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Exercises of Chapter One
I. For each statement there are four choices marked A, B, C, D, choose the best one
to complete the statement.
1. The national flag of the United Kingdom, known as the Union Jack, is made up of _____ crosses.
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
2. Which flower is the symbol of England/Scotland/Wales/Northern Ireland?
A. Thistle
B. Shamrock
C. Daffodil
D. Rose
3. The highest mountain peak in Britain is in ________.
A. England
B. Scotland
C. Wales
D. Northern Ireland
4. The largest lake in Britain is ______.
A. Loch Lomond
B. the Lough Neagh
C. Windermere
D. Ullswater
5. The largest lake in Britain is located in ________.
A. England
B. Scotland
C. Wales
D. Northern Ireland
6. The Lake District is well-known for________.
A. its wild and beautiful scenery
B. its varied lakes
C. the lake Poets
D. all of the above three
7. The British Isles are made up of______.
A. two large islands and hundreds of small ones
B. two large islands and Northern Ireland
C. three large islands and hundreds of small ones
D. three large islands and Northern Ireland
8. Which is the largest city in Scotland?
A. Cardiff
B. Edinburgh
C. Glasgow
D. Manchester
9. There are ______ political divisions on the island of Great Britain.
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
10. Among the four political divisions of Britain, __________ is the most densely populated.
A. England
B. Scotland
C. Wales
D. Northern Ireland
11. The capital of Scotland is __________.
A. Belfast
B. Cardiff
C. Edinburgh
D. Dublin
12. Britain’s climate is influenced by ______that sweeps up from the equator and flows
past the British Isles.
A. the Atlantic Gulf Stream
B. the Brazil Current
C. the Labrador Current
D. the Falkland current
II. Read the following statements carefully and decide if each of them is Tru e or False.
1. To the west of Great Britain is the second largest island known as Scotland.
2. There are three political divisions on the island of Great Britain. They are England，Scotland and Wales.
3. The Pennines are known as the “Backbone of England”.
4. London, the capital of the UK, is situated on the Severn Rive r near its mouth.
5. The official name of UK is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
6. The longest river in Britain is River Thames.
7. On the island of Great Britain, there are four political divisions—England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
8. God Save the Queen is a national anthem used only in Britain.
9. The highest point of the Pennines is Cross Fell which is 893 meters high.
10. The largest lake in England is Lake Windermere which is located in the Lake District.
III. Fill in the blanks
1.The capital of the Scotland is ___________, the capital of Wales is ________ , the capital of the
Republic of Ireland is __________ and the capital of Northern Ireland is _____________.
1. Edinburgh, Cardiff, Dublin, Belfast
2. The highest peak of Britain is __________. It is located in the Highlands of Scotland.
3. _________ is the largest and most populous of the three political divisions on the island of Great Britain.
4. Britain is separated from the European continent by the North Sea, __________________ and ______________________. 4. the Strait of Dover, the English Channel
5. _______________ is the longest river in Britain.
6. The “Backbone of England” refers to the __________________.
7. ______________ is the second longest and most important river in Britain.
8. _________________ is the largest lake in Britain which is located in Northern Ireland.
9. The climate of Britain is moderated by the ________________________ and is much milder than that of many places in the same latitude.
10. The British national anthem is ____________________.
11. The British Isles are made up of two large islands- _____________ and ___________, and hundreds of small ones.
12. The three political divisions on the island of Great Britain are _________, ________, and _______.
IV. Directions: Give a brief answer to each of the following questions.
1. What is the general climate in Britain?
2. What is the most important river in Britain?
3. What is the longest river in Britain?
4. What does “UK ” stand for?
5. What is UK made up of?
Exercises of Chapter Two
I. For each statement there are four choices marked A, B, C, D. Choose the best one
to complete the statement.
1. The English people are descendants of ________.
A. Celts
B. Romans
C. Anglo-Saxons
D. Danes
2. Middle English took shape about a century after the ________ Conquest.
A. Roman
B. Anglo-Saxon
C. Norman D Danish
3. The Romans led by Julius Caesar launched their first invasion on Britain in _______.
A. 200
B.
C. B. 55 B.C. C. 55 A.
D. D. 410 A. D.
4. The Hundred Years’ War started in _________.
A. 1733
B. 1453
C. 1337
D. 1357
5. The spirit of the Great Charter was the limitation of the powers of _______, keeping them within the bounds of the feudal law of the land.
A. the Archbishop of Canterbury
B. the barons
C. the church
D. the king
6. The earliest settlers on the British Isles were the ________.
A. Celts
B. Gaels
C. Iberians
D. Brythons
7. The British recorded history begins with ________.
A. the arrival and settlement of Celts
B. the Norman Conquest
C. Roman invasion
D. Viking and Danish invasions
8. The English Civil War is also called ______.
A. the Puritan Revolution
B. the second Magna Carta
C. the Long Parliament
D. the Anglican War
9. In 43 A.D. Romans under ________ conquered Britain.
A. Julius Caesar
B. Claudius
C. Augustine
D. the Pope
10. The Wars of Roses were fought between the House of __________ and the
House of __________.
A. Lanchester, York
B. Lanchester, Kent
C. Lancaster, Kent
D. Lancaster, York
11. Doomsday Book was in fact a reco rd of each man’s ________.
A. experience
B. behavior
C. property
D. reputation
12. The British Industrial Revolution first began in the________ industry.
A. iron and steel
B. textile
C. coal-mining
D. ship-building
13. Who invaded and conquered Britain for the first time in 55 BC____?
A. Emperor Claudius
B. Julius Caesar
C. King Alfred
D. King Ethelred
14. Christmas Day ______, Duke William was crowned in Westminster Abbey.
A. 1056
B. 1066
C. 1006
D. 1060
II. Read the following statements carefully and decide if each of them is True or False.
1. It was the Angles who gave their name to England and the English people.
2. The Wars of the Roses affected the ordinary people very much.
3. William Walworth launched the Peasant Revolt of 1381 in England.
4. In the English Civil War, the Puritans were not the King's opponents.
5. The Anglo-Saxon Conquest was important in English history because it laid the foundation on which the English nation was to be formed.
6. The Great Charter was signed in 1215 by King John.
7. The Chartist Movement finally succeeded and it constituted a glorious page in the history of the workers’ struggle for liberation.
8. Henry VII was responsible for the founding of the Church of England.
9. The Hundred Yea r’s War refers to the intermittent war between France and England that lasted from 1337 to 1453.
III. Fill in the blanks
1. The England Civil War not only overthrew __________ in England, but also undermined the feudal rule in Europe.
2. During the First Civil War, those who stood on the side of the king were called ________ and those who supported the Parliament were called ______ because of their short haircuts.
3. The Romans brought the new religion, _______ , to Britain.
4. The battle of _______ witnessed the death of Harold in October, 1066.
5. After the Industial Revolution, Britain became the “________” of the world.
IV. Explain the following terms in English.
1. Black Death
2. Industrial Revolution
3. the Wars of Roses
4. Norman Conquest of 1066:
5. Roman invasion of Britain
V. Write between 100 ~ 150 words on the following topics
1. How did the “Glorious Revolution” break out? What was the significance of it?
2. The Civil Wars and their consequences
Exercises of Chapter Three
I. For each statement there are four choices marked A, B, C, D. Choose the best one
to complete the statement.
1. By tradition, the leader of the majority party is appointed ______ by the Sovereign in the United Kingdom.
A. Prime Minister
B. Member of Parliament
C. Lord of Appeal
D. Speaker of the House
2. The British Prime Minister is appointed by __________ and he or she always sits in _______.
A. the Queen, the House of Commons
B. the Speaker, the House of Lords
C. the Archbishop of Canterbury, the House of Commons
D. the Archbishop of Canterbury, the House of Lords
3. All the government ministers of Britain must be members of ________.
A. the House of Lords
B. the House of Commons
C. the Privy Council
D. Parliament.
4. The party that has the majority of seats in ________ will form the government.
A. the House of Commons
B. the House of Lords
C. the Privy Council
D. the Cabinet
5. The ultimate authority for law-making resides in the ________.
A. the House of Lords
B. the House of Commons
C. the Privy Council
D. the Shadow Cabinet
6. The predecessor of the English parliament is ________.
A. the Great council
B. the Witan
C. the House of Plantagenet
D. Magna Carta
7. The House of Commons consists of ________ Members of Parliament.
A. 651
B. 1,200
C. 1,198
D. 763
8. The Tories were the forerunners of _______ , which still bears the nickname today.
A. the Labour Party
B. the Liberal Party
C. the Social Democratic Party
D. the Conservative Party
9. Which group of people can NOT vote in the general election in Great Britain?
A. members in the house of Commons
B. Lords in the House of Lords
C. the UK citizens above the age of 18
D. the UK resident citizens of the Irish Republic
10. The party which wins the second largest numbers of seats at the House of
commons is called __________.
A. the frontbenchers
B. the backbenchers
C. the shadow cabinet
D. the Opposition
11. In Britain, government cannot spend any money without the permission of ________.
A. the Queen
B. the Prime Minister
C.the House of Commons
D. the House of Lords
12. Which document, for the first time in English history, forced King to take the advice of nobles?
A. the Petition of Right of 1628
B. Habeas Corpus Act
C. Magna Carta
D. the Bill of Rights of 1689
13. Elizabeth II succeeded to the throne in ______.
A. 1951
B. 1952
C. 1953
D. 1954
14. Among the following members the first one to succeed to the throne is _____________.
A. the king’s brother
B. the catholic son
C. the protestant daughter
D. the protestant son
15. The monarch’s eldest daughter is usually called ___________.
A. princess of Wales
B. princess royal
C. princess daughter
D. female prince of Wales
16. Most of the practical work of the government is done by __________.
A. the prime minister
B. the cabinet ministers
C. the heads of departments
D. the civil servants
17. A civil servant must be ______.
A. a member of the Party in power
B. a member of parliament
C. active in politics
D. politically neutral
18. The High Court of Justice includes the following divisions except the ___.
A. the Queen’s Bench
B. the Chancellor Division
C. the Family Division
D. the Criminal Division
19. The House of Lords is preside by __________.
A. the Lord Chancellor
B. the Queen
C. the Archbishop of Canterbury
D. the Prime Minister
II. Read the following statements carefully and decide if each of them is True or False.
1. Members of Parliament (MPs) are those who inherit the noble titles.
2. The system of the parliamentary government of the U.K. is based on a written constitution.
3. The House of Lords is now made up of two kinds of Lords: the Lords Spiritual and the Lords Temporal.
4. In Britain, changes of Government do not involve changes in departmental staff, who continue to carry out their duties whichever party is in power.
5. The Queen formally appoints all government office holders except the Prime Minister.
6. Prime Minister is the leader of the British government.
7. The title of the life peer is hereditary.
III. Fill in the blanks
1. The Whigs were the forerunners of the ________ Party while the Tories were the forerunners of the ________ party of England.
2. The three major political parties in the UK are __________________, ____________________ and __________________.
3. The present sovereign of Britain is Queen ________, and Prince ________ is the heir to the throne.
4. The presiding officer of the House of Commons is “ ________.”
5. The person who presides over the debate of the Upper House is known as_______.
6. British Parliament consists of the Sovereign, the House of _____ and the House of ______.
7. The United Kingdom is a __________ monarchy, in which the ________ is the head of state and the __________ is the head of government.
8. Britain is divided into ______ constituencies. Each of the constituencies returns _____ member to the House of Commons. A general Election must be held every _____ years and is often held at more frequent intervals.
9. The party which wins the second largest number of seats becomes the official ___________, with its own leader and “___________ cabinet”.
IV. Explain the following terms in English.
1. constitutional monarchy
2. the Opposition
V. Directions: Give a brief answer to each of the following questions.
1. What are the two major political parties in Britain?
2. What is the role of the Monarchy in the British government?
3. What are the main functions of Parliament?
Exercises of Chapter Five
I. For each statement there are four choices marked A, B, C, D. Choose the best one
to complete the statement.
1. In Britain compulsory education presently ends at ______________.
A. 14
B. 16
C. 17
D. 18
2. Which one is not considered as the most famous boarding private schools in Britain?
A. Eton College
B. Harrow School
C. Woodland Junior School
D. Rugby School
3. Only those p upils with the highest marks in the “eleven plus” examination can go to _____ schools.
A. grammar
B. independent
C. comprehensive
D. Public
4. If a student wants to go to university in Britain，he will take the examination called_____________.
A. General Certificate of Education—Advanced
B. General Certificate of Secondary Education
C. the common entrance examination
D. General National V ocational Qualifications.
5. In Britain, the great majority of parents send their children to _________.
A. private schools
B. independent schools
C. state schools.
D. public schools
6. Buckingham University is a(n) _____ university which was established in 1973.
A. independent
B. open
C. old
D. state
II. Read the following statements carefully and decide if each of them is True or False.
1. Education in Britain is compulsory for children aged from 5 to 16.
2. Like all British universities, Buckingham University is also partially funded by central government grants.
3. Boarding private schools, such as Eton College, Harrow School are open to all in Britain and a large percentage of population can attend the schools.
4. Of all the English university Oxford and Cambridge are the most prestigious
5. Grammar schools emphasize academic studies and teach a wide range of subjects.
III. Fill in the blanks
1. The examination all students in England and Wales should take at the end of their compulsory education is ___________________________.
2. In the United Kingdom, education is compulsory for all between the ages of ______ and ________.
3. The academic degrees in America are the Bachelor’s degree, the __________ and the Doctor’s degree.
Exercises of Chapter Six
I. Match the following works with their authors.
a. Canterbury Tales
b. Paradise Lost
c. Robinson Crusoe
d. Hamlet
e. Pride and Prejudice
1. Jane Austin
2. Shakespeare
3. Geoffrey Chaucer
4. John Milton
5. Daniel Defoe
II. True or false?
1.John Donne is regarded as a metaphysical poet in the 17th C.
2.Francis Bacon was a famous dramatist in the Renaissance period.
3.Romantic poets in Britain celebrate the beauty of nature, value powerful feelings / emotions of
each individual, and regard imagination as the source of literary creation.
4.Charles Dickens is considered the greatest novelist in the Victorian period.
5.Jane Eyre is a novel written by Thomas Hardy
III. Fill in the blanks.
1. The novel Tess of the D’Urbervi lles is written by
2. The publication of Lyrical Ballads marked the beginning of in British literature.
3. The writing technique shared by James Joyce and Virginia Woolf is termed as
4. Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence is read by some critics as an illustration of , which suggests that boys have a suppressed desire to marry their mothers.
5. The keynote of Renaissance literature is , ie, “Man is the measure of everything.”
6. Two of the most important literary writers of the late 17th Century England were _____ and _____. Both were Puritans.
IV. Define the term “symbolism” with reference to the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding.
Exercises of Chapter Seven
I. For each statement there are four choices marked A, B, C, D. Choose the best one
to complete the statement.
1. What is the most popular type of home in England?
A. A semi-detached house
B. A detached house
C. A flat
D. A terraced house
2. Three “Don’ts” include the following except _____.
A. jumping up the queue
B. asking a woman her age
C. bargaining while shopping
D. laughing at one’s own faults
3. Three “ings” include the following except _____.
A. betting
B. drinking
C. tipping
D. bargaining
4. The three royal traditions are the following except _____.
A. playing the flute
B. the changing of the Queen’s guard
C. making a parliamentary speech by Queen
D. watching the horse racing
II. Fill in the blanks
1. In terms of marriage no child can marry below the age of _____.
2. The nickname for Britain is __________.
3. In Britian, if someone says “I want to wash my hands”, what he/she really means is that he/she is going to a ______________.
4. It is said that British people are ____________, which means they don’t like small talk.
5. British people are usually considered ____________, because are inclined to be suspicious of anything that is strange or foreign.
Exercises of Chapter Eight
I. For each statement there are four choices marked A, B, C, D. Choose the best one
to complete the statement.
1. Where is the international tennis championship held?
A. Wembley.
B. Wimbledon.
C. St Andrews
D. Clapham.
2. Easter is kept, commemorating the ________of Jesus Christ.
A. coming
B. birth
C. death
D. resurrection
3. Which one of the following features is NOT related to quality newspapers?
A. providing gossips about film stars, politicians, etc.
B. long informative articles
C. wide range of topics
D. objective presentation, less sensational language
4. The established church of Britain is ________.
A. The Church of Scotland
B. Free churches
C. The United Reformed Church
D. The Church of England
5. Christianity has three main groups except __________.
A. the Roman Catholic
B. the Eastern Orthodox Church
C. the Protestant Church
D. Buddhism
6. 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
7. The earliest newspaper in Britain is _____.
A. Daily Mail
B. Daily Telegraphs
C. The Times
D. Guardian
8. The Economist, New Statesman, Spectator are _____.
A. journals
B. daily newspapers
C. local papers
D. Sunday newspapers
9. The Church of England is also called _____.
A. the Anglican Church
B. the Congregational
C. the Salvation Army
D. Puritanism
II. Read the following statements carefully and decide if each of them is True or False.
1. The national church in Scotland is also the Church of England.
III. Fill in the blanks
1. In England, People usually ______ when first introduced.
2. There are two established church in Britain: ____________ and _____________.
3. The three world religions are Buddhism, Islam and ________.
4. ______ is the doctrine of Christianity.。