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Chapter1GeneralStudyofUKI.ForeachstatementtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,D,choosethebestonetocompletethestatement.1.ThenationalflagoftheUnitedKingdom,knownastheUnionJack,ismadeupof_____crosses.A.oneB.TwoC.threeD.four2.ThehighestmountainpeakinBritainisin________.A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.WalesD.NorthernIreland3.ThelargestlakeinBritainis______.A.LochLomondB.theLoughNeaghC.WindermereD.Ullswater4.TheLakeDistrictiswell-knownfor________.A.itswildandbeautifulsceneryB.itsvariedlakesC.thelakePoetsD.alloftheabovethree5.TheBritishIslesaremadeupof______.A.twolargeislandsandhundredsofsmallonesB.twolargeislandsandNorthernIrelandC.threelargeislandsandhundredsofsmallonesD.threelargeislandsandNorthernIreland6.AmongthefourpoliticaldivisionsofBritain,__________isthemostdenselypopulated.A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.WalesD.NorthernIreland7.ThecapitalofScotlandis__________.A.BelfastB.CardiffC.EdinburghD.Dublin8.Britain’sclimateisinfluencedby______whichbringsaboutaffluentraintotheBritishIsles.A.theAtlanticGulfStreamB.theequatorC.thePacificCurrentD.theBrazilcurrentII.ReadthefollowingstatementscarefullyanddecidewhethertheyareTrueorFalse.1.TothewestofGreatBritainisthesecondlargestislandknownasScotland.2.ThePenninesareknownasthe“BackboneofEngland”.3.London,thecapitaloftheUK,issituatedontheSevernRivernearitsmouth.4.TheofficialnameofUKistheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.5.ThelongestriverinBritainisRiverThames.6.GodSavetheQueenisanationalanthemusedonlyinBritain.7.ThehighestpointofthePenninesisCrossFellwhichis893metershigh.III.Fillintheblanks1.ThecapitaloftheScotlandis___________,thecapitalofWalesis________,thecapitaloftheRepublicofIrelandis__________andthecapitalofNorthernIrelandis_____________.2.ThehighestpeakofBritainis__________.ItislocatedintheHighlandsofScotland.3._________isthelargestandmostpopulousofthethreepoliticaldivisionsontheislandofGreatBritain.4._______________isthelongestriverinBritain.5.The“BackboneofEngland”referstothe__________________.6.______________isthemostimportantriverinLondon.7._________________isthelargestlakeinBritainwhichislocatedinNorthernIreland.8.TheBritishnationalanthemis____________________.9.TheBritishIslesaremadeupoftwolargeislands-_____________and___________,andhundredsofsmallones.10.ThethreepoliticaldivisionsontheislandofGreatBritainare_________,________,and_______.IV.Directions:Giveabriefanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.1.WhatisthegeneralclimateinBritain?2.Whatdoes“UK”standfor?3.WhatisUKmadeupof?Chapter2GeneralStudyofUSAI.Fillintheblanks.1.ThefullnameofUSis_________________.2.TheUSAconsistsof_____statesandafederaldistrictof______________.3._______________locatedinNewYorkHarborisasymbolofliberty.4.ThenationalflowerandtreeofAmericais______and_____.5.ThenicknameofUSis__________.6.ThecapitalcityofUSis__________.7.UScanbedividedinto_____distinctareasbasedonthegeographicalfeatures.8._________isthelowestpointofAmerica.9.AmongtheGreatLakes,________iscompletelyinAmerica.10.BetweentheAppalachianandRochiesisthe__________.11.TheYellowstoneNationalParkisprimarilyin______.12.ThelargeststateinUSis__________.13._______________isthelargestMississippitributarymeasuredbywatervolume.14.ThelongestriverinNorthAmericais____________.15.ThemostpopulouscityintheUnitedStatesis_______.16.TheGreatLakesinclude___________,__________,_________,_________,and__________.II.ReadthefollowingstatementscarefullyanddecidewhethertheyareTrueorFalse.1.TheAfricanAmericansisthelargestracialminority.2.MississippiRiveristhelongestriverintheworld.3.TheUSAisthefourthlargestcountryintheworldinpopulation.4.LosAngelesishometoHollywood,globallyrecognizedasthecenterofthemotionpictureindustry.5.“Thestar-spangledbanner”isthenationalanthemoftheUSA.Chapter3BritishHistoryI.ForeachstatementtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,D.Choosethebestonetocompletethestatement.1.TheEnglishpeoplearedescendantsof________.A.CeltsB.RomansC.Anglo-SaxonsD.Danes2.Britianenteredintosocietyoffeudalismafterthe________Conquest.A.RomanB.Anglo-SaxonC.NormanDDanish3.TheRomansledbyJuliusCaesarlaunchedtheirfirstinvasiononBritainin_______.A.200B.C.B.55B.C.C.55A.D.D.410A.D.4.TheHundredYears’Warstartedin_________.A.1733B.1453C.1337D.13575.TheearliestsettlersontheBritishIsleswerethe________.A.CeltsB.GaelsC.IberiansD.Brythons6.TheWarsofRoseswerefoughtbetweentheHouseof__________andtheHouseof__________.A.Lanchester,YorkB.Lanchester,KentC.Lancaster,KentD.Lancaster,York7.ChristmasDay______,DukeWilliamwascrownedinWestminsterAbbey.A.1056B.1066C.1006D.1060II.ReadthefollowingstatementscarefullyanddecidewhethertheyareTrueorFalse.1.ItwastheAngleswhogavetheirnametoEnglandandtheEnglishpeople.2.TheHundredYear’sWarisacivilwar.3.TheAnglo-SaxonConquestwasimportantinEnglishhistorybecauseitlaidthefoundationonwhichtheEnglishnationwastobeformed.4.TheGreatCharterwassignedin1215byKingJohn.5.HenryIIstartedtheEnglishReformationandestablishedtheChurchofEngland.III.Fillintheblanks1.TheEnglandCivilWarwasalsocalled__________betweentwoHouses.2.ThegreatestcontributionRomansbroughttotheEnglishnationis_________.3._______w