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A. The Church of England B. The Episcopal Church Scotland C．The Baptists D. The Church of Scotland 71 is the largest of the Free Churches. A． The Baptists Union B. The Methodist Church B. The Roman Catholic Church D. The Church in Wales 72 Established Churches in Britain are . A. the Church of England and the Church of Wales B. the Church of Wales and the Church of Scotland C. the Anglican Churches D. the Church of England and the Church of Scotland 73 The Free Churches do NOT include A. the Church of England B. the Methodist Church C the Baptists D . the United Reformed Church 74 The principal non- Christian communities in Britain are A. the Moslems B. the Methodist Church C . the Hindus D. the Jews 75 The Church of Scotland is a church. A. Methodist B. Baptist C. Presbyterian D. Catholic

76 In Great Britain, the is uniquely related to the Crown. A. the Church of England B .the Church of Scotland C. the Church of Ireland D. the Church of Wales 77 The members of in uniquely to the Crown. A . the Anglican Church B. the Church of Scotland C. the Roman Catholic Church D . the Free Church of Wales 80 The Church of England has two provinces .They are . A. Canterbury and York B .London and York

c. Durham and Canterbury D. London and Winchester

81 There are universities , including the Open University in Britain. A .70 B. 80 C.90 D.100

82 The Universities of Oxford and Cambridge date from the centuries. A. 12th and 13th B. 13th and 14th C .14th and 15th D .15th and 16th

83 The usual age for transfer from primary schools is in England ,Wales and Northern Ireland .

A .14 B .13 C .12 D.11

84 are independent schools in Britain.

A. Comprehensive schools B. Grammar schools C . Secondary modern schools D. Public schools 85 Secondary education in is basically selective.

A .England B . Scotland C .Wales D . Northern Ireland 86 Harrow School is . A .grammar school B .secondary modern school C . public school D . comprehensive school

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87 .In Britain, higher education is usually defined as advanced courses of a standard higher than . A. GCE O-Level B.GCE A-Level C. GCE ?AS? Lever D.GCSF 88 In Britain, education at primary levels emphasizes all the following EXCEPT . A. reading B. writing C. arithmetic D. science 89 The following universities belong to “red-brick” universities EXCEPT . A. University of Leeds B. University of Liverpool C. University of Manchester D. University of Glasgow 90 The leading scientific society in Britain is . A. the British Association for the Advancement of Science B. the Royal Institution C. the British Academy D. the Royal Society

91 The largest and the most important museum in Britain is .

A．the British Museum B. the Victoria and Albert Museum C. the Imperial War Museum D. the National Gallery 92 Britain?s most popular pastime is . A．reading newspaper B．watching TV C．playing football D．horse racing 94 The Times is a newspaper in Britain．

A．quality daily B．popular daily C．quality Sunday D．mid．market daily 95 The Daily Mirror is a newspaper in Britain A quality daily B．popular daily

C．popular Sunday D．mid．market daily 96 is the most read Sunday newspaper in Britain． A．The Mail on Sunday B．Sunday Mirror C. The News of the World D．The Observer 97 Football has its traditional home in . A．England B．Scotland C．France D．Italy 98 is the most typical English sport． A．Football B．Rugby C．Cricket D．Horse racing

99 Of the following four sports， has the longest history A. cricket B. golf C. football D. rugby

100 The Beatles was a band formed by four boys from ． A. Manchester B . Liverpool C. London D．Edinburgh 101 The BBC is financed principally by ．

A. the Government B. an annual television license fee C. advertising／commercials D. both B and C

102 The United States of America is the country in the world．

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A．1argest B．second-largest C．third-largest D．fourth-largest 103 extend from the northern tip of Maine southwestwards to Alabama. A．The Rocky Mountains B．The Appalachian Highlands C．The Coast Mountains D．The Blue Mountains

104 The climate of the United States is influenced by ． A．the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans B．the Gulf of Mexico C．the Great Lakes D．All of the above 105 What is the leading commercial crop of the South?

A．Cotton． B．Tobacco． C．Sugar cane. D．Rice 106 Which Midwestern city is the automobile capital of the world?

A．Chicago． B．Detroit． C．Milwaukee． D．Cleveland

107 One of the most important lakes in the United States is ，which is the largest fresh water lake in the world．

A．Lake Superior B．Lake Michigan C．Lake Huron D．Lake Ontario 108 New England lies in of the United States． A．the northern part B．the southern part C．the northeastern part D．the southeastern part

109 The southern part of the Pacific coast in California has a climate． A．subtropical B．continental desert C．maritime D．Mediterranean 110 The smallest state in the United States is ．

A．Washington B．Rhode Island C．Hawaii D．Maryland 111 In the United States，the largest city along the Pacific coast is . A．Los Angeles B．San Francisco C．Seattle D．Portland 112 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

113 In the early 18S0s,with the westward movement, the slavery became a serious political issue endangering the unity of the country because ．

A．whether the future states formed as a result of the westward movement should be free from slavery would affect the balance of power in the Senate

B．the south insisted that slavery should be allowed to spread Into all new territories C .the north refused let slavery spread into new territories D .the north wanted to put an end to slavery

114 The Progressive Movement wanted t0 in order to stop big business control A．initiate strict government regulation B．have the government fix prices C．break up all the big businesses D．do away with rebates

115 The 1920s in the United States 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

116 The serious economic crisis in the late 1920s and 1930s was first brought about by ．

A．bank failures B．serious unemployment C．farm foreclosures D．the stock market crash

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117 The purpose of the New Deal measures was to A．save American democracy and the capitalist system B．check the worsening of the economic situation C．help people overcome the difficulty D．increase American export

118 On June 5，1947, suggested that the U．S．should offer economic aid Western Europe so as to protect the region from Soviet expansion． A．George Marshall B．Franklin D. Roosevelt C．George Kennan D．Harry Truman

119 At the time of Cuban Missile Crisis，the President of the U．S．was ． A．Truman B．Eisenhower C．Kennedy D．Johnson

120 New Frontier and War on Poverty were programs initiated by ． A．President Kennedy B．President Johnson

C．Presidents Kennedy and Johnson respectively D．Presidents Johnson and Kennedy respectively

121 The conservatism during the Reagan administration was known as ． A．the New Left B．the New Right C．the New Frontier D．the New Freedom 122 The current situation of African-Americans presents . A．a favorable picture B．a negative picture C．a mixed picture D. an encouraging picture

123 Although legal，official discrimination has been abolished, . A．discrimination in employment still exists

B．discrimination in university admission still exists C．poverty rate of the blacks is the highest among a D．inequality and subtle discrimination still exist 124 Cuban—Americans mainly live in ．

A．Florida B．Texas C．Louisiana D．Alabama

125 Some people say Asian-Americans owe their success to the Asian tradition of the following EXCEPT ．

A．family B．hard work

C．education D．avoidance of discrimination

126 Now about 80％to 90％of immigration to th6 United States is from . A．Asian and Latin American countries B．African countries C．European countries D. Central and South American countries

127 Which of the following statements about the first immigrants in American history is NOT true?

A．They wanted to escape religious and political persecution back at home． B．They desired to seek a comfortable life in the New World． C．They had to work for their masters as indentured servants．

D They hoped to work in the manufacturing industry in the new land． 128 The first immigrants in American history came from . A．England and the Netherlands B Ireland

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