英美概況習(xí)題及答案

英國概況練習(xí)題：1WhichofthefollowingistheBritisholdestdailynewspaper?ATheTelegraphBTheGuardianCTheNewsoftheWorldDTheTimes2TheriverThamesisin_____.AWalesBScotlandCEnglandDNorthernIreland3TheIndustrialRevolutionstartedin_____.AtheGreatBritainBtheUnitedStatesCCanadaDAustralia4WhichofthefollowingistrueunderThatcher’sadministration?ATheproportionofowner-occupationdecreased.BPublichousingbecamemoreimportant.CManypublichousesweresoldtopeople.DTheUKbecamemoreEuropean-likeinitshousingarrangement.5Britainhasitsnuclearnavalforcesince_____.Ait’soneofthedevelopedcountriesintheworldBit’satraditionalseapowerCithasanadvancedindustryDit’sabletoproducesubmarines6WhichofthefollowingistheoldestnationalSundaynewspaperinBritain?ATheTimesBTheGuardianCTheObserverDTheFinancialTimes7BigBenwasnamedafter_____.AChristopherWrenBBenjaminHallCBenJohnDG.Stephenson8TheCapitalofWalesis_____.ASwanseaBCardiffCRhondaDBelfast9_____isEngland’sbiggestnavalbase.APortsmouthBSouthamptonCPlymouthDDover10TherearetwomajornationalpartiesinBritain:theConservativepartyand_____.AtheLiberalPartyBtheDemocraticPartyCtheLabourPartyDtheRepublicanParty練習(xí)題答案及題解:1D,英國歷史上最悠久的日報是《泰晤士報》。2C,泰晤士河位于英格蘭。3A,工業(yè)革命最早從英國開始。4C,1979年撒切爾夫人成為英國第一任女首相。她提出的政策稱被為“撒切爾主義”。其內(nèi)容包括國有企業(yè)私有化，采用貨幣主義政策以控制通貨膨脹，削弱工會的影響，加強市場因素在經(jīng)濟中的作用，將公有住房賣給公眾，強調(diào)法律和秩序。在一定程度上講，她的計劃是成功的。她領(lǐng)導(dǎo)英國經(jīng)濟度過了一段最繁華的時期。5B,英國擁有其海軍核力量與其一貫的霸主地位是密切相關(guān)的。6C,《觀察家報》創(chuàng)刊于1791年，是英國創(chuàng)刊最早的星期日報紙。7B,據(jù)說BigBen得名于它在1859年修建時候的建造者BenjaminHall。8B,威爾士位于大不列顛的西部。首府：加的夫。9A,英國最大的海軍基地是普茨茅斯。10C,英國奉行的是兩黨制。其兩大主要政黨是保守黨和工黨。1.JuliusCaesarinvadedBritain_____.A.onceB.twiceC.threetimes2.KingArthurwasthekingof_____.A.PictsB.CeltsC.ScotsD.Jutes3.Thefirst“KingoftheEnglish”was_____.A.AlfredB.EgbertC.BedeD.Ethelred4.ChristianitywasintroducedintoEnglandinthelate_____century.A.14thB.8thC.6th5.In1653_____wasmadeLordProtectorforlife.A.OliverCromwellB.CharlesIC.WilliamII6.ThethreegreatGermanictribes:theAnglos,the_____andtheJuteswhichinvadedBritainformthebasisofthemodernBritishpeople.A.SaxonsB.ScotsC.WelshD.7.TheheadofthechurchinAnglo-Saxontimeswas_____.A.theKingofDenmarkandNorwayB.thekingofEnglandC.JuliusCaesarD.theArchbishopofCanterbury8.The_____invadedEnglandintheearliesttime.A.DanesB.IberiansC.RomansD.Celts9.TheVikingswhoinvadedEnglandattheturnofthe8thcenturycamefrom_____.A.NorwayB.DenmarkC.FranceD.bothAandB10.Edwardwasknownasthe“_____”becauseofhisreputationforsaintliness.]A.ConfessorB.ConquerorC.Protector11.NormanConquestbeganin_____.A.1016B.1066C.103512.Inhistory_____wasnicknamed“KingofLackland”.A.JohnB.HenryIC.HenryII13.In1181HenryIIissuedthe_____whichmadeitcompulsoryforeveryfreemaninEnglandtobeprovidedwitharms.A.InquestofSheriffsB.AssizeofArmsC.DoomsdayBook14.HenryPlantagenet,in1154,establishedtheHouseofAngevinas_____.A.HenryIB.HenryIIC.HenryIII15.HenryIIappointedin1162_____ArchbishopofCanterbury.A.ThomasBecketB.StephenLangtonC.SimondeMortfort16.CharlesIwasbeheadedin_____.A.1649B.1648C.165317.Itwas_____whosummonedModelParliamentin1295.A.EdwardIB.HenryIVC.SimondeMontfort18.TheGreatChartercontained_____setsofprovisions.A.twoB.fourC.three19.ThePeasantsUprisingin1381wasledby_____.A.HenryTurnerB.WattTylerC.Richard20.TheEnglishChurchwasstrictly_____.A.nationalB.internationalC.regional21.TheGloriousRevolutionin1688wasinnaturea_____.A.coupd’étatB.racialslaughterC.peasantrising22.TheIndustrialRevolutionlaidagoodfoundationforthe_____.A.factoryoftheworldB.expansionofmarketsC.socialupheaval23.TheAmericanRevolution(theAmericanWarofIndependence)brokeoutin_____andendedin_____.A.1775,1783B.1774,1782C.1786,178424.TheBattleofHastingstookplacein_____.A.1606B.1042C.106625.TheGreatCharterwassignedby_____in1215.A.KingHenryIIB.KingRichardC.KingJohn26.Intheearly14thcenturyfeudalismbeganto_____inEngland.A.growB.flourishC.declineD.end27.Itwas_____whopublishedthebook“TheRightsofMan”.A.ThomasMoreB.ThomasPaineC.ThomasJefferson28.ThefirstPrimeMinisterwas_____.A.WilmingtonB.GeorgeGrenvilleC.RobertWalpole29.TheParliamentof1265whichisknownasthe“_____”isconsideredthe“beginningofparliament”.A.AllEstatesParliamentB.ModelParliamentC.LongParliament30.TheAnglo-Frenchhostilitywhichbeganin1337andendedin1453wasknownas_____.A.theWarsofRosesB.theHundredYears’WarC.PeasantUprising31.Inthefirsthalfof17thcentury_____growrapidlyinEngland.A.feudalismB.capitalismC.Catholicism32.PrimeMinister_____resistedanyreformthatcouldberesisted.A.PalmerstoneB.RobertPeelC.Gladstone33.BytheendoftheHundredYears’Waronlytheportof_____remainedunderEnglishrule.A.TroyesB.GasconC.Calais34.Inthe14thcenturytookplacethe_____,theseverestofmanyplaguesinthemiddleages.A.EarthquakeB.BlackDeathC.Drought35._____andhisfollowers,knownasLollards,providedideologicalpreparationforthelabourmovementofthe14thcentury.A.JohnWycliffeB.WattTylerC.Somerset36.BytheendoftheWarsoftheRosestheHouseof_____began.A.TudorB.LancasterC.Plantagenet37.Inthe“_____”of1388fivelordsaccusedtheKing’sfriendsoftreasonunderaveryexpansivedefinitionofcrime.A.AllEstatesparliamentB.MercilessParliamentC.ModelParliament38.IntheWarsoftheRosestheLancastrianswirebadgesof_____rose.A.whiteB.redC.pinkD.yellow39.ThefirstCivilWarinBritainlastedfrom_____to_____.A.1600,1604B.1640,1644C.1642,164640.WilliamShakespeareismainlya_____.A.novelistB.dramatistC.poet41.In1689the“BillofRights”waspassed._____beganinEngland.A.TheConstitutionalMonarchyB.AllEstatesParliamentC.HouseofLancaster42.The_____carriedontraderelationswithRussiaandcentralAsiancountries.A.MoscowCompanyB.EastlandCompanyC.EastIndiaCompany43._____startedtheslavetradeinthesecondpartofthe16thcentury.A.JohnHawkinsB.FrancisDrakeC.Diaz44.In1534Parliamentpassedthe“_____”,accordingtowhichHenryVIIIwasdeclaredtheheadoftheEnglishChurchA.theBillofRightsB.ActofSupremacyC.ActofSettlement45.UnderElizabethI_____wasrestored,andshewasdeclared“governor”ofthechurch.A.theRomanChurchB.theCatholicChurchC.theAnglicanChurch46.In1337thehostilitybetweenEnglandand_____resultedintheHundredYears’War.A.FranceB.SpainC.Russia47.Thereligiouspersecutionmainlyexistedduringthereignof_____.A.CromwellB.CharlesIC.HenryVIII48.Englandfirstbecameaseapowerinthetimeof_____.A.HenryVIIB.ElizabethIC.Victoria49.TheIndustrialRevolutionfirststartedin_____.A.theironindustryB.thetextileindustryC.thecoalindustry50.From1688to1783EnglishParliamentwasmainlycontrolledbythepartyof_____.A.ToryB.WhigC.Labour51.TheEnglishPrimeMinisterduringtheSecondWorldWarwas_____.A.ChurchillB.ChamberlainC.Baldwin52.AttheEndof_____century,theEastIndiaCompanywasformed.A.15thB.16thC.14th53.TheSevenYearsWarbetweenEnglandandFrancelastedfrom_____to_____.A.1756,1763B.1713,1720C.1754,176154.In1689Parliamentpassed“_____”,limitingthepowersofthecrown.A.HabeasCorpusActB.theBillofRightsC.NavigationAct55._____contrastedthefirstsuccessfulsteamlocomotive.A.GeorgeStephensonB.SamuelCromptonC.JamesHargreaves56.The“PeterlooMassacre”tookplacein_____.A.BirminghamB.LiverpoolC.Manchester57.Between1911and1914tookplacethefollowingstrikesexcept_____.A.railwaystrikeB.strikeofthepostmenC.coalstrikeD.strikeofthetransport58.TheVictorianAgewasoverthe_____began.A.EdwardianAgeB.GeorgianAgeC.ElizabethanAge59.The_____governmentsurrenderedtotheBritishinvadersandwasforcedtosignthefirstunequalTreatyofNanjingin1842.A.IndianB.QingC.IrishD.Spanish60.TheGreatCharterwasessentiallya_____.A.CultureMovementB.colonialdocumentC.feudaldocument61._____brokeouttwoyearsaftertheHundredYears’WarwithFrance.A.TheBoreWarB.TheWarsoftheRosesC.QueenAnnes’War62.TheReformationwasaproductof_____.A.theRenaissanceB.theChartistMovementC.theHundredYears’War63.ThegreatestdramatistoftheEnglishRenaissancewas_____.A.ShakespeareB.MiltonC.ChaucerD.Bacon64.TheEnglishRevolutionmarksthebeginningofthe_____periodofcapitalism.A.feudalB.modernC.colonialD.medieval65.Bythe_____in1783,BritainrecognizedtheindependenceoftheUS.A.DeclaratoryActB.TreatyofParisC.TreatyofMontgomery66.TheChartistMovementbeganin_____andreacheditsheightin_____.A.1845,1858B.1828,1835C.1839,184867.In1840Britainlaunchedanaggressivewaragainst_____.A.FranceB.IndiaC.ChinaD.68._____formedacoalitiongovernmentin1940.A.WinstonChurchillB.LloydGeorgeC.NevilleChamberlain69.Bythe_____theBritishdominionsbecameindependentstatesinallbutname.A.StatueofWestminsterB.LocarnoTreatyC.DisputesAct70.TheFabiansSocietywasfoundedin1883,includingintellectualssuchas_____.A.WilliamShakespeare&BenJonsonB.ChristopherMarlowe&JohnMiltonC.G.B.Shaw&H.G.Wells71.BeforeWWII_____reliedonappeasementoftheEuropeandictatorstoreducetensionsthatmightleadtowar.A.NevilleChamberlainB.StanleyBaldwinC.WinstonChurchill72.DuringWWII,Britain,America,France,SovietUnionandotherantifascistcountriesformedaunitedinternationalalliancewhichwascalled_____.A.LocarnoTreatyB.GrandAllianceC.StatuteofWestminster73.ThefirstcoalitiongovernmentduringWWIwasorganizedwhen_____wasthePrimeMinister.A.LloydGeorgeB.HerbertAsquithC.StanleyBaldwin74.WhenGermanyinvaded_____whichwasneutral,BritaindeclaredwaronGermanyon4August,1914.A.AustriaB.RussiaC.BelgiumD.填空1.Atabout3000BC,someofthe_____settledinBritain.2.About122AD,inordertokeepbackthePictsandScots,the_____builtHadrian’sWall.3.TherealRomanconquestbeganin_____.4.__________’s“ParadiseLost”waspublishedin1667.5.Beowulf,consideredthegreatestOldEnglishpoem,isassignedto_____Times.6._____wasconsideredthefirstnationalhero.7.OnChristmasDay1066Duke_____wascrownedinWestminsterAbbey.8.InhistoryJohnwasnicknamedKingof_____.9.Johnsignedthedocumentin1215,whichinhistorywascalledtheGreatCharteror__________.10.In1086Williamhadhisofficialtomakeageneralsurveyoftheland,knownas_____Book.11.ThemostfamousscholarduringAnglo-SaxonTimeswas_____.12.TheBattleof_____pavedthewayfortheNormanConquesttoEngland.13.TheNormanConquestincreasedtheprocessof_____whichhadbegunduringtheAnglo-SaxonTimes.14.DukeWilliamwasknowninhistoryasWilliamthe_____.15.AlongwiththeNormanscamethe_____language.16.TheEnglishparliamentoriginatedinthe__________.17.Theheadofthe_____wasArchbishopof_____.18.The__________in1688wasinnatureacoupd’etat.19.ThePeople’sCharterincluded_____pointssuchasuniversalmalesuffrage.20.ThecorruptQinggovernmentsurrenderedtoBritainandwasforcedtosignthefirstunequalTreatyof_____in1842.21.AftertheCrimeanWar_____wasforcednottofortifySebastopol.22.Thethirdcollectionofthepolltaxintheearlypartof1381becamethefuseof__________rising.23.TheWarsoftheRosesbrokeoutbetweenthe_____andthe_____.24.TheEnclosureMovementbeganinthe_____century.25.Bythetreatyof_____in1783,BritainrecognizedtheindependenceoftheUS.26.In_____BritainlaunchedtheOpiumWaragainstChina.27.TheEastIndiaCompanyformedattheendofthe16thcenturywasoneof_____companies.28.AftertheReformationtheRomanCatholicChurchwas_____,theEnglishChurch29.MaryIre-establishedCatholicismandburntthreehundredProtestants,forwhichshewascalled“_____”Mary.30.“Renaissance”means“_____”,i.e.EuroperediscoveringitsoriginsintheculturesofancientGreekandRome.31.DuringtheRenaissance,thethinkerswhoworkedforfreedomandenlightenmentwerecalled“_____”.32.ThenatureoftheWarsoftheRoseswasa__________war.33.BythebeginningoftheTudorreignthemanorsystemwasreplacedbythe_____system.34.Inthesummerof1588theSpanishships,the__________wasdefeatedbyEnglishships.35.ThegreatestEnglishhumanistwasSir__________whosework_____becameahumanisticclassicintheworldliterature.36.EnglishRenaissancebeganin_____century.37.TheHouseof_____wasnotoriousforitsabsolutistrule.38.DuringtheCivilWars(1642–1648)thesupportersofParliamentwerecalled_____whilethesupportersoftheKingCharlesIwerecalled_____.39.In1653Cromwellwasmade__________forlifeandstartedhismilitarydictatorshipopenly.40.TheSevenYearsWarwasendedbytheTreatyof_____.41.ThefirsttwopartiesappearedinEnglandwerethe_____andthe_____.42.ThebasicpointofthePeople’sCharteris__________.43.In1764JamesHargreavesinventedthe__________.44.From1863totheendofthecenturyBritainhadbeencarryingaforeignpolicyof_______45.TheParliamentpassedtheActof_____in1701,excludingJamesCatholicsonfromthesuccession.46.AfterCharlesIwasbeheadedin1649Englandwasdeclareda_____.47.InSeptember1939Germanyinvaded_____,thusBritainandFrancedeclaredwaronGermany.48.TheIndustrialRevolutionstartedduringthelastpartofthe_____century.49.Thesteamenginewasinventedby__________in1769.50.SamuelCromptoninventedthe__________in1779.51.EdmundCartwrightinventedthe__________in1785.52.Uponthecompletionofthe__________by1850Englandbecametheworkshopoftheworld.53.In1868thefirstTradeUnionCongressmetin_____.54.In1534Parliamentpassedthe“_______________”.55.OntheeveofWWItheTripleAlliancebetweenGermany,Austria-Hungaryand_____wasformed.56.TheFirstWorldWarwasanimperialistwaraswellasa_____warbecauseitwasnotconfinedonlytoEurope.Itlasted_____years.57.Atthe_______________,theLeagueofNationswasestablishedandtheTreatyofVersailleswassigned.58.The__________of1926wasAustenchamberlain’schiefclaimtofameasforeignsecretary.59.OnMay7,1945,_____surrenderedunconditionally.60.Itwas__________wholedthecountryduringthe“miracleofDunkirk”.61.WhenGeorgeIbegantheHousesofHanoverin1714,the_____systemwasestablished.I.1-5BBBCA6-10ADBDA11-15BABBA16-20AACBA21-25AAACC26-30CBAAB31-35BACBA36-40ABBCB41-45AAABC46-50ABBBB51-55ABABA56-60CBABC61-65BAABB66-70CCAAC71-74ABBC1.II.IberiansRomans43A.DJohnMiltonAnglo-SaxonAlfredWilliamLacklandMagnaCartaDomesdayBedeHastingsfeudalismConquerorFrenchGreatCouncilChurchGloriousRevolution6NanjingRussiaWattTyler’s2.Lancasterians,Yorkists15thParis1840Charteredinternational,nationalBloodyrebirthhumanistsfeudalcivilmoneyInvincibleArmadaThomasMore,Utopia16thStuartRoundheads,CavaliersLordProtectorParisTory,WhiguniversalsuffrageSpinningJennysplendidisolationSettlementCommonwealthPoland18thJamesWattSpinningMulePowerLoomIndustrialRevolutionManchesterActofSupremacyItalyworld,4ParisPeaceConferenceLocarnoTreatyGermanyWinstonChurchillcabinetSocialLife1.MostBritishcouplesgoto_____tohavetheirweddingceremony.A.churchB.concertC.registryoffice2.Housepricesare_____inBritain.A.lowB.affordableC.high3.Britishfoodis_____.A.unlimitedB.abundantC.limitedD.changeable4.Newlyweddedcouplesare_____tohaveababy.A.eagerB.unwillingC.noteager5.TheBritishpeopleusuallyhaveasmallquantityof_____asafirstcourse.A.soupB.sweetC.vegetable6.Thebest-knownqualityoftheBritishpeopleistheir_____.A.conservativenessB.exclusivenessC.phlegm7.TheEnglishsenseofhumoris_____.A.self-madeB.self-deprecatingC.self-respect8.Englishpeopledonotlaughatthefollowingexcept_____.A.amisfortuneB.afailureC.acrippleD.ownfaults9.Therighttoprivacyandpersonalfreedomis_____bytheBritish.A.disturbedB.unquestionedC.notallowedD.questionable10.Three“Don’ts”includethefollowingexcept_____.A.jumpingupthequeueB.askingawomanherageC.bargainingwhileshoppingD.laughingatone’sownfaults11.WhattheEnglishmenusuallytalkaboutintheirdailylifeis_____.A.priceB.taxC.weatherD.sports12.Three“ings”includethefollowingexcept_____.A.bettingB.drinkingC.tippingD.bargaining13.TheBritishpeoplearegreatloversofbetting.Themostmoneytheybetmainlyon_____.A.horseracingB.BingoC.footballpoolsD.dogracing14.Thethreeroyaltraditionsarethefollowingexcept_____.A.playingthefluteB.thechangingoftheQueen’sguardC.makingaparliamentaryspeechbyQueenD.watchingthehorseracing15.Playingthefluteisatraditioninheritedfrom_____.A.QueenVictoriaB.QueenElizabethC.MaryI16.JohnBulldenotedafrank,uneasy,funny_____calledJohnBullinthe17thcentury.A.ladyB.boyC.gentlemanD.youngman17.DuringthesummerindustrialworkersinBritainhaveatleast_____weeksofpaidholiday.A.fourB.fiveC.three18.Stateschoolsusuallyhave_____weeksofsummerholidays.A.sixB.sevenC.five19.St.Patrick’sDayandOrangeman’sDayaretheholidaysonlyspentin_____.A.EnglandB.WalesC.ScotlandD.N.I.20._____isbasicallyahomeandfamilyfestival.A.ChristmasB.BoxingDayC.EasterMonday21.ThepurelypersonalfestivalinBritainis_____.A.Mothers’DayB.Fathers’DayC.birthday22.BoxingDayison_____.A.thefirstweekdayafterChristmasB.thefollowingdayofChristmasC.thelastSundayofDecember23.Thefestivalwhichcelebratesahistoricaleventis_____.A.GoodFridayB.RemembranceDayC.GuyFawkesDay24.NewYear’sDayismoreimportantthanChristmastothe_____.A.IrishB.EnglishC.ScotsD.welsh25._____commemoratesthecrucifixionofJesusChrist,andEasterSundaytheresurrection.A.EasterMondayB.GoodFridayC.Christmas26.Thebirthdayofthe_____isaNationalDayinBritain.A.headoftheHouseofCommonsB.BritishMonarchC.PrimeMinister27.TheChristmaspuddingisdarkbrown,richandfruity,sometimeswithafew_____coinshiddeninit.A.goldB.silverC.copper28.ArmisticeDayison_____whentheBritishrememberthemillionsofpeoplewhodiedinthetwoworldwars.A.November11thB.April21stC.December31st29.Wagesmeanapaymentusuallyofmoneyforlabourorservicesaccordingtocontractandonthefollowingbasisexcept_____.A.hourlyB.dailyC.monthlyD.piecework30.TheBritishpeopletraditionallyliketolivein_____.A.highbuildingsB.smallhousesC.bighouses31.Attheageof_____,mostmenretirefromtheiremployment.A.sixtyB.sixty-fiveC.fifty-five32.Buddhismwasfoundedinthe_____centuryB.C.bySakyamuni.A.6thB.7thC.8th33.Islamwasfoundedinthe_____centurybyMohammed.A.7thB.8thC.9th34.Christianitycameintobeinginthe_____century.A.firstB.secondC.third35.Christianityconsistsofthefollowingexcept_____.A.CatholicismB.JewishChurchC.ProtestantismD.OrthodoxEasternChurch36.OneoftheFreeChurches_____isalsocalledtheSocietyofFriends.A.theBaptistB.QuakersC.theMethodist37.TheChurchofEnglandisalsocalled_____.A.theAnglicanChurchB.theCongregationalC.theSalvationArmyD.Puritanism38.TheChurchofEnglandcameintobeingduringthe_____.A.GloriousRevolutionB.IndustrialRevolutionC.EuropeanReformationI.FillintheBlanks1.LondonCockneyisakindof_____spokenbysomepeopleinLondon.2.Intermsofmarriagenochildcanmerrybelowtheageof_____.3.Thenewlywedsoftensolvetheproblemofhousingbyrentingor_____orbuyingahouse.4.ThehouseworkinBritainisusuallydoneby_____.5.ThenicknameforBritainis__________.6.Thereare_____bankandpublicholidaysinNorthernIreland.7.TherearealotofthingsanEnglishmanisproudof,suchas__________Bibleand_____’splays,BritishParliamentandthe_____Revolution.8.ABritishcustomis“__________”,suchaslettingawomangofirst,protectingherfromtraffic.9.ThetwoplaceswherethechangingoftheQueen’sguardareinfrontofBuckinghamPalace10.TheSpeakeristheheadoftheHouseof_____.11.ChristmasDayison_____,whichisthegreatestoftheChristianfestivals.12.TherearetwoBankHolidaysin_____.13.AprilFool’sDaywhichmakesyouan“AprilFool”fallson_____.14.ThefirstweekdayafterChristmasis__________.15.FatherChristmasisalsocalled__________,whogivespresentsonlytochildrenandknowswhateverychildwants.16.RemembranceDayisalsocalled__________.17.Thestandardworkingweekisusuallybetween_____and_____hoursinBritain.18.Wage-earningworkersarepaidweekly,usuallygettingtheirwagesin_____.19.Salaryearnersarepaidonceamonthorlessfrequentlyby_____orpaidintotheirbankaccounts.20.ThetwothingseveryemployedmanandwomanhastopaytheStatearetheNationalInsuranceandNationalHealthandthe__________.21.The“W.C.”meansthe__________,aplacewhereyourelieveyourself.22.Thefourmajorsocialbenefitsareunemploymentbenefit,_____benefit,pensionand_____allowance.23.Awoman’sretirementisatheageof_____.24.Thedoctrineof_____isfoundinBuddhistscripture.25.Thedoctrineof_____isfoundinKoran.26.ThedoctrineofChristianityisthe__________.27.Christianitycameintobeingin_____A.D.28.TheChurchofEnglandtodayisallinclusive,havetheabilitytobebothProtestantand_____.I.ACCCABBDBDCDADACAADACACCBBBACBBAAABBACII.1.dialect16mortgagingwifeJohnBulltenKingJames,Shakespeare,IndustrialladiesfirstWhitehallCommonsDecember25thScotlandApril1stBoxingDaySantaClausArmisticeDay35,40cashchequesIncomeTaxWaterClosetsickness,retirement60BuddhismIslamHolyBible30CatholicPoliticalSystem1.TheBritishMonarchyis_____.A.electiveB.democraticC.hereditary2.TheConstitutionalMonarchystartedattheendofthe_____century.A.17thB.16thC.15th3.The_____isusedasasymbolofthewholenationandisdescribedastherepresentativeofthepeople.A.PrimeMinisterB.CrownC.Parliament4.TheoldestpartofBritishParliamentis_____.A.theHouseofCommonsB.theHouseofLordsC.theCharmerD.theShadowCabinet5.ThedecisionmakingorganinBritishParliamentis_____.A.theCrownB.theCabinetC.ShadowCabinet6.ThelifeofParliamentisfixedat_____years.A.fourB.sixC.five7.TheHouseofCommonsconsistsof_____memberswhoareelectedfromthe_____electoraldistricts.A.651,651B.535,535C.635,6358.Thetitlesofthelords,suchasDuke,Marquis,Earl,ViscountandBaron,are_____.A.hereditaryB.appointedC.elected9.ThequorumintheHouseofCommonsis_____members.A.thirtyB.fortyC.forty-five10.The__________isthesupremeadministrativeinstitution.A.BritishgovernmentB.BritishParliamentC.OppositionD.PrivyCouncil11.The_____isthecoreofleadershipoftheBritishgovernment.A.CabinetB.PrivyCouncilC.Crown12.ThePrivyCouncilwasestablishedinthe15thcenturywhen_____wasonthethrone.A.HenryVB.HenryVIC.CharlesI13.Notuntil_____couldthecabinethavealegalbasis.A.1937B.1714C.186814.Thenumberofthecabinetmembersvaries,beinggenerallyabout_____.A.40B.20C.3015.Thepresident(orhead)oftheHouseofLordsinBritainis_____.A.LordChancellorB.SpeakerC.Primeminister16._____wasformedbythetradeunions,cooperatives,theSocialDemocraticFederation,theIndependentLabourPartyandtheFabianSocietyin1900.A.TheConservativePartyB.TheLabourPartyC.TheLiberalParty.17.Itisthe_____whoorganizestheCabinetandpresidesoveritsmeetings.A.PrimeMinisterB.LordPresidentC.Speaker18.TheShadowCabinetisorganizedbythe_____.A.GovernmentB.OppositionC.PrivyCouncil19.London,becauseofitsspeciallocation,isdividedinto_____boroughsandthecityofLondon.A.20B.12C.3220.“TheMorningStar”istheofficialpaperofthe_____.A.CommunistPartyB.LabourPartyC.LiberalPartyD.SocialDemocraticParty21.Thefollowingpersonsexcept_____havenorighttovote.A.certifiedlunaticsB.criminalsC.governmentemployeesD.peerswhohaveseatsintheLords22.InEnglandandWales,thejuryconsistsof_____peopleincriminalandcivilcases.A.fifteenB.twelveC.seven23.Legallyanycitizenagedfrom_____to_____whohasneverbeensenttoprisoncanbeamemberofthejury.A.16,60B.18,65C.18,6024.Theheadofthepoliceforceofacounty,etc.iscalled_____.A.ChiefConstableB.ChairmanC.Mayor25.A_____appointedtoactfortheStateiscalledQueen’sCounsel.A.barristerB.solicitorC.lawyer26.NowtheHouseofLordscanpreventabillfrompassingintoalawfor_____.A.oneyearB.twoyearsC.sixyears27.TheHighCourtofJusticeincludesthefollowingdivisionsexcept_____.A.theQueen’sBenchDivisionB.theCriminalDivisionC.theChancellorDivision