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..................in the 'West Country' in the south west peninsula is more widespread than it is in most other regions.
A. Coal mining
B. Automobile manufacturing
C. Farming
D. Wine making
The tourist industry in the south west peninsula has coined the phrase '.................'.
A. the English Haiti
B. the English Renaissance
C. the English River
D. the English Riviera
............, to the northeast of London, is comparatively rural.
A. East Anglia
B. The West Midlands
C. Glasgow
D. Cardiff
The Norfolk Broads ..........., so this is a popular area for boating holidays.
A. are criss-crossed by hundreds of waterways
B. are well known for its swift rivers
C. have a lot of large lakes
D. have beautiful beaches
............run up in the middle of northern England like a spine.
A. Alps mountains
B. Pennine mountains
C. The River Thames
D. Wuthering Heights
.................is known for the 'garden of England' because of many kinds of fruit and vegetables grown there.
A. The county of Kent
B. The Midlands
C. The Black County
D. Nottingham
...................is the most popular holiday area in Britain.
A. The Black Country
B. The south west peninsula
C. Liverpool
D. The Pennine Mountains
In the 19th century, Sheffield in Northern England became a center for the production of ..................
A. cotton
B. steel goods
C. agricultural products
D. electrical equipment
Further away from the main industrial area, the north of England ....................
A. has a lot of big cities
B. is extremely crowded
C. has several wild moorlands
D. is sparsely populated
The romantic poets of the 19th century Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Southey (the Lake poets), lived in ..........and wrote about its beauty.
A. the Great Lakes
B. the Salt Lake City
C. the Lake District
D. Lakewood
There are many, supposed, typical British habits ...................
A. which are simply not typical anymore
B. which are bad for children
C. which students have to learn by heart
D. which tourists to Great Britain must learn
Most British people do not feel welcomed if, on being invited to somebody's house, ...................
A. they find the hosts in smart clothes and a grand table set for them
B. the hosts do not shake their hands
C. they do not find hosts in smart clothes and a grand table set for them
D. Both B & C are correct.
Which group in society still never kiss when they meet each other?
A. Women and women
B. Men and men
C. Men and women
D. Parents and their children
Research in the early 1990s suggested that little or no sex education was taking place in nearly half of the schools in Britain because ......................
A. it was not really an important subject
B. people didn't have a positive or open attitude to sex
C. teachers simply felt too embarrassed to tackle the subject
D. is always a taboo issue at school
Being friendly in Britain often involves showing that you are not bothering with the ...............
A. formality
B. formalities
C. informality
D. informalities
Revelations about extra-marital affairs or other deviations from what is considered normal in private life have, in the past ..................
A. were protected by law
B. were often gossiped by newspapers
C. ruined the careers of many public figures
D. received sympathy from the public in many cases
Which of the following DOES NOT belong to the 'conservatism' characteristic of British culture?
A. Their Christmas cards usually depict scenes from the past centuries.
B. They find their pub to look old.
C. The stereotyped image of the London 'city gent' includes wearing a bowler hat.
D. They have sentimental attachment to older, supposedly safer, times.
Male politicians are keen to get themselves photographed NOT wearing a tie when 'officially' on holidays, to show that ......................
A. they are really friendly
B. they are really ordinary people
C. they are on holiday
D. they are very important
Most people would .................only when being introduced to a stranger when meeting an acquaintance (not a friend) after a long time.
A. shake hands
B. kiss
C. hug
D. pat on their backs
Friendship is only symbolized by .........................
A. behaving as usually as possible
B. kissing when meeting a friend
C. offering a hug
D. saying many sweet words as possible
It is probably true that the British, especially the English, are more .............than the people in many other countries.
A. outgoing
B. reserved
C. careful
D. easy-going
The English language has ...................that are in common use than any other language do.
A. more sayings and proverbs
B. fewer sayings and proverbs
C. more sounds
D. fewer collocations and phrasal verbs
Which of the world's largest and most well-known charities did not begin in England?
A. Oxfam
B. Amnesty International
C. Save the Children
D. Bill & Marie's Fund
Each year the country blood transfusion service collects over two million donations of blood from .............
A. college students
B. office workers
C. athletes
D. unpaid volunteers
The cabinet meets once a week and ................. .
A. takes decisions about new policies
B. implements the existing policies
C. runs the various government departments
D. All A, B and C are correct
The position of the Prime Minister (PM) is .................
A. in direct contrast to the Monarch
B. not as important as the Queen in running the complicated machinery of a modern government
C. only from the labor party
D. only in the House of Lords
Which of the following is NOT in the principal floor plan of the Palace of Westminster?
A. Public Speaking Hall
B. Clock-Tower (Big Ben)
C. 'No' Division lobby
D. 'Aye' Division Lobby
The function of the cabinet office is ........................
A. to run a busy communication network
B. to keep ministers in touch with each other
C. to draw up the agendas for cabinet meetings
D. All A, B, and C are correct
Unlike members of the 'government' itself, the people on the cabinet committees ................
A. are from the House of Lords
B. are not necessarily politicians
C. are in the Privy Council
D. must be senior politicians
The MP's power of patronage is apparently seen from his ..................
A. cabinet office
B. cabinet reshuffle
C. cabinet committees
D. first among equals
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