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| The British Isles are lying off…………….. | The north-west coast of Europe |
| The climate of Britain has...................... | A notable lack of extremes |
| In the British Isles, the largest island is called……………., and the other larger one is called………………… | Great Britain………………Ireland |
| People in the Celtic areas spoke............... | Celtic languages |
| Britain has mountains,………………. | But none of them are very high |
| The area surrounding the outer suburbs of London has the following features EXCEPT ………………… | It has been famous for its detached houses |
| The region in Southern England known as the “West Country” ……………… | Has an attractive image of rural beauty in British people’s minds |
| The pattern of settlement in the north of England is ……….. | Often different from that in the south |
| ………………is home to the country’s main financial organizations, territory of the stereotypical English “city gent”. | The square mile |
| The county of Kent, which you pass through when traveling from Dover or Channel tunnel to London,……………….. | Is known as “the garden of England” |
| East Anglia is the only region in Britain where …………. | There are large expanses of uniformly flat land |
| The south-west peninsula, with its rocky coast, numerous bays and………………, is the most popular holiday area in Britain. | Wild moorlands such as Exmoor and Dartmoor |
| London is everything EXCEPT………. | The industrial center |
| The original walled city of London is known colloquially today as “...................” | The square mile |
| Where in London does a quarter of a million people work, but fewer than 10,000 people actually live during the daytime? | Where in London does a quarter of a million people work, but fewer than 10,000 people actually live during the daytime? |
| 4Where in London does a quarter of a million people work, but fewer than 10,000 people actually live during the daytime? | The square mile |
| Although all of British cities have...................., the variety is by far the greatest in London. | Some degree of cultural and racial variety |
| London is about seven times larger than any other………… | City in Britain |
| The southern side of the Downs reaches the sea in many places and forms....................... | The white cliffs of the south coast |
| The tourist industry in the south-west peninsula has coined the phrase “.................” | The English Riviera |
| The Norfolk Broads..........................., so this is a popular area for boating holidays. | Are criss-crossed by hundreds of waterways |
| ....................run up the middle of northern England like a spine. | The county of Kent |
| ……………… is the most popular holiday area in Britain. | The south-west peninsula |
| Further away from the main industrial areas, the north of England……………… | 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 Lake District |
| There are many examples of supposedly typical British habits …………………. | Which are simply not typical any more |
| 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 |
| Research in the early 1990s suggested that little or no sex education was taking place in nearly half of the schools in Britain because ………………… | Teachers simply felt too embarrassed to tackle the subject |
| Being friendly in Britain often involves showing that you are not bothering with the …………………. | Formality |
| 5Revelations about extra-marital affairs or other deviations from what is considered normal in private life, in the past,...................... | Ruined the careers of many public figures |
| Which of the following does NOT belong to the “conservatism” of the British? | The stereotyped image of the London “city gent” includes the wearing of a bowler hat. |
| Male politicians are keen to get themselves photographed NOT wearing a tie when “officially” on holiday, to show that........... | They are really ordinary people |
| The English language has ...................that are in common use than any other languages do | Fewer saying and proverbs |
| Which of the world’s largest and most well-known charities did NOT begin in Britain? | Bill & Marie’s Fund |
| Each year, the country blood transfusion service collects over two million donations of blood from................ | Unpaid volunteers |
| The cabinet meets once a week and does everything EXCEPT | Starts an argument |
| The position of a British Prime Minister (PM) is……………. | In direct contrast to that of the monarch |
| Which of the following is NOT in the principle floor plan of the Palace of Westminster? | Public Speaking Hall |
| Unlike members of “the government” itself, the people on the cabinet committees........................ | Are not necessarily politicians |
| The strength of the PM’s power of patronage is apparent from the phenomenon known as his/her“…………......” | Cabinet reshuffle |
| To help run the complicated machinery of a modern government, there is an organization called................. | The cabinet office |
| British Parliament works in a large building called.................. | The Palace of Westminster |
| Cabinet committees usually report directly to......................, not to the cabinet as a whole. | The Prime Minister |
| All ministers come from the ranks of Parliament, most of them from..................... | The House of Commons |
| From the evidence of written law only, the Queen has almost absolute power, and it all seems very | Undemocratic |
| Every autumn, at the state opening of Parliament,……………, who became Queen in 1952, makes a speech. | Elizabeth II |
| Officially speaking, the ministers and the Prime Minister are all “………………” | Servants of the Crown |
| Nothing that Parliament has decided can become law until …………… | The Queen has assented to it |
| Everybody in the country can recognize……………, while many cannot put a name to the faces of the other ministers | The Prime Minister |
| Which of the following is NOT in the House of Commons room? | Prime Minister’s desk |
| ..............do not normally have formal homework to do | Primary schoolchildren |
| Until the last quarter of the 20th century, people with poor academic records were sometimes accepted as students.................... | Because of their sporting prowess or records |
| The British government was | One of the last governments in Europe to organize education for everybody |
| The British government...................... | Attached little importance to education until the end of the 19th century |
| The term “national curriculum” in education means................. | A national specification of learning objectives |
| Among European countries, education in Britain is compulsory for …………….. | The most years and the school year is the longest |
| In primary schools, the children are mostly taught................. | How to keep fit and healthy |
| There is no countrywide system of……………… | Nursery schools |
| There is no unified ……………… | School-leaving exam and certificate |
| The other term to express the skilled manual workers is “…………...” | Blue-collar workers |