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美国概况复习题 Paper 1 I. Fill in the blanks. 1. A person who is employed to take care of children for a specific length of time while the parents are out is called a __________________. 2. A family composed of a father, mother and two children is considered as the ________ family. 3. The coffee without cream or sugar is called ___________ coffee. 4. Only the _______________ has the right to interpret the constitution. 5. In the 1960’s the _____________ appeared among young people, such as living together before marriage. 6.The balance is always kept among the three branches of the power of the government and this is called the “ system of __________ and Balance”. 7. Americans have great admiration for the __________________man. 8.In American history ______________ presidents have been assassinated. 9. In the U.S. the chief function of ___________________ is to make laws. 10. The Democratic Party grew out of the ________________________. 11. The famous _______________ National Park is located in the northwestern part of Wyoming. 12.The western part of the central plain is also called the ___________________. 13. ___________ is the second largest city in population in the U.S. 14. __________ is the smallest state in size and the most densely populated place of the U.S.A. 15. The first English colony was __________________________. 16.Lexington Fire was the _____________ of the War of Independence. 17. The Constitution of ________ established the dictatorship of the America bourgeoisie, big capitalists and big slave owners. 18. There are four grades in universities. They are freshman, ___________, junior and senior. 19. About _____________ of all the colleges and universities are private. 20. Gilbert Stuart is considered America’s first great __________________. II. Choose the best answer. 1. Thanksgiving day is originated in _______________. A. England B. America C. Scotland D. Canada 2. The largest Protestant group in America is known as _______