1．In the UnitedKingdom, ministers are appointed by theQueen on the recommendation of _____.
the Speaker
the Lord Chancellor
the Duke of Edinburgh
the Prime Minister
2．In Australia ______ has the country’s richest farmland and best grazinglandIn Australia______ has the country’s richest farmland and best grazing land.
the Great Western Plateau
the EasternHighlands
the Central Eastern Lowlands
the Outback
3．Ireland is called the Emerald Isle because of（ ）.
its shape
its connection with Britain
its abundant natural resources
its green countryside
4．Which of the following statements about the climate in New Zealand isNOT trueWhich of the following statements aboutthe climate in New Zealand is NOT true?
The climate in New Zealand is generallytemperate.
Seasonal variations are less extreme.
Snow usually falls in the far south.
Summer is often uncomfortably hot.
5．British colonial expansion beganwith_____.
the establishment of the British EastIndia Company in 1600
the settlement of the Dutch East IndiaCompany at Cape Town in 1652
the occupation of Chinese Hong Kong in1841
the colonization of Newfoundland in1583
6．The eldest son of Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ——Prince Charles, Prince of（ ）, isthe heir to the throneThe eldest son of Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ——Prince Charles, Prince of（ ）,is the heir to the throne.
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
7．The first knownsettlers of Britainwere _______.
the Jutes
the Celts
the Saxons
the Iberians
8．Australia hasalways been a continent with few people mainly because _______ .
Australia is toofar away fram Europe
Australia isthe least mountainous and most level of the world’s continents
Australia isseparated from the rest of the world by seas
most of thecontinent is hot and dry
9．A fault line runs the length of New Zealand,which means that _________.
it often has earthquakes
it often has volcanoes
it often has storms
it often has droughts
10．Under Margaret Thatcher Britain adopted aneconomic policy of _______.
prices and incomes control
state intervention
high consumption and low investment
privatization, deregulation and market liberalization
11．TheBlack Death, which ravaged Englandin 1348-49, carried off ______.
threefourths of the population
onefourth of the population
onefifth of the population
onehalf to one third of the population
12．In Britain,official public holidays are also called ______.
religious holidays
saints’ holidays
memorial holidays
bank holidays
13．In Britain, the highest judicial appointments are made by the Queen onthe advice of（ ）In Britain, the highest judicial appointmentsare made by the Queen on the advice of（ ）.
the Lord Chancellor
the Prime Minister
the Speaker
the AttorneyGeneral
14．Which of the following about New Zealand is true?
New Zealandis a republic.
Queen Elizabeth II is represented in New Zealand by theGovernor-General.
New Zealand has a bicameral parliament.
New Zealand has three major political parties.
15．The objective of the Chartist Movement wasdemocratic rights for all men, and it took its name from “________”.
The Bill of Rights
The Agreement of thePeople
The People’s Charter
The Great Charter
16．Mrs. MargaretThatcher, a Conservative Party leader in the 1980s, believed in the followingEXCEPT _______.
self-reliance
privatization
the strengthening of the tradeunions
the keeping of law and order
17．The 1970s saw the growth of _______ in Walesand Scotland.
Marxism
liberalism
nationalism
chauvinism
18．The eldest son of Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ——PrinceCharles, Prince of（ ）, is the heirto the throne.
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
19．Which of thefollowing Statements is NOT true about the Prime Minister in Britain?
He is appointed by the Queen.
He is Ministerfor the Civil Service.
He sits in theHouse of Commons.
He receives ￡88,292 a year.
20．In the 1920s, BlackLiterature developed into an upsurge which has come to be known as _______ .
the Manhattan Renaissance
the Harlem Renaissance
the Black Revival
theAfrican-American Rebirth
21．In the United Kingdom, ministers are appointed by the Queen on therecommendation of __ ___In the United Kingdom,ministers are appointed by the Queen on the recommendation of __ ___.
the Speaker
the Lord Chancellor
the Duke of Edinburgh
the Prime Minister
22．The creation of Northern Ireland dates from _______ when the Irish FreeState was set upThe creation of Northern Ireland dates from_______ when the Irish Free State was set up.
1916
1921
1937
1994
23．The British government departments are staffed by members of（ ）, whoseduty is to assist in carrying out laws passed by ParliamentThe British government departments are staffedby members of（ ）, whose duty is to assist in carryingout laws passed by Parliament.
the Civil Service
the Privy Council
the House of Lords
the House ofCommons
24．Most of the land belonging to the Saxons was confiscated by William andgiven to _________Most of the land belonging to the Saxons wasconfiscated by William and given to _________.
the Norman barons
the Danes
the Irish
the Scots
25．The most important _______ magazines in Britain are The Economist, NewStatesman an and Society, and SpectatorThe most important _______ magazines in Britainare The Economist, New Statesman an and Society, and Spectator.
weekly
fortnightly
monthly
quarterly
