I. Multiple Choice.
1. The British Isles are made up of ____ large islands and hundreds of small ones.
A. two B. three C. four D. five
2. It was ______ who laid the foundations of the English state.
A. the Vikings B. the Danes C. the Celts D. the Anglo-Saxons
3. The Declaration of Independence was drafted by _______.
A. Abraham Lincoln B. John Adams C. Benjamin Franklin D. Thomas Jefferson
4. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by ________ during the Civil War.
A. George Washington B. Abraham Lincoln C. Thomas Jefferson D. Franklin Roosevelt
5. ______, the second largest city in California, is in an excellent position to trade with the Far East and the islands of the Pacific.
A. San Francisco B. Los Angeles C. Chicago D. New York
6. The Commonwealth of Nations is an association of independent countries _______.
A. that have a large number of British immigrants
B. that fought on the side of Britain in the two world wars C. that speak English as their native language D. that were once colonies of Britain
7. Higher education in the United States began with the founding of Harvard College
in _____.
A. 1636 B. 1646 C. 1560 D. 1526 8. The British established 13 colonies along _________.
A. the west coast of North America B. the west coast of South America C. the east coast of North America D. the east coast of South America
9. The American War of Independence began with _________.
A. the battles of Trenton B. the Boston Tea Party C. the battles of Lexington and Concord D. the battles of Gettysburg 10. Australia was originally inhabited by ________.
A. Indians B. Eskimos C. Maoris D. Aborigines
11. Washington Irving’s most famous book “The Sketch Book” contains two of the best-loved stories from American literature: ________ and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
A. Rip Van Winkle B. The Minister’s Black Veil C. A Red, Red Rose D. Hairy Ape 12. In America, the first English colony was founded at _________ in 1607.
A. Jamestown, Virginia B. Plymouth, Massachusetts C. New Amsterdam D. Boston, Massachusetts
13. The first immigrants in American history came from _________ and ________.
A. Ireland/France B. England/China C. Scotland/England D. England/the Netherlands 14. In terms of area Canada is the __________ country in the world.
A. largest B. second largest C. third largest D. fourth largest 15. _________ has long been popularly regarded as the foundation of English liberties.
A. Domesday Book B. Magna Carta C. The Reform Act of 1832 D. The Greater Charter of 1832
16. In Nature, _______ stated that man should not see nature merely as something to be used; that man’s relationship with nature transcends the idea of usefulness. ( )
A. Emerson B. Thoreau C. Darwin D. Wordsworth 17. The 1920s in the U.S. has been described as a period of _______.
A. cultural revival B. loss of purpose
C. development in science and technology D. material success and spiritual frustration 18. McCarthyism refers to the anti-Communist hysteria whipped up by Senator McCarthy______.
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A. after WW I B. during WW II C. in the early 1950s D. in the 1960s 19. _______ is an integral and pervasive influence on national life and culture of Ireland.
A. Protestantism B. Catholicism C. Calvinist doctrine D. Idealism 20. In Ireland, the constitution provides for both _________ as official languages.
A. Irish and English B. English and French C. Irish and French D. English and Welsh 21. Black Death, an epidemic disease spread by rat fleas, spread through Europe in the ________ century.
A. 13th B. 14th C. 15th D. 16th
22. The famous leader of Civil Rights Movements in the U.S. in the 60s is _________.
A. Abraham Lincoln B. George Garrison C. Douglas Moor D. Martin Luther King 23. The origin of the American party system can be traced to _______.
A. the struggle between the Royalists and revolutionaries in the War of Independence B. the constitutional debate between the Federalists and the anti-federalists
C. the struggle between those who upheld slavery and those who opposed slavery D. none of the above
24. Ireland is a parliamentary republic and a ______ state under the 1937 Constitution.
A. unitary B. federal C. non-federal D. non-unitary 25. The capital city of New Zealand is _______.
A. Wellington B. Christchurch C. Hamilton D. Auckland 26. The original inhabitants of New Zealand are called _______.
A. Eskimos B. Aborigines C. Indians D. Maoris
27. The principal news agencies in Britain are Reuters, based in ______, the Press Association and Extel Financial Ltd/AFP-Extel News Ltd.
A. London B. Manchester C. Sheffield D. Birmingham 28. The English Renaissance achieved its finest expression in _______.
A. Elizabethan drama B. Leonardo Da Vinci’s works C. Thomas Moor’s works D. Thomas Wyatt’s poems 29. The English Civil war has been seen as a conflict between _________.
A. the Commons and the Lords B. the King and the Barons C. Parliament and the King D. the Crown and the Church 30. Since independence Ireland has adhered to a policy of ______.
A. neutrality and nonalignment B. non-neutrality and alignment C. neutrality and alignment D. non-neutrality and nonalignment
31. . In his masterpiece _______, Whitman praised the ideas of equality and democracy and celebrated the dignity, the self-reliant spirit and the joy of the common man.
A. Leaves of Grass B. A solitary Reaper C. Mending Wall D. Ode to the Nightingale 32. ________ is generally regarded as the greatest writer in the English language.
A. Christopher Marlowe B. William Shakespeare C. Edmund Spenser D. Charles Dickens 33. During the British Civil Wars (1642-1651), the supporters of Parliament were called _________.
A. Cavaliers B. Royalists C. Federalists D. Roundheads 34. Pantomime is a kind of play based on a traditional fairy tale and performed at _____ time.
A. Christmas B. New Year’s Day C. Bank Holiday D. Boxing Day
35. Two of the most famous literary works of the late 17th century England were John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress and__________.
A. William Shakespeare’s Hamlet B. Francis Bacon’s Essays
C. John Milton’s Paradise Lost D.Christopher Marlowe’s Tamburlaine 36. In Britain, ______ were the forerunners of the Conservative Party.
A. the Tories B. the Puritans C. the Whigs D. the Anglo-Americans
37. Which branch of the American government has the power to interpret the Constitution?
A. The Supreme Court B. The President C. The House D. The Senate 38. T. S. Eliot’s masterpiece, The Waste Land, reveals the _____ crisis of the Post War Europe.
A. spiritual B. material C. individual D. real
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39. In Britain, the prime minister is the leader of the party that holds the most seats in _____.
A. the House of Lords B. the House of Commons C. the Senate D. the House of Representatives 40. In Britain, private schools or independent schools are called _______.
A. grammar schools B. high schools C. public schools D. state schools
41. The _____------the meeting house and the land around it------is the focus of Maori community life. A. marae B. hut C. morae D. cabin
42. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a ________.
A. republic B. federation C. feudal state D. unitary state 43. As a result of the Industrial Revolution, Britain became ______.
A. “the shop of the world” B. “the workshop of the world” C. “the center of the world” D. “the leader of the world”
44. ______, the Pacific Coast’s largest and busiest commercial city and the second largest city in population in the United States, is located in the heart of a rich agricultural and oil-producing region.
A. Los Angeles B. San Francisco C. New York D. Chicago 45. According to the American Constitution, the United States has ______.
A. a federal system of government B. a unitary system of government C. a constitutional monarch D. three layers of rule
46. The Bill of Rights is the term used for the first ______ amendments to the Constitution of the United States.
A. five B. seven C. ten D. thirteen 47. ______ is a night-time children’s holiday.
A. Halloween B. Valentine’s Day C. Bank Holiday D. Good Friday
48. Among the following authors, the one who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, is ________.
A. T. S. Eliot B. Emily Dickenson C. Walt Whitman D. Richard Wright
49. The legal holiday observed annually in the U.S. on the fourth Thursday of November is _______.
A. Independence Day B. Thanksgiving Day C. Washington’s Birthday D. Halloween 50. New Zealand is sometimes called “________”.
A. the world’s biggest farm B. the world’s smallest farm C. the world’s biggest orchard D. the world’s smallest orchard
II. Translate the following English terms into Chinese and Chinese terms into English. 1. 工业革命 2. 垮掉的一代 3. 巨石阵 4. 英联邦 5. 君权神授论 6. Witan 7. Heptarchy 8. Progressivism 9. The Electoral College 10. The Pilgrims
III. Comment on one of the following topics and write it on your ANSWER SHEET with no more than 300 words. 1. Class system in the UK
2. Why does constituional monarchy still exist in the UK? 3. The British Character
4. How does the Industrial Revolution influence the UK? 5. Westminster style government 6. American values
7. Evolution of the American Dream 8. America as a melting pot 9. America as a mosaic
10. American foreign policy
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