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1.Britishnationalflagisalsocalled__________.（TheUnionJack）

2.OntheNationalEmblemofBritish,therearetwoanimals,______and__________.（lionandunicorn）

3.TheHomeRuleBillwasfinallypassedin__1914_____,buttheprocesswasovertaken___theWWI___andwassuspendedforthedurationofthewar.

4.whatis“theIRA”（shortfortheIrishRepublicanArmy,wasarevolutionarymilitaryorganizationengagedintheunificationofIreland）

I.Fillingtheblank.

1.InUnitedKingdom，fivetitlesofnobility:

Duke,Marquis,Earl,Viscount,Baron

2.ThenameofthepresentQueeninUKis：

ElizabethAlexandraMaryWindsor

3.BuckinghamPalacehasbeenthemainhomeofthesovereignsinceQueenVictoria.

1.IfagovernmentlosesavoteofnoconfidenceintheHouseofCommons,ithastoresign.

2.NationalHealthServicewasestablishedbytheLabourgovernmentin1948,providinghealthacreforallthepeople.

3.Peoplewhodounskilledofficeworkandskilledwell-paidmanualworkarelikelytobedescribedaslowermiddleclass.

1.TherearethreemajorpartiesintheUK:

theConservativeparty,theLiberalDemocratsandtheLabourparty_.

2.ThedistinctionabouttheBritishclass-system,andwhichmarksitasdifferentfromtheAmericanorChinesesocialstructure,isthatithasalsoretaineda_hereditary.

3.Mostoftherecentimmigrantscomefrom_SouthAsian______countriessuchasIndia,PakistanandLanka;and__Caribbean__countriessuchasJamaicaandTrinidad.

A.CoronationStreetisaBritishtelevisionsoapopera.Itwasfirstbroadcaston9December1960.Theshowhasbeenontheairforover52years.

B.Britishnewspapercultureisunusualintheextendtowhichclassandeducationaldifferencearereflectedinthenewspaperspeopleread.

C.Thequalitynewspaperscarrymoreseriousandin--deptharticlesofparticularpoliticalandsocialimportance.

3.IncommonwithBritishsociety,theIrishrecognizethepubasaplacetogathertomeetfriendsandneighborsonaninfomalbasis.

1.TheFAstandsfor（FootballAssociation）

2.Phraseslike“onastickywicket”and“playingwithastraightbat”areassociatedwiththesportof（cricket）

1.ChildreninBritainmustreceiveafull-timeeducationlegallyfromtheageof__five___to__sixteen___.

2.Parentsfromthewealthiermiddleclassprefertosendtheirchildrento_private_____schoolssoastohavebettereducation.

3.Comprehensiveschoolsprovideageneraleducation,teachingstudentseverythingfrom_academic____subjectslikeliteratureandsciencetomore__practical___subjectslikecookingandcarpentry.

1_The“Guardian”____isregardedasthemostleft-wingnewspaperinBritain.

2Themediaisaffectedby_theOfficialSecretsAct____,alegalactwhichstipulatesthatallgovernmentinformationiskeptsecretunlessthegovernmentsaysitcanbereleased.

3Britonsoftenrefertonewspapercultureas_“FleetStreet”____.

3.Peopleusuallydressupandshowofftheirfashionableclothesandelaboratehatsforthesocialeventcalled___theRoyalAscot_

1.Comparedwithfootball______isamoregentlegamesportandwhichowesitsorigintothechurch.（tennis）

2.Therearetwokindsofhorseracing:

steeplechaseand____.（flatracing）

3.Golfisinventedby_______.（Scottish）

1.ManyMuslimsinBritainobserveatraditionalIslamicfestivalcalled_Ramadan_duringwhichnothingcanbeeatenordrunkbetweendawnandnightfall.

2.Forchurchgoersitis_Easter___,notChristmas,whichisthemostimportantChristianFestival.

3.Traditionally,peoplegaveChristmasgiftsormoneytotheirstafforservantson_BoxingDay___,whichisthedayafterChristmas.

1.ThefullnameofthepresentQueeninUKis-----?

ElizabethAlexandraMaryWindsor

2.-------,theancestorofthepresentQueen,ElizabethII,unitedEnglandunderhisrulein829.KingEgbert.

3.Inmedievaltimes,kingswouldsummonagroupofwealthybaronsandrepresentativesofcounties,townsandcities—called_____toraisemoney.GreatCouncil

1.TheGreatBarrierReefisthelargestcoralstructureintheworld.

2.TheBritishcolonizationofAustraliabeganinthe18thcentury.

3.TheDreamingreferstobeliefsystemsoftheindigenouspeopleofAustralia.

1.Theriskoffiercerandmorewidespreadbushfires,threateningbothhouseholdsandfarmingregionsisincreasedby____________.（climatewarming）

2.UndertheWhiteAustraliaPolicy,immigrantstoAustraliahadtotakeatestin_________,thefailureofwhichwouldbegiventhestatusof_________.（aEuropeanlanguage,prohibitedimmigrant）

3.___________wasorganizedbyanaboriginaluniversitygraduatetogototheoutbackofAustraliatoraisepeople’sconsciousnessaboutthelevelofracism.（TheFreedomRides）

1.TheUKisdividedinto（）constituencieswitheachofthemrepresentedbyamemberin（）.650,theparliament.

2.Ifagovernmentlosesa（）intheHouseofCommons,ithastoresign.

3.Voteofnoconfidence.,

4.TherearethreemajorpartiesintheUK（）,theLaborpartyand（）.

TheConservativeparty,theLiberalDemocraticparty.

1._____.TheancestorofthepresentQueen,ElizabethⅡ,unitedEnglandunderhisrulein829.KingEgbert

2.Inthe18thcentury,KingGeorgeⅠleftthejobofchairingcabinetmeetingstooneofhisministerswholatercametobecalled_______.Theprimeminister

3.InBritain,theofficialheadofstateis_____,whiletherealcentreopoliticallifeisin______.TheQueen;theHouseofCommons

1.Criticsshowthat“goingtothepictures”isstilloneofthemostpopularformsoftheentertainmentinAustralia.

2.InAustralia,theImmigrationRestrictionActwaspassedin1901.

3.InAustralia,theGovernor-GeneralistherepresentativeoftheBritishMonarch.

1TheRepublicofIrelandisstilloverwhelminglyof____RomanCatholic

_

1.Britain’sspecialrelationshipwiththeUnitedStatesisanothermajorfactorwhichinfluencestheBritishforeignpolicy.

2.Britain’sphysicalisolationhaslongbeenreducedbythedevelopmentofairlinesandmorerecentlybytheopeningoftheChannelTunnel.

3.Accordingtotheauthor,Britainisaparliamentarydemocracy,sothegovernment’sforeignpolicyintheoryrepresentsthedesiresofitselectorate.

1.TheFAstandsfor__FootballAssociation__.

2.Therearetwokindsofhorseracing:

flatracingand_steeplechase_.

3.Comparedwithfootball_tennis_isamoregentlesportwhichowesitsoriginstotheChurch.

1.Thereare_THREE_majorhistoricalstagesinAustralia’srelationshipwiththerestoftheworld.

2.Atpresent,theAustralianeconomynowdependsprimarilyuponitsothertwomajorsectors:

theresourcesand_service_industries_.

3.Theconceptof_SustainableTourism_nowgivesstrengthtodebatesabouthowto“SellAustralia”.

isthenationalflowerofEnglandRose

IntheMiddleAges,theboarwasthefavouritequarry,andlaterthewolf,nowadaysthe_________.foxes

、TheHomeRuleBillwasfinallypassedin,buttheprocesswasovertakenbyandwassuspendedforthedurationofthewar.（1914theFirstWorldWar）

8、TopursueIrishindependence,themostspectaculareventintheIrishhistorywasof1916,inwhichtherebels9occupiedDublin’spostofficeandforcedtheBritishtotakeitbackbymilitarymeans.（EastRising）

9、TheGoodFridayAgreement,knownalsoas,emergedon10April1998.（BelfastAgreement）

ChildreninBritainmustreceiveafull-timeeducationlegallyfromtheageof_____to_______（5to16）

8、Comprehensiveschoolsprovideageneraleducation,teachingstudentseverythingfrom______subjectslikeliteratureandsciencetomore_____subjectslikecookingandcarpentry.（academic,practice）

9、InBritain,peoplecangotothe_______withouthavinganyformaleducationalqualifications.（OpenUniversities）

1.TheUKisdividedinto650constituencieswitheachofthemrepresentedbyamemberintheparliament.

2.Ifagovernmentlosesa“voteofnoconfidence”intheHouseofCommons,ithastoresign.

3.TheLiberalDemocratsareregardedbymanypeopleascomparativelyflexibleandpragmaticintheirbalanceoftheindividualandthesocial.

ManyMuslimsinBritainobserveatraditionalIslamicfestivalcalledRamadan,duringwhichnothingcanbeeatenordrunkbetweendawnandnightfall.

“TheJewelintheCrown”oftheBritainEmpire_India_,whichprovidedrawmaterialsandabigmarketforBritaingoods,gainedindependencein1947.

Since1945,theUKeconomyhasexperiencedrelativedeclineratherthanabsolutedecline.

Glaxo-WellcomeisthebiggestdrugcompanyintheworldwhileICIisthesecondlargestpaintmanufacturerintheworld.

Youngindigenouswomenwereforcedtohelpthewhitesettlersin（sealing）,whichwasoneofthefirstindustriesofAustralia.

（2）.NevilleShute’smostpopularnovel（TheThornBird）wasmadeintoamajorTVminiseries.

（3）.ShadowCabinetismadeupofthemembersofthemajorparty（inopposition）.

The（official）IRAbelievedthattheyhadmadeenoughprogresssothattheycouldconcentrateonapoliticalprocess,andruncandidatesforelection.

2.SinnFein,thelegal（politicalparty）,supportstheIRA’srighttofight,itsleaderspokeofatwincampaignforunionwithIreland,bothpoliticalandmilitary,whichisknownasthepolicyof（theBulletandtheBallotBox）.

3.ThegoodFridayAgreement,knownalsoas（theBelfastAgreement）.

1.In____,Newyear’EvecalledHogmanay（December31st）isthemajorwintercelebration.（Scotland）

The“Guardian”_____isregardedasthemostleft-wingnewspaperinBritain.

2Themediaisaffectedby__theOfficialSecretsAct___,alegalactwhichstipulatesthatallgovernmentinformationiskeptsecretunlessthegovernmentsaysitcanberelea