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Chapter11.ThetwomainislandsoftheBritishIslesare.A.GreatBritainandIrelandB.GreatBritainandScotlandC.GreatBritainandWalesD.GreatBritainandEngland2.isthecapitalcityofScotland.A.BelfastB.EdinburghC.AberdeenD.Cardiff3.AmongthefourpartsoftheUnitedKingdom,isthesmallest.A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.WalesD.NorthernIreland4.EnglishbelongstothegroupofIndo-Europeanfamilyoflanguages.A.CelticB.Indo-IranianC.GermanicD.Roman5.TheintroductionofChristianitytoBritainaddedthefirstelementofwordstoEnglish.A.DanishandFinnishB.DutchandGermanC.FrenchandItalianD.LatinandGreek6.TheevolutionofMiddleEnglishwasreinforcedbytheinfluence.A.NormanB.DutchC.GermanD.Danish7.SamuelJohnson’sdictionarywasinfluentialinestablishingastandardformof.A.grammarB.handwritingC.spellingD.pronunciation8.Atpresent,nearlyoftheworld’spopulationcommunicateinEnglish.A.halfB.aquarterC.onethirdD.onefifthChapter21.TheattackonRomeendedtheRomanoccupationinBritainin410.A.NormanB.DanishC.CelticD.Germanic2.Bythelate7thcentury,becamethedominantreligioninEngland.A.CelticChristianityB.Anglo-SaxonChristianityC.GermanicChristianityD.RomanChristianity3.ThemarkedtheestablishmentoffeudalisminEngland.A.VikinginvasionB.signingoftheMagnaCartaC.NormanConquestD.Adoptionofcommonlaw4.TheendoftheWarsoftheRosesledtotheruleof.A.theHouseofValoisB.theHouseofYorkC.theHouseofTudorD.theHouseofLancaster5.ThedirectcausefortheReligiousReformationwasKingHenryVIII’seffortto.A.divorcehiswifeB.breakwithRomeC.supporttheProtestantsD.declarehissupremepoweroverthechurch6.TheEnglishCivilWarbrokeoutin1642between.A.ProtestantsandPuritansB.RoyalistsandParliamentariansC.noblesandpeasantsD.aristocratsandChristians7.waspassedaftertheGloriousRevolution.A.BillofRightsB.ActofSupremacyC.ProvisionsofOxfordD.MagnaCarta8.TheIndustrialRevolutionwasaccomplishedinBritainbythemiddleofthecentury.A.17thB.18thC.19thD.20thChapter31.TheBritishgovernmentischaracterizedbyadivisionofpowersbetweenthreeofthefollowingbrancheswiththeexceptionofthe.A.judiciaryB.legislatureC.monarchyD.executive2.TheimportanceoftheBritishmonarchycanbeseeninitseffecton.A.passingthebillsB.advisingthegovernmentC.politicalpartiesD.publicattitude3.Asarevisingchamber,theHouseofLordsisexpectedtotheHouseofCommons.A.rivalB.complementC.criticizeD.inspect4.isatthecenteroftheBritishpoliticalsystem.A.TheCabinetB.TheHouseofLordsC.TheHouseofCommonsD.ThePrivyCouncil5.ThemaindutyoftheBritishPrivyCouncilisto.A.makedecisionsB.giveadviceC.passbillsD.supervisetheCabinet6.Generallyspeaking,theBritishParliamentoperatesonasystem.A.single-partyB.two-partyC.three-partyD.multi-party7.ThepoliciesoftheConservativePartyarecharacterizedbypragmatismand.A.governmentinterventionB.nationalizationofenterprisesC.socialreformD.abeliefinindividualism8.InBritain,theparliamentarygeneralelectionisheldeveryyears.A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.sixChapter41.Theintheearly1970sworsenedanalreadystagnanteconomyinBritain.A.oilcrisisB.highinflationratesC.largeimportsD.unemploymentproblem2.Ofthefollowingpractices,doesnotbelongtoThatcher’ssocialwelfarereform.A.reducingchildbenefitsB.shorteningtheunemploymentbenefitsperiodC.reducingtheunemploymentD.loweringoldagepensions3.TheBlairgovernmenthasbeensuccessfulinallthefollowingaspectsexcept.A.limitinggovernmentspendingB.keepinginflationundercontrolC.reducingunemploymentD.reducinginequality4.Britainhasdevotedofitslandareatoagriculture.A.54%B.64%C.74%D.84%5.Britain’simportantfishingareasincludeallthefollowingexcept.A.theNorthSeaB.theEnglishChannelC.TheseaareaaroundIrelandD.TheseaareabetweenBritainandIreland6.CoalminingindustryinBritainprovidesoftheenergyconsumedinthecountry.A.1/3B.1/4C.1/5D.2/37.ThecarindustryinBritaininmostly.A.foreign-ownedB.state-ownedC.joint-ventureD.privately-owned8.OfthefollowingsectorsinBritain,hasexperiencedspectaculargrowthsincetheendofWordWarII.A.agricultureB.energyindustryC.serviceindustryD.manufacturingindustryChapter51.InBritain,thedivisionbetweengrammarschoolsandvocationalschoolswereendedbytheintroductionofcomprehensiveschoolsinthe.A.1930sB.1940sC.1950sD.1960s2.AboutofBritishchildrenreceiveprimaryandsecondaryeducationthroughtheindependentsystem.A.5%B.6%C.7%D.8%3.Partiallyfundedbycentralgovernmentgrants,theBritishuniversitiesreceivetheirremainingfundsfromallthefollowingsourcesexcept.A.tuitionfeesB.loansC.donationsD.corporatecontributions4.TobeadmittedtotheOpenUniversity,oneneed.A.someeducationalqualificationsB.noeducationalqualificationsC.GeneralCertificateofEducation-AdvancedD.GeneralNationalVocationalQualifications5.AmongBritain’squalitypress,thefollowingnewspapersareregardedasthe“BigThree”withtheexceptionof.A.TheTimesB.TheGuardianC.TheObserverD.TheDailyTelegraph6.LifeonEarthisakindofprogramproducedbytheBBCandispopularamong500millionviewersworldwide.A.featureB.dramaC.documentaryD.soapopera7.isBritain’stoppaytelevisionprovider.A.BSBB.SkyTVC.BBCD.BSkyB8.ThefollowingChristmastraditionsareparticularlyBritishexcept.A.TroopingtheColorB.Queen’sChristmasmessageC.BoxingDayD.ChristmaspantomimeChapter81.TheU.S.liesinNorthAmerica,withCanadatothenorth,Mexicoto