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Chapter1

ThetwomainislandsoftheBritishIslesare.

A.GreatBritainandIreland B.GreatBritainandScotland

C.GreatBritainandWales D.GreatBritainandEngland

isthecapitalcityofScotland.

A.Belfast B.Edinburgh C.Aberdeen D.Cardiff

AmongthefourpartsoftheUnitedKingdom,isthesmallest.

A.England B.Scotland C.Wales D.NorthernIreland

EnglishbelongstothegroupofIndo-Europeanfamilyoflanguages.

A.Celtic B.Indo-Iranian C.Germanic D.Roman

TheintroductionofChristianitytoBritainaddedthefirstelementofwordstoEnglish.

A.DanishandFinnish B.DutchandGerman

C.FrenchandItalian D.LatinandGreek

TheevolutionofMiddleEnglishwasreinforcedbytheinfluence.

A.Norman B.Dutch C.German D.Danish

SamuelJohnson’sdictionarywasinfluentialinestablishingastandardformof.

A.grammar B.handwriting C.spelling D.pronunciation

Atpresent,nearlyoftheworld’spopulationcommunicateinEnglish.

A.half B.aquarter C.onethird D.onefifth

Chapter2

1.TheattackonRomeendedtheRomanoccupationinBritainin410.

A.Norman B.Danish C.Celtic D.Germanic

Bythelate7thcentury,becamethedominantreligioninEngland.

A.CelticChristianity B.Anglo-SaxonChristianity

C.GermanicChristianity D.RomanChristianity

ThemarkedtheestablishmentoffeudalisminEngland.

A.Vikinginvasion B.signingoftheMagnaCarta

C.NormanConquest D.Adoptionofcommonlaw

TheendoftheWarsoftheRosesledtotheruleof.

A.theHouseofValois B.theHouseofYork

C.theHouseofTudor D.theHouseofLancaster

ThedirectcausefortheReligiousReformationwasKingHenryVIII’seffortto.

A.divorcehiswife B.breakwithRome

C.supporttheProtestants D.declarehissupremepoweroverthechurch

TheEnglishCivilWarbrokeoutin1642between.

A.ProtestantsandPuritans B.RoyalistsandParliamentarians

C.noblesandpeasants D.aristocratsandChristians

waspassedaftertheGloriousRevolution.

A.BillofRights B.ActofSupremacy

C.ProvisionsofOxford D.MagnaCarta

TheIndustrialRevolutionwasaccomplishedinBritainbythemiddleofthecentury.

A.17th B.18th C.19th D.20th

Chapter3

1.TheBritishgovernmentischaracterizedbyadivisionofpowersbetweenthreeofthefollowingbrancheswiththeexceptionofthe.

A.judiciary B.legislature C.monarchy D.executive

TheimportanceoftheBritishmonarchycanbeseeninitseffecton.

A.passingthebills B.advisingthegovernment

C.politicalparties D.publicattitude

Asarevisingchamber,theHouseofLordsisexpectedtotheHouseofCommons.

A.rival B.complement C.criticize D.inspect

isatthecenteroftheBritishpoliticalsystem.

A.TheCabinet B.TheHouseofLords

C.TheHouseofCommons D.ThePrivyCouncil

ThemaindutyoftheBritishPrivyCouncilisto.

A.makedecisions B.giveadvice C.passbills D.supervisetheCabinet

Generallyspeaking,theBritishParliamentoperatesonasystem.

A.single-party B.two-party C.three-party D.multi-party

ThepoliciesoftheConservativePartyarecharacterizedbypragmatismand.

A.governmentintervention B.nationalizationofenterprises

C.socialreform D.abeliefinindividualism

InBritain,theparliamentarygeneralelectionisheldeveryyears.

A.three B.four C.five D.six

Chapter4

1.Theintheearly1970sworsenedanalreadystagnanteconomyinBritain.

A.oilcrisis B.highinflationrates

C.largeimports D.unemploymentproblem

Ofthefollowingpractices,doesnotbelongtoThatcher’ssocialwelfarereform.

A.reducingchildbenefits B.shorteningtheunemploymentbenefitsperiod

C.reducingtheunemployment D.loweringoldagepensions

TheBlairgovernmenthasbeensuccessfulinallthefollowingaspectsexcept.

A.limitinggovernmentspending B.keepinginflationundercontrol

C.reducingunemployment D.reducinginequality

Britainhasdevotedofitslandareatoagriculture.

A.54% B.64% C.74% %

Britain’simportantfishingareasincludeallthefollowingexcept.

A.theNorthSea B.theEnglishChannel

C.TheseaareaaroundIreland D.TheseaareabetweenBritainandIreland

CoalminingindustryinBritainprovidesoftheenergyconsumedinthecountry.

A.1/3 B.1/4 C.1/5 D.2/3

ThecarindustryinBritaininmostly.

A.foreign-owned B.state-owned C.joint-venture D.privately-owned

OfthefollowingsectorsinBritain,hasexperiencedspectaculargrowthsincetheendofWordWarII.

A.agriculture B.energyindustry C.serviceindustry D.manufacturingindustry

Chapter5

1.InBritain,thedivisionbetweengrammarschoolsandvocationalschoolswereendedbytheintroductionofcomprehensiveschoolsinthe.

A.1930s B.1940s C.1950s D.1960s

AboutofBritishchildrenreceiveprimaryandsecondaryeducationthroughtheindependentsystem.

A.5% B.6% C.7% D.8%

Partiallyfundedbycentralgovernmentgrants,theBritishuniversitiesreceivetheirremainingfundsfromallthefollowingsourcesexcept.

A.tuitionfees B.loans C.donations D.corporatecontributions

TobeadmittedtotheOpenUniversity,oneneed.

A.someeducationalqualifications B.noeducationalqualifications

C.GeneralCertificateofEducation-Advanced D.GeneralNationalVocationalQualifications

AmongBritain’squalitypress,thefollowingnewspapersareregardedasthe“BigThree”withtheexceptionof.

A.TheTimes B.TheGuardian C.TheObserver D.TheDailyTelegraph

LifeonEarthisakindofprogramproducedbytheBBCandispopularamong500millionviewersworldwide.

A.feature B.drama C.documentary D.soapopera

isBritain’stoppaytelevisionprovider.

A.BSB B.SkyTV C.BBC D.BSkyB

ThefollowingChristmastraditionsareparticularlyBritishexcept.

A.TroopingtheColor B.Queen’sChristmasmessage

C.BoxingDay D.Christmaspantomime

Chapter8

1.TheU.S.liesinNorthAmerica,withCanadatothenorth,Mexicotothesouth,theAtlantictoitsandthePacifictoits.

A.northern,east,west B.central,east,west

C.southern,west,east D.western,east,west

2.ThecontinentalUnitedStateshasstates

A.50 B.49 C.48 D.35

Thestateofisthelargestinareaofallthestates.

A.Alaska B.Hawaii C.Texas D.Florida

ThelargestriverintheU.S.is.

A.theMissouriRiver B.theMississippiRiver

C.theOhioRiver D.theColoradoRiver

SomeoftheworldfamousuniversitieslikeHarvard,YaleandMITarelocatedin.

A.theSouth B.theWest

C.NewEngland D.theMidwest

SanFrancisco,LosAngelesandSanDiegoallbelongto.

A.Montana B.UtahC.Maine

TheImmigrantsActof1924restrictedthefurtherimmigrationintotheUnitedStates,particularlyfrom.

A.EuropeB.AsiaC.AfricaD.SouthAmerica

ThecharacteristicofthedominantAmericancultureis.

A.English-speaking,northernEuropean,RomanCatholicandmiddle-class

B.English-speaking,westernEuropean,RomanCatholicandupper-class

C.English-speaking,northernEuropean,Protestantandupper-class

D.English-speaking,westernEuropean,Protestantandmiddle-class

Chapter9

1.ThefirstsuccessfulEnglishcolonyinNorthAmericawasfoundedatin.

A.Jamestown,Louisiana B.Boston,Massachusetts

C.Jamestown,Virginia D.Plymouth,Georgia

TheSevenYears’Waroccurredbetweenthe.

A.FrenchandAmericanIndians B.FrenchandSpaniards

C.FrenchandBritish D.BritishandAmericanIndians

“Notaxationwithoutrepresentation”wastherallyingsloganof.

A.thesettlersofVirginia B.thepeopleofPennsylvania

C.thecolonistsinNewEngland D.thepeopleofthe13colonies

InMay1775,washeldinPhiladelphiaandbegantoassumethefunctionsofanationalgovernment.

A.theFirstContinentalCongress B.theSecondContinentalCongress

C.theBostonTeaParty D.theCongressofConfederation

AbrahamLincolnissuedtograntfreedomtoallslaves.

A.DeclarationofIndependence B.Constitution

C.EmancipationProclamation D.BillofRights

ThepolicyoftheUnitedStateswasatthebeginningofthetwoworldwars.

A.neutrality B.fullinvolvement C.partialinvolvement D.appeasement

PresidentappliedNewDealtodealwiththeproblemsoftheGreatDepression.

A.Wilson B.Truman C.Roosevelt D.Kennedy

TheVietnamWarwasalong-timesufferingforAmericans,anditcontinuedthroughoutthetermsofPresidents.

A.Johnson,NixonandFordB.Truman,EisenhowerandKennedy

C.Kennedy,JohnsonandNixonD.Eisenhower,KennedyandJohnson

Chapter10

1.TheU.S.Constitutioncameintoeffectin.

A.1787 B.1789 C.1791 D.1793

TheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates.

A.givesthemostpowertoCongress

B.givesthemostpowertothePresident

C.triestogiveeachbranchenoughpowertobalancetheothers

D.givesthemostpowertotheSupremeCourt

TheBillofRights.

A.definestherightsofCongressandtherightsofthePresident

B.guaranteescitizensoftheUnitedStatesspecificindividualrightsandfreedoms

C.ispartoftheDeclarationofIndependence

D.hasnorelationshipwiththeConstitution

ThetermsforaSenatorandRepresentativeareandyearsrespectively.

A.two,four B.two,three C.two,six D.six,two

Allthefollowingexceptcannotmakelegislativeproposal.

A.theSenator B.theRepresentative

C.theSecretaryofState D.thePresident

ThefollowingexceptareallpowersofthePresident.

A.vetoinganybillspassedbyCongress

B.appointingfederaljudgeswhenvacanciesoccur

C.makinglaws

D.issuingexecutiveorders

TheSupremeCourtiscomposedofjustices.

A.six B.seven C.eight D.nine

ThePresidentisdirectlyvotedintoofficeby.

A.allcitizensofAmerica B.thecitizensover18yearsold

C.electorselectedbythevoters D.thesenatorsandrepresentatives

Chapter11

1.Americaproducesamajorportionoftheworld’sproductsinthefollowingfieldsexcept.

A.machinery B.automobiles C.ore D.chemicals

ThemodernAmericaneconomyprogressedfromto,andeventually,to.

A.colonialeconomy,handcrafteconomy,industrialeconomy

B.farmingeconomy,handcrafteconomy,industrialeconomy

C.colonialeconomy,farmingeconomy,industrialeconomy

D.handcrafteconomy,farmingeconomy,industrialeconomy

CharteredcompanieswereNOTgrantedthebytheBritishKingorQueen.

A.politicalauthority B.economicrights

C.judicialauthority D.diplomaticauthority

urgedthefederalgovernmenttoestablishanationalbank.

A.GeorgeWashington B.PresidentRoosevelt

C.AbrahamLincoln D.AlexanderHamilton

Thefollowinginventionstookplaceduringthe“secondindustrialrevolution”except.

A.typewriter B.telephone C.electriclight D.refrigerator

PresidentJohnsontriedtobuilda“GreatSociety”byintroducingvariousprogramslikethefollowingexcept.

A.Medicare B.FoodStamps

C.EducationInitiatives D.UnemploymentPension

Thefollowingstatementsarealltrueexcept.

A.Agribusinessesreflectthebig,corporatenatureofmanyfarmenterprises.

B.Agribusinessesmaintainabalancedtradepatternbetweenagriculturalimportsandexports.

C.Agribusinessesrangefromone-familycorporationstomultinationalfirms.

D.Agribusinessesincludeavarietyoffarmbusinessesandstructures.

8.Employmentinthesectorhasbeenincreasinginthe.sincethe1970s.

A.service B.agriculture C.manufacturing D.high-tect

Chapter12

1.FormaleducationintheUnitedStatesconsistsof,secondaryandhighereducation.

A.kindergarten B.public C.elementary D.private

Ofthefollowing