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………… is the most popular holiday area in Britain.
The Black Country
The south-west peninsula
Derby
Leicester
In the 19th century, Sheffield became a centre for the production of………
Cotton
steel goods
agricultural products
electronic equipment
Further away from the main industrial areas, the north of England……
has a lot of big cities
is extremely crowded
has several wild moorlands such as Exmoor and Dartmoor
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
Salt Lake City
the Lake District
Lakewood
There are many examples of supposedly typical British habits………
which are simply not typical any more
which are bad for children
which students have to learn by heart
which the tourists must learn when they visit Britain
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 don’t prepare gifts for them
they don’t find the hosts in smart clothes and a grand table set for them
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 ……
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
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,.................
been protected by law
reinforced the careers of many public figures
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” of the British?
Their Christmas cards usually depict scenes from the past centuries.
They like their pubs to look old.
The stereotyped image of the London “city gent” includes the wearing of a bowler hat.
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.........
they are really friendly
they are really ordinary people
they are on duty
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.
shake hands
kiss
hug
pat on their backs
Friendship is symbolized by...................
behaving as casually as possible
kissing when meeting a friend
giving a hug
saying as many sweet words as possible