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1 What country is known as the Land of Maple Leaf？A United States of AmericaB United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandC New ZealandD Canada2 The national anthem of Canada is ____A Canada The BeautifulB O CanadaC God Defend CanadaD Advance Canada Fair3 The capital city of Canada is ____A MontrealB TorontoC AlbertD Ottawa4 According to the Official Language of Act of Canada，there are two official language in this country：they are____A English and SpanishB English and PortugueseC English and FrenchD English and Celtic5 Canada is a world ____producer of nickel，zinc，and asbestos……A primaryB secondC thirdD fourth6 The highest peak in Canada is ____，which is the Yukon Territory of northwest Canada.A Mount LawrenceB Mount SuperiorC Mount LoganD Mount Huron7 St. Lawrence and River Columbia are shared by both ____A America and MexicoB America and CanadaC America and CubaD America and Brazil8 Apart from Paris，France，Montreal is regarded as the largest____city in the world，known as “Paris the Second”.A Spanish-speakingB Portuguese-speakingC German-speakingD French-speaking9 ____，the third largest city in Canada，is well known as Ice-Free Harbor.A MontrealB QuebecC TorontoD Vancouver10 Canada is the world…s ____country in terms of land area.A largestB second largestC third largestD fourth largest11. ____is the core of the English Government.A the SovereignB the House of LordsC the House of CommonsD the Cabinet12. Melbourne is located ____A in CanadaB in New ZealandC in IrelandD in Australia13. ____forced Nixon to resign in 1973.A The Watergate ScandalB The Iran-Gate ScandalC The Un-American Activities CommitteeD The New Right14. The young people in the post-WWI era are referred to as “_____”A the Boom GenerationB the Lost GenerationC the YuppiesD the Cowboys15. ____was greatly influenced by Chinese and Japanese poetry.A Ezra PoundB Walt WhitmanC Robert FrostD Edgar Allan Poe16. Which of the following novels was NOT written by Charles Dickens?A David CopperfieldB The Pickwick PapersC Oliver TwistD Women in Love17. A myth is a ____ tale originally with religious significance that explains the actions of gods or heroes, the causes of natural phenomena or both.A non-fictionalB fictionalC gothicD poetic18. The force of a/an ____ act is identical with the speaker‟s intention.A illocutionaryB locutionaryC perlocutionaryD prelocutionary19.Saussure distinguishes the linguistic competence of the speaker as ____A paroleB languageC systemD langue20. The noun “tear” and the verb “tear” are ____A homophonesB homographsC complete homonymsD allophones21 Which poem is not written by Freneau?A The British Prison ShipB The Wild Honey SuckleC The Indian Burying GroundD The Flood of Years22 Thomas Jefferson‟s attitude ,that is , a firm belief in progress, and the pursuit of happiness, is typical of the period we now call _____.A Age of EvolutionB Age of ReasonC Age of RomanticismD Age of Regionalism23 Which of the following is NOT one part of the Leather Stocking Tales by Cooper?A The SpyB The PathfinderC The PioneersD The Deerslayer24 Which statement about Thoreau is NOT right?A He was a lover of nature.B He was particular kind of romantic.C He was polemicist.D He was a thorough transcendentalist.25 Which of the following has been called “the manifesto of American Transcendentalism” ?A Divinity School AddressB Self-relianceC NatureD The American Scholar26 As a philosophical and literary movement, _____ flourished in New England from the 1830s to the Civil War.A sentimentalismB transcendentalismC modernismD rationalism27 The period before the American Civil War is generally referred to as _____.A the Modern PeriodB the Realistic PeriodC the Romantic PeriodD the Naturalist Period28 All the following are the works by Nathaniel Hawthorne EXCEPT _____.A The Marble FaunB TypeeC The Scarlet LetterD Mosses from an Old Manse29 Which of the following is not a work of Emily D ickson‟s?A I Heard a Fly Buzz when I Died.B The RavenC This is My Letter to the World.D I Like to See it Lap the Miles.30 Whitman‟s poems are characterized by all the following features EXCEPT ____.A the strict poetic formB the free and natural rhythmC the easy flow of feelingsD the simple and conversational language31 How many members are there in the House of Commons?A 650B 524C 72D 65132 Which of the followi ng people didn‟t use to be the British Prime Minister?A Margaret ThatcherB Winston ChurchillC Horatio NelsonD John Major33 By tradition, the leader of the majority party is appointed _____ by the Sovereign in the United Kingdom.A Prime MinisterB Member of ParliamentC Lord of appealD Speaker of the House34 The Tories were the forerunners of _____, which still bears this nickname today.A the Labour PartyB the Conservative PartyC the Liberal PartyD the Social Democratic Party35 In the United Kingdom, the party which wins the ____ number of seats in the House of Commons becomes the official Opposition.A largestB second largestC third largestD fourth largest36 The term “British disease” is now often used to characterize Britain‟s _____ decline.A politicalB educationalC militaryD economic37 The 1980s was remembered as the decade of _____.A globalizationB nationalizationC privatizationD competition38 Today, in Britain, ______ is called a “sick” industry.A coal miningB iron and steelC textilesD shipbuilding39 The first steam engine was devised by Thomas Newcomer at the end of the 17th century, and the Scottish inventor ____ modified and improved the design in 1765.A Abraham DarbyB James WattC John KayD Richard Arkwrightthe40 _____ created the industrial working class, the proletariat, and it later led to trade unionism.A The Chartist MovementB The Industrial RevolutionC The French RevolutionD The Glorious Revolution41 As a philosophical and literary moment, _____ flourished in New England from the 1830s to the Civil War.A modernismB rationalismC sentimentalismD transcendentalism42 Poe‟s first collection of stories is _____.A Tales of TravelerB Leather Stocking TalesC Canterbury TalesD Tales of the Goteque and Arabesque43 Which book is not written by Emerson?A The American ScholarB Self-RelianceC NatureD Civil Disobedience44 The finest example of Hawthorn‟s symbolism is the recreation of Puritan Boston in _____.A The Scarlet LetterB Young Goodman BrownC The Marble FawnD The Ambitious Guest45 The chief spokesman of New England Transcendentalism is _____.A Nathaniel HawthornB Ralph Waldo EmersonC Henry David ThoreauD Washington Irving46 Transcendentalists recognized _____ as the “highest power of the soul”.A intuitionB logicC data of sensesD thinking47 Whic h is regarded as the “Declaration of Intellectual Independence”?A The American ScholarB English TraitsC The Conduct of LifeD Representative Men48 American literature produced only one female poet during the nineteenth century. This was _____.A Anne BradstreetB Jane AustinC Emily DickinsonD Harriet Beecher49 Captain, My Captain is written for _____.A LincolnB WhitmanC WashingtonD Hemingway50 _____ is not written by Washington Irving.A The Sketch BookB Rip Van WinkleC The Legend of Sleep HollowD The Autobiography51."Gold Rush" was vividly depicted in ____ novels.A Hemingway‟sB Mark Twain‟sC Henry Jame‟sD Faulk ner‟s52.The period of Old English literatue refers to ____A 449-1066B 14thcentury - mid 17th centuryC 14th century- mid 18th centuryD 16th century- mid 18th century53.The great transcendental work by Henry David Thoreau is ____A NatureB WaldenC ExperienceD Essays54.____has been entitled the "Father of American Poetry".A Philip FreneauB Ralph Waldo EmersonC William Cullen BryantD Walt Whitman55. The emotional effect and social significance made ____ the first well-known sociological novel in American Literature.A The Sun Also RisesB Uncle Tom‟s CabinC The Old Man and The SeaD Sister Carrie56. Stephen Crane is famous for ____A An American TragedyB The AmbassadorsC Main StreetD The Red Badge of Courage57.Which of the following is NOT true for Benjamin Franklin?A He was a famous writerB He was a member to draft the Declaration of IndependenceC He was a great scientistD He was once elected American President58. Whitman‟s poems are characterized by all the following features EXCEPT____A a strict poetic formB a simple and conversational languageC a free and natural rhythmic patternD an easy flow of feelings59.American fiction in the 1960s is retered to as ____A imagismB black humorC new fictionD the Beat Generation60.William Faukener is the author of ____A Far From the Madding CrowdB Sound and FuryC For Whom the Bell TollsD Scarlet Letter61.The national epic of the Anglo-Saxons is ____.A Robin HoodB Sir Gawain and the Green KnightC The Canterbury TalesD Beowulf62. ____was the most outstanding single romance on the Arthurian legend written in alliterative verse.A The Canterbury TalesB Piers the PlowmanC Sir Gawain and the Green KnightD Beowulf63. ____was the most famous for The Canterbury Tales.A Geoffrey ChaucerB John MiltonC William ShakespeareD Francis Bacon64. Most of the ballads of the 5th century focused on the legend about ____ as a heroic figure.A Green NightsB GawainC Robin HoodD Hamlet65.In the 16th cen tury, Thomas More‟s work ____became immediately popular after its publication.A Paradise LostB A Pleasant Satire of the Three EstatesC Of BeautyD Utopia66. ____was Edmund Spencer‟s masterpiece which has been regarded a s one of the great poems in the English language.A AmorettiB The Shepherd‟s CalendarC The Faerie QueenD Four Hymns67. ____ is from Shakespeare‟s sonnet No.18.A “Let me not to the marriage of true minds”B “To be or not to be: that is the question”C “Shall I compare thee to a summer‟s day”D “No longer mourn for me when I am dead”68. The vivid portrayal of ____ by Shakespeare in Henry IV has earn for him an enviable place in the history of English literature.A Julius CaesarB FalstaffC HamletD King Henry69.The four great tragedies written by Shakespeare are Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and _.A. Antony and CleopatraB. Julius CaesarC Twelfth NightD King Lear70. Which of the following does not belong to Shakespeare‟s romantic love comedies?A Twelfth NightB The TempestC As You Like ItD The Merchant of Venice71. Christmas is usually connected to ____A the reunion of a large familyB the eating of Easter eggsC the resurrection of ChristD the forgiving of other‟s sins72. The largest of the ethnic minorities in America is ____A the blacksB the Mexico-AmericansC the Spanish-AmericansD the Chinese73. The British establish ____colonies along the east coast of North American between 16.7 and 1733.A 11B 12C 13D 1474. The largest university in Canada is ____A Laval UniversityB The University of TorontoC McGill UniversityD Simon Fraser University75. Robinson Crusoe is written by ____A Henry FieldingB Daniel DefoeC Samuel RichardsonD Jonathan Swift76. ____is written by Walt Whitman.A Representative MenB English TraitsC NatureD Leaves of Grass77. ____is not a novelist.A Henry JamesB Emily DickinsonC William Dean HowellsD Mark Twain78. ____is not one of the core branches of linguistics.A PhonologyB Psycho-linguisticsC SyntaxD Semantics79. ____ is the common factor of the three sounds:[p], [t], [k]A voicelessB spreadC voicedD nasal80. English consonants can be classified into stops, fricatives, nasals, etc, in terms of ____A manner of articulationB openness of mouthC place of articulationD voicing81. St. Lawrence and River Columbia are shared by both ____A America and MexicoB America and CanadaC America and CubaD America and Brazil82. European settlement of Australia began in the late part of ____ when a British penal colony was established on the east coast of the continent.A the 16th centuryB the 17th centuryC the 18th centuryD the 19th century83. Which sport is supposed to be America‟s national sport and used to be call “American‟s favorable pastime”?A baseballB basketballC rugbyD cricket84. The largest city in New Zealand is ____A AucklandB WellingtonC ChristchurchD Dunedin85.After Adam Bede,____wrote The Mill on the Floss and Silas Marner in which moral problems are discussed and psychological analysis of characters are emphasized.A George EliotB Jane AustinC George DickensD Charlotte Bronte86.All of the following odes are written by John Keats EXCEPT____A Ode to AutumnB Ode to a NightingaleC Ode to a SkylarkD Ode on Melancholy87. Of____‟s four famous comedies, the best known is Lady Windermere‟s Fan.A Oscar WildeB Richard SheridanC Bernard ShawD Somerset Maugham88. If the air stream meets with no obstruction when a sound is pronounced, it is a(n) ____A voiced consonantB voiceless consonantC vowelD explosive89. The internationally accepted system of phonetic transcription is ____A I.P.AB I.A.P.SC I.S.SD S.S.I.P90. With the ____, Latin words were added into the vocabulary of the language spoken in Britain.A invasion of the RomansB Christianization of BritainC Scandinavian invasionD Norman Conquest91. ________________ delivered his world-famous speech Gettysburg Address during the Civil War.A. CromwellB. LincolnC. ChurchillD. Nixon92. After the Norman Conquest the official language in England was _____________.A. Anglo-SaxonB. SpanishC. LatinD. French93. After the Glorious Revolution _________________________ was established in Britain.A. Feudalism and AristocracyB. Constitutional MonarchyC. Absolute AnarchyD. Laissez Faire94. __________________ proposed New Deal.A. RooseveltB. WilsonC. NixonD. Kennedy95. Captain Ahab is the most fascinating hero in _______________________.A. The Old Man and the SeaB. Moby DickC. Leaves of GrassD. Robinson Crusoe96. ___________________ authored The Wrath of Grapes.A. SteinbeckB. FitzgeraldC. HemingwayD. Faulkner97. Robert Browning is often associated with ___________________.A. stream of consciousnessB. dramatic monologueC. heroic coupletD. multiple point of view98. __________________ analysis is a process of grammatical analysis according to which a syntactic construction can be analyzed into its basic units.A. TGB. ICC. LADD. ST99. The founder of Behaviorism is ___________________.A. ChomskyB. SaussureC. BloomfieldD. Labov100. _______________ is a word which is the reflection of more than one objects or concepts. A. Monosemy B. PolysemyC. AntonymyD. Synonymy1---10: DBDCA CBDDB 11---20: DDABA DBADB 21---30: DBACC BCBBA 31---40: DCABB DCABB 41---50: DDAAB AACAD 51---60: BABAB DDBBD 61---70: DCACD CCBDB 71---80: ACCBB DBBAA 81---90: ABCAA CACAB91---100: BDBAB ABBCB。