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英国文化练习

Multiple Choice

1. All children in the UK must, by law, receive a full-time education from the age of _____ to _____.

A. 5, 16

B. 6, 17

C. 7, 18

2. In state schools the letters A, B and C are often used to describe “_____” or parallel class es.

A. grade

B. form

C. streams

3. Public schools belong to the category of the _____ schools.

A. state

B. independent

C. local

4. The pupils who had got the highest marks in the “eleven plus” examination would go to

_____ school.

A. grammar

B. technical

C. secondary modern

5. Oxford and Cambridge are the oldest universities dating from _____ and _____.

A. 1167, 1284

B. 1234, 1325

C. 1335, 1427

6. There are over _____ universities in Britain.

A. thirty

B. forty

C. fifty

7. The two features of Oxford and Cambridge are the college system and the _____.

A. records of attendance

B. governing council

C. tutorial system

8. The universities of St. Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh are called the four

_____ universities.

A. old

B. new

C. Scottish

9. The _____ university offers courses through one of BBC’s television channels and by radio.

A. open

B. new

C. middle aged

10. Buckingham University is and _____ university which was established in 1973.

A. independent

B. open

C. old

11. The second centre of the British press is in _____.

A. London

B. the Fleet Street

C. Manchester

12. In Britain great majority of children attend _____ schools.

A. state

B. independent

C. religious

13. In Britain education at the age from 5 to 16 is _____.

A. optional

B. compulsory

C. self-taught

14. The oldest university in Britain is _____.

A. Cambridge

B. Edinburgh

C. Oxford

15. British newspapers possess the following features except _____.

A. freedom of speech

B. fast delivery

C. monoplied by one of the five large organization

D. no difficulty for independent newspapers to survive

16. The earliest newspaper in Britain is _____.

A. Daily Mail

B. Daily Telegraphs

C. The Times

D. Guardian

17. _____ is the oldest Sunday newspaper in Britain.

A. Sunday Times

B. The Observer

C. The people

D. News of the World

18. The most humorous magazine is _____.

A. New Society

B. Private Eye

C. Punch

D. Spectator

19. In the UK there are about _____ dailies and over _____ weeklies.

A. 130, 1000

B. 200, 800

C. 160, 1200

20. There are _____ national daily newspapers which appear every morning except on Sundays.

A. nine

B. seven

C. eight

21. The Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph support the _____.

A. Liberal Party

B. Labour Party

C. Conservative Party

22. The Economist, New Statesman, Spectator are _____.

A. journals

B. daily newspapers

C. local papers

23. BBC was founded in _____ and chartered in _____ as an independent public corporation.

A. 1922, 1927

B. 1292, 1297

C. 1822, 1827

24. The Exchange Telegraph Co. Ltd. is a _____ news agency.

A. public

B. governmental

C. local

D. private

25. The BBC is mainly financed by _____.

A. payment from all people who possess TV sets

B. the income from advertisements

C. some large corporations

D. British government

26. The most famous broadcasting company in Britain is _____.

A. British Broadcasting Corporation

B. Independent Broadcasting Authority

C. Reuters

27. Reuters was founded in the year of _____.

A. 1518

B. 1815

C. 1851

28. The new headquarters’ building of _____ is at 85 Fleet Street, London.

A. BBC

B. the Press Association Ltd.

C. the Exchange Telegraph Co. Ltd.

29. _____ is regarded as the most English of games.

A. Cricket

B. Soccer

C. Rugger

30. _____ claims the highest popular attendance in Britain.

A. Rugby football

B. Association football

C. Baseball

31. _____ “pools” provide amusement for millions of people who bet on the results of matches.

A. Association football

B. Baseball

C. Cricket

32. The annual _____ championships at Wimbledon, in London, are the most famous in the world.

A. hockey

B. tennis

C. netball

33. _____ racing is chiefly a betting sport.

A. Horse

B. Boat

C. Dog

34. Hurdle or steeplechase racing takes up the winter months, leading to its climax in the Grand National Steeplechase at _____ in March.

A. London

B. Edinburgh

C. Liverpool