General Review Questions (US-UK).pdfVIP

第 1 页 共 9 页 General Review Questions Part I: Multiple Choice Questions： 1. Which part of Britain is always fighting? A. England B. Scotland C. Wales D. Northern Ireland 2. The geographical names for the U. K. are ____. A. the British Isles, Great Britain, England B. the British Isles, Great Britain, Northern Ireland C. the British Isles, Great Britain, the United Kingdom D. Britain, England, the United Kingdom 3. The longest river in Britain is ____. A. the Clyde B. the Mersey C. the Severn D. the Thames 4. Whose speech is closest to BBC English? A. A Cockney B. Southerners in England C. Northerners in England D. A Welsh 5. The welsh are fond of ____. A. food B. sports C. fashion D. music 6. The first inhabitants in Britain were ____. A. the Normans B. the Celts C. the Iberians D. the Anglo-Saxons 7. The immigrants coming to Britain are mainly from _____. A. Europe B. the United States C. Africa D. the West Indies, Indies and Pakistan 8. In 829, _____ actually became the overlord of all the English. A. John B. James I C. Egbert D. Henry I 9. On Christmas Day ____, Duke William was crowned in Westminster Abbey. A. 1056 B. 1066 C. 1006 D. 1060 10. The Hundred Years’ war stated in ____ and 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 11. The Beaker Folk were skilled at the following except ____. A. pottery making B. fashioning tools C. building forts D. fishing and hunting 12. British recorded history began with ____. A. Roman invasion B. the Norman Conquest C. the Viking and Danish invasion D. the Anglo-Saxons invasion 13. The Anglo-Saxon created the ____ to advise the king, the basis of the Privy Council. A. Synod B. Witan C. Whitby D.