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I. Choose the one that best completes each of the following statements.
1.
The two main islands of the British Isles are
.
A. Great Britain and Ireland
B. Great Britain and Scotland
C. Great Britain and Wales
D. Great Britain and England
2.
is the capital city of Scotland.
A. Belfast
B. Edinburgh
C. Aberdeen
D. Cardiff
3.
According to a 2005 estimate, Britain now has a population of over
million.
A. 160
B. 600
C. 60
D. 16
4.
Among the four parts of the United Kingdom,
is the smallest.
A. England
B. Scotland
C. Wales
D. Northern Ireland
5.
Almost a quarter of the British population lives in
England.
A. northeastern
B. southeastern
C. northwestern
D. southwestern
6.
English belongs to the
group of Indo
-
European family of languages.
A. Celtic
B. Indo
-
Iranian
C. Germanic
D. Roman
7.
The
introduction
of
Christianity
to
Britain
added
the
first
element
of
words
to
English.
A. Danish and Finnish
B. Dutch and German
C. French and Italian
D. Latin and Greek
8.
The evolution of Middle English was reinforced by the
influence.
A. Norman
B. Dutch
C. German
D. Danish
9.
Samuel Johnson鈥檚 dictionary was influential in establishing a standard form of
.
A. grammar
B. handwriting
C. spelling
D. pronunciation
10.
At present, nearly
of the world鈥檚 population communicate in English.
A. half
B. a quarter
C. one third
D. one fifth
11.
The
attack on Rome ended the Roman occupation in Britain in 410.
A. Norman
B. Danish
C. Celtic
D. Germanic
12.
By the late 7th century,
became the dominant religion in England.
A. Celtic Christianity
B. Anglo
-
Saxon Christianity
C. Germanic Christianity
D. Roman Christianity
13.
Westminster Abbey was built at the time of
.
A. St. Augustine
B. Edward the Confessor
C. William the Conqueror
D. Alfred the Great
14.
The
marked the establishment of feudalism in England.
A. Viking invasion
B. signing of the Magna Carta
C. Norman Conquest
D. Adoption of common law
15.
The end of the Wars of the Roses led to the rule of
.
A. the House of Valois
B. the House of York
C. the House of Tudor
D. the House of Lancaster
16.
The direct cause for the Religious Reformation was King Henry VIII鈥檚 effort to
.
A. divorce his wife
B. break with Rome
C. support the Protestants
D.
declare
his
supreme
power
over
the
church
17.
The English Civil War broke out in 1642 between
.