英语国家概况学习手册选择题

第一章British

the republic of ireland became independent in the year(1949)

the british empire was replaced by the british commonwealth in(1931)

the English people and the English language were born from the union of(norman conquerors an the defeated anglo-sax ons the first known settlers of Britain were (the iberians)

about 80000 scots speak gaelic which is an ancient (celtic language)

the ancestors of the welsh were the ancient(celts)

the average population density in Britain is(250)people per square kilo

in 1066 harold and his troops fought against William on Senlac field near(hastlings)

the Plantagenet dynasty was found by(henry 2)

english reformation was carried out by(henry8)

simon de Montfort reform beginning of English (parliament)

from 1649 to 1658,it was ruled first by oliver Cromwell as(lord protector)

it was during the reign of(anne)the the name great Britain came into being in 1707

the 1851 london great exposition was held in the crystal palace designed by queen(victoria)husband albert.

the house of commons has(650)members of parliament

british conservative party(tory)party in the 18th century

the house of common is headed by（the speaker）

the economic policy in the 1950s and 1960s was based on(john maynard keynes)

in Britain less than(2/)are farmers

britain became a net exporter of oil in the(1980s)

the following financial institutions have their headquarters in London except(royal bank of scotland)

to stimulate economic recovery, the thacher polcies but(interventionism)

britain is the(sixth)largest trading nation

british oil fields were discovered on the(north sea)

the national health service was established in(1948)

(central government)is directly responsible for the nhs

children up to the age of (16) can receive family allowance for children

(the baptists)is not among the anglican churches

(the Methodist church)is the largest of the free churches

the principal non-Christian communities in Britain are(the jews)

the church of scotland is a(Presbyterian)

(the free churches)in Britain have also been known as dissenters

(7) roman catholic provinces in great Britain

the church of english has two provinces, they are(Canterbury and york)

there are some (90)universities

the universities of oxford and cambridge date from the (12th and 13th)

(public schools)are independent schools

secondary education in(northern ireland) is selective

harrow school is a(public school)

higher education is usually defined as advanced course of a standard higher(gce a level)

the following universities belong to red brick except(glasgow)

the leading scientific society in Britain is(the royal society)

the times is a (quality daily) the daily mirror is a popular daily