Chapter1

ThetwomainislandsoftheBritishIslesare.

A.GreatBritainandIreland B.GreatBritainandScotland

C.GreatBritainandWales D.GreatBritainandEngland

isthecapitalcityofScotland.

A.Belfast B.Edinburgh C.Aberdeen D.Cardiff

AmongthefourpartsoftheUnitedKingdom,isthesmallest.

A.England B.Scotland C.Wales D.NorthernIreland

EnglishbelongstothegroupofIndo-Europeanfamilyoflanguages.

A.Celtic B.Indo-Iranian C.Germanic D.Roman

TheintroductionofChristianitytoBritainaddedthefirstelementofwordstoEnglish.

A.DanishandFinnish B.DutchandGerman

C.FrenchandItalian D.LatinandGreek

TheevolutionofMiddleEnglishwasreinforcedbytheinfluence.

A.Norman B.Dutch C.German D.Danish

SamuelJohnson’sdictionarywasinfluentialinestablishingastandardformof.

A.grammar B.handwriting C.spelling D.pronunciation

Atpresent,nearlyoftheworld’spopulationcommunicateinEnglish.

A.half B.aquarter C.onethird D.onefifth

Chapter2

1.TheattackonRomeendedtheRomanoccupationinBritainin410.

A.Norman B.Danish C.Celtic D.Germanic

Bythelate7thcentury,becamethedominantreligioninEngland.

A.CelticChristianity B.Anglo-SaxonChristianity

C.GermanicChristianity D.RomanChristianity

ThemarkedtheestablishmentoffeudalisminEngland.

A.Vikinginvasion B.signingoftheMagnaCarta

C.NormanConquest D.Adoptionofcommonlaw

TheendoftheWarsoftheRosesledtotheruleof.

A.theHouseofValois B.theHouseofYork

C.theHouseofTudor D.theHouseofLancaster

ThedirectcausefortheReligiousReformationwasKingHenryVIII’seffortto.

A.divorcehiswife B.breakwithRome

C.supporttheProtestants D.declarehissupremepoweroverthechurch

TheEnglishCivilWarbrokeoutin1642between.

A.ProtestantsandPuritans B.RoyalistsandParliamentarians

C.noblesandpeasants D.aristocratsandChristians

waspassedaftertheGloriousRevolution.

A.BillofRights B.ActofSupremacy

C.ProvisionsofOxford D.MagnaCarta

TheIndustrialRevolutionwasaccomplishedinBritainbythemiddleofthecentury.

A.17th B.18th C.19th D.20th

Chapter3

1.TheBritishgovernmentischaracterizedbyadivisionofpowersbetweenthreeofthefollowingbrancheswiththeexceptionofthe.

A.judiciary B.legislature C.monarchy D.executive

TheimportanceoftheBritishmonarchycanbeseeninitseffecton.

A.passingthebills B.advisingthegovernment

C.politicalparties D.publicattitude

Asarevisingchamber,theHouseofLordsisexpectedtotheHouseofCommons.

A.rival B.complement C.criticize D.inspect

isatthecenteroftheBritishpoliticalsystem.

A.TheCabinet B.TheHouseofLords

C.TheHouseofCommons D.ThePrivyCouncil

ThemaindutyoftheBritishPrivyCouncilisto.

A.makedecisions B.giveadvice C.passbills D.supervisetheCabinet

Generallyspeaking,theBritishParliamentoperatesonasystem.

A.single-party B.two-party C.three-party D.multi-party

ThepoliciesoftheConservativePartyarecharacterizedbypragmatismand.

A.governmentintervention B.nationalizationofenterprises

C.socialreform D.abeliefinindividualism

InBritain,theparliamentarygeneralelectionisheldeveryyears.

A.three B.four C.five D.six

Chapter4

1.Theintheearly1970sworsenedanalreadystagnanteconomyinBritain.

A.oilcrisis B.highinflationrates

C.largeimports D.unemploymentproblem

Ofthefollowingpractices,doesnotbelongtoThatcher’ssocialwelfarereform.

A.reducingchildbenefits B.shorteningtheunemploymentbenefitsperiod

C.reducingtheunemployment D.loweringoldagepensions

TheBlairgovernmenthasbeensuccessfulinallthefollowingaspectsexcept.

A.limitinggovernmentspending B.keepinginflationundercontrol

C.reducingunemployment D.reducinginequality

Britainhasdevotedofitslandareatoagriculture.

A.54% B.64% C.74% D.84%

Britain’simportantfishingareasincludeallthefollowingexcept.

A.theNorthSea B.theEnglishChannel

C.TheseaareaaroundIreland D.TheseaareabetweenBritainandIreland

CoalminingindustryinBritainprovidesoftheenergyconsumedinthecountry.

A.1/3 B.1/4 C.1/5 D.2/3

ThecarindustryinBritaininmostly.

A.foreign-owned B.state-owned C.joint-venture D.

C.triestogiveeachbranchenoughpowertobalancetheothers

D.givesthemostpowertotheSupremeCourt

TheBillofRights.

A.definestherightsofCongressandtherightsofthePresident

B.guaranteescitizensoftheUnitedStatesspecificindividualrightsandfreedoms

C.ispartoftheDeclarationofIndependence

D.hasnorelationshipwiththeConstitution

ThetermsforaSenatorandRepresentativeareandyearsrespectively.

A.two,four B.two,three C.two,six D.six,two

Allthefollowingexceptcannotmakelegislativeproposal.

A.theSenator B.theRepresentative

C.theSecretaryofState D.thePresident

ThefollowingexceptareallpowersofthePresident.

A.vetoinganybillspassedbyCongress

B.appointingfederaljudgeswhenvacanciesoccur

C.makinglaws

D.issuingexecutiveorders

TheSupremeCourtiscomposedofjustices.

A.six B.seven C.eight D.nine

ThePresidentisdirectlyvotedintoofficeby.

A.allcitizensofAmerica B.thecitizensover18yearsold

C.electorselectedbythevoters D.thesenatorsandrepresentatives

Chapter11

1.Americaproducesamajorportionoftheworld’sproductsinthefollowingfieldsexcept.

A.machinery B.automobiles C.ore D.chemicals

ThemodernAmericaneconomyprogressedfromto,andeventually,to.

A.colonialeconomy,handcrafteconomy,industrialeconomy

B.farmingeconomy,handcrafteconomy,industrialeconomy

C.colonialeconomy,farmingeconomy,industrialeconomy

D.handcrafteconomy,farmingeconomy,industrialeconomy

CharteredcompanieswereNOTgrantedthebytheBritishKingorQueen.

A.politicalauthority B.economicrights

C.judicialauthority D.diplomaticauthority

urgedthefederalgovernmenttoestablishanationalbank.

A.GeorgeWashington B.PresidentRoosevelt

C.AbrahamLincoln D.AlexanderHamilton

Thefollowinginventionstookplaceduringthe“secondindustrialrevolution”except.

A.typewriter B.telephone C.electriclight D.refrigerator

PresidentJohnsontriedtobuilda“GreatSociety”byintroducingvariousprogramslikethefollowingexcept.

A.Medicare B.FoodStamps

C.EducationInitiatives D.UnemploymentPension

Thefollowingstatementsarealltrueexcept.

A.Agribusinessesreflectthebig,corporatenatureofmanyfarmenterprises.

B.Agribusinessesmaintainabalancedtradepatternbetweenagriculturalimportsandexports.

C.Agribusinessesrangefromone-familycorporationstomultinationalfirms.

D.Agribusinessesincludeavarietyoffarmbusinessesandstructures.

8.EmploymentinthesectorhasbeenincreasingintheU.S.sincethe1970s.

A.service B.agriculture C.manufacturing D.high-tect

Chapter12

1.FormaleducationintheUnitedStatesconsistsof,secondaryandhighereducation.

A.kindergarten B.public C.elementary D.private

Ofthefollowingsubjects,areNOTofferedtoelementaryschoolstudents.

A.mathematicsandlanguages B.politicsandbusinesseducation

C.scienceandsocialstudies D.musicandphysicaleducation

HighereducationintheUnitedStatesbeganwiththefoundingof.

A.YaleUniversity B.HarvardUniversity

C.PrincetonUniversity D.NewYorkUniversity

Ofthefollowing,areNOTamongthecategoriesofAmericanhighereducation.

A.universitiesand