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1. The full name of the United Kingdom is the ___ and ___.

2. The island of Great Britain is made up of England ,____ and ________

3. The United Kingdom has been a member of the ________since 1973.

4. Britain is now a __________ society which produces a population of which 1 in 20 are of _________ ethnicity.

5. London plays a significant role in Britain’s economic and cultural life. It’s not only the financial _________ of the nation, but also one of the major international financial centers in the world.

6. Britain is a country with a history of invasions. In 43 AD Britain was invaded by ___________in the late 8th century they experienced raids from Scandinavia and in the 11th century they suffered invasions from ____________.

7. The Anglo- Saxons began to settle in Britain in the __________ century .

8. London culture

9. Charles the first , king of Britain ,was executed , because he attempt to overthrow ___________in the English Revolution .

10. Name two Scottish cities ___________, _______________.

11. The battle of Bannockburn led by Robert the Bruce succeeded in winning the full independence of __________.

12. Both the Scottish and Welsh people elect their members of parliaments to the London Parliaments to the London Parliament and each holds __________ and _________seats respectively .

13. The capital of Scotland is _________ ,which is well –known for its natural ___________.

14. Although Wales is the smallest of the 3 nations on the mainland ,it’s good at getting __________ from abroad ,particularly Japan and _________.

1.The Home Rule Bill was finally passed in _________., but the process was overtaken by

_________ and was suspended for the duration of the war,

2.To pursue Irish independence ,the most spectacular event in the Irish history was ________of

1916 ,in which the rebels occupied Dublin’s _________ and forced the British to take it back by military means.

3.As Protestants were the majority of the province ,they controlled the local ________ and used

that power to support their _________ dominance in the area.

4.The __________ IRA believed that they had made enough progress so that they could

concentrate on a political process , and run candidates for __________.

5.The __________ IRA separated from the officials ,because they felt that ___________ was

the only way to get the British out.

6.Threatened by the IRA in the early 1970s ,the protestants formed their own illegal _________

groups and took revenge on _____________.

7.In 1971 the Northern Irish government took the action to imprison terrorist suspects from both

sides without _________ a policy known as _____________.

8.In the 1980s convicted IRA prisoners started a campaign for the status of being ___________

by starving themselves. The British government didn’t _________ to this demand for political status and 11 prisoners starved to death.

9.1972 was the worst year of the troubles and 468 people were killed that which included 13

Catholics who had been taking part in a peaceful _____________. They were shot dead by British soldiers . This day has been mythologised as _______________.

10.Sinn Fein ,the legal ______ party ,supports the IRA’s right to fight. Its leaders spoke of a twin

campaign for union with Ireland , both political and military ,which is known as the policy of _________.

11.In August 1994 ,the IRA declared a ceasefire with the efforts made by John Hume ,the leader

of ____________,,and Gerry Adams ,the leaders of ________.

12.It’s hard to make talks successful between the British and Irish governments without the

participation of _____________ and ______________.

13.The Good Friday Agreement , known also as ________________,emerged on 10 April

1998.

14.The Good Friday Agreement assures___________ that Northern Ireland ‘remains part ’ of the

United Kingdom and shall not cease to be so without ________________________________________________ of Northern Ireland .

1.____________,the ancestor of the present Queen , Elizabeth II, untied England under his rule

in 829.

2.The doctrine of the ‘divine right of kings ’ held that the sovereign derived his authority from

______, not from _____________________.

3.During the civil war in the 17th century ,those who represented the interests of Parliament are

called _____________________,and those who supported the King were called __________.

4.In 1215 ,some feudal barons and the Church forced King ____________ to sign the

_________________ to place some limits on the King’s power.

5.In medieval times ,kings would summon a group of wealthy barons and representaives of

counties, towns and cities ----called to raise money .

6.In 1689,Parliament passed ___________to ensure that the King would never be able to ignore

Parliament.

7.In the 18th century ,King George I left the job of chairing cabinet meeting to one of his

ministers who later came to be called _____________.

8.In Britain ,the official head of state is ___________ while the real centre of political life is in

________________________.

9.The British Constitution consists of statute law, _________________ and

_________________

10.The most important function of the Parliament is to ________________.

11.Strictly speaking, the Parliament today consists of the Queen ,____________________.

12.Life peers should be nominated by ______________ and appointed by ________________.

1.The UK is divided into __________ constituencies with each of them represented by a

member in __________________.

2.The party which wins the majority seats in parliament forms ______________ and its party

leader becomes __________________.

3.Normally, a government can be in power for ___________ years ,and then it has to resign and

hold a general election.

4.If a government loses a ____________________ in the House of Commons ,it has to resign.

5.The amount of time given to each party in the ‘party electoral broadcasts’ is proportional to

the __________________ which the party received at the previous election.

6.The Liberal Democrates are regarded by many people as comparatively ________________

and _______________ in their balance of the individual and the social .

7.There are three major parties in the UK, ________________,the Labour party and

___________________.

8.___________________________ was established by the Labour government

in1948 ,providing health care for all the people .

9.From 1979 to 1997,___________________ won 4 consecutive elections and was in power for

quite a long time .

10.People who do unskilled office work and skilled well-paid manual work are likely to be

described as __________________ class.

11.A university teacher would probably read a newspaper like ________________ while a

manual worker likes to read ______________.

12.One distinctive feature about the class system in Britain is that it still retains

a____________________ .

13.Most of the recent immigrants come from South Asian countries such as ______________

and _____________________countries such as Jamajca.

14.On February 12 ,2010 .British Prime minister _______________took part in a

video-conference with UN __________________Ban Ki-moon to launch a high Level

Advisory Group on _______________________.

15.The UK government has followed a forthright policy in dealing with climate change since

__________________was signed in 1997.

1.‘The Jewel in the Crown’ of the British Empire ______________,which provided

_______________ and a big market for British goods ,gained independence in 1947.

2. A low rate of ____________ industrial investment coupled with a very high rate of

___________ investment is a characteristic of the UK economy.

3.Since 1945,the UK economy has experienced ____________ decline rather than decline.

4.In the 1970s ,the devaluation of the UK currency forced the Labour government to borrow

money from _______________________________________.

5.In 1979, the Conservative party under __________________ came into power and carried out

a programme of _______________.

6.In recent years ,Britain is second only to the US as a destination for ________________

investment.

7.The UK economy can be divided into 3 main sectors ,___________industries,secondary

industries and ____________ industries.

8.The beef industry was hit badly by ____________ which caused a ban on beef exports in

1996.

9.Since the discovery of oil and gas under the _____________,Britain .

10.Glaxo-wellcome is the biggest drug company in the world while ___________is the second

largest paint manufacturer in the world .

11._______________ is one of the busiest share-dealing centers in the world .

12.Englishman Frank Whittle developed the world’s frist _____________ in 1937 .

13.The government has promised that 10% of the energy of the UK will come from

________________ by 2010.

1.One of the oldest of the early old English literary work is a long poem from Anglo Saxon

times called ___________.

2._______________ written by Geoffrey Chaucer is often studied by middle school and college

students today .

3.Shakespeare’s plays fall into 3 categories .They are ____________, __________________and

history plays.

https://www.wendangku.net/doc/2a2375260.html, 2 of the beiju shashibiya xie de ____________________,____________________

5.Charlotte Bronte and Emily are noted for their respective novel _________________and

__________________ which are largely the love stories of a woman for a man .

6.Charles Dickens and Elizabeth Gaskell are regarded not only as __________ but also as social

_________in the 19th century.

7.The author of Ivanhoe was __________________,Charles Dicken’s novel _____________

tells the story.

8.20th–century literature can be divided into 2.

_______________________,__________________.

9.Virginia Woolf ,especially the ____________consciousness. She sometimes used the

technique of ___________________ in her writing.

10.The Heart of Darkness was written by _________________, the author of the book 1984 was

________________.

11.The best-known novel by William Gloding is titled ___________________.

12.In popular fiction ,Ian Fleming’s fantastic ____________________ stories are well-known .

1.The 2 oldest universities in Britain are _______________ and ____________________.

2. 2 famous public schools mentioned in the text are ____________ and __________

3.Children in Britain must receive a full-time education leagally from the age of __________ to

______________.

4.Pupils form the age of 5 to _____________ mainly attend state-run ____________ schools.

5.Students attend _______________schools from the age of 11 up to around the age of 19.

6.Parents can choose between sending their children to state schools or ______________

schools .

7.Parents from rich send children to _______________ schools .

https://www.wendangku.net/doc/2a2375260.html,prehensive schools teach student everything from ____________ subjects like literature

and science to more _____________subjects like cooking.

9.14th to 15th Scottish University name 2.______________________,___________________.

10.In Britain ,people can go to the __________________without having any formal educational

qualifications.

11.GCSE stands for ________________________________.

12.GCEA

13.GNVQs

1 UK is one of ___________ permanent members of _________________ in UN.

2 The present foreign policy of Britain is greatly influenced by its ____________ history and also by its ________________________.

3. Britain’s special relationship with ________________ is another major factor which influences the British foreign policy.

4. Britain’s physical isolation has long been reduced by the development of _______________ and the opening of _____________,which to the Europe.

5. The general direction of Britain’ s foreign policy is decided by _________________ and

____________________.

6. The main government department also involved in making Britain’s foreign policy is

___________________________________________.

7. Britain is a _________________ democracy ,so the government’s foreign policy in theory represents the desires of its _______________.

8. The commonwealth was believed to be set up as a _______________ for continued

cooperation and as a sort of support _________________.

9. There are _________ numbers of the commonwealth …. As well as __________ industrial

countries.

10. Britain spends more money on ________than other developed nations ,and is ranked

___________in terms of its military power.

11. As an outpost of an American-controlled military ________,Britain hosts a large American

military presence as well as the NATO _____________________.

1.Britain’s 3 most popular activities, watching TV ,listening .video and

_____________________.

2.The which appeared in 1791,is the world’s oldest ____________ newspaper, while The Times,

which publishing in 1785,is Britain’s oldest ____________ newspaper.

3.The ___________newspapers carry more serious ….

4._________________is regarded as the most left-wing newspaper.

5.the other…._______________are often called ‘the gutter press.

6.Officially speaking…..____________ and can print what they like___________(guan yu fa

gui).

7.BBC is ________________________.

8.____________(fang)sports,drama…______________(fang)shows.’

9.The new world is one of ____________________

10._________________________ carries business stories…..

11.The media are also affected by _________________________,……

12.The media have many ______________.They provide people with information about political

and social problems .They play important role in national _____________.

1.The FA is ______________.

2.‘on a sticky wicket’ is associated with the sport of ____________..

3. 2 kinds of horse racing. Flat racing and ______________.

4.People usually dress up and shoe off their fashionable

clothes ……called____________________.

https://www.wendangku.net/doc/2a2375260.html,pared with football ,_____________is more gentle.

6.…..Christmas is called _______________.

7.Many Muslims in Britain observe a traditional Islamic festival called ____________,

during ….

8.The Bonfight night is called ______________.

9.On March 17 each year,celebrate the birthday of _________________

10.Chinses celebrates Chinese New Year with ________dances and fireworks.

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