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LChoosetheonethatbestcompleteseachofthefollowingstatements.
ThetwomainislandsoftheBritishIslesare
SamuelJohnson'sdictionarywasinfluentialinestablishingastandardformof•
A.grammarB.handwritingC.spellingD.pronunciation
Atpresent,nearlyoftheworldspopulationcommunicateinEnglish.
A.halfB・aquarterC.onethirdD.onefifth
The
attackonRomeendedtheRomanoccupationinBritainin410.
A.NormanB.DanishC.CelticD.Germanic
Bythelate7thcentury,
A.CelticChristianity
C・GermanicChristianity
becamethedominantreligioninEngland•
B.Anglo-SaxonChristianity
D.RomanChristianity
WestminsterAbbeywasbuiltatthetimeof
A.St.Augustine
C・WilliamtheConqueror
ThemarkedtheestablishmentoffeudalisminEngland.
A・VikinginvasionB.signingoftheMagnaCarta
C-NormanConquestD・Adoptionofcommonlaw
TheendoftheWarsoftheRosesledtotheruleof.
D.theHouseofLancaster
ThedirectcausefortheReligiousReformationwasKingHenryVIIFseffortto
A.divorcehiswifeB.breakwithRome
C.supporttheProtestantsD.declarehissupremepoweroverthechurch
TheEnglishCivilWarbrokeoutin1642between•
A・ProtestantsandPuritansB.RoyalistsandParliamentarians
C.noblesandpeasantsD・aristocratsandChristians
waspassedaftertheGloriousRevolution.
A.BillofRightsB.ActofSupremacy
C・ProvisionsofOxfordD.MagnaCarta
TheIndustrialRevolutionwasaccomplishedinBritainbythemiddleofthecentury.
A.17thB.18thC.19thD.20th
Britainfacedstrongchallengesinitsglobalimperialdominancebythebeginningofthecentury.
A.17thB.18thC.19thD.20th
TheBritishgovernmentischaracterizedbyadivisionofpowersbetweenthreeofthefollowingbrancheswiththeexceptionofthe.
A.judiciaryB・legislatureC.monarchyD・executive
TheimportanceoftheBritishmonarchycanbeseeninitseffecton•
A.passingthebillsB.advisingthegovernment
C・politicalpartiesD・publicattitude
Asarevisingchamber,theHouseofLordsisexpectedtotheHouseofCommons.
A.rivalB.complementC.criticizeD.inspect
BritishCabinetworksontheprincipleof.
A.collectiveresponsibilityB.individualresponsibility
C.defendingthecollectivismD・defendingtheindividuals
ThemaindutyoftheBritishPrivyCouncilisto.
A.makedecisionsB.giveadviceC.passbillsD・supervisetheCabinet
InBritain,theparliamentarygeneralelectionisheldeveryyears.
A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six
hasadistinctlegalsystembasedonRomanlaw.
A・WalesB.EnglandC.ScotlandD.NorthernIreland
Generallyspeaking,theBritishParliamentoperatesonasystem.
A.single-partyB.two-partyC.three-partyD・multi-party
ThepoliciesoftheConservativePartyarecharacterizedbypragmatismand.
A.governmentinterventionB.nationalizationofenterprises
C.socialreformD.abeliefinindividualism
TheLaborPartyaffectedtheBritishsocietygreatlyinthatit.
A.setuptheNationalHealthServiceB.improvedpublictransportation
C.abolishedtheoldtaxsystemD・enhaneedtheeconomicdevelopment
TheBritisheconomyachievedglobaldominancebythe・
A.1860sB.1870sC.1880sD」890s
In,theBritishParliamentpassedtwoimportantactstoestablishawelfarestate.
A.1945B.1946C.1947D.1948
Theintheearly1970sworsenedanalreadystagnanteconomyinBritain.
A.oilcrisisB.highinflationrates
C.largeimportsD.unemploymentproblem
Ofthefollowingpractices,doesnotbelongtoThatcher'ssocialwelfarereform.
A.reducingchildbenefitsB.shorteningtheunemploymentbenefitsperiod
C.reducingtheunemploymentD・1oweringoldagepensions
TheBlairgovernmenthasbeensuccessfulinallthefollowingaspectsexcept・
A.limitinggovernmentspendingB.keepinginflationundercontrol
C.reducingunemploymentD・reducinginequality
Britainhasdevotedofitslandareatoagriculture・
A.54%B.64%C.74%D.84%
Britain'simportantfishingareasincludeallthefollowingexcept・
A.theNorthSeaB.theEnglishChannel
C.TheseaareaaroundIrelandD・TheseaareabetweenBritainandIreland
CoalminingindustryinBritainprovidesoftheenergyconsumedinthecountry.
A.1/3B.1/4C.1/5D.2/3
ThecarindustryinBritaininmostly.
A.foreign-ownedB・state-ownedC.joint-ventureD.privately-owned
OfthefollowingsectorsinBritain,hasexperiencedspectaculargrowthsincethe
endofWordWarII.
A.agricultureB・energyindustryC.serviceindustryD.manufacturingindustry
InBritain,thedivisionbetweengrammarschoolsandvocationalschoolswereendedbytheintroductionofcomprehensiveschoolsinthe.
A.1930sB.1940sC.1950sD.1960s
AboutofBritishchildrenreceiveprimaryandsecondaryeducationthroughthe
independentsystem・
A.5%B.6%C.7%D.8%
Partiallyfundedbycentralgovernmentgrants,theBritishuniversitiesreceivetheirremainingfundsfromallthefollowingsourcesexcept•
A.tuitionfeesB.loansC.donationsD.corporatecontributions
Ofthefollowing,isNOTabasisofadmissiontoBritain'suniversities.
A.resultinnationalentrancetestB.A-levelresult
C.aninterviewD・schoolreferences
TobeadmittedtotheOpenUniversity,oneneed.
A.someeducationalqualificationsB.noeducationalqualifications
C・GeneralCertificateofEducation-AdvancedD.GeneralNationalVocationalQualificationsAmongBritain'squalitypress,thefollowingnewspapersareregardedasthe"BigThree"withtheexceptionof.
A.TheTimesB.TheGuardianC.TheObserverD.TheDailyTelegraph
LifeonEarthisakindofprogramproducedbytheBBCandispopularamong500
millionviewersworldwide.
A.featureB・dramaC.documentaryD.soapopera
isBritain'stoppaytelevisionprovider.
A.BSBB.SkyTVC.BBCD.BSkyB
Ofthefollowing,isNOTacommonfeatureofalltheBritishholidays・
A.familiesgettingtogetherB.friendsexchanginggoodwishes
C・friendsenjoyingeachother'scompanyD.familiestravelingoverseas
ThefollowingChristmastraditionsareparticularlyBritishexcept.
A.TroopingtheColorB.Queen'sChristmasmessage
C.BoxingDayD・Christmaspantomime
ThemostsignificantachievementoftheEnglishRenaissanceis・
A.poetryB.dramaC・novelD・pamphlet
isviewedasRomanticpoetry's"DeclarationofIndependence.^
A.“IWonderedLonelyasaCloud”B.DonJuan
C."PrefacetoLyricalBallads^D.PrometheusUnbound
OfDickens9novels,isconsideredautobiographical・
A.ATaleofTwoCitiesB.DavidCopperfield
C.OliverTwistD.GreatExpectations
isarepresentativeofEnglishCriticalRealismattheturnofthe19thcentury・
A.RobertLouisStevensonB.JohnMilton
C.JosephConradD.ThomasHardy
Ofthefollowingstatements,isNOTcorrectintermsofNeo-Romanticism.
A.Itprevailedattheendofthe19thcentury・
B.Thewritersweredissatisfiedwiththesocialreality.
C.Thewritersbelievedin"ArtforArt'sSake".
D.TreasureIslandwasarepresentativework.
isNOTincludedinthemodernistgroup・
A.OscarWildB.VirginiaWoolf
C.WilliamButlerYeatsD.T.S.Eliot
Ofthefollowingbooks,wasNOTwrittenbyThomasHardy.
A.JudetheObscureB.TessoftheD'Urbendlles
C.AdamBedeD.TheReturnoftheNative
Ofthefollowingstatements,isNOTcorrectaboutVirginiaWoolf.
A.Shewasacentralfigureofthe"BloomsburyGroup"・
B・Sheexperimentedwithstreamofconsciousness・
D.HermasterpiecewasTheRainbow.
Ofthefollowingwriters,isNOTaNobelPrizewinner.
A.SamuelBeckettB.JamesJoyce
WaitingforGodotiswrittenby
A.SamuelBeckett
C.WilliamGolding
D.V.S.Naipaul
TheUnitedStateshas
B.GeorgeOrwellC.WilliamGoldingstatesonthecontinent.
D.D.H.Lawrence
A.50
B.49
C.48
D.35
Thestateof
A.Alaska
isthelargestinareaofallthestates.
B.HawaiiC・Texas
D.Florida
C・Shewasaninfluentialfeminist.
TheU.S・liesinNorthAmerica,withCanadatothenorth,Mexicotothesouth,the
AtlantictoitsandthePacifictoits.
A.northern,east,westB.central,east,west
C.southern,west,eastD・western,east,west
ThelargestriverintheU・S・is
B.theMississippiRiver
D.theColoradoRiver
A・theMissouriRiver
C.theOhioRiver
SomeoftheworldfamousuniversitieslikeHarvard,YaleandMITarelocated
A.intheSouthB.alongthePacificCoast
D.intheMidwest
C・inNewEngland
islocatedontheU・S.-CanadianborderbetweenLakeErieandLakeOntario・
A.YellowstoneNationalParkB.TheGrandCanyon
C.NiagaraFallsD.TheGreatSaltLake
ThenativeAlaskanpopulationincludesthefollowingexceptthe.
A・IndiansB.EskimosC.AleutsD.Blacks
ThelargestminorityintheUnitedStatesisthe・
A.PacificIslandersB.BlacksC.NativeAmericansD.Asians
TheImmigrantsActof1924restrictedthefurtherimmigrationintotheUnitedStates,particularlyfrom.
A・EuropeB.AsiaC.AfricaD.SouthAmerica
ThecharacteristicofdominantAmericancultureis.
A.English-speaking,northernEuropean,RomanCatholicandmiddle-class
B・English-speaking,westernEuropean,RomanCatholicandupper-class
C・English-speaking,northernEuropean,Protestantandupper-class
D.English-speaking,westernEuropean,Protestantandmiddle-class
ThefirstsuccessfulEnglishcolonyinNorthAmericawasfoundedatin.
A.Jamestown,LouisianaB.Boston,Massachusetts
C-Jamestown,VirginiaD.Plymouth,Georgia
PilgrimFathersareagroupofwhocametoAmericatoavoidpersecutionin
England・
A.ProtestantsB.PuritansC.CatholicsD.Christians
TheSevenYearsWaroccurredbetweenthe•
A.FrenchandAmericanIndiansB.FrenchandSpaniards
C・Frenc
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