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1. English is an official language of more than ________ sovereign states.
3. In number of native speakers and language learners, English is the ________ language in the world.
most native speakers of English live in _________.
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United States
Today’s English speakers would find it easy to understand Old English. ___________错误
English belongs to the _________ branch of the Indo-European language family.
Old English was mainly derived from the dialects of _________.
Anglo-Saxons
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The origin of the words like “sky”, “egg”, “window” are from _________ countries.
After the Norman Conquest in 1066, _______ languages were used side by side in England.
“The Canterbury Tales” was written by _________.
A.Geoffery Chaucer
Proto-Indo-European language is believed to be the ancestor of most European languages, such as Greek, German, Spanish, French and Italian. 正确
The history of English can be divided into three periods: Old English, Middle English and modern English.正确
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English script and alphabetic system were from Greek.错误
In 1588, England defeated the famous fleet Armada from __________.
In 1604，the first English dictionary was published by _________.
Johnson
The sudden vowel shift in the history of English helped to shape ________ English. Modern
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Which country does the loan word "lychee" come from
Which country does the loan word "yoghurt" come from
Which country does the loan word "violin" come from
Which country does the loan word "alcohol" come from
Which country does the loan word "shampoo" come from
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Sonnet refers to a poem of _______ lines.
C.14
Which of the following is not a comedy of William Shakespeare
Othello
“To be, or not to be, that’s a question.” is taken from _________ of William Shakespeare.
Hamlet
1．William Shakespeare is a great writer in the _____________ language.
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2. Shakespeare was born in a small town in _______________.
3. Shakespeare wrote 154 ___________ and some verses in his lifetime.
4. Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous _____________ of Shakespeare
As you like it is a _____________.
Shakespeare wrote 40 plays in his lifetime.
错误
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2. Romeo and Juliet is one of the four most famous tragedies of Shakespeare.
错误
3. Ben Johnson described Shakespeare as “ He belonged to all time”.
正确
RP, or Received Pronunciation, is widely used as standard English in today’s Britain. 错误
American English was thought to be a classless sort of English
正确
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The words “hamburger”, “seminar”, “dumb” and “poker” are from the language of black people.
错误
An American Dictionary of the English Language edited by Noah Webster was the first American dictionary.
正确_
American English is represented by VOA and British English is represented by BBC. 正确
The word “ballet” is pronounced as/'bæ'leɪ/ in BrE and as / 'bæleɪ/ in AmE. 错误
In American English, double letters were reduced to single ones, like the l in “traveller” and g in “waggon”
正确
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A New York person will use the word a “lift” instead of an “elevator”.
错误
1. For something that has occurred in the recent past, BrE tends to use the simple tense while AmE shows the preference for the present perfect tense.
错误
2. For the meaning of "在周末", British people" prefer to use "at the weekend" while American people will prefer "on the weekend".
正确
3. For the meaning of "全家在看电视", British English will use "The family is watching TV." and American English will prefer "The family are watching TV.".
错误
4. The word "颜色" is spelt in British English as "color".
错误
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5. The word "组织" is splet in American English as "organize".
正确
6. The word "中心" is spelt in British English as "centre".
正确
7. The word "许可证" is splet in American English as "licence".
错误
British English, "糖果" is expressed as candies.
错误
9. The American expression of "玉米" is corn.
正确
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Many words from Hindi flew back to English, such as “bungalow”, “coolie”, “cashmere”, “ pajamas” and “yoga”.
正确
2. Now, English is used as the first language and official language in Singapore. 错误
3. In 1985, the People's Republic of China made English the main foreign language in education.
错误
4. Since there are many misuse and mistakes of English in Chinglish, we should avoid the use of Chinglish as much as possible.
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The United Kingdom is an independent and single country. __________
错误
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Britain is made up of four parts. __________
正确
The flags of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland can be found in the flag of the UK.
错误
________ is the official name of Britain.
United Kingdom
2. The full name of Britain is the United Kingdom of _________ Britain and __________. ; Northern Ireland
3. There are _______ parts in Great Britain and ________ parts in Britain.
; four
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4. British Isles include two large islands: _________ and Ireland island.
Britain
5. The capital of the Republic of Ireland is _________.
The Pennies is known as the backbone of England. ________
正确
In England, it is cold in winter and hot in summer. ______
错误
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Stonehenge is a famous monument dated from the 16th century. ________
错误
The longest river in Britain is _____________.
Severn
Britain enjoys a ______________ climate.
B. temperate maritime
“If winter comes, will spring be far behind”comes from Ode to the ______ wind by Shelly.
4. The Acts of Union 1707 made the kingdoms of England and ________ united to form Great Britain.
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July is normally the best month in a year and the west wind from the Atlantic is the warmest.
正确
Jane Austen who has written “Pride and Prejudice”, “Sense and sensibility” and other novels.
正确
“Ladies and gentlemen” only refers to those cultured and refined men and women. 错误
Scotland takes up half of Great Britain and is the second largest country in the UK. 错误
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The American movie “A water horse” is based on the tale of monster in Loch Ness. 正确
3. Kilt, tartan and Bagpipe are all characteristic of Scotland.
正确
4. 2014 Referendum is the first time for the Scottish to pursue freedom from the United Kingdom.
错误
5. Nowadays, Scotland will still remain in the territory of the United Kingdom.
正确
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1. The Scots, Welsh and Irish are descendents of ___________.
Celts
2. Wales is located in the _________ of Great Britain.
Wales was not conquered by the English until __________.
4. The Giant’s Causeway was located in __________.
Ireland
5. The capital of Northern Ireland is ____________.
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1. Much of the land in Wales is pasture and only 22% of the land is arable. 错误
2. Today, a quarter of the Welsh still speak Welsh as their first language. _________正确
3. The greatest event of the year of Northern Ireland is the National Eisteddfod. 错误
4. The majority of Northern Irish people wanted to be independent but was forced to remain within the United Kingdom. ___________
错误
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The present royal family belongs to the House of __________.
A. Windsor
Up until now, Queen Elizabeth has ruled in Britain for over __________ decades. C. six
Queen __________ was called virgin queen because she remained unmarried all her life.
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During the reign of ___________, Britain became an empire “the sun never sets”. Victoria
1. T he nickname of ______ is “the grandmother of Europe”.
Victoria
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2. The house of Windsor starts from _________.
V
3. _________ ruled Britain in Shakespeare’s time.
Elizabeth I
1. The monarchy in Britain has been passed in succession in the past 1000 years and has never been broken. _______
错误
2. The age of constitutional monarchy began after the Glorious Revolution. ________正确
3. The king or the queen is the head of the UK and has no real power. _________
正确
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The members of the royal family have to earn money to support themselves. _________错误
How many contiguous states are there in the USA
Please choose the right letter to represent the location of Appalachian Mountains on the map.
D. area of D
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Which of the two states are the last two states to join the union
and Hawaii
1. The United States of America consists of 50 states and a federal government.
正确
2. Great Salt Lake is a major waterway that empty into the Gulf Mexico.
错误
3. Alaska is the largest state on the continuous continent.
错误
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The Hollywood sign was created as an advertisement for the Hollywoodland housing development.
错误
The Hoover Dam was the way to provide power and water to dry regions in the west America.
正确
The Independence hall is the place where the first and the second Continent Congress was held.
正确
1. The heads of which Presidents are carved into Mount Rushmore
D. Washington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Lincoln
2. The Statue of Liberty is a gift from the people of ___________.
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White House is where Martin Luther King Jr. made his famous “I have a dream” speech. 错误
Ex-presid ent Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Ford’s Theater. ______
正确
New York City is in the southwestern America with the nickname of “Big Apple”.
错误
Boston is the scene of several key events of American Revolution like Boston Tea Party 正确
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Declaration of Independence was signed in Boston.
正确
1. Which state does Washington . belong to
state
2. The official home to the US president is ________
House
3. Which of the following locations is not included in the Free Trail
Hall
4. Which of the following cities is the meeting place for the first and second Continental Congress
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In 1620, the first group of puritan Pilgrims arrived in America for religious freedom. 正确
In 1806, President Lincoln signed legislation for building a road to facilitate people to move west. _____
错误
Route 66 is known as the loneliest road in America.
错误
It was Carl Fisher who had the idea to build a coast-to-coast highway named Lincoln Highway.
正确
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Roads with even numbers represent the highways from north to south.
错误
1. Which of the following does not represent freedom
Sam
2. Which of the following roads is called Mother Road
66
3. Which of the following roads represent highway from east to west
90
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Vespucci’s first voyage led to the discovery of Americas that he thought was India and called the natives on the island
错误
1588 war, Spain became the biggest colonizer in North America. ______
错误
, the first successful English colony in North America was planted in Jamestown, Virginia.
正确
’s prosperity was in a large part owing to a farmer who planted tobacco.
正确
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5. In 1620, 102 Pilgrim Fathers crossed the Atlantic to seek gold in the New World on the boat of Mayflower.
错误
The French and Indian War was started owing to ______
French and Indian War was between ______________.
D. French and Indian vs British
Which of the following is not included in the Stamp Act to tax on
A. diamond
Where was the First Continental Congress held
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Second Continental Congress appointed George Washington as the first president of America.
错误
Valley Forge, many soldiers died of hunger and smallpox.
正确
peace treaty was signed in 1782, in which the independence, freedom and sovereignty of the 13 states were acknowledged
正确
1. Which day is America’s National Day or Independence Day
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4, 1776
2. Who drafted Declaration of Independence
Jefferson
3. Who was the first president of America
Washington
4. Where was the Second Continental Congress held
successful ending of the French and Indian War extended England's territory to the Appalachian
.
错误
1783 Treaty of Paris with Great Britain, 13 independent colonies expanded their territory to Mississippi River.
正确
1803, President Washington made the biggest real estate deal and bought the vast Louisiana from Napoleon.
错误
1862, President Lincoln asked the Congress to pass the Homestead Act aiming to promote moving westward for land.
正确
1. The 1783 Treaty of Paris with Great Britain defined the large expansion of land west to__________
River
2. How far did Captain Meriwether Lewis and the Second Lieutenant William Clark reach on the journey commissioned by Thomas Jefferson
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D. Pacific Ocean
3. Which state is the place attracting thousands of gold-seekers
4. Which of the following state is secured by Mexican-American war
was widely planted in the north while Industry and manufacture developed in the south.错误
The leader of Underground Railroad was Harriet Tubman.
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正确
Tubman also met and debated with Lincoln in the White House.
错误
1. Which of the following state is not slave-holding state in 1860
York
2. Which book conveyed the message that slavery was the root of social cruelty Tom’s Cabin
3. Which is the hidden weapon that Lincoln employed to fight with Confederate Army and finally achieved the reunion of the nation
Military tactics was the hidden weapon that Lincoln employed to fight with Confederate Army and finally achieved the reunion of the nation.
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hasn't a country-level education system or curriculum applied to the entire country 正确
children attend kindergarten when they are 4 in America.
错误
1. Which subject is the compulsory subject to American students
B. English
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2. Which examination should a student must attend if he wants to go to the university in the UK
A. the A level system
3. How many years for a British student need to study in the university
is the first-oldest university in the English-speaking world
错误
University is one of the Ivy League in America.
正确
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1. The University of Cambridge was established in ________
2. In the following universities, which one doesn’t belong to the Ivy League in America________
University
3. In the following celebrities, who was not graduate from Cambridge
University_________.
Rockefeller
1. Before you start your applications, what’s the first thing you have to do
a careful plan about how to find the best schools that suit your needs
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What are needed in your application process except________
C. demonstrating their English language proficiency scores from TOEFL or GRE
3. What is the most necessary material you need to submit if you want to apply to an undergraduate degree
original or certified copies of his secondary school transcripts or mark sheets The score of TOEFL that a test taker gets can be hold valid for ________ years.
Which of the following sentences about those international tests are true except
________
SAT Test is offered by ETS five times a year.
ETS has _________ TOEFL test centers in________ different countries.
B. 4500,165
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单元测试
Which examination should a student must attend if he wants to go to the university in the UK
A level system
Most children attend kindergarten when they are 4 in America.
错误
Full education is compulsory for all children who range from age 5 to 17.
正确
Harvard University is one of the Ivy League in America.
正确
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1. Bubble and Squeak is the classic English take-away food.
错误
2. Spotted-Dick is a traditional American food.
错误
3. In UK there’s an old saying, "To eat well in England you should have breakfast three times a day."
正确
Which of the following food does not belong to British traditional food
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, sushi
English breakfast is a very substantial meal enjoyed by both the nobility and the working class.
正确
2. A traditional English breakfast usually consists of eggs, bacon, sausages, fried bread, baked beans, black pudding, tomatoes and mushrooms
正确
3. A full English breakfast is same in different regions in Britain.
错误
4. Many British and Irish cafés and pubs serve the full English breakfast at any time as an "all-day breakfast".
正确
5. A typical Sunday Roast usually consists of roasted meat, roast potato or mashed potato, with accompaniments such as Yorkshire pudding, stuffing, vegetables and gravy.。

正确
6. The most common joints for Sunday Roast are beef, lamb or pork. Chicken is not popular.
错误
1. Drive-through windows also followed so that people can order and eat food right in their cars.
正确
White Castle was the second fast food restaurant set up in America.
错误
3. If left unabated, obesity will then surpass smoking as the leading cause of preventable death in America.
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正确
Which of the following statements is not true
food is the invention of American people.
history of fast food in America runs parallel to the invention of the car.
正确
2. Fast food franchises became quite popular thanks to their standardized menus, signage, and advertising.
正确
1. It is said that in every single day, the British drink about 165 million cups of tea. That is almost three cups per person.
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正确
Tea was born in the UK.
错误
3. The Queen Catherine of Braganza brought tea to the royal court.
正确
1. Which of the following statements about tea is false
disappeared immediately after the duty on tea was slashed.
2. Which of the following statements about Boston Tea Party was true
, increasingly touchy about the issue of taxation without representation, refused to let the ships unload.
1. The monopoly on imports held by the merchants of the east India Company kept tea prices artificially high to protect profits, and on top of this government imposed a high level of duty.
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正确
2. To avoid taxation and cater for the increasing need of tea, smuggling and adulteration appeared.
正确
After the cut of the taxation, there was a matter involving tea in American colonies, known as “Boston Tea Party”, which eventually sparked off the American War of Independence.
错误
shows that as many as one-third of the people in the world drink coffee, and coffee is the second most heavily traded product in the world only after oil.
正确
2. Legend goes that Shen Nung, an ancient Chinese emperor, discovered tea accidentally.
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正确
is the largest producer of coffee in the world.
正确
Which of the following statements about coffee was false
world’s first Starbucks opened in New York in 1971.
1. Seattle1 can be called America’s capital of caffeine.
正确
Starbucks has grown into the second largest coffeehouse company in the world.
错误
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1. There are no waiters coming to serve you in a British pub.
正确
2. While waiting to be served at the bar, you should not chat with other customers.错误
3. You should wait in a queue when you want to buy the drink in a British pub.错误
1. Which of the following statements is not true about British pub etiquette can shout“service” or wave money about to attract the attention of the barmen.
2. What can you enjoy at a British pub
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the above.（a variety of beer some games stand-up comedy performances)
3. Which of the following statements is true about the cocktail party
refers to an alcoholic drink consisting of a spirit or spirits mixed with other ingredients, such as fruit juice or cream.
Newspapers printed at midnight in London can reach almost everywhere in Britain the next afternoon.
错误
Britain’s “Big Three” all belong to popular papers.
错误
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The Independent and The Financial Times are quality papers.
正确
Which of the following statements is true
quality newspapers are also known as “heavies”
Britain’s “Big Three” include______________________.
Times, The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph
Which of the following statements is false
Daily Express and The Daily Mail belong to the "red tops".
The sister Sunday issue of The Guardian is ___________________.
Observer
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Which newspapers’ nickname is “the Old Gray Lady”
New York Times
Which of the following magazines is not an American magazine
Spectator
Britain has one of the highest levels of newspaper sales per head of population, and the British are among the most enthusiastic readers of Europe.
正确
In Britain, many local dailies appear in the evenings while the main titles in the national daily press appear in the mornings.
正确
British daily papers have no Sunday editions, but there are Sunday papers.
正确
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. News is well known for naming a “Person of the Year” while Time publishes annual ratings of American colleges and universities.
错误
Reader's Digest is an American general interest family magazine, which offers condensed articles from a wide variety of publications.
正确
BBC is sometimes referred to as “Auntie” or “the Beeb”.
正确
BBC One and BBC Three are the flagship channels of BBC.
错误
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Financed almost wholly by viewers’ license fees, the BBC runs no commercials, either sound or television.
正确
ITV is the world's oldest national broadcasting organization.
错误
Of the five following statements about BBC radio services, which is false
Radio 5 Live focusing on current affairs, factual and other speech-based programming, including drama and comedy.
Which of the following hit dramas was presented by ITV
Abbey
Which of the following companies is not an American broadcaster
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Which of the following statements about the Emmy Award is not true
two events that receive the most media coverage are the Primetime Emmys and the Nighttime Emmys.
Which of the following statements about news agencies is true
news agency, also called wire service, or news service, gathers, writes, and distributes news to subscribing news organizations.
Officially named Oscar, the statuette is better known by a nickname, the Academy Award of Merit.
错误
The Hollywood sign was originally built as an advertisement for a local real estate development.
正确
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Which of the following four statements about American media giants is not true “Big Six” media conglomerates own not only the Hollywood film studios but also two of the US broadcast television networks and the vast majority of the major cable networks.
LinkedIn was described as "the SMS of the Internet".
错误
Through Twitter, people can stay in touch with business contacts and search for potential employer.
错误
Who was the founder of Facebook
Zuckerberg
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Which of the following statements is false
website of Twitter was launched on February 4, 2004.
Sense and Sensibility was written by Jane Austen. __________
正确
Austen’s works depict the England during its transition between the 19th Century and 20th Century.. __________
错误
Which of the following works was written by Jane Austen except______
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Expectations
Jane Austen was born in Steventon, England, in ______.
Between the 18th Century and 19th Century, social advancement for men was through the following careers except _________.
The writer of Walden is Henry David Thoreau. __________
正确
Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson were two major poets in the period of American Realism. __________
错误
Which of the following writers doesn’t belong to American Romanticism
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Dean Howells
Which of the following description is true about American Romanticism
believes that individuals can intuitively receive higher truths which are usually unavailable through common methods of knowing.
Henry David Thoreau seems to be the _______ literary figure in the American history to revolt against the threat that industr ialism and materialism brought to people’s daily life
When did David Copperfield publish
B. 1850
All of the following expressions about David Copperfield are true except_____. his works, Dickens satirized the hypocrisy and tyranny in the adult world from the perspective of innocent children.
Which of the following works is not written by Charles Dickens
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain (1835-1910) is one of the prominent ______ writers.
realism
As Ernest Hemingway once said, “All modern literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called_____.”
Finn
Ernest Miller Hemingway won the Nobel Prize in the year of _____.
The Harry Potter series have gained popularity and commercial success worldwide since its first book been released in the year of ______.
Harry Potter is a series of seven ______novels.
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B. fantasy
The central themes in Harry Potter always involve tolerance of other people and _________.
A. reliance on community
The word “Etiquette” comes from German and means a code of good manners and behaviors for social interactions in English.
错误
Customs refer to short-established social rules that are considered
acceptable or normal behavior in any situation.
错误
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Etiquettes and customs are not written in law but are shared throughout a community.
正确
Generally speaking, good manners, politeness, friendliness and consideration for others are considered important and valuable by the most people.
正确
In western culture，hugs often happen between close friends, family members, lovers and even strangers. ___________
错误
Cheek kissing is common in Latin America and has become a standard greeting in Southern Europe. __________
正确。

In Britain and America, people often kiss each other more than once when they meet. ________
错误
We can address a lady “Ms” if we are not sure if she’s married or not.
正确
Since Americans don’t have inherited titles, we should address them their first names all the time.
错误
The ill and physically unable people can remain seated when being introduced.
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Where to sit in a western dinner is often determined by the identities and social status of diners.
正确
In a western dinner, the most important female guest always sits to the right of the hostess.
错误
The appetizer is always served as the second dish after soup in a western dinner. 错误
Wines should be served in the sequence "white before red, light before heavy, young before old".
正确
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It is a western tradition that a bride should wear “something old, something new, something borrowed and something 4 blue.”
正确
The tradition of wearing white gown in the western wedding started from __________. Victoria
The bride should wear “Something blue”, which represents a ________ to love and marriage.
The spectacular royal wedding of Prince William took place in __________.
Abbey
For most Americans, a typical American marriage is based on __________.
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In the UK, on the 29th of February in a leap year, the girl can propose to her partner.
正确
When the groom lifts the veil and kisses his bride, the wedding is over.
错误
Compared with wedding ceremony in Britain, marriage traditions in America are more free and flexible
In the UK, the reason for tipping is to show your appreciation for the service.正确
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In restaurants in America, if you do not pay the service, you have not paid the entire bill.
正确
If you meet some western friends for the first time, it is appropriate to give gifts between each other.
错误
Westerners like to give and receive small, simple and inexpensive gifts to their friends. _________
正确
The legal age to purchase alcohol is 18 in both Britain and America.
错误
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Tin Pan Alley, which may have started about 1885 in New York City，was the biggest source of popular music then.
正确
Tin Pan Alley originally referred to a specific place, that is, West 18th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenue.
错误
Tin Pan Alley once referred to American “music industry” in general.
正确
In the 1920s Denmark Street in London’s West End was also called “Britain’s Tin Pan Alley”, because it was home to many music shops.
正确
During the Great Depression of the 1930s, as the phonograph and radio broadcasts supplanted sheet music, Tin Pan Alley’s dominance gradually faded away.
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Broadway refers to the famous street in Washington that has become the worldwide leader in stage entertainment.
错误。