一、单选题（共 10 道试题，共 50 分。）V
1. Which of the following is not involved in making the British foreign policy?
A. The Queen of Britain
B. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office
C. The Prime Minister and Cabinet
D. The Ministry of Defence and the Treasury
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2. was the transitional period between the Middle Ages and Modern Times.
A. The Hundred Years' War
B. Renaissance
C. The Wars of the Roses
D. The English Civil War
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3. Which of the following statements about the UK economy is not true?
A. Britain remains one of the Group of Seven large industrial economies
B. Britain has experienced a relative economic decline since 1945
C. There has been a period of steady decreasing of living standards
D. Some smaller economies have overtaken the UK in terms o
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4. _______is not true about the characteristics of Britain.
A. Economic differences between north and south
B. Differences of social systems between Scotland and Wales
C. Class differences between a white-collar worker and a blue-collar worker
D. Cultural differences between immigrants and the British
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5. ______is not considered a characteristic of London.
A. The cultural centre
B. The business centre
C. The financial centre
D. The sports centre
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6. The English Civil War is also called _ .
A. the Puritan Revolution
B. the Chartist Movement
C. the Wars of the Roses
D. the Hundred Years' War
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7. Which of the following is not true about Britain?
A. It used to be an imperial country in the world
B. It plays an active role as a member of European Union
C. It is a relatively wealthy and developed country
D. It used to be one of the superpowers in the world.
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8. The cause of the Hundred Years＇ War was_ .
A. territorial
B. economic
C. partly territorial and partly economic
D. partly territorial and partly religious
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9. The three most popular leisure activities in Britain are:
A. Reading newspapers, watching TV and gardening.
B. Listening to the radio, watching TV and hunting.
C. Reading newspapers, listening to the radio and gardening.
D. Watching TV, reading newspapers and listening to the radio.
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10. Which of the following is true about the British Commonwealth?
A. Members of nations are joined together politically.
B. The Commonwealth has special powers.
C. The decision to become a member of the Commonwealth is made by Britain.
D. It is a free association of independent countries that were once colonies of Britain.
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