1．London’s Metropolitan Police Force is directly under the controlof _____.
the Home Secretary
the Lord Chancellor
the Prime Minister
the Attorney General
2．Christmas Day, December 25th, celebrates the _______ of Christ, and isthe great est of Christian festivalsChristmas Day, December 25th, celebrates the_______ of Christ, and is the great est of Christian festivals.
birth
dreath
Crucifixion
Resurrection
3．The largest river in Ireland is _____.
the Liffey River
the Dodder River
the Shannon River
Lough Derg
4．Which of the following statements is NOT true about the National HealthServiceWhich of the following statements is NOT trueabout the National Health Service?
It Provides for every resident a full rangeof medical services.
It is administered by the central government.
Its emergency ambulances are available for doctors’ urgent calls.
It has suffered from under funding in recent decades.
5．The two very importantcrops in Britain are __ __.
barley and corn
wheat and rice
barley and oats
wheat and barley
6．________was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954.
MarkTwain
Walt Whitman
S.Eliot
ErnestHemingway
7．The Tories were the forerunners 0f _______ , which still bears the nickname today.
the Labour Party
the Liberal Party
the SocialDemocratic Party
the ConservativeParty
8．Which often following statements is nottrue about British coal mining?
Brition has used up almost all coaldeposits.
The demand for British coal has declined.
Petroleum, water power, and electricpower replacing coal for many purposes.
The old British mines are narrow anddeep, making it difficult to use machines
9．Most of the colleges and universities in the U.S. arelocated _____.
in only 5 or 6 states along the Atlantic coast
in the South
in states with a large population
along the Atlantic and Pacificcoasts
10．The Mabo Judgement passed by Australia’sHigh Court in June 1992 overturned the concept of terra nullius, which means________.
“land belonging to no one”
“land unknown to everyone”
“Wonderland”
“Dreamtime”
11．Whatis the New Zealand-made film which won 3 Oscars in the 1993 Academy Awards?
OnceWere Warriors
ThePiano
Jurassic Park
Babe—theStory of a Sheep Pig
12．William, Duke ofNormandy, is now known as _________.
William Rufus
William the Confessor
William the Great
William the Conqueror
13．By（ ）Britain hadbuilt up a big empire, “on which the sun never set”.
1900
1910
1920
1930
14．In Australia, the leader of the majority party or the coalition headsthe government as ____In Australia, the leaderof the majority party or the coalition heads the government as ____.
premier
prime minister
chief executive
governor-general
15．The Authorized Version of the Bible (published in 1611) was made by _____ commandThe Authorized Version ofthe Bible (published in 1611) was made by __ ___ command.
Edward IV’s
James I’s
Elizabeth I’s
Henry V III’s
16．In Britain,the highest judicial appointments are made by the Queen on the advice of（ ）.
the Lord Chancellor
the Prime Minister
the Speaker
theAttorney General
17．Why were the French troops in Canadadefeated by the British during the Seven Years’ War?
Because they were not used to the weatherin Cananda.
Because they did not get support from thelocal people.
Because they did not receive the suppliesthey needed so badly.
Because the British had larger and bettersettlements in Canada.
18．The largest and smallest states of theUnited States are ________.
Alaska and Rhode Island
Texas and Maine
Texas and Rhode Island
Alaska and Maine
19．In Australia, the House of Representatives and the Senate have equalpowers except that _________In Australia, the House of Representatives andthe Senate have equal powers except that _________.
the House of Representatives cannot introduce money bills
the Senate cannot introduce money bills
the House of Representatives can pass laws
the Senate can pass laws
20．The English Civil War is generally regarded as the beginning ofmodern _____ history.
European
Scottish
Welsh
world
21．Of all the symbols,_______ , which are considered to represent fertility and new life: are thosemost frequently associated with Easter.
the pumpkin and the turkey
the lamb and thebeef
the spring peasand the potatoes
the egg and therabbit
22．One of the measurestaken by the Roosevelt Administration in the New Deal was _____.
to close down more banks
to further loosen the control of financial institutions
to adopt a number of labor laws to raise the role of labor inthe relations of production
to encourage farm production
23．Who opened theinterior of Canadato French fur traders and later colonizers in 1535?
Samuel de Champlain.
Jacques Cartier.
John Cabot.
Henry Hudson.
24．Mount Kosciusko, the highest point inAustralia, is located in _______.
the Blue Mountains
the Australian Alps
the Snowy Mountains
Ayers Rock
25．Itis assumed that the first Europeans who reached Australia’s shores were ______.
theDutch
theEnglish
theGermans
theSpanish and Portugese
