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I. Multiple choices： 1. The official name of Britain is ________. A. the United States of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland B. the United Kingdom of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland C. the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland D. the United Kingdom of Britain and Ireland 2. The ________, the home of the Lake Poets William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey, is well known for its wild and beautiful scenery. A. Great Lakes area B. Lough Neagh C. Lake District D. Great Bear Lake 3. The basis of modern English race is the ________. A. Iberians B. Celts C. Vikings D. Anglo-Saxons 4. Which of the following is NOT one of the clauses in Magna Carta? A. No tax should be made without the approval of the Grand Council. B. The principle of parliamentary supremacy should be confirmed and free speech in Parliament should be guaranteed. C. There should be the same weights and measures throughout the country. D. No freeman should be arrested, imprisoned, or deprived of his property except by the law of the land. 5. The age of constitutional monarchy in Britain began with the ________ of 1688. A. Glorious Revolution B. War of Independence C. English Renaissance D. Religious Reformation 6. Britain launched a war of aggression against China in ________ after Imperial Commissioner Lin Zexu burnt 20,000 chests of opium at Canton. A. 1066 B. 1215 C. 1688 D. 1840 7. Which of the following is NOT a reason for the decline in Britain’s mining industry? A. The exhaustion of old mines. B. Poor old equipment. C. Establishment of Trade Union. D. Little investment. 8. For the last 150 years the predominant two parties in Britain have been ________. A. the Republic Party and the Democratic Party B. the Conservative Party and the Labor Party C. the Liberal Party and the Progressive Conservative Party D. Whigs and Tories 9. In criminal trials by jury, the judge ________ but the jury decides the issue of guilt or innocence. A. passes the