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