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C. the Queen, the House of Commons D. the Queen, the House of Lords
48. The ultimate authority for law-making resides in _____.
A. the Queen B. the Cabinet
C. the House of Lords D. the House of Commons
49. The sources of British law include _____.
A. statutes, common law, equity law and European Community law B. statutes, common law and equity law
C. statutes, common law and European Community law D. a complete code and statutes
50. In criminal trials by jury, _____ passes sentenced and _____ decide the issue of guilt or
innocence.
A. the judge, the jury B. the judge, the judge
C. the jury, the jury D. the Lord Chancellor, the jury
51. ____ tries the most serious offences such as murder and robbery.
A. Magistrates’ courts B. Youth courts
C. district courts D. The Crown Court
52. London’s Metropolitan Police Force is under the control of _____.
A. the England secretaries B. the Scottish Secretaries C. Northern Ireland Secretaries D. the Home Secretary
53. The National Health Service was established in the UK in _____ and based at first on
_____.
A. 1948, Acts of Parliament B. 1958, Acts of Parliament C. 1948, the Bill of Rights D. 1958, the Bill of Rights
54. The non-contributory social security benefits include the following except _____.
A. war pension B. child benefit
C. family credit D. unemployment benefit
55. Except that _____ may not be a Roman Catholic, public offices are open without distinction
to members of all churches or of none.
A. the lord Chancellor B. the Prime Minister
C. the Speaker D. the ministers of all departments
56. About 90 per cent of the state secondary school population in the UK attend _____.
A. independent schools B. junior schools C. independent schools D. primary schools
57. There are some ____ universities, including the Open University in U.k..
A. 900 B. 290 C. 90 D. 50
58. In Britain, children from the age of 5 to 16 can _____ by law.
A. receive completely free education B. receive parly free education
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C. receive no free education if their families are rich D. receive no free education at all
59. With regard to its size, the USA is the _____ country in the world.
A. largest B. second largest C. third largest D. fourth largest
60. In the following rivers, _____ has been called the American Ruhr.
A. the Mississippi B. the Missouri C. the Hudson D. the Ohio
61. Among the following rivers, _____ forms a natural boundary between Mexico and the U.S.
A. the Potomac B. the Columbia C. the Rio Grande River D. the Colorado
62. All the following universities and colleges are located in New England, except _____.
A. Yale B. Harvard
C. Oxford D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
63. The nation’s capital city Washington D.C. and New York are located in _____.
A. the American West B. the Great Plains
C. the Midwest D. the Middle Atlantic States
64. The Midwest in America’s most important _____ area.
A. agricultural B. industrial
C. manufacturing D. mining industry
65. In the case of Brown versus Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled that _____.
A. separate educational facilities had been illegal B. educational facilities had been separate but equal C. educational facilities had been equal
D. separate educational facilities were inherently unequal
66. The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in _____.
A. 1882 B. 1883 C. 1900 D. 1924
67. The first immigrants in American history came from ____ and ____.
A. Ireland/France B. England/China C. Scotland/England D. England/ Netherlands
68. Uncle Tom’s Cabin and Roots are two novels which give a vivid description of the
miserable life of the _____.
A. early settlers B. Puritans C. native Indians D. black slaves
69. According to American historians and specialists in demography, there are _____ great
population movement in the history of the United States.
A. two B. three C. four D. five
70. Many early Chinese immigrants worked in the mining industry, especially in the _____.
A. gold mines B. silver mines C. coal mines D. copper mines
71. The Declaration of Independence was drafted by _____.
A. James Madison B. Thomas Jefferson C. Alexander Hamilton D. George Washington
72. On July 4, 1776, _____ adopted the Declaration of Independence.
A. the First Continental Congress B. the Second Continental Congress C. the Third Continental Congress D. the Constitutional Convention
73. The victory of _____ was the turning point of the War of Independence.
A. Saratoga B. Gettysburg C. Trenton D. Yorktown
74. Ten amendments introduced by James Madison in 1789 were added to the Constitution.
They are knows as _____.
A. the Articles of Confederation B. the Bill of Right C. the Civil Rights D. Federalist Papers
75. President Jefferson bought _____ from France and doubled the country’s territory.
A. New Mexico B. the Louisiana Territory C. Kansas D. Ohio
76. The Declaration of Independence came from the theory of British philosopher _____.
A. Paul Revere B. John Locke
C. Cornwallis D. Frederick Douglass
77. During the WWII, the Axis powers were mainly made up by __.
A. Germany, France and Japan B. France, Japan and Britain C. Germany, Italy and Britain D. German, Italy and Japan
78. The Progressive Movement is a movement demanding government regulation of the _____
and _____ conditions.
A. economy/political B. social/political C. economy/social D. political/cultural
79. As a result of WWI, _____ was not one of the defeated nations.
A. Germany B. Austro-Hungary C. Ottoman D. Russia
80. The aim of President Roosevelt’s New Deal was to “save American _____.”
A. economy B. politics C. society D. democracy
81. The highest mountain in Britain is ____.
A. Scafell B. Ben Nevis C. the Cotswolds D. the Forth
82. The longest river in Britain is _____.
A. the Clyde B. the Mersey C. the Severn D. the Thames
83. The largest lake in Britain is _____.
A. the Lough Neage B. Windermere Water C. Coniston Water D. the Lake District
84. Which part of Britain is always fighting?
A. England B. Scotland C. Wales D. Northem Ireland
85. The immigrants coming to Britain are mainly from _____.
A. Europe B. the United States
C. Africa D. the West Indies, Indies and Pakistan
86. The first inhabitants in Britain were _____.
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A. the Normans B. the Celts C. the Iberians D. the Anglo-Saxons
87. British Recorded history began with _____.
A. Roman invasion B. the Norman Conquest
C. the Viking and Danish invasion D. the Anglo-Saxons invasion
88. In 829, _____ actually became the overlord of all the English.
A. John B. James I C. Egbert D. Henry I
89. Christmas Day ____, Duke William was crowned in Westminster Abbey.
A. 1056 B. 1066 C. 1006 D. 1060
90. Henry II was the first king of the _____ dynasty.
A. Windsor B. Tudor C. Malcolm D. Plantagenet
91. In 1265 ____ summoned the Great Council, which has been seen as the earliest parliament.
A. Henry III B. the Pope C. Barons D. Simon de Montfort
92. The Hundred Years’ war stated in ____ and was ended in ____, in which the English had
lost all the territories of France except the French port of ____.
A. 1337, 1453, Flanders B. 1337, 1453, Calais C. 1346, 1453, Argencourt D. 1346, 1453, Brest
93. The Wars of Roses lasted for _____ years and king _____ was replaced by king _____.
A. 30, Richard III, Henry Tudor B. 50, Richard III, Henry Tudor C. 30, Richard I, Henry Tudor D. 50, Richard I, Henry Tudor
94. The Renaissance began in ____ in the early ____ century.
A. England, 14 B. England, 15 C. Italy, 14 D. Italy, 15
95. The English Civil War is also called _____.
A. the Glorious Revolution B. the Bloody Revolution C. the Catholic Revolution D. the Puritan Revolution
96. In _____, a small group of Puritans sailed from _____ in the Mayflower to be the first
settlers in the New Land.
A. 1620, London B. 1620, Plymouth C. 1720, London D. 1720, Plymouth
97. In the 18th century, there appeared ____ in England, which owed a great deal to the
invention of machines.
A. the Industrial Revolution B. the Bourgeois Revolution C. the Wars of the Roses D. the Religious Reformation
98. English colonial expansion began with the colonization of _____ in 1583.
A. Canada B. Australia C. India D. Newfoundland
99. _____ was famous for his abdication because of his marriage with a divorced American:
A. Edward VIII B. Edward VII C. George VI D. George VII
100. In January _____ Britain became a member of the European Economic Community.
A. 1957 B. 1967 C. 1973 D. 1979
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