英国概况

练习题：

 
1 Which name is NOT related to Britain?
A Northern Ireland B Scotland C Wales D Toronto

2 The news agency Reuters was founded in _____.
A London B Birmingham C Liverpool D Manchester

3 The tower of London, a historical sight, located in the center of London, was built by _____.
A King Harold B Robin Hood C Oliver Cromwell D William the Conqueror

4 Who were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England?
A The Anglo-Saxon B The Normans C The Vikings D The Romans

5 Which is the largest city in Scotland?
A Cardiff B Edinburgh C Glasgow D Manchester

6 In Britain, children from the age of 5 to 16 _____.
A can legally receive completely free education
B can legally receive partly free education
C cannot receive free education at all
D cannot receive free education of their parents are rich

7 The Industrial Revolution started in _____.
A the Great Britain B the United States C Canada D Australia

8 What is the name of Britain’s highest mountain?
A Anne Boleyn B Ben Nevis C Snowdonia D Scafell

9 Which is the correct name to use to refer to Britain in a political way?
A Great Britain B The British Isles C The United Kingdom D England

10 Britain has, for centuries , been slowly tilting with _____.
A the North-West slowly rising and the South-East slowly sinking
B the North-East slowly rising and the South-West slowly sinking
C the South-East slowly rising and the North-west slowly sinking
D the South-West slowly rising and the North-East slowly sinking