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Chapter 1 History

Tell whether each of the following statements is true or false.

1._________ In 43 A.D. Roman Emperor Julius Caesar invaded England.

2.________ The month “July”, in fact, is named after Julius Caesar himself.

3.________The best-known English legend, King Arthur, derives from the Anglo-Saxons’ time.

4.________ Robin Hood is a story about the Viking invasion of England.

5.________ In the early stage of the Hundred Years’War, the English won great victories.

6.________The ruling Normans regarded England as their home after the Hundred Years’ War.

7.________ Henry VII ended the Wars of the Roses and founded the Tudor Monarchy.

8.________ English drama flourished during Elizabeth I era.

Explain the following terms.

1. The Anglo-Saxons

2. Norman Conquest

3. The Hundred Years’ War

4. The Civil War

Chapter 2 Geography

1. Britain is separated from the European continent by__________, the Strait of Dover and _____________.

2. Britain is made up of many islands collectively known as the British Isles, of which ___________ and __________ are the two main islands.

3. Geographically, the island of Great Britain can be divided into three major regions —____________ and _____________.

1. The island of Great Britain is divided into three parts:________.

(a)Ireland, Scotland, and Wales

(b)England, Scotland, and Ireland

(c)England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland

(d)England, Scotland, and Wales

2. The capital of Northern Ireland is________.

(a)London

(b)Belfast

(c)Cardiff

(d)Edinburgh

3. Britain has a _______ climate.

(a) temperate

(b) maritime

(c) stable

(d) both a and b

4. Britain is often ______ in winter.

(a)warm

(b)very cold

(c)foggy

(d)sunny

5. ________ flows through the city of London.

(a)The Forth River

(b)The Clyde River

(c)The Tay River

(d)The River Thames

Chapter 3 Politics

Tell whether each of the following statements is true or false.

2. ________The real importance of the monarch is largely traditional and symbolic.

3. ________ The British Parliament consists of the Queen, the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

4. ________ Life peers are elected by the British people.

5.________ The center of power of the U.K. has shifted from the monarch to the House of Lords.

6. ________ The U.K., like Israel, has a written constitution of the sort which most countries have.

7.________ Common laws are laws which have been established through common practice in the courts.

8. ________ There are two major national parties in the U.K. according to the text.

9. ________ From 1979 to 1997, the Conservative Party won 4 elections under the leadership of Margret Thatcher and John Major.

10.________ The Liberal Democratic Party is the newest of the major national parties.

Choose the correct answer on the basis of what is stated in the text.

1. Which of the following is NOT the function of the Queen of the U.K.?

(a) She is the head of the government.

(b) She is the head of the armed forces.

(c) She governs the government.

(d) Her role is ceremonial and formal.

2. Which of the following about the Parliament is NOT true?

(a) The Queen is part of the Parliament.

(b) It has the power of passing laws.

(c) It has the power to check the government.

(d) It consists of two parts.

3. Which of the following about the House of Commons is NOT true?

(a) Members of Parliament elect the Cabinet.

(b) MPs can be elected for limitless times.

(c) MPs are expected to represent the interests of the public.

(d) Most MPs belong to the major political parties.

4. How many constituencies are there in the U.K.?

(a) 651

(b) 326

(c) 626

(d) 351

5. How many years does a parliament usually stand for?

(a) 3 years

(b) 4 years

(c) 5 years

(d) 6 years

6. Which British party supports a "free market"?

(a) The Conservative Party

(b) The Liberal Democrats

(c) The Party of Wales

(d) The Labour Party

7. Which group of people tends to support the Conservative Party?

(a) The middle class

(b) The upper middle class

(c) The working class

(d) B oth a and b

8. Which British party believes that the government is to act as a “redistributive” agent?

(a) The Conservative Party

(b) The Liberal Democrats

(c) The Party of Wales

(d) The Labour Party

9. Which of the following is a Conservative Party leader?

(a) Margret Thatcher

(b) Tony Blair

(c) Gordon Brown

(d) Both b and c

Chapter 4 Religion

Tell whether each of the following statements is true or false.

1.________ The Church of England is the state religion in the U.K.

2.________ The Roman Catholic Church reached its height in the Roman Empire.

3.________ The Protestant Church came into being during the Reformation.

4.________ Westminster Abbey is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Church.

5.________ Oxford University admits only Anglicans.

6.________ The Protestant Church and the Catholic Church are two major groups in Christianity.

7.________ The second largest religious group in the U.K. is Buddhism.

8.________ The first church in the U.K. was built in Canterbury in the 5th century.

1.What did the Christians call themselves when they broke away from the Roman

Catholic Church?

(a)Protestants

(b)Puritans

(c)Priests

(d)Prayers

2.Henry VIII broke away from the Roman Catholic Church because he wanted

_________?

(a)to be the head of the country

(b)to get money from the church

(c)to be divorced from his first wife

(d)to take part in the Reformation

3.How is Oxford University influenced by religions?

(a) Many of the colleges in it have Christian names.

(b) Most of the colleges have their own chapels.

(c) It holds that a university is a place where religion unites people.

(d) All of the above

Explain the following terms.

1. The Church of England

2. The Reformation

Chapter 5 Education

Fill in the blanks with the correct information.

1. In the state primary schools, there are two sections. They are ____________ and _____________.

2. There are two educational systems at secondary educational stage. One is

_____________ and the other is _______________.

3. ______________ select children; the children who get high marks in the “Eleven

Plus” examination can attend them.

4. In the private sector, independent schools are also confusingly called__________.

5. GNVQ refers to _____________________________.

6. The two oldest universities in Britain are __________ and ___________.

7. ______________ courses are followed through TV, radio, correspondence, videos and a network of study centers.

8. There are three academic degrees in Britain. They are __________, ____________,

and _____________.

Choose the correct answer on the basis of what is stated in the text.

1. How many years does a pupil study in a primary state school?

(a) 5 years

(b) 6 years

(c) 7 years

(d) 8 years

2. Primary education is free and compulsory from age _____to 11.

(a) 4

(b) 5

(c) 6

(d) 7

3. What kind of secondary schools now receives the largest number of students?

(a) grammar schools

(b) technical schools

(c) comprehensive schools

(d) secondary modern schools

4. William Shakespeare, Britain’s greatest writer went to a _____ school.

(a) comprehensive

(b) grammar

(c) technical

(d) independent

5. Those who do well in the examination of _____can go on to university for study.

(a) “O” Level of GCE

(b) “A” Level of GCE

(c) CSE

(d) eleven plus

6. Students who decide not to go the university probably take________.

(a) CSE

(b) GNVQ

(c) GCE “A” Level

(d) GCE “O” Level

7. Which is INCORRECT to describe the public schools?

(a) They are independent schools.

(b) They emphasize the importance of character training.

(c)They are fee-free schools.

(d) They pay higher salaries for their teachers.

8. The only independent university in Britain is ________.

(a) Buckingham University

(b) the University of London

(c) the University of Oxford

(d) the University of Cambridge

Chapter 6 Literature

Fill in the blanks with the correct information.

1.The language of the Anglo-Saxons is called _______.

2.Geoffrey Chaucer’s representative work is____________, which contains a

prologue and 24 stories.

3.Marlow’s famous play______ tells how a scholar sold his soul to the devil in

return for power but met his doom in the end.

4. In the Elizabethan period, _____ is the greatest playwright of England.

5. Shakespeare’s plays fall into 3 categories. They are _______, ________ and

tragedies.

6. The best-known of Jane Austen’s novels is _______, which was made into a highly

successful film by a Taiwanese director, Ang Lee.

7. Of Charles Dickens’ novels ______ tells the story of an orphan child drawn into

crime in the London underworld.

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