英语国家国情试题库-英国与爱尔兰

英国与爱尔兰

Part One Multiple Choice 1.

Which of the following is not a name people use to refer to the UK? B A. Great Britain

2.

B. The British Island D. Britain

C. The United Kingdom is the capital city of Wales. D

A. Belfast B. Edinburgh C. Aberdeen D. Cardiff 3.

According to a 2005 estimate, Britain now has a population of over ________ millions. C A. 160 B. 600 C. 60 D. 16

4.

The two landmarks of London are _________. A A. Guildhall and St. Paul’s Cathedral C. City Hall and St. Paul’s Cathedral 5.

B. Guildhall and Covent Garden D. City Hall and Covent Garden

Among the four parts of the United Kingdom, is the smallest. D A. England B. Scotland C. Wales D. Northern Ireland

6. The largest lake in the UK is located in ________. D A. England

B. Wales

C. Scotland

D. Northern Ireland

7. English belongs to the group of Indo-European family of languages. C A. Celtic B. Indo-Iranian C. Germanic D. Roman

8.

In the early part of 11th century, ________ replaced English as the official language in England. B A. German

B. French

C. Celtic

D. Indo-European

9. English was standardized because of the ________. A A. introduction of printing press C. reins of William the Conqueror

B. first industrial revolution D. French retreat from England

10. The introduction of Christianity to Britain added the first element of ________ words to English D A. Danish and Finnish

B. Dutch and German

C. French and Italian 11.

D. Latin and Greek

Standard English is based on the speech of the upper class of ________. B A. southeastern England C. southern Scotland

B. southwestern England D. northern Wales

12. At present, nearly of the world's population communicate in English. B A. half B. a quarter C. one third D. one fifth

13. Julius Caesar and his ________ troops invaded the British islands in year 55 BC. A A. Roman

B. Italian

C. Greek

D. Germanic

14. The attack on Rome ended the Roman occupation in Britain in 410. D A. Norman C. Celtic

B. Danish D. Germanic

15. By the late 7th century, became the dominant religion in England. D A. Celtic Christianity

B. Anglo-Saxon Christianity D. Roman Christianity

16.

C. Germanic Christianity

All the coronations of the British nation have been held in ________ since the 11th century. B A. the City Hall

B. Westminster Abbey D. Buckingham Place

C. the King’s Council 17.

Westminster Abbey was built at the time of ________. B A. St. Augustine C. William the Conqueror

B. Edward the Confessor D. Alfred the Great

18. ________ improved the courts of justice, introduced the jury system and institutionalized common law in Britain. C A. Edward the Confessor

B. St. Augustine

C. Henry II 19.

D. Duke William

The marked the establishment of feudalism in England. D A. Viking invasion C. Norman Conquest

B. signing of the Magna Carta D. Adoption of common law

20. The Magna Carta protected the basic principles for the protection of ________ in Britain. A A. individual rights C. traditional rights

B. feudal system D. class system

21.

The two houses of parliament, instituted by the mid-14th century, was an effort to gain the support of ________. A A. middle class C. clergymen

B. nobles

D. lords

22. The Hundred Year’s War was a series of wars fought between ________. C A. England and Scotland C. England and France

B. England and Wels D. England and Ireland

23. During the Wars of the Roses, the White Rose was the badge of the ________. B A. House of Lancaster C. House of Valois

B. House of York D. House of Tudor

24. The end of the Wars of the Roses led to the role of . D A. the House of Valois C. the House of Tudor

B. the House of York D. the House of Lancaster

25. The direct cause for the Religious Reformation was King Henry VIII's effort to ________. A A. divorce his wife B. break with Rome

C. support the Protestants

D. declare his supreme power over the church 26.

The English Civil War broke out in 1642 between . B A. Protestants and Puritans C. nobles and peasants 27.

B. Royalists and Parliamentarians D. aristocrats and Christians

The monarchy was abolished and England was declared a commonwealth after the execution of ________. B A. Oliver Cromwell C. Henry VIII

B. Charles I

D. Queen Elizabeth I

28. The Bills of Rights was passed by the Parliament directly after ________. B A. the Civil War

B. Glorious Revolution

C. Religious Reformation 29.

D. the Hundred Years War

That ________ is not one of the Reasons for the industrial Revolution breaking out in Britain. C A. Britain had a huge market

B. England acquired wealth from India and America C. England won more religious freedom from Rome D. enclosure movement deprived small landowners of property. 30.

Britain faced strong challenges in its global imperial dominance by the beginning of the ________ century. D A. 17th

B. 18th D. 20th

C. 19th 31.

The King or Queen is the head of state in Britain. Their powers are ________. A A. symbolic C. moderate

B. enormous D. supreme

32. The British government is characterized by a division of powers between three of the following branches with the exception of the ________ C A. judiciary C. monarchy

B. legislature

D. executive

33. The British Constitution is made up of three main part with the exception of ________. D A. Statutory Law C. Conventions

B. Common Law D. the Unwritten

34. The importance of the British monarchy can be seen in its effect on ________. D

A. passing the bills B. advising the government C. political parties D. public attitude 35.

British Cabinet works on the principle of ________ A

A. collective responsibility B. individual responsibility C. defending the collectivism D. defending the individuals 36.

The house of Commons performs three functions except ________. D A. drafting new laws C. supervising finance 37.

B. scrutinizing government actions D. forming new cabinet

________ can force a government to resign by passing a Motion of No Confidence. D A. The Cabinet

C. the Monarch

C. House of Lords 38.

D. House of Commons

The main duty of the British Privy Council is to ________. B A. make decisions B. give advice

C. pass bills D. supervise the Cabinet

39. In Britain, the parliamentary general election is held every ________ years. C A. three B. four C. five D. six

40. The two parties in the British political system are ________. A A. the Conservative and the Labor C. the Labor and the Democrat

B. the Conservative and the Union D. the Union and the Democrat

41. The policies of the Conservative Party are characterized by pragmatism and ________. D A. government intervention B. nationalization of enterprises C. social reform D. a belief in individualism

42. The Labor Party affected the British society greatly in that it ________. A A. set up the National Health Service

B. improved public transportation D. enhanced the economic

43.

C. abolished the old tax system

The national election in Britain usually lasts for _______ and then the counting begins. A A. one day C. two weeks

B. one week

D. one month

44. In 2005, the Commonwealth became an organization composed of ________ countries. D A. 23

B. 33

C. 43

D. 53

45. The British economy achieved global dominance by the ________. C A. 1860s B. 1870s C. 1880s D. 1890s

46. The ________ in the early 1970s worsened an already stagnant economy in Britain. A A. oil crisis B. high inflation rates C. large imports

D. unemployment problem

47. Of the following practices, ________ does not belong to Thatcher's social welfare reform. C A. reducing child benefits

B. shortening the unemployment benefits period C. reducing the unemployment D. lowering old age pensions 48.

The Blair government has been successful in all the following aspects except ________. D A. limiting government spending C. reducing unemployment 49.

B. keeping inflation under control D. reducing inequality

Britain’s agriculture is not characterized by________. D A. small farming population C. advanced machinery

B. high degree of mechanization D. high dependence on import

50. The traditional energy industry in Britain is ________. A A. coal mining C. nuclear power

B. oil industry D. wind energy

51. ________ is not one of the top ten British companies in oil industry. D A. Shell

B. BP

C. BG

D. GM

52. The three major trends in the British economy since the war have been the following except ________. D A. the decline in the agricultural sector B. the reduction in the industrial sector C. the expansion of the service sector D. the growing in the secondary industry

53. The three principle financial centers of the world are ________. A A. London, New York and Tokyo. B. London, New York and Hong Kong C. London, New York and Paris D. London, New York and Berlin

54. The car industry in Britain is mostly ________. A A. foreign-owned C. joint-venture

B. state-owned

D. privately-owned

55. Of the following sectors in Britain, _______ has experienced spectacular growth since the end of World War II. C A. agriculture

B. energy industry

C. service industry 56.

D. manufacturing industry

Education in Britain is compulsory for all children between ________. A A. 5 to 16 C. 7 to 16

B. 6 to 18 D. 7 to 18

57. Partially funded by central government grants, the British universities receive their remaining funds from all the following sources except________. B A. tuition fees C. donations

B. loans

D. corporate contributions

58. In Britain, the equivalent of the A-levels is the ________. A A. GNVQs

B. GCSE

C. GCSS

D. GNSS

59. Of the following, ________ is NOT a basis of admission to Britain's universities. A A. result in national entrance test C. an interview

B. A-level result D. school references

60. The only privately-financed university in Britain is ________. C A. Oxford

B. Cambridge

C. Buckingham 61.

D. University of London

In Britain, it is no exaggeration to say that the media can ________. B A. shape the public opinions B. promote people’s moral standards C. influence the rule of a government D. determine people’s political orientation

62. The oldest national newspaper in Britain is ________. C A. The Times B. The Guardian C. The Observer D. The Daily Telegraph

63. Among Britain's quality press, the following newspapers are regarded as the \A. The Times B. The Guardian C. The Observer D. The Daily Telegraph

64. The top pay television provider in Britain is ________. D A. ITV

B. BSB

C. SkyTV

D. BSkyB

65. Of the following, ________ is NOT a common feature of all the British holidays. D A. families getting together B. friends exchanging good wishes C. friends enjoying each other's company D. families traveling overseas

66. The following Christmas traditions are particularly British except ________. A A. Trooping the Color B. Queen's Christmas message C. Boxing Day D. Christmas pantomime

67. In Britain, for churchgoers, the most important Christian festival is _______. A A. Easter

B. Christmas

C. Boxing Day 68.

D. Remembrance Sunday

The most important work by authors in the Middle English period is _______. B A. Beowulf

B. The Canterbury Tales

C. The Tragic History of Dr. Faustus 69.

D. Areopagitica

Shakespeare’s 37 plays fall into three categories except _______. C A. comedy

B. tragedy

C. fantasy

D. historic play

70. The most significant achievement of the English Renaissance is ________. B A. poetry B. drama C. novel D. pamphlet

71. Gulliver’s Travel was written by ________. A A. Jonathan Swift C. Alexander Pope

B. John Milton D. Daniel Defoe

72. The major “second generation” of Romantic poets included the following except ________. D A. Lord Byron C. John Keats

B. Percy Shelley

D. William Wordsworth

73. ________ is viewed as Romantic poetry's \A. \B. Don Juan

C. \D. Prometheus Unbound

74. In the Victorian era, the leading form of literature was ________. C A. poetry B. drama C. novel D. pamphlet

75.

The distinguished English women novelists of the 19th century are the following except ________. D A. Jane Austen C. George Eliot

B. the Bronte sisters D. Virginia Woolf

76. Of the following statements, ________ is NOT correct in terms of Neo- Romanticism. C A. It prevailed at the end of the 19th century. B. The writers were dissatisfied with the social reality. C. The writers believed in \D. Treasure Island was a representative work.

77. Of the following statements, ________ is NOT correct about Virginia Woolf. D A. She was a central figure of the \B. She experimented with stream of consciousness. C. She was an influential feminist. D. Her masterpiece was The Rainbow.

78. Of the following writers, ________ is NOT a Nobel Prize winner. B A. Samuel Beckett B. James Joyce C. William Golding D.V.S. Naipaul

79. The island of Ireland is separated from mainland Europe by ________. A A. the Celtic Sea C. the North Sea

B. the Irish Sea D. the English Channel

80. The largest city in Ireland is ________. A A. Dublin

B. Cork

C. Waterford

D. Galway

81. ________ established a unified Irish culture and language in the 6th century BC. B A. Hunter-gatherers from Britain B. Celtic tribes C. British invaders

D. Viking Danes

82. The ________ resulted in the Irish Civil War. C A. Act of Union C. Anglo-Irish Treaty

B. Unilateral Declaration of Independence D. Anglo-Irish Agreement

83. Under the leadership of Prime Minister John A. Costello, a series of legislation was passed in Ireland in order to ________. A

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