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Chapter 1

1. People in different parts of Britain like to u the name England to refer to their

country. "*"

2. The Severn River is the longest river of Britain, which originates in Wales and

flows through western England."*"

3. Today more than half of the people in Wales still speak the ancient Welsh

language. "*"

4. In terms of population and area, Northern Ireland is the cond largest part of

Britain."*"

5. Although the climate in Britain is generally mild, the temperature in northern

Scotland often falls below -10℃ in January . "*"

6. The majority of the people in Britain are descendants of the Anglo-Saxons."*"

7. The Celtic people were the earliest known inhabitants of Britain."*"

8. English evolved into what is now described as Modern English from the late 16

th

century."*"

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1. British was the first industrialized nation in the world."*"

2. The British economy experienced a relative decline during the post-war

period."*"

3. Limited resources and high unemployment rate were persistent problems that

prevented rapid economic development in Britain after World WarⅡ."*"

4. Thatcher’s revolution turned out to be a great success in dealing with all the

British economic and social problems."*"

5. The economic approach adopted by Tony Blair was different from that of the old

Labor Party and the Conrvative Party."*"

6. Blair made the Bank of England independent in order to parate politics from

economic policy."*"

7. Britain is an important oil exporter since its oil industry has a long history."*"

8. Nuclear power is one of the major energy source in Britain."*"

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1. The British government has been responsible for education since the early

1800s."*"

2. Education in Britain is compulsory for all children between the ages of 6 and

15."*"

3. The National Curriculum is compulsory in both the state system and the

independent system."*"

4. When children finish their schooling at 16, they are required to take a national

GCSE examination."*"

5. Graduates from state schools in Britain have a less favorable chance to enter

famous universities than tho from independent schools."*"

6. The Times is the world’s oldest Sunday newspapers."*"

7. The BBC World Service broadcasts only in English throughout the world."*"

8. Some British holidays are celebrated to mark important events in the Christian

calendar, and some others are related to local customs and traditions."*"

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1. The Canterbury Tales is a reprentive work of the Old English period.”*”

2. The renaissance is characterized by admiration of the Greek and Latin classic

works.”*”

3. As a great English poet,Alexander Pope also tanslated Homer’s Iliad.”*”

4. Jonathan Swift is probably the foremost pro satirist in the English language,

and Robinson Crusoe is his masterpiece. “*”

5. William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge brought the Romantic

Movement to its height.”*”

6. Lord Byron distinguished himlf by the musical quality of his short poems, such

as "Ode to the West Wind".”*”

7. Jane Austen is a well-known novelist of the stream of consciousness school. “*”

8. Joph Conrad is classified as a forerunner of Modernism, which prevailed before

World War II. “*”

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1. The eastern highlands formed by the Appalachians hold one third of the country's

continental territory."*"

2. The climate in the United States can be classified as temperate,with some mild su

btropical and tropical zones."*"

3. Almost through the middle of the United States, north to south,runs a well--know

n 50-centimeter rainfall line."*"

4. New York is the commercial and financial center of the United States , and it is co

mpod of five boroughs including Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Staten Island

, and Queens."*"

5. San Francisco is the cond largest city after New York and the world famous Holl

ywood and Disneyland are located here."*"

7. The American foreign policy throughout the World War II was neutrality."*"

8. The American foreign policy during the Cold War period was containment and int

ervention."*"

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1. America is the world's largest industrial nation."*"

2. In the U.S. Constitution, the recognition of the importance of "intellectual proper

ty" could be identified."*"

3. Although slavery was abolished as a result of the Civil War, the owners of plantati

on in the South made more profits from lling their agriculture products."*"

4. President Roovelt's New Deal had little effect in dealing with the economic crisi

s in the early 1930s."*"

5. The 1960s was a period of consolidation for the American business."*"

6. American agricultural exports outweigh imports, leaving a surplus in the agricultu

ral balance of trade."*"

7. Auto production is one of the important ctors in American manufacturing indus

try."*"

8. The world economy has little to do with the growth and decline of the American f

oreign trade."*"

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1. Education is governed by state and local governments instead of the national gov

ernment in America."*"

2. All American children are offered 12 years of compulsory public education."*"

3. After 12 years of schooling, American students receive a bachelor's degree at gra

duation."*"

4. When lecting a college or university, undergraduate students have a great conc

ern for its size, location and academic quality."*"

5. Usually, an undergraduate student has to earn 120 credits to receive a degree."*"

6. Yale university is the cond eldest institution of higher learning in the United Sta

tes."*"

7. It is The New York Times that first uncovered the Watergate Scandal in 1972 thro

ugh the efforts of two reporters."*"

8. Thanksgiving Day falls on the fourth Tuesday in November."*"

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1. Walt Whitman introduced great innovations to American literature,and devid a

poetic style,free ver."*"

2. Emily Dickinson’s poems are usually long,exploring the inner life of the

individual."*"

3. Stephen Crane is famous for his writing about the meeting of America and

Europe."*"

4. Ezra Pound leads the School of Imagnism,which advocates a clear,highly visual

6. Alice Walker was passionate about the civil rights movement and the women’s

movement of the 1960s,and The color Purple is her masterpiece."*"

7. America’s most renowned playwright is Tenne Williams,and his plays are

highly experimental in form and style."*"

8. Arthur Miller is concerned with the conflicts of the individual within society,and

Death of a Salesman is his masterpiece."*"