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英 语 国 家 概 况 谢 福 之 主 编） 、选择题（答案在下面） I. Choose the one that best completes each of the following statements. 1.The two main islands of the British Isles are 1. Great Britain and IrelandGreat Britain and Scotland Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain and Scotland Great Britain and WalesGreat Britain and England Great Britain and Wales Great Britain and England 2.3.A. BelfastB. EdinburghC. AberdeenD. Cardiff4.According to a 2005 estimate, Britain now has a population of overmillion.5.6.A. 160B. 600C. 60D. 16Among the four parts of the United Kingdom,is the smallest.A. EnglandB. ScotlandC. WalesD. Northern IrelandAlmost a quarter of the British population lives inEngland.A. northeasternB. southeasternC. northwesternD. southwestern7.English belongs to thegroup of Indo-European family of languages.8.A. CelticB. Indo-IranianC. GermanicThe introduction of Christianity to Britain added the first element ofwordsD. Romanto English.Danish and FinnishDutch and GermanFrench and ItalianLatin and Greek9.The evolution of Middle English was reinforced by theinfluence.6.17.A. NormanB. DutchC. GermanD. DanishSamuel Johnson A. grammarAt present, nearlyA. halfThes dictionary was influentialB. handwritingof the worlda quarterin establishing a standard form ofC. spellingD. pronunciations population communicate in English.one thirdone fifthattack on Rome ended the Roman occupation in Britain in 410.A. NormanB. DanishC. CelticD. GermanicBy the late 7th century,Celtic ChristianityC. Germanic Christianitybecame the dominant religion in England.Westminster Abbey was built at the time ofA. St. AugustineC. William the ConquerorTheAnglo-Saxon ChristianityD. Roman ChristianityEdward the ConfessorD. Alfred the Greatmarked the establishment offeudalism in England.A. Viking invasionNorman ConquestThe end of the Wars of the Roses led to the rule ofthe House of ValoisC. the House of Tudorsigning of the Magna CartaD. Adoption of common lawB. the House of YorkD. the House of LancasterThe direct cause for