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TEST ONE 1. The Norman Conquests happened in A. 55BC B. 1066 C. 700 D. 966 2. In the late 16th century, ruled England. A. Henry V B. Elizabeth I C. Queen Mary D. Elizabeth II 3. The largest river in Ireland is A. the Dodder River B. the Shannon River C. the St. George River D. the Thames River 4. The American Constitution was drawn up in A. 1787 B. 1790 C. 1783 D. 1789 5. Dickens and Thackeray, who are most famous for their novel, lived in the period of A. Queen Elizabeth I B. Henry VIII C. Charles II D. Queen Victoria 6. is written by Alan Poe. A. Twice-Told Tales B. The Scarlet Letter C. The House of the Seven Gables D. The Fall of the House of Usher 7. Rip Van Winkle is written by A. Washington Irving B. Henry David Thoreau C. Ralph Waldo Emerson D. James Fenimore Cooper 8. is not a vowel glide. A. [th] B. [oi] C. [ei] D. [au] 9. The internal structure of words and the rules by which words are formed are the subjects of A. Morphology B. Pragmatics C. Anthropology D. Psychology 10. For the following conversation: A: Do you know where Xiao Wang is? B: Im busy. is the conversation implicature. A. B is busy. B. B does not know where Xiao Wang is. C. B does not want to answer As question. D. B is correct. 1．B．诺曼征服战争是1066年法国诺曼底公爵威廉同英国大封建主哈罗德为争夺英国王位进而征服英国的一场战争。这场战争既是诺曼人对外扩张的继续，又是西欧同英国之间的又一次社会大融合。它以威廉的胜利而告终，对英国历史的发展产生了深远的影响。 2．B．16世纪末，伊丽莎白一世成为英国的女王；当时比较重要的历史事件是在公元1588年．英国皇家海军击败西班牙“无敌舰队”，从此树立起了海上霸权，并开始了大规模的海外扩张。 3．B．香农河是爱尔兰最长的河流，全长约400公里。香农河位于爱尔兰西北部奎尔卡山西麓，为香农河的源头。 4．A．1787年制定并于1789年批准生效的美利坚合众国联邦宪法，是世界上第一部比较完整的资产阶级成文宪法。 5．D．在维多利亚时代，英国小说呈现出空前繁荣的景象。其代表作家有狄更斯(harles Dickens，1812—1870)和萨克雷(William M．Thakeray，181—18