The Prime Minister is appointed by ___...

The Romans built two walls to keep the picts out of the area they had conquered. The two walls were called and .

A. the picts’ Wall, Celts’ Wall
B. the Hadrian’s Wall, the Antonine Wall
C. Britain’s Wall, Scotland’s Wall
D. Roman Wall, Julius’ Wall

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The British Empire gradually disappeared and it was replaced by the British Commonwealth or the Commonwealth of Nations in ______.

A. 1840
B. 1913
C. 1931
D. 1945

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Which of the following kings was responsible for the complete establishment of the feudal system in England

A. Edward Ⅰ.
B. Henry Ⅱ.
C. Alfred the Great.
D. William the Conqueror.

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Which of the following is not true about the result of the Black Death

A. Much land was left untended.
B. There was a terrible shortage of labour.
C. The surviving peasants had lost their power of bargaining.
D. Landowners tended to change from arable to sheep-farming.

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In the Hundred Years’ War started in and was ended in , in which the English had lost all the territories of France except the French port of __.

A. 1337, 1453, Flanders
B. 1337, 1453, Calais
C. 1346, 1453, Argencourt
D. 1346, 1453, Brest

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Magna Carta was signed in at a conference at .

A. Runnymede
B. 1215, Windsor
C. 1215, Oxford
D. 1215, Runnymede

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______ is known as "the father of the British navy".

A. Edward
B. William the Conqueror
C. Oliver Cromwell
D. Alfred

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In foreign affairs, Henry Ⅷ was aided by ______, Archbishop and Lord Chancellor.

A. Thomas More
B. Thomas Becket
C. Thomas Wolsey
D. Martin Luther

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The word Renaissance is from , meaning "rebirth", and was first applied by the historian Jakob Burckhardt in 1860.

A. English, Swiss
B. French, Italian
C. French, Swiss
D. English, Italian

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The puritans were mainly from the ______.

A. rich farmers
B. big landowners
C. big merchants
D. the urban middle classes

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After the Glorious Revolution came the Age of ______, a monarchy with powers limited by Parliament.

A. the Commonwealth
B. the Federal Republic
C. the Constitutional Monarchy
D. the special monarchy

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In the late 18th and early 19th centuries Radicals were active in English Parliament spreading radical ideas whose common aim was thorough reform of the ______.

A. political System
B. religious system
C. Parliamentary system
D. hereditary monarchy

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The ______ refers to the mechanization of industry and the consequent changes in social and economic organization in Britain in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

A. Urbanization
B. Economic Boom
C. Glorious Revolution
D. Industrial Revolution

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In January, 1973, Britain finally became a full member of the ______, which was established by the Treaty of Rome in 1957.

A. Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development
B. Organization of European Development
C. European Economic Community
D. European Union

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The Prime Minister is appointed by and he or she always sits in .

A. the Archbishop of Canterbury, the House of Commons
B. the Archbishop of Canterbury, the House of Lords
C. the Queen, the House of Commons
D. the Queen, the House of Lords

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The great majority of the draft Acts of Parliament in Britain are Government measures introduced by ______.

A. a Minister
B. individual members on their own initiative
C. the Members of Parliament of the Opposition party
D. the Members of Parliament of the ruling party

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The Church of England is not free to change its form of worship, as laid down in ______ without the consent of Parliament.

A. the Bill of Rights
B. the Provisions of Oxford
C. the Constitutions of Clarendon
D. the Book of Common Prayer

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About 90% of the state secondary school population in Great Britain attends ______.

A. independent school
B. public school
C. grammar school
D. comprehensive school

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Bank holidays in Britain refer to ______.

A. official public holidays
B. holidays for the banks only
C. public holidays except for the banks
D. holidays for the financial institutions only

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Which is not the popular Sundays

A. News of the World.
B. The Sun.
C. The people.
D. Sunday Mirror.

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Although tennis has been played for centuries, the modern game originated in ______ in the late 19th century.

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

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The central plain area of Ireland is characterized by many lakes, ______ and low ridges.

A. bogs(wet area)
B. rapid streams
C. small islands
D. high cliffs

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After the Civil War, monopoly by big business became a strong trend in the American economy. Among the following individuals, ______ was not a big business dominator.

A. John
B. John Wilkes Booth
C. J.P. Morgan
D. du Pont

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President Wilson’s reform program was known as ______.

A. New Deal
B. Reformation
C. New Freedom
D. Antitrust Act

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The Red Scare in 1919 and 1920 was a typical example of ______.

A. religious intolerance
B. intolerant nationalism
C. Progressive Movement
D. deregulation of big trusts

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In the early 1930s, the American foreign policy was ______.

A. expansionist
B. involvement
C. appeasement
D. isolationist

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The ratification of ______ marked the beginning of U.S, efforts in setting up a military alliance around the Soviet Union and its allies.

A. the North Atlantic Treaty
B. GATT
C. the Treaty of paris
D. the oslo Agreement

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After the Watergate scandal happened in 1972, the President ______ had to resign. He is the first president to do so in the U.S. history.

A. Ronald Reagan
B. Harry Truman
C. John F. Kennedy
D. Richard Nixon

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In the postwar years government involvement was emphasized when the U.S. adopted ______ theory in running the economy.

A. monetarist
B. Keynesian
C. McCarthyism
D. New Freedom

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The President ______ once admitted that one third of the people of U.S. went to bed hungry.

A. Kennedy
B. Johnson
C. Nixon
D. Reagan

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The safeguards against misuse of powers come in the form of ______.

A. separation of powers
B. executive orders
C. presidential elections
D. party political

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The highest duty of the U.S. President is ______.

A. execution
B. legislative
C. judicial
D. law-making

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In 1992, ______ tried to run for the President as an independent candidate and he gained 19% of votes.

A. Bill Clinton
B. Bob Dole
C. Ross Perot
D. George Bush

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The system of higher education in the U.S. has three principal functions except ______.

A. teaching
B. research
C. public service
D. individual service

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Which of the following statements about New Year’s Day is not true

A. In the U.S. it is a nationally observed holiday.
B. It is thought of as a good time to make the New Year decision.
C. Most people like to hold big parties and make pumpkin lanterns on that day.
D. The celebration of this holiday begins the night before-on New Year’s Eve.

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Which of the following is not true about the Independence Day

A. It is America’s most important patriotic holiday, the birthday of the nation.
B. Some people bring their children to visit the birthplace of the nation—Boston.
C. The Army fires a thirteen-gun salute every year.
D. The president traditionally holds a large national banquet.

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______ takes up four-fifths of Canada.

A. Atlantic provinces
B. the Canadian Shield
C. Northern provinces and territories
D. British Columbia

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Nowadays, ______ are the native in Canada.

A. French-speaking people
B. English-speaking people
C. the Canadian Indian Inuit
D. the early immigrants from Europe

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Which of the following best describes the result of Canadian government’s long-held policy of assimilation

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Which of the following statements is not true about the composition of Australia’s population

A. The Aboriginal and Tortes Strait Islander people account for only 1.5% of the total
B. The Australian population is mainly of British descent.
C. The Australian population is made up of the Aboriginal people, the British immigrants and their descendants.
D. The majority of the Australian people are immigrants from many countries and their descendants.

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The Australian political division borders are drawn ______.

A. along straight lines of latitude and longitude
B. along rivers and forests
C. along mountain ranges
D. along natural features

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The size of New Zealand is similar to ______.

A. Britain or Canada
B. Canada or Australia
C. Britain or Japan
D. Australia or U.S.A.

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The largest lake in New Zealand is ______.

A. Lake Eric
B. Lake Michigan
C. Lake Taupo
D. Lake Superior

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The first British settlers came to New Zealand in 1840 through ______, and they hoped to start model colonies by planned migration.

A. the New Zealand Company
B. the British East India Company
C. a private immigration agency
D. the Dutch East India Company

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In Second World War, a very high proportion of Maoris men fought with distinction in and .

A. North Africa, Southern Europe
B. North Europe, Southern Africa
C. North Africa, Northern Europe
D. South Africa, Southern Europe

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Which of the following statements is not true about Elizabeth Ⅰ

A. Elizabeth Ⅰ broke Mary’s ties with Rome.
B. Elizabeth Ⅰ restored her father’s independent Church of England.
C. Elizabeth Ⅰ’s religious reform was a compromise of views.
D. Elizabeth Ⅰ’s religious settlement was acceptable to both extreme protestants and ardent Catholics.

The Prime Minister is appointed by ______ and he or she always sits in ______.

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Which of the following is not true about the result of the Black Death

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Magna Carta was signed in ______ at a conference at ______.

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In foreign affairs, Henry Ⅷ was aided by ______, Archbishop and Lord Chancellor.

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The puritans were mainly from the ______.

After the Glorious Revolution came the Age of ______, a monarchy with powers limited by Parliament.

In the late 18th and early 19th centuries Radicals were active in English Parliament spreading radical ideas whose common aim was thorough reform of the ______.

The ______ refers to the mechanization of industry and the consequent changes in social and economic organization in Britain in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

In January, 1973, Britain finally became a full member of the ______, which was established by the Treaty of Rome in 1957.

The Prime Minister is appointed by ______ and he or she always sits in ______.

The great majority of the draft Acts of Parliament in Britain are Government measures introduced by ______.

The Church of England is not free to change its form of worship, as laid down in ______ without the consent of Parliament.

About 90% of the state secondary school population in Great Britain attends ______.

Bank holidays in Britain refer to ______.

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Although tennis has been played for centuries, the modern game originated in ______ in the late 19th century.

The central plain area of Ireland is characterized by many lakes, ______ and low ridges.

Irish is a ______ language.

Christopher Columbus discovered the New World in ______.

The three well-known authors who penned the Federalist Papers are ______.

The implication of the "Manifest Destiny" is ______.

After the Civil War, monopoly by big business became a strong trend in the American economy. Among the following individuals, ______ was not a big business dominator.

President Wilson’s reform program was known as ______.

The Red Scare in 1919 and 1920 was a typical example of ______.

In the early 1930s, the American foreign policy was ______.

The ratification of ______ marked the beginning of U.S, efforts in setting up a military alliance around the Soviet Union and its allies.

After the Watergate scandal happened in 1972, the President ______ had to resign. He is the first president to do so in the U.S. history.

In the postwar years government involvement was emphasized when the U.S. adopted ______ theory in running the economy.

The President ______ once admitted that one third of the people of U.S. went to bed hungry.

The safeguards against misuse of powers come in the form of ______.

The highest duty of the U.S. President is ______.

In 1992, ______ tried to run for the President as an independent candidate and he gained 19% of votes.

The system of higher education in the U.S. has three principal functions except ______.

Which of the following statements about New Year’s Day is not true

Which of the following is not true about the Independence Day

______ takes up four-fifths of Canada.

Nowadays, ______ are the native in Canada.

Which of the following best describes the result of Canadian government’s long-held policy of assimilation

Which of the following statements is not true about the composition of Australia’s population

The Australian political division borders are drawn ______.

The size of New Zealand is similar to ______.

The largest lake in New Zealand is ______.

The first British settlers came to New Zealand in 1840 through ______, and they hoped to start model colonies by planned migration.

In Second World War, a very high proportion of Maoris men fought with distinction in ______ and ______.

Which of the following statements is not true about Elizabeth Ⅰ

The Prime Minister is appointed by and he or she always sits in .

The Romans built two walls to keep the picts out of the area they had conquered. The two walls were called and .

In the Hundred Years’ War started in and was ended in , in which the English had lost all the territories of France except the French port of __.

Magna Carta was signed in at a conference at .

The word Renaissance is from , meaning "rebirth", and was first applied by the historian Jakob Burckhardt in 1860.

The Prime Minister is appointed by and he or she always sits in .

In Second World War, a very high proportion of Maoris men fought with distinction in and .