswerebroughttoNorthAmericaas________in1619.

A.adventurersB.slavesC.servantsD.explorers

15.TheDeclarationofIndependencewasadoptedbythe___ContinentalCongressonJuly4,___.

AFirst/1774B.First/1776C.Second/1774D.Second/1776

16.TheGreatDepressionwasinducedbyallthefollowingcausesbut________.

A.stockmarketspeculationB.creditover-expansion

C.governmentinvolvementD.lackofcontroloverthebankingsystem

17.TheNormanConquestof_______isperhapsthebest-knowneventinEnglishhistory.

A.1063B.1064C.1065D.1066

18.______ranksthefirstintheproductionofapplesintheUS.

A.WashingtonB.KansasC.MichiganD.Wisconsin

19.TheheadsofthevariousexecutivedepartmentsformacouncilofadvisersgenerallyknownasthePresident'

s__________.

A.AdvisoryGroupB.ExecutiveOffice

C.SpecialCommissionD.Cabinet

20.Themaster'

sdegreecannormallybeearnedin______yearbystudentsholdingabachelor'

sdegreeinthefieldofstudy.

A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four

21.Thereare______politicaldivisionsontheislandofGreatBritain.

22.MagnaCartahadaltogether63clausesofwhichthemostimportantmatterscouldbeseeninthreeofthefollowingexcept_______.

A.notaxshouldbemadewithouttheapprovaloftheGrandCouncil;

B.noserfshouldbearrested,imprisonedordeprivedofhispropertyexceptbythelawoftheland

C.Londonandothertownsshouldretaintheirancientrightsandprivileges

D.Thereshouldbethesameweightsandmeasuresthrough-outthecountry.

23.ThefirststeamenginewasdevisedbyThomasNewcomerattheendofthe17thcentury,andtheScottishinventor________modifiedandimprovedthedesignin1765.

A.AbrahamDarbyB.JamesWatt

C.JohnKayD.RichardArkwright

24.Insomeareasfactoryfarmingmethodsareused,particularlyfor________.

A.growingcropB.producingmilk

C.catchingfishD.rearingpoultry

25.Bytradition,theleaderofthemajoritypartyisappointed______bytheSovereignintheUnitedKingdom.

A.PrimeMinisterB.MemberofParliament

C.LordofAppealD.SpeakeroftheHouse

26.UndertheAnglo-IrishTreaty,Britainestablished_______withdominionstatusinIrelandin1921.

A.theAnglicanChurchofIrelandB.theIrishFreeState

C.theIrishRepublicanArmyD.theAnglo-IrishIntergovernmentalCouncil

27.Irishbroadcastingbeganin______inasmallstudiocalledDublinBroadcastingStation.

A.1906B.1916C.1926D.1936

28._______realizedthathecouldwinsupportfortheUnionathomeandabroadbymakingthewarajustwaragainstslavery.

A.FrederickDouglassB.GeorgeWashington

C.JohnAdamsD.AbrahamLincoln

29.Butevenaftertheabolitionofslavery,organizedorindividualdiscriminationwaspracticedagainst______.

A.Chinese-AmericansB.AmericanIndians

C.Japanese-AmericansD.blackAmericans

30.From1948to1966averageyearlygrowthinrealspendableearningswas______percentintheUnitedStates.

A.1.1B.2.1C.3.1D.4.1

31.Afteraperiodofprosperity（1920~1929）,governmentinvolvementintheeconomyincreased_________.

A.duringtheGreatDepressionB.aftertheWWI

C.aftertheWWIID.duringtheColdWar

32.TheUnitedStatesgrowsnearly_____oftheworld'

sgrainandsuppliesahalfofalltheexportsofgrainintheworld.

A.onethirdB.onefourthC.onesixthD.oneseventh

33.ThroughtheDepartmentof_____,thePresidentisresponsiblefortheprotectionofAmericansabroadandofforeignnationalsintheUnitedStates.

A.StateB.JusticeC.LaborD.Defense

34.Thecommunitycollegeembodies________beliefthataneducationshouldbepracticalaswellasliberal.

A.GeorgeWashington'

sB.ThomasJefferson'

s

C.AbrahamLincoln'

sD.FranklinRoosevelt'

35.Theexploratoryvoyagemadeby______broughttoaclosetoaneraofEuropeandiscoveryofAustraliathathadlastednearlytwohundredyears.

A.ArthurPhilipB.MathewFlindersC.PortJacksonD.PeterLalor

36.AftertheoutbreakoftheFirstWorldWar,AustraliafollowedBritain'

sleadanddeclared

waron________.

A.JapanB.TurkeyC.ItalyD.Germany

37.TheEuropeandiscoveryofCanadacanbetracedbacktotheendofthe______century.

A.14thB.15thC.16thD.17th

38.Northernprovincesandterritoriestaleup_____ofCanada.

A.halfB.twothirdsC.onethirdD.fourfifths

39.InNewZealand,hydroelectricityfromriversanddamssupplies________oftotalenergy.

A.15%B.16%C.17%D.18%

40.IntheUnitedStates,Halloweenisnight-time______holiday.

A.children'

sB.men'

sC.women'

sD.oldmen'

41.Soonafter_____,Britainnotonlygaveupitseconomichegemonybutalsosufferedadeeplossofitspositionofindustrialleadership.

A.1900 

B.theFirstWorldWar

C.theSecondWorldWar 

D.1960

42.Inthe1970samongthedevelopedcountries,Britainmaintainedthelowest_____rateandthehighest_____rate.

A.inflation,growth 

B.growth,inflation

C.growth,divorce 

D.growth,birth

43.ThefollowingareallreasonsofBritishdeclineofcoalindustryexcept_____.

A.theexhaustionofoldmines 

B.costlyextraction

C.littlemoneybeinginvested 

D.thelabourshortage

44.Britain’sforeigntradeismainlywith_____.

A.developingcountries 

B.otherCommonwealthcountries

C.otherdevelopedcountries 

D.EC

45.TheHouseofLordsispresidedoverby_____.

A.theLordChancellor 

B.theQueen

C.theArchbishopofCanterbury 

D.thePrimeMinister

46.AGeneralElectionisheldevery__yearsandthereare___membersofParliamentsareelected.

A.five,600 

B.five,650C.five,651 

D.four,651

47.ThePrimeMinisterisappointedby_____andheorshealwayssitsin_____.

A. 

theArchbishopofCanterbury,theHouseofCommons

B. 

theArchbishopofCanterbury,theHouseofLords

C.theQueen,theHouseofCommons

D.theQueen,theHouseofLords

48.Theultimateauthorityforlaw-makingresidesin_____.

A.theQueen 

B.theCabinet

C.theHouseofLords 

D.theHouseofCommons

49.ThesourcesofBritishlawinclude_____.

statutes,commonlaw,equitylawandEuropeanCommunitylaw

statutes,commonlawandequitylaw

C. 

statutes,commonlawandEuropeanCommunitylaw

D. 

acompletecodeandstatutes

50.Incriminaltrialsbyjury,_____passessentencedand_____decidetheissueofguiltorinnocence.

thejudge,thejury 

B.thejudge,thejudge

C.thejury,thejury 

D.theLordChancellor,thejury

51.____triesthemostseriousoffencessuchasmurderandrobbery.

A.Magistrates’courts 

B.Youthcourts

C.districtcourts 

D.TheCrownCourt

52.London’sMetropolitanPoliceForceisunderthecontrolof_____.

A.theEnglandsecretaries