12 CÂU HỎI
………… is the most popular holiday area in Britain.
A. The Black Country
B. The south-west peninsula
C. Derby
D. Leicester
In the 19th century, Sheffield became a centre for the production of………
A. Cotton
B. steel goods
C. agricultural products
D. electronic equipment
Further away from the main industrial areas, the north of England……
A. has a lot of big cities
B. is extremely crowded
C. has several wild moorlands such as Exmoor and Dartmoor
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. Salt Lake City
C. the Lake District
D. Lakewood
There are many examples of supposedly typical British habits………
A. which are simply not typical any more
B. which are bad for children
C. which students have to learn by heart
D. which the tourists must learn when they visit Britain
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 don’t prepare gifts for them
C. they don’t find the hosts in smart clothes and a grand table set for them
D. the hosts ask them to “help yourselves”
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. it was harmful to students’ morality
Revelations about extra-marital affairs or other deviations from what is considered normal in private life, in the past,.................
A. been protected by law
B. reinforced the careers of many public figures
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” of the British?
A. Their Christmas cards usually depict scenes from the past centuries.
B. They like their pubs to look old.
C. The stereotyped image of the London “city gent” includes the wearing of a bowler hat.
D. They have a sentimental attachment to older, supposedly safer, times.
Male politicians are keen to get themselves photographed NOT wearing a tie when “officially” on holiday, to show that.........
A. they are really friendly
B. they are really ordinary people
C. they are on duty
D. they are very important
Most people would ...............only when being introduced to a stranger or 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 symbolized by...................
A. behaving as casually as possible
B. kissing when meeting a friend
C. giving a hug
D. saying as many sweet words as possible