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Chapter 1

1.The two main island of the Britain Isles are Great Britain and Ireland.

2.Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland.

3.Among the four parts of the United Kingdom , Northern Ireland is the smallest.

4.English belong to the Germanic group of the Indo-European family of languages.

5.The introduction of Christianity to Britain added the first element of Latin and Greek.

6.The evolution of Middle English was reinforced by the Norman influence.

7.Samuel Johnson’s dictionary was influential in establishing a standar d form of spelling.

8.At present ,nearly one-third of the world’s population communicate in English. Chapter 2

1.The Germanic attack on Rome ended the Roman occupation in Britain in 410.

2.By the late 7th century , Roman Christianity became the dominant religion in England.

3.The Norman Conquest marked the establish of feudalism in England.

4.The end of the Wars of the Roses led to the rule of the House of Tudor.

5.The direct cause for the Reformation was King Henry VIII’s effort to divorce his wife.

6.The English Civil War broke out in 1642 between the Royalists and the Parliamentarians.

7.The Bill of Rights was passed after the Glorious Revolution.

8.The Industrial Revolution was accomplish in Britain by the middle of the 19t h century. Chapter 3

1.The British government is characterized by a division of powers between three of the

following branches EXCEPT the monarchy.

2.The importance of the British monarchy can be seen in its effect on public attitude.

3.As a revising chamber ,the House of Lords is expected to complement the House of

Commons.

4.The Cabinet is at the center of the British political system.

5.The main duty of the British Privy Council is to give advice.

6.Generally speaking ,the British Parliament operates on a two-party system.

7.The policies of the Conservative Party are characterized by pragmatism and a belief in

individualism.

8.In Britain ,the parliamentary general election is held every five years.

1.The oil crisis in the early 1970s worsened an already stagnant economy in Britain.

2.Of the following practices , reducing unemployment did not belong to Thatcher’s social

welfare reform.

3.The Blair government was successful in all the following aspects EXCEPT reducing inequality.

4.Britain has devoted about 70% of its land area to agriculture.

5.Britain's important fishing areas include all the following EXCEPT the sea area between

Britain and Ireland.

6.Coal mining industry in Britain provides one-third of the energy consumed in the country.

7.The car industry in Britain is mostly foreign-owned .

8.Of the following sectors in Britain, the service sector has experienced spectacular growth

since the end of World War II.

Chapter 5

1.In Britain, the division between grammar schools and vocational schools was ended by the introduction of comprehensive schools in the 1960s .

2. Over 7%of British children receive primary and secondary education through the

independent system.

3. Partially funded by central government grants, most of the British universities receive their remaining funds from all the following sources EXCEPT loans

4. To be admitted to the Open University, one needs no educational qualifications.

5. Among Britain's quality press, the following newspapers are regarded as the 'Big Three" EXCEPT The Observer .

6. Life on Earth is a kind of documentary program produced by the BBC and is popular worldwide.

7. BSkyB is Britain's top pay-television provider.

8. The following Christmas traditions are particularly British EXCEPT Trooping the Color. Chapter 6

l. The most significant achievement of the English Renaissance is drama.

2.The Preface to Lyrical Ballads is viewed as Romantic Poetry's "Declaration of Independence".

3. Of Dickens' novels, David Copperfield is considered most autobiographical.

4. Thomas Hardy is a representative of English Critical Realism at the turn of the 19th century.

5. Of the following books, Adam Bede is NOT written by Thomas Hardy.

6. Oscar Wilde is NOT included in the modernist group.

7. Of the following writers, James Joyce is NOT a Nobel Prize winner.

8. Waiting for Godot is written by Samuel Beckett.