British Survey Test
Part I Geography
I. Multiple Choice
1. The total area of the U.K. is __D___.
A. 211,440 B. 244,110 C. 241,410 D. 242,534
2. England occupies the __C___ portion of the U.K.
A. northern B. eastern C. southern
3. The most important part of the U.K. in wealth is ___B__.
A. Northern Ireland B. England C. Scotland
4. __A___ is on the western prominence between the Bristol Channel and the Dee estuary.
A. Wales B. Scotland C. England
5. Wales was effectively united with England in the ___A__ century.
A. 14th B. 15th C. 16th
6. By the Act of Union of ____C_ Scotland and the kingdom of England and Wales were constitutionally joined as the Kingdom of Britain.
A. 1707 B. 1921 C. 1801
7. Psysiographically Britain may be divided into ___A__ provinces.
A. 13 B. 12 C. 14
8. Mt. Ben Nevis stands in ___A__.
A. the Scottish Highlands B. Wales
C. England
9. The main rivers parting in Britain runs from _A____.
A. north to south B. south to north C. east to west
10. Cheviot hills lie along the border between ___B__ and England.
A. Scotland B. Wales C. Vale of Eden
11. The longest river in Britain is _A____.
A. Severn B. Clyde C. Bann
12. London is situated on the River of ___B__.
A. Parret B. Thames C. Spey
13. Edinburgh is the capital of __B___.
A. England B. Scotland C. Wales
14. The rivers flowing into the ____B_ are mainly short.
A. North Sea B. English Channel C. Dee estuary
15. Mt. Snowdon stands in ____B_.
A. Scotland B. Wales C. England
16. The source of the important River Thames is in the ___A__.
A. Cotswolds B. Oxford Clay C. Pennines
17. About ____B_ of the water requirements are obtained from underground sources.
A. 50% B. 38% C. 42%
18. Gaelic is mainly spoken in __A___.
A. Scotland B. England C. Northern Ireland
19. The Bank of England was nationalized in _B____.
A. 1964 B. 1946 C. 1694
20. Britain is basically an importer of __D___.
A. food B. raw materials
C. manufactures D. both A and B
21. British farmers produce enough food to supply _A____ of the needs of the population.
A. 2/3 B. 4/5 C. 1/2
22. Britain’s main cereal crop is ___C__.
A. oats B. corn C. barley D. rye
23. The center of the Britain financial system is __A___.
A. Bank of England B. Bank of Britain C. Bank of U.K.
24. The three Germanic tribes that invaded Britain include the following except ___C__.
A. the Angles B. the Saxons C. the Picts D. the Jutes
25. “Black Country” refers to __B___.
A. countryside in England B. an area around Birmingham
C. a country in Africa
26. The second largest port in Britain is _C____.
A. London B. Belfast C. Liverpool
27. The capital city of Northern Ireland is ___B__.
A. Cardiff B. Belfast C. Leith
28. Celtic tribes began to settle in Britain from about ___B__ B.C.
A. 410 B. 750 C. 300
29. The U.K. is rich in the following except __C___.
A. coal B. iron C. gold D. tin
30. The decrease of British population is caused by the following except _D____.
A. limitation of immigration B. fall of the birth rate
C. fall of death rate D. unemployment
31. The proportion of the English in the whole population is __B___.
A. 60% B. 80% C. 70%
32. The Queen’s University is in the city of __A___.
A. Belfast B. Edinburgh C. Manchester
33. The contribution made by the Normans to Britain is the following except __D___.
A. final unification of England B. foundation of aristocracy
C. great administrative progress D. some peculiarities of dialect
34. About __A___ percent of the population live in cities or towns.
A. 80 B. 85 C. 90
35. The land available for farming in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland does not exceed __A__ million acres.
A. 30 B. 25 C. 40
36. The highest mountain in England is _C____.
A. Mt. Mourne B. Mt. Snowdon C. Mt. Seafell
37. The second largest city in England is __B___.
A. Glasgow B. Birmingham C. Manchester
38. The modern Scots and Irish are the descendants of _A____.
A. Gaels B. Britons C. Anglo-Saxons
39. Scotland occupies the __B___ portion of Great Britain.
A. southern B. northern C. western
40. By the Act of Union in __A___, the name United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was adopted.
41. __C___ has its own national church and its own system of law.
A. Wales B. Northern Ireland C. Scotland
42. The _B____ England includes Westminster, St. James’ Palace
A. East B. West C. North
43. ___D__ includes London, the centre of government for the whole nation.
A. Scotland B. Northern Ireland C. Wales D. England
II. Fill in the Blanks
II.
1. Northwestern
2. Great Britain, Northern Ireland
3. Scottish, Welsh
4. England
5. London
6. Northern Ireland
7. 1921
8. Ben Nevis
9. Pennines
10. North Sea
11. Thames
12. London
13. Northern Ireland
14. Atlantic Gulf Stream
15. 1750, 1850
16. 1694
17. 57
18. manufacture
19. Irish
20. Welsh
21. English
22. dark
23. Scots, Irish
24. Welsh
25. Inner, 20
26. Edinburgh
27. God Save the Queen
28. North
29. West
30. Clyde
31. England
32. Thames
33. Cardiff
34. coal
1. The U.K. is situated in _northwestern____ Europe.
2. The full title of the U.K. is the United Kingdom of ____Great Britain_ _____ and _____ Northern Ireland_____.
3. The U.K. consists of England, __scottish___, welsh_____ and Northern Ireland.
4. The largest part of U.K. is __England___.
5. The capital of England and of Great Britain is ___London__.
6. __Northern Ireland___ _____ is composed of six Irish counties that elected to remain in the union with Great Britain.
7. The name United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was replaced by the present name after the 26 counties of Ireland obtained autonomy in ___1921__.
8. The highest mountain in Britain is _____ _Ben Nevis____.
9. The “Backbone of England” refers to the ___Pe
nnines__.
10. Natural gas was discovered in Britain in the _____north sea _____.
11. The most important river is the River of ___Thames__.
12. The political centre of the Commonwealth is ____London_.
13. Belfast Lough and Lough Neagh lie in __Northern Ireland___ _____.
14. The climate of Britain is moderated by the _____ ___Atlantic Gulf Stream__ _____ and is much milder than that of many places in the same latitude.
15. Britain’s Industrial Revolution took place between _1750____ and __1850___.
16. The Bank of England was founded in _____1694.
17. The population of the U.K. is more than _57____ million.
18. Britain is basically an exporter of __manufacture___.
19. The population of the U.K. consists of the English, the Welsh, the Scottish and the Irish_____.
20. In Wales many people speak __Welsh___.
21. People sing the national anthem in _____English.
22. The earliest invasion is that by the __dark___-haired Mediterranean race called the Iberians.
23. The modern __Scots___ and _Irish____ are the descendants of the Gaels of the Celtic tribes.
24. The Britons of the Celtic tribes were the forefathers of the modern ____Welsh_.
25. Greater London is made up of 12 ___Inner__ London boroughs and _20____ Outer London boroughs.
26. The International festival of music and the arts is held every year in the city of ___Edinburgh__.
27. The British national anthem is _____ __God save the Queen___ _____ _____.
28. The U.K. lies to the __north___ of France.
29. Westminster, the area of central government administration is situated in the ____west_ End.
30. River Clyde_____ flows through Glasgow.
31. Mt. Seafell stands in ____England_.
32. The source of the River __Thames___ is in the Cotswolds.
33. The capital city of Wales is __Cardiff___.
34. The United Kingdom is rich in _coal____, iron, tin, copper, lead and silver.
III. Define the Following Terms
1. “Backbone of England”
2. Greater London
3. Celts
4. The “Irish Question”
IV. Answer the Following Questions
1. What are the major factors influencing the British weather characterized by a moderate temperature and plenty of rainfall?
2. Why is United Kingdom said to be a trading nation?
3. What are the general characteristics of the British economy?
Part II History
I. Multiple Choice
1. Julius Caesar invaded Britain B_____.
A. once B. twice C. three times
2. King Arthur was the king of __B___.
A. Picts B. Celts C. Scots D. Jutes
3. The first “King of the English” was B_____.
A. Alfred B. Egbert C. Bede D. Ethelred
4. Christianity was introduced into England in the late ____C_ century.
A. 14th B. 8th C. 6th
5. In 1653 _A____ was made Lord Protector for life.
A. Oliver Cromwell B. Charles I C. William II
6. The three great Germanic tribes: the Anglos, the _A____ and the Jutes which invaded Britain form the basis of the modern British people.
A. Saxons B. Scots C. Welsh
D. Wessex
7. The head of the church in Anglo-Saxon times was ___D__.
A. the King of Denmark and Norway B. the king of England
C. Julius Caesar D. the Archbishop of Canterbury
8. The B_____ invaded England in the earliest time.
A. Danes B. Iberians C. Romans D. Celts
9. The Vikings who invaded England at the turn of the 8th century came from _____D.
A. Norway B. Denmark
C. France D. both A and B
10. Edward was known as the “__A___” because of his reputation for saintliness.]
A. Confessor B. Conqueror C. Protector
11. Norman Conquest began in _B____.
A. 1016 B. 1066 C. 1035
12. In history ___A__ was nicknamed “King of Lackland”.
A. John B. Henry I C. Henry II
13. In 1181 Henry II issued the __B___ which made it compulsory for every freeman in England to be provided with arms.
A. Inquest of Sheriffs B. Assize of Arms C. Doomsday Book
14. Henry Plantagenet, in 1154, established the House of Angevin as ___B__.
A. Henry I B. Henry II C. Henry III
15. Henry II appointed in 1162 _A____ Archbishop of Canterbury.
A. Thomas Becket B. Stephen Langton C. Simon de Mortfort
16. Charles I was beheaded in _A____.
A. 1649 B. 1648 C. 1653
17. It was __A___ who summoned Model Parliament in 1295.
A. Edward I B. Henry IV C. Simon de Montfort
18. The Great Charter contained ____C_ sets of provisions.
A. two B. four C. three
19. The Peasants Uprising in 1381 was led by ___B__.
A. Henry Turner B. Watt Tyler C. Richard
20. The English Church was strictly ____A_.
A. national B. international C. regional
21. The Glorious Revolution in 1688 was in nature a __A___.
A. coup d’etat B. racial slaughter C. peasant rising
22. The Industrial Revolution laid a good foundation for the _____A.
A. factory of the world B. expansion of markets
C. social upheaval
23. The American Revolution (the American War of Independence) broke out in ___A__ and ended in _____.
A. 1775, 1783 B. 1774, 1782 C. 1786, 1784
24. The Battle of Hastings took place in C_____.
A. 1606 B. 1042 C. 1066
25. The Great Charter was signed by _C____ in 1215.
A. King Henry II B. King Richard C. King John
26. In the early 14th century feudalism began to ___C__ in England.
A. grow B. flourish C. decline D. end
27. It was __B___ who published the book “The Rights of Man”.
A. Thomas More B. Thomas Paine C. Thomas Jefferson
28. The first Prime Minister was ___A__.
A. Wilminton B. George Grenville C. Robert Walpole
29. The Parliament of 1265 which is known as the “__A___” is considered the “beginning of parliament”.
A. All Estates Parliament B. Model Parliament
C. Long Parliament
30. The Anglo-French hostility which began in 1337 and ended in 1453 was known as __B___.
A. the Wars of Roses B. the Hundred Years’ War
C. Peasant Uprising
31. In the first half of 17th century _B____ grow rapidly in England.
A. feudalism B. capitalism C. Catholicism
32. Prime Minister _A____ resisted any reform that could be resisted.
A. Palmerston B. Robert Peel C. Gladstone
33. By the end of the Hundred Years’ War only the port of ___C__ remained under English rule.
A. Troyes B. Gascon C. Calais
34. In the 14th century took place the _B____, the severest of many plagues in the middle ages.
A. Earthquake B. Black Death C. Drought
35. __A___ and his followers, known as Lollards, provided ideological preparation for the labour movement of the 14th century.
A. John Wycliffe B. Watt Tyler C. Somerset
36. By the end of the Wars of the Roses the House of __A__ began.
A. Tudor B. Lancaster C. Plantagenet
37. In the “___B__” of 1388 five lords accused the King’s friends of treason under a very expansive definition of crime.
A. All Estates parliament B. Merciless Parliament
C. Model Parliament
38. In the Wars of the Roses the Lancastrians wire badges of __B___ rose.
A. white B. red C. pink D. yellow
39. The first Civil War in Britain lasted from __C___ to _____.
A. 1600, 1604 B. 1640, 1644 C. 1642, 1646
40. William Shakespeare is mainly a ___B__.
A. novelist B. dramatist C. poet
41. In 1689 the “Bill of Rights” was passed. ___A__ began in England.
A. The Constitutional Monarchy B. All Estates Parliament
C. House of Lancaster
42. The ___A__ carried on trade relations with Russia and central Asian countries.
A. Moscow Company B. Eastland Company
C. East India Company
43. __A___ started the slave trade in the second part of the 16th century.
A. John Hawkins B. Francis Drake C. Diaz
44. In 1534 Parliament passed the “___B__”, according to which Henry VIII was declared the head of the English Church.
A. the Bill of Rights B. Act of Supremacy C. Act of Settlement
45. Under Elizabeth I _C____ was restored, and she was declared “governor” of the church.
A. the Roman Church B. the Catholic Church
C. the Anglican Church
46. In 1337 the hostility between England and ____A_ resulted in the Hundred Years’ War.
A. France B. Spain C. Russia
47. The religious persecution mainly existed during the reign of _B____.
A. Cromwell B. Charles I C. Henry VIII
48. England first became a sea power in the time of ____B_.
A. Henry VII B. Elizabeth I C. Victoria
49. The Industrial Revolution first started in ___B__.
A. the iron industry B. the textile industry C. the coal industry
50. From 1688 to 1783 English Parliament was mainly controlled by the party of __B___.
A. Tory B. Whig C. Labour
51. The English Prime Minister during the Second World War was __A___.
A. Churchill B. Chamberlain C. Baldwin
52. At the End of __B___ century, the East India Company was formed.
A. 15th B. 16th C. 14th
53. The Seven Years War between England and France lasted from __A___ to _____.
A. 1756, 1763 B. 1713, 1720 C. 1754, 1761
54. In 1689 Parliament passed “_B____”, limiting the powers of the crown.
A. Habeas Corpus
Act B. the Bill of Rights
C. Navigation Act
55. __A___ contrasted the first successful steam locomotive.
A. George Stephenson B. Samuel Crompton
C. James Hargreaves
56. The “Peterloo Massacre” took place in ____C_.
A. Birmingham B. Liverpool C. Manchester
57. Between 1911 and 1914 took place the following strikes except ___B__.
A. railway strike B. strike of the postmen
C. coal strike D. strike of the transport
58. The Victorian Age was over the __A___ began.
A. Edwardian Age B. Georgian Age C. Elizabethan Age
59. The _B____ government surrendered to the British invaders and was forced to sign the first unequal Treaty of Nanjing in 1842.
A. Indian B. Qing C. Irish D. Spanish
60. The Great Charter was essentially a _C____.
A. Culture Movement B. colonial document
C. feudal document
61. _B____ broke out two years after the Hundred Years’ War with France.
A. The Bore War B. The Wars of the Roses
C. Queen Annes’ War
62. The Reformation was a product of __A___.
A. the Renaissance B. the Chartist Movement
C. the Hundred Years’ War
63. The greatest dramatist of the English Renaissance was _A____.
A. Shakespeare B. Milton C. Chaucer D. Bacon
64. The English Revolution marks the beginning of the __B___ period of capitalism.
A. feudal B. modern C. colonial D. medieval
65. By the _B____ in 1783, Britain recognized the independence of the US.
A. Declaratory Act B. Treaty of Paris C. Treaty of Montgomery
66. The Chartist Movement began in __C___ and reached its height in _____.
A. 1845, 1858 B. 1828, 1835 C. 1839, 1848
67. In 1840 Britain launched an aggressive war against ____C_.
A. France B. India C. China D. America
68. ___A__ formed a coalition government in 1940.
A. Winston Churchill B. Lloyd George C. Neville Chamberlain
69. By the _A____ the British dominions became independent states in all but name.
A. Statue of Westminster B. Locarno Treaty
C. Disputes Act
70. The Fabians Society was founded in 1883, including intellectuals such as ____C_.
A. William Shakespeare & Ben Jonson
B. Christopher Marlowe & John Milton
C. G. B. Shaw & H. G. Wells
71. Before WWII _A____ relied on appeasement of the European dictators to reduce tensions that might lead to war.
A. Neville Chamberlain A. Stanley Baldwin
C. Winston Churchill
72. During WWII, Britain, America, France, Soviet Union and other antifascist countries formed a united international alliance which was called _B____.
A. Locarno Treaty B. Grand Alliance C. Statute of Westminster
73. The first coalition government during WWI was organized when __B___ was the Prime Minister.
A. Lloyd George B. Herbert Asquith C. Stanley Baldwin
74. When Germany invaded ____C_ which was neutral, Britain declared war on Germany on 4 August, 1914.
A. Austria B. Russia C. Belgium D. Poland
II. Fill in the Blanks
1. At about 3000 BC, some of the _Iberians____ settled in Britain.
2
. About 122 AD, in order to keep back the Picts and Scots, the __Romans___ built Hadrian’s Wall.
3. The real Roman conquest began in ___43AD__.
4. _____ _____’s “Paradise Lost” was published in 1667.
5. Beowulf, considered the greatest Old English poem, is assigned to _____ Times.
6. _____ was considered the first national hero.
7. On Christmas Day 1066 Duke _____ was crowned in Westminster Abbey.
8. In history John was nicknamed King of ___Lackland__.
9. John signed the document in 1215, which in history was called the Great Charter or _____ _Magna Carta____.
10. In 1086 William had his official to make a general survey of the land, known as __Domesday___ Book.
11. The most famous scholar during Anglo-Saxon Times was Bede_____.
12. The Battle of _Hastings____ paved the way for the Norman Conquest to England.
13. The Norman Conquest increased the process of __feudalism___ which had begun during the Anglo-Saxon Times.
14. Duke William was known in history as William the __Conqueror___.
15. Along with the Normans came the _French____ language.
16. The English parliament originated in the ___Great Council__ _____.
17. The head of the __church___ was Archbishop of _Canterbury____.
18. The _____ _Glorious Revolution____ in 1688 was in nature a coup d’etat.
19. The People’s Charter included _6____ points such as universal male suffrage.
20. The corrupt Qing government surrendered to Britain and was forced to sign the first unequal Treaty of ___Nanjing__ in 1842.
21. After the Crimean War ___Russia__ was forced not to fortify Sebastopol.
22. The third collection of the poll tax in the early part of 1381 became the fuse of __Watt Tyler’s___ _____ rising.
23. The Wars of the Roses broke out between the _ Lancasterians ____ and the ____Yorkists_.
24. The Enclosure Movement began in the _15th____ century.
25. By the treaty of _Paris____ in 1783, Britain recognized the independence of the US.
26. In _1840____ Britain launched the Opium War against China.
27. The East India Company formed at the end of the 16th century was one of ___Chartered__ companies.
28. After the Reformation the Roman Catholic Church was __international___, the English Church was strictly _national____.
29. Mary I re-established Catholicism and burnt three hundred Protestants, for which she was called “__Bloody___” Mary.
30. “Renaissance” means “_rebirth____”, i.e. Europe rediscovering its origins in the cultures of ancient Greek and Rome.
31. During the Renaissance, the thinkers who worked for freedom and enlightenment were called “_humanists____”.
32. The nature of the Wars of the Roses was a _____ fedual civil_____ war.
33. By the beginning of the Tudor reign the manor system was replaced by the __money___ system.
34. In the summer of 1588 the Spanish ships, the ___invincible Armada__ _____ was defeated by English ships.
35. The greatest English humanist was Sir _THOMAS MORE____ _____ whose work _Utopia____ became a human
istic classic in the world literature.
36. English Renaissance began in __16th___ century.
37. The House of Stuart_____ was notorious for its absolutist rule.
38. During the Civil Wars (1642 – 1648) the supporters of Parliament were called __Roundheads___ while the supporters of the King Charles I were called __Cava liers___.
39. In 1653 Cromwell was made _Lord Protector__ _____ for life and started his military dictatorship openly.
40. The Seven Years War was ended by the Treaty of __Paris___.
41. The first two parties appeared in England were the __Tory___ and the Whig_____.
42. The basic point of the People’s Charter is _universal suffrage____ _____.
43. In 1764 James Hargreaves invented the _Spinning Jenny____ _____.
44. From 1863 to the end of the century Britain had been carrying a foreign policy of ____splendid isolation_ _____.
45. The Parliament passed the Act of _Settlement ____ in 1701, excluding James Catholic son from the succession.
46. After Charles I was beheaded in 1649 England was declared a Commonwealth_____.
47. In September 1939 Germany invaded _Poland____, thus Britain and France declared war on Germany.
48. The Industrial Revolution started during the last part of the _18th____ century.
49. The steam engine was invented by _____ James Watt_____ in 1769.
50. Samuel Crompton invented the ____spinning mule_ _____ in 1779.
51. Edmund Cartwright invented the ___power loom__ _____ in 1785.
52. Upon the completion of the __industrial revolution___ _____ by 1850 England became the workshop of the world.
53. In 1868 the first Trade Union Congress met in _ Manchester____.
54. In 1534 Parliament passed the “_____ Act of Supremacy_____ _____”.
55. On the eve of WWI the Triple Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and ___Italy__ was formed.
56. The First World War was an imperialist war as well as a __world___ war because it was not confined only to Europe. It lasted __4___ years.
57. At the __Paris Peace Conference___ _____ _____, the League of Nations was established and the Treaty of Versailles was signed.
58. The __Locarno Treaty___ _____ of 1926 was Austen chamberlain’s chief claim to fame as foreign secretary.
59. On May 7, 1945, _Germany____ surrendered unconditionally.
60. It was __Winston Churchill___ _____ who led the country during the “miracle of Dunkirk”.
61. When George I began the Houses of Hanover in 1714, the ___cabinet system was established.
III. Explain the Following Terms
1. The Norman Conquest
2. The Glorious Revolution
3. The Chartist Movement
4. The Opium War
5. The Hundred Years’ War
6. Black Death
IV. Answer the Following Questions
1. What, in your opinion, are the main causes for the slow growth of Britain’s economy since the Second World War?
2. What is the importance Simon de Mortfort hold in British history (with special reference to his role in the creation of the Parliament system)?
3. What importance did King Alfred hold in British h
istory?
4. Part III Culture
I. Multiple Choice
1. All children in the UK must, by law, receive a full-time education from the age of ___A__ to _____.
A. 5, 16 B. 6, 17 C. 7, 18
2. In state schools the letters A, B and C are often used to describe “_C____” or parallel classes.
A. grade B. form C. streams
3. Public schools belong to the category of the ___B__ schools.
A. state B. independent C. local
4. The pupils who had got the highest marks in the “eleven plus” examination would go toA _____ school.
A. grammar B. technical C. secondary modern
5. Oxford and Cambridge are the oldest universities dating from A_____ and _____.
A. 1167, 1284 B. 1234, 1325 C. 1335, 1427
6. There are over ____B_ universities in Britain.
A. thirty B. forty C. fifty
7. The two features of Oxford and Cambridge are the college system and the ___C__.
A. records of attendance B. governing council
C. tutorial system
8. The universities of St. Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh are called the four _D____ universities.
A. old B. new C. Scottish
9. The ____A_ university offers courses through one of BBC’s television channels and by radio.
A. open B. new C. middle aged
10. Buckingham University is and _A____ university which was established in 1973.
A. independent B. open C. old
11. The second centre of the British press is in _____C.
A. London B. the Fleet Street C. Manchester
12. In Britain great majority of children attend _A____ schools.
A. state B. independent C. religious
13. In Britain education at the age from 5 to 16 is ___B__.
A. optional B. compulsory C. self-taught
14. The oldest university in Britain is ___C__.
A. Cambridge B. Edinburgh C. Oxford
15. British newspapers possess the following features except __D___.
A. freedom of speech
B. fast delivery
C. monoplied by one of the five large organization
D. no difficulty for independent newspapers to survive
16. The earliest newspaper in Britain is ____C_.
A. Daily Mail B. Daily Telegraphs C. The Times D. Guardian
17. __B___ is the oldest Sunday newspaper in Britain.
A. Sunday Times B. The Observer
C. The people D. News of the World
18. The most humorous magazine is ___C__.
A. New Society B. Private Eye C. Punch D. Spectator
19. In the UK there are about _C____ dailies and over _____ weeklies.
A. 130, 1000 B. 200, 800 C. 160, 1200
20. There are ____D_ national daily newspapers which appear every morning except on Sundays.
A. nine B. seven C. eight
21. The Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph support the ___C__.
A. Liberal Party B. Labour Party C. Conservative Party
22. The Economist, New Statesman, Spectator are _A____.
A. journals B. daily newspapers C. local papers
23. BBC was founded in _____A and chartered in _____ as an independent public corporation.
A. 1922, 1927 B. 1292, 1297 C. 1822, 1827
24. The Exchange Telegraph Co. Ltd. is a _C____ news agency.
A. public B. governmental C. local D. private
25. The BBC is mainly financed by _A____.
A. payment from all people who possess TV sets
B. the income from advertisements
C. some large corporations
D. British government
26. The most famous broadcasting company in Britain is _A____.
A. British Broadcasting Corporation
B. Independent Broadcasting Authority
C. Reuters
27. Reuters was founded in the year of __C___.
A. 1518 B. 1815 C. 1851
28. The new headquarters’ building of _B____ is at 85 Fleet Street, London.
A. BBC B. the Press Association Ltd.
C. the Exchange Telegraph Co. Ltd.
29. _A____ is regarded as the most English of games.
A. Cricket B. Soccer C. Rugger
30. _B____ claims the highest popular attendance in Britain.
A. Rugby football B. Association football
C. Baseball
31. __A___ “pools” provide amusement for millions of people who bet on the results of matches.
A. Association football B. Baseball
C. Cricket
32. The annual __B___ championships at Wimbledon, in London, are the most famous in the world.
A. hockey B. tennis C. netball
33. ___A__ racing is chiefly a betting sport.
A. Horse B. Boat C. Dog
34. Hurdle or steeplechase racing takes up the winter months, leading to its climax in the Grand National Steeplechase at ____C_ in March.
A. London B. Edinburgh C. Liverpool
35. It was ____A_ who first revolutionized scientific thought in Britain.
A. Francis Bacon B. Thomas Newcomer
C. James Watt
36. ____B_ discovered the circulation of food.
A. Francis Glisson B. William Harvey C. George Stephenson
37. The Royal Society was founded in __A___ in _____.
A. London, 1660 B. Liverpool, 1660 C. London, 1760
38. The Royal Society reached the summit of its prestige in 1703, when ____B_ became its president.
A. Robert Boyle B. Issae Newton C. Francis Bacon
39. James Watt was a great __B___ engineer and inventor.
A. Irish B. Scottish C. English
40. __A___ developed atomic theory in the 18th century.
A. John Dalton B. Francis Glisson C. Robert Boyle
41. The minor’s safety lamp was invented by C_____.
A. Francis Bacon B. William Harvey C. Humphy Davy
42. Charles Robert Darwin Developed the theory of __A___.
A. evolution B. immunology C. virology
43. _A____ is considered the father of English poetry.
A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. John Milton C. John Donne
44. Big Ben is the nickname of ____C_.
A. Benjamin Franklin B. Sir Benjamin Hall C. the 315-foot Clock Tower
45. The British Museum was founded in __A___.
A. 1659 B. 1763 C. 1753
46. The British Museum is financed by __A___ funds and is managed by a board of 25 trustees.
A. Government B. individual C. local
47. You could find the world-famous Speakers’ Corner in B_____.
A. Great Russell B. Hyde Park C. Westminster Abbey
48. _C____ is the biggest and most well-known church in London.
A. Whitehall B. St. Paul’s Cathedral
C. Westminster Abbey
49. ____B_ is the monarch
’s present London home.
A. Westminster Palace B. Buckingham Palace
C. Whitehall Palace
50. Stratford-on-Avon is the place where _A____ was born in 1564.
A. William Shakespeare B. Charles Dickens
C. Samuel Butler
II. Fill in the Blanks
1. There are two systems of primary and secondary education in Britain. They are the _ State ____ school and the _Independent____ school.
2. The independent school or “___public__” school is few in number but of great influence.
3. The four types of state schools in the secondary education are the ____grammer_ schools, comprehensive secondary schools, _technical____ schools and secondary modern schools.
4. For all children in state schools, secondary education begins at the age of __11___.
5. There are two systems for secondary education in state schools, the __selective___ and the __comprehensive___.
6. Under the old selective system, children took an examination called the eleven plus_____ _____ in their last year at a primary school. The results of this examination determined the secondary education a pupil would receive.
7. The oldest schools in UK are __grammar___ schools.
8. ___Comprehensive secondary__ _____ schools were established before 1960, in which pupils were not separated by the criterion of academic ability.
9. At ____15_ or ___16__ pupils take an examination, either at the Ordinary Level of the General Certificate of Education or the Certificate of Secondary Education.
10. At 18 there is another examination for the pupils, the ____Advanced Level_ _____ of the General Certificate of Education or the Certificate of Secondary Education.
11. __Technical___ schools are often attached to polytechnics.
12. The four famous school: Eton College, Harrow School, Winchester College and Rugby School are never referred to as colleges but ___public__ schools.
13. The public schools emphasize two factors in education. One is the study of classics and science, the other is the development of what is called “__character___”.
14. The old universities in Britain refer to Oxford_____ and ___Cambridge__.
15. The five types of universities are the two _old____ universities, the four ___Scottish__ universities, the middle-aged universities, the new universities an the Open university and the one _independent____ university.
16. Oxford got started in the _12th____ century. It has __28___ colleges.
17. There are about __12000___ students in Oxford and Cambridge respectively.
18. The University of London is a type of __middle-aged___ university.
19. There are three academic degrees in Britain, the _Bachelor’s___Master’s_, _____ and _Doctor’s____ degrees.
20. A class in a state school is often called a “___form__”, never a “grade”.
21. Almost all the national papers are published in the city of __London___.
22. The _Fleet Street____ _____ is the national centre of the press in the UK.
23. The most famous broadcasting company is ___British Broadcasting Corporation
__ _____ _____.
24. The most well-known news agency is __Reuters___.
25. The second oldest university in Britain is ___Cambridge__.
26. The Independent Broadcasting Authority gets its money from __advertising___.
27. You’ll find all BBC’s programmes in the magazine _Radio Times____ _____.
28. In 1851 Reuters was founded in __London___.
29. _Cricket____ is regarded as the most English games.
30. School boys usually play rugger or soccer_____ in winter, _cricket____ in summer.
31. Schools girls usually play tennis and rounders rounders_____ in summer and netball and hockey_____ in winter.
32. Netball is a kind of basketball, and rounders is a sort of _basketball baseball____.
33. The ___Royal Society__ _____ founded in London in 1660 is one of the most prestigious scientific bodies in the world.
34. Issae Newton held the president of the Royal Society for __23___ years.
35. The famous book Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy was written by ___Issae Newton__ _____.
36. James Watt was a great _Scottish____ engineer and inventor.
37. __Edward Tanner___ _____, an English physician, discovered the vaccine for preventing smallpox and pioneered the sciences of immunology and virology.
38. The miner’s safety lamp was nicknamed ___Davy__ Lamp.
39. Charles Robert Darwin published his book On the _Origin of Species____ _____ _____ which caused a stir in Victorian times.
40. Oscar Wilder was an aesthete advocating “_art for art’s sake____ _____ _____ _____”.
41. The seat of the British Houses of Parliament is __Westminster Palace___ _____.
42. “Big Ben” was named after Sir _Benjamin Hall____ _____.
43. The place where many famous figures are buried is called _Westminster Abbey____ _____.
44. Karl Marx once came to study and work in the British Museum Library and Completed most of his famous book _Capital____ there.
45. __Hyde___ Park in the Centre of London is one of the World’s most famous city parks.
46. The __Tower___ of __London___ was a state prison from Norman times.
47. _Whitehall____ is a most important street where some of the most important offices are located.
48. The people can visit 300 life-size wax figures in _Madame Tussaud’s____ _____.
III. Explain the Following Terms
1. BBC
2. The Open University
3. The Spectator
IV. Answer the Following Questions
1. What is the public school system in the UK? (talk about this in the following points: enrolment, funding and function)
2. What do you know about the difference between a quality paper and a popular paper in Britain?
Part IV Social Life
I. Multiple Choice
1. Most British couples go to _A____ to have their wedding ceremony.
A. church B. concert C. registry office
2. House prices are ____C_ in Britain.
A. low B. affordable C. high
3. British food is ___C__.
A. unlimited B. abundant C. limited D. changeable
4. Newly wedded couples are _C____ to have a baby.
A. eager B. unwilling C. not eager
5. Th
e British people usually have a small quantity of __A___ as a first course.
A. soup B. sweet C. vegetable
6. The best-known quality of the British people is their __B___.
A. conservativeness B. exclusiveness C. phlegm
7. The English sense of humour is _B____.
A. self-made B. self-deprecating C. self-respect
8. English people do not laugh at the following except __D___.
A. a misfortune B. a failure C. a cripple D. own faults
9. The right to privacy and personal freedom is _B____ by the British.
A. disturbed B. unquestioned C. not allowed D. questionable
10. Three “Don’ts” include the following except __D___.
A. jumping up the queue B. asking a woman her age
C. bargaining while shopping D. laughing at one’s own faults
11. What the Englishmen usually talk about in their daily life is ___C__.
A. price B. tax C. weather D. sports
12. Three “ings” include the following except __D___.
A. betting B. drinking C. tipping D. bargaining
13. The British people are great lovers of betting. The most money they bet mainly on __A___.
A. horse racing B. Bingo C. football pools D. dog racing
14. The three royal traditions are the following except ___D__.
A. playing the flute
B. the changing of the Queen’s guard
C. making a parliamentary speech by Queen
D. watching the horse racing
15. Playing the flute is a tradition inherited from __A___.
A. Queen Victoria B. Queen Elizabeth C. Mary I
16. John Bull denoted a frank, uneasy, funny __C___ called John Bull in the 17th century.
A. lady B. boy C. gentleman D. young man
17. During the summer industrial workers in Britain have at least _A____ weeks of paid holiday.
A. four B. five C. three
18. State schools usually have __A___ weeks of summer holidays.
A. six B. seven C. five
19. St. Patrick’s Day and Orangeman’s Day are the holidays only spent in ____D_.
A. England B. Wales C. Scotland D. N. I.
20. __A___ is basically a home and family festival.
A. Christmas B. Boxing Day C. Easter Monday
21. The purely personal festival in Britain is ___C__.
A. Mothers’ Day B. Fathers’ Day C. birthday
22. Boxing Day is on __A___.
A. the first weekday after Christmas B. the following day of Christmas
C. the last Sunday of December
23. The festival which celebrates a historical event is __C___.
A. Good Friday B. Remembrance Day
C. Guy Fawkes Day
24. New Year’s Day is more important than Christmas to the _C____.
A. Irish B. English C. Scots D. welsh
25. __B___ commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and Easter Sunday the resurrection.
A. Easter Monday B. Good Friday C. Christmas
26. The birthday of the __B___ is a National Day in Britain.
A. head of the House of Commons B. British Monarch
C. Prime Minister
27. The Christmas pudding is dark brown, rich and fruity, sometimes with a few _B____ coins hidden in it.
A. gold B. silver C. copper
28. Armistice Day is on __
_A__ when the British remember the millions of people who died in the two world wars.
A. November 11th B. April 21st C. December 31st
29. Wages mean a payment usually of money for labour or services according to contract and on the following basis except ___C__.
A. hourly B. daily C. monthly D. piecework
30. The British people traditionally like to live in _B____.
A. high buildings B. small houses C. big houses
31. At the age of _B____, most men retire from their employment.
A. sixty B. sixty-five C. fifty-five
32. Buddhism was founded in the __A___ century B.C. by Sakyamuni.
A. 6th B. 7th C. 8th
33. Islam was founded in the __A___ century by Mohammed.
A. 7th B. 8th C. 9th
34. Christianity came into being in the _A____ century.
A. first B. second C. third
35. Christianity consists of the following except _B____.
A. Catholicism B. Jewish Church
C. Protestantism D. Orthodox Eastern Church
36. One of the Free Churches __B___ is also called the Society of Friends.
A. the Baptist B. Quakers C. the Methodist
37. The Church of England is also called __A___.
A. the Anglican Church B. the Congregational
C. the Salvation Army D. Puritanism
38. The Church of England came into being during the __C___.
A. Glorious Revolution B. Industrial Revolution
C. European Reformation
II. Fill in the Blanks
1. London Cockney is a kind of _dialect____ spoken by some people in London.
2. In terms of marriage no child can merry below the age of __16___.
3. The newlyweds often solve the problem of housing by renting or _mortgaging____ or buying a house.
4. The housework in Britain is usually done by __wife___.
5. The nickname for Britain is __John Bull ___ _____.
6. There are ___ten__ bank and public holidays in Northern Ireland.
7. There are a lot of things an Englishman is proud of, such as _King James____ _____ Bible and __Shakespeare___’s plays, British Parliament and the _Industrial____ Revolution.
8. A British custom is “_ladies first____ _____”, such as letting a woman go first, protecting her from traffic.
9. The two places where the changing of the Queen’s guard are in front of Buckingham Palace and at the Whitehall_____.
10. The Speaker is the head of the House of _Commons____.
11. Christmas Day is on __December 25th___, which is the greatest of the Christian festivals.
12. There are two Bank Holidays in _Scotland____.
13. April Fool’s Day which makes you an “April Fool” falls on __April 1st___.
14. The first weekday after Christmas is _Boxing Day____ _____.
15. Father Christmas is also called _____ _____, who gives presents only to children and knows what every child wants.
16. Remembrance Day is also called _____ _____.
17. The standard working week is usually between _____ and _____ hours in Britain.
18. Wage-earning workers are paid weekly, usually getting their wages in _____.
19. Salary earners are paid once a month or less frequently by _
____ or paid into their bank accounts.
20. The two things every employed man and woman has to pay the State are the National Insurance and National Health and the _____ _____.
21. The “W.C.” means the _____ _____, a place where you relieve yourself.
22. The four major social benefits are unemployment benefit, _____ benefit, pension and _____ allowance.
23. A woman’s retirement is a the age of _____.
24. The doctrine of _____ is found in Buddhist Scripture.
25. The doctrine of _____ is found in Koran.
26. The doctrine of Christianity is the _____ _____.
27. Christianity came into being in _____ A.D.
28. The Church of England today is all inclusive, have the ability to be both Protestant and _____.
III. Explain the Following Terms
1. John Bull
2. Boxing Day
3. Easter
4. Armistice Day
5. Methodism
IV. Answer the Following Questions
1. What is the best-known quality of the British?
2. Can you mention several religious groups in Britain? Tell the general characteristics of one of them.
Part V Political System
I. Multiple Choice
1. The British Monarchy is _____.
A. elective B. democratic C. hereditary
2. The Constitutional Monarchy started at the end of the _____ century.
A. 17th B. 16th C. 15th
3. The _____ is used as a symbol of the whole nation and is described as the representative of the people.
A. Prime Minister B. Crown C. Parliament
4. The oldest part of British Parliament is _____.
A. the House of Commons B. the House of Lords
C. the Charmer D. the Shadow Cabinet
5. The decision making organ in British Parliament is _____.
A. the Crown B. the Cabinet C. Shadow Cabinet
6. The life of Parliament is fixed at _____ years.
A. four B. six C. five
7. The House of Commons consists of _____ members who are elected from the _____ electoral districts.
A. 651, 651 B. 535, 535 C. 635, 635
8. The titles of the lords, such as Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount and Baron, are _____.
A. hereditary B. appointed C. elected
9. The quorum in the House of Commons is _____ members.
A. thirty B. forty C. forty-five
10. The _____ _____ is the supreme administrative institution.
A. British government B. British Parliament
C. Opposition D. Privy Council
11. The _____ is the core of leadership of the British government.
A. Cabinet B. Privy Council C. Crown
12. The Privy Council was established in the 15th century when _____ was on the throne.
A. Henry V B. Henry VI C. Charles I
13. Not until _____ could the cabinet have a legal basis.
A. 1937 B. 1714 C. 1868
14. The number of the cabinet members varies, being generally about _____.
A. 40 B. 20 C. 30
15. The president (or head) of the House of Lords in Britain is _____.
A. Lord Chancellor B. Speaker C. Prime minister
16. _____ was formed by the trade unions, cooperatives, the Social Democratic Federation, the Independent Labour Party and the Fabian Society in 1900.
A. The Conserv
ative Party B. The Labour Party
C. The Liberal Party.
17. It is the _____ who organizes the Cabinet and presides over its meetings.
A. Prime Minister B. Lord President C. Speaker
18. The Shadow Cabinet is organized by the _____.
A. Government B. Opposition C. Privy Council
19. London, because of its special location, is divided into _____ boroughs and the city of London.
A. 20 B. 12 C. 32
20. “The Morning Star” is the official paper of the _____.
A. Communist Party B. Labour Party
C. Liberal Party D. Social Democratic Party
21. The following persons except _____ have no right to vote.
A. certified lunatics B. criminals
C. government employees D. peers who have seats in the Lords
22. In England and Wales, the jury consists of _____ people in criminal and civil cases.
A. fifteen B. twelve C. seven
23. Legally any citizen aged from _____ to _____ who has never been sent to prison can be a member of the jury.
A. 16, 60 B. 18, 65 C. 18, 60
24. The head of the police force of a county, etc. is called _____.
A. Chief Constable B. Chairman C. Mayor
25. A _____ appointed to act for the State is called Queen’s Counsel.
A. barrister B. solicitor C. lawyer
26. Now the House of Lords can prevent a bill from passing into a law for _____.
A. one year B. two years C. six years
27. The High Court of Justice includes the following divisions except _____.
A. the Queen’s Bench Division B. the Criminal Division
C. the Chancellor Division D. the Family Division
28. During the Civil War, the supporters of the King and the Church were known as _____.
A. Roundheads B. Loyalists C. the Whigs
II. Fill in the Blanks
1. The present sovereign is _____ _____.
2. Elizabeth II came to the throne on Feb. 6th, _____.
3. The vital power lies in the _____ _____, and his/her cabinet.
4. The _____ is the only legal and constitutional link binding the members of the Commonwealth to the home country and to one another.
5. The British Parliament consists of three elements – the _____, the House of _____, and the House of _____.
6. The British legislature is _____.
7. The official head of Parliament is the _____.
8. The House of Commons appeared in late _____ century.
9. The government cannot legally spend any money without the permission of he House of _____.
10. Each year the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the minister of _____ presented the Budget.
11. The House of Lords is also called the _____ House, the House of Commons the _____ House.
12. The Lords and the Commons share the same building of the _____ _____.
13. By passing the two acts in _____ and _____, the House of Lords has no power to prevent the passing of legislation approved by the House of Commons.
14. The electoral districts of UK are called _____.
15. The head of House of Commons is the Speaker or _____ _____ _____ _____.
16. The house of Commons is divided in the light of political parties. The stronger part
y forms the _____ and the weaker the _____.
17. The Lord President is the head of the _____ _____.
18. The Prime Minister works and lives in the famous residence, _____ _____ _____.
19. There are three classes in the departmental working personnel. They are the administrative class, the _____ class and the _____.
20. The administrative areas in terms of local government in England and Wales are counties, districts and _____.
21. Every local council of a county or district has its presiding officer called the _____.
22. Mayor or Lord is the presiding officer in a district which is called a _____ or _____.
23. The two major parties in Britain are the _____ Party and the _____ Party.
24. During the Civil War, the non-Puritan Anglicans who supported the king and church were known as Cavaliers or _____, the Puritans who supported Parliament were known as Roundheads or _____ _____.
25. In 1833 the Tory changed its name to the _____, and in 1860s the _____ became liberals.
26. The expenditure of the local government comes from two major sources. One is from local _____, the other is from the _____ central government.
27. Every _____ years a general election is held in Britain.
28. Every man and woman aged _____ or over has the right to vote.
29. A person who has no connection with any party is appointed in every constituency as a _____ _____.
30. The whole of the UK is divided into _____ electoral districts.
31. In the UK, the House of _____ is the supreme executive body of the Law, whereas the _____ _____ presides over the administration of Justice.
32. In terms of the nature of cases, we can divide the courts into two systems: the _____ Courts and the _____ Courts.
33. The _____’s job is deciding whether the accused person is guilty or innocent in the light of evidence.
34. In Scotland the jury consists of _____ people in criminal cases, _____ in civil cases in the High court of Justice and _____ in civil cases in the County Court.
35. To become a barrister, one must be a member of the four inns of _____ and pass the _____ examination.
36. The Metropolitan (London) police is the under the direct responsibility of the _____ _____.
37. The headquarters of the London police is the famous _____ _____.
III. Explain the Following Terms
1. The Cabinet
2. The Speaker
3. Poor Law
IV. Answer the Following Questions
1. Can you say something about the English Monarchy?
2. Which are the major parties in Britain? What are the characteristics of them?
American Survey Test
Part I Geography
I. Multiple Choice
1. The ____B_ part of America consists of high plateaus and mountains formed by the Great Cordillera Range.
A. eastern B. western C. northeastern
2. In eastern ___A__ lies Death Valley, 85 metres below sea level.
A. California B. Utah C. Arizona
3. In the west of the __A___ lie the Colorado Plateaus and the Columbia Plateaus.
A. Rocky Mountain B. Coast Range C. Cascades Mountains
4. The __A___ lies betwe
en the Colorado Plateaus and Columbia Plateaus
A. Great Basin B. Colorado Valley C. Great Plains
5. The famous Yellowstone National Park is situated in northwestern part of __C___.
A. California B. Arizona C. Wyoming
6. The world-known Colorado Valley lies in northern _A____, which is cut by the Colorado River.
A. Arizona B. Utah C. Montana
7. Among the five Great Lakes, only ___C__ is wholly within the United States.
A. Erie B. Superior C. Michigan
8. Only the climate in the southern part of _A____ is tropical.
A. Florida B. Georgia C. Virginia
9. Washington, the capital of the US, is on the __A___ river.
A. Potomac B. Delaware C. St. Laurence
10. The width of the Niagara Fall is about ___B__ metres and the drop average _____ metres.
A. 1650, 50 B. 1240, 49 C. 1540, 49
11. __B___ part is the most densely populated region in America.
A. The southern B. The northeastern C. The western
12. The Great Salt Lake lies in northern __D___.
A. Idaho B. Arizona C. Nevada D. Utah
13. __A___ has been called the “cradle of American Liberty”.
A. Philadelphia B. Plymouth C. Boston
14. About ____A_ of the world’s annual agricultural products come from the United States.
A. half B. one third C. two thirds
15. The highest mountain in the U.S. is Mount __B___.
A. Appalachian B. Mekinley C. Rocky
16. Mount Mekinley lies in the __C___ Range.
A. Sierra Nevada B. Cascades C. Alaska
17. The two largest Chinatowns are located in the following cities except __C___.
A. New York B. San Francisco C. Miami
18. The world’s largest freshwater lake is Lake ___A__.
A. Superior B. Ontario C. Victoria
19. The world-famous Niagara Falls lie between lakes of __B___.
A. Erie and Michigan B. Erie and Ontario C. Superior and Haron
20. _A____ of the America’s territory is covered with forests.
A. 1/4 B. 1/5 C. 1/3
21. Texas, having belonged to __C___, was annexed by the U.S. in 1845.
A. France B. Russia C. Mexico
22. Hawaii is in the ___C__ Ocean.
A. Atlantic B. Indian C. Pacific
23. The American black population consists of __A___ of the total population.
A. 1/10 B. 1/5 C. 1/9
24. ___C__ is the largest state in area in the U.S.A.
A. Florida B. Louisiana C. Alaska
25. The United States today is the __C___ largest country in size in the world.
A. third B. fifth C. fourth
26. About half of the total population is concentrated in the following areas except __C___.
A. Atlantic Coast B. Pacific Coast C. Northwest
D. around the Great Lakes E. Gulf of Mexico
27. There are _B____ river systems in the U.S.A.
A. 8 B. 3 C. 6
28. Detroit is famous for the production of ___A__.
A. automobile B. timber C. bamboo
29. The City St. Louis in America is called the gateway towards the __B___.
A. East B. West C. Northeast D. Southwest
30. The city ___B__ is given the nickname “Space City of U.S.A.”.
A. Boston B. Houston C. San F
rancisco
31. The __B___ were the original inhabitants in America.
A. blacks B. Indians C. Puerto Ricans
32. The steel and iron industries are mainly distributed around the city of _A____, providing _____ percent of the total output each year.
A. Pittsburgh, 60 B. Chicago, 50 C. New York, 60
33. The largest industrial city in America is _A____.
A. Chicago B. Boston C. Houston
34. Only the climate in the southwestern part of Florida belongs to _C____.
A. subtropical B. continental C. tropical
35. ?___C__ is famous for many stores and shops.
A. Wall Street B. Broadway C. Fifth Avenue
36. In __A___ people can find the historical spot, the Independence National Historical Park.
A. Philadelphia B. St. Louis C. San Francisco
37. Boston is situated in Boston Bay, ___B__.
A. Maine B. Massachusetts C. Connecticut
38. The Columbia River and the Colorado River belong to the system of __C___.
A. the Gulf B. the Atlantic C. the Pacific
II. Fill in the blanks
1. The United States is situated in the __central___ part of _north____ America.
2. The U.S. is bounded by __Canada___ on the north and by __Mexico___ and the Gulf of Mexico on the south.
3. To the west of America lies the _Pacific____ Ocean.
4. To the east of America lies the __Atlantic___ Ocean.
5. The seat of the American Federal Government is the District of __Columbia___.
6. The __eastern__ part is made up of the highlands formed by the Appalachian Range.
7. The famous __ Yellowstone ___ National Park is located in the northwestern part of Wyoming.
8. The western part of the central plain is also called the “__Great___ __Plains___”.
9. The Mississippi River flows from the _____ lakes to the Gulf of _____.
10. The lowest point in the whole of North America is _____ _____.
11. The world-known _____ _____ lies in northern Arizona, which is cut by the Colorado River.
12. The largest island salt lake in North America is the _____ _____ Lake.
13. The United States includes _____ states and a _____ district, the District of Columbia.
14. The Declaration of Independence was first read on July 4th, _____.
15. The two main tributaries of the _____ River are the Missouri River and the Ohio River.
16. The five Great Lakes lie between the boundary of _____ and the United States.
17. Through the middle of the country, north and south, runs a line which is known as the _____ _____ _____ _____.
18. The South region in America has in general, a warm climate. People often call it the “_____ _____”.
19. The largest state, _____, is famous for its glacier, waterfall and ripples.
20. There rises the tendency of shifting the centre of industries from the _____ to the _____.
21. The famous _____ _____ is known as the financial centre, the symbol of the American monopoly capitalism.
22. _____ is the centre of theatres in America.
23. The nickname of Pittsburgh is the _____ and _____ City.
24. _____ is the second largest in population in the U.S.
25
. The two youngest states are _____ in the northeastern part of America and _____ in the central Pacific.
26. Most of the inhabitants in the U.S. are of _____ origin.
27. Negro slaves were first brought to America at the beginning of the _____ century.
28. The Death Valley is _____ metres below sea level.
29. The population of the United States is about _____ million.
30. The Statue of Liberty Island in _____ _____ harbour.
31. _____ _____ is the base of the Pacific Fleet of the U.S.A.
32. _____ _____ is the smallest state in size and the most densely populated state of the U.S.A.
33. From a geographical point of view, the fifty states are grouped into _____ regions.
34. The nickname of Houston City is _____ _____.
35. _____ became the fiftieth state of the United States in 1959.
36. _____ _____ is the longest and the most important river in the system of Gulf.
37. The Library of Congress is in the city of _____.
38. New England is located in the _____ corner of the country.
39. The area of the Pacific coast is known for its growth of fruits, vegetables and wheat, especially in _____.
40. The Middle Atlantic Region is marked by its industry. It is often called the _____ Northeast.
III. Explain the Following Terms
1. “The backbone of the continent”
2. melting pot
IV. Answer the Following Questions
1. Give a brief presentation of the U.S. economy.
2. Why is Detroit famous?
Part II History
I. Multiple Choice
1. The history of the U.S. is generally agreed to have begun in _____.
A. 1620 B. 1607 C. 1776
2. The following states are among the first thirteen colonies except _____.
A. Maryland B. South Carolina C. Delaware D. Colorado
3. _____ was the first man who sailed around the earth.
A. John Cabot B. Magellan C. Balboa D. Cartier
4. The colonial life can be described as the following except _____.
A. simple B. easy C. rough D. hard
5. The Stamp Act was passed in _____ and was repealed in _____.
A. 1765, 1766 B. 1764, 1765 C. 1763, 1764
6. The First Continental Congress was held in _____ in September, 1774.
A. Philadelphia B. Boston C. New York
7. The American War of Independence started in _____ and ended in _____.
A. 1776, 1784 B. 1775, 1783 C. 1706, 1714
8. Washington won the great victory on December 26, 1776 in _____.
A. Gettysburg B. Pittsburgh C. Trenton
9. The battle of _____ marked the turning point of the War of Independence.
A. New York B. Saratoga C. Bunker Hill
10. On October 19th, 1781, the British General Cornwallis and his 7,000 men surrendered at _____.
A. Yorktown B. Boston C. Charleston
11. The Constitutional Convention was held in 1787 to revise _____.
A. The Articles of the Confederation B. Bill of Rights
C. Civil Rights
12. The first ten amendments, known as _____, were added to the Constitution in 1791.
A. the Bill of Rights B. the Articles C. Civil Rights
13. After the Federal Government was established, the city _____ was c