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What is the major reason for many early settlers to come to the English coloniesin North America?
- A.the biggest lake
- B.the longest river
- C.the largest plain
- D.the highest mountain
- A.the Maori people
- B.the British settlers
- C.the Queen of England
- D.the New Zealand government
- A.native to the land
- B.brought from England
- C.introduced from North America only
- D.ill adapted to New Zealand conditions
- A.Victoria
- B.Queensland
- C.South Australia
- D.New South Wales
- A.agriculture
- B.arts festival
- C.shipbuilding
- D.valuable minerals
- A.established the Canadian Navy
- B.experienced a rapid growth in its territory
- C.increased the control over its foreign relations
- D.found its place among the nations of the world
- A.have stopped hunting
- B.have moved from tents to houses in towns
- C.have experienced much change in their life styles
- D.have totally got used to the non-native Canadian way of life
- A.the region is too hilly
- B.dairying is more popular than farming
- C.the weather is too extreme in those provinces
- D.the growing season is short and the soil is poor
- ar religious
- belief in Ireland is ______.A. MethodismB.
- ChristianityC. Catholicism
- D. Protestantism
- A.to declare itself a republic
- B.to make a new constitution
- C.to vote itself out of the Commonwealth
- D.to demonstrate its continued displeasure with the British
- A.T. S. Eliot
- B.Mark Twain
- C.Walt Whitman
- D.Emily Dickson
- A.Jimmy Carter, 1990s
- B.Herbert Hoover, 1920s
- C.Franklin Roosevelt, 1980s
- D.Theodore Roosevelt, 1900s
- A.revenue committee
- B.standing committee
- C.permanent committee
- D.conference committee
- A.Elementary and secondary education is free and noncompulsory.
- B.There are more public elementary and secondary schools than private ones.
- C.Public schools are financially supported and governed by states or communities.
- D.Public and private schools refer to the way in which these institutions are funded and controlled.
- A.The Civil War
- B.The Korean War
- C.The Vietnam War
- D.World War II
- A.one-third
- B.two-thirds
- C.two-fifths
- D.three-fourths
- A.After the scandal American disillusions grew.
- B.Nixon was the second president to resign in U.S. history.
- C.Nixon finally handed over the complete tapes, which would condemn him.
- D.By the early 1980s far fewer Americans still clung to the belief that their system was the most powerful.
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The open declaration of the containment policy was made by U.S. President ______ on March 12, 1949.
- A.Hoover
- B.Truman
- C.Roosevelt
- D.Eisenhower
- A.Yalta
- B.Cairo
- C.Tehran
- D.Potsdam
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Since 1945 the United States entered a 25-year economic boom, and the cornerstones were the ______.
- A.automobile, housing and shipping
- B.farming, housing and defense industries
- C.automobile, housing and defense industries
- D.automobile, shipping and defense industries
- A.“save American democracy”
- B.“regulate and reform the banking system”
- C.“strengthen government intervention in business”
- D.“raise the role of labor in the relations of production”
- A.J.F.Kennedy’s
- B.Woodrow Wilson’s
- C.Franklin Roosevelt’s
- D.Theodore Roosevelt’s
- A.bankruptcy
- B.foreclosure
- C.speculation
- D.profiteering
- A.the banning of child labor
- B.improve living conditions
- C.industrial accident insurance
- D.reforming the city and state governments
- A.The price of slaves was too high.
- B.Slavery was simply illegal in the North.
- C.The Africans could not stand cold winters in the North.
- D.As the North turned toward industry, mechanics and not farmhands were needed.
- A.Lexington
- B.Concord
- C.Yorktown
- D.Saratoga
- A.New Frontier
- B.New Darwinism
- C.Manifest Destiny
- D.Roosevelt Corollary
- A.Alexander Hamilton, John Locke and John Jay .
- B.Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay
- C.Andrew Jackson, James Madison and Thomas Jefferson
- D.Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and Thomas Jefferson
- A.Arizona, Nevada and Florida
- B.California, Nevada and Florida
- C.Arizona, New Jersey and Nevada
- D.Arizona, New Mexico and Florida
- A.David Hare
- B.Tom Stoppard
- C.Harold Pinter
- D.Lloyd Webber
- A.second
- B.third
- C.fourth
- D.fifth
- A.Golf
- B.Cricket
- C.Tennis
- D.Football
- A.Glasgow University
- B.Aberdeen University
- C.The Open University
- D.St Andrews University
- A.the Monarch
- B.the Parliament
- C.the Prime Minister
- D.the Lord Chancellor
- A.British Airways
- B.British Petroleum
- C.National Health Service
- D.British Telecommunications
- A.1990
- B.1991
- C.1992
- D.1993
- A.life peers
- B.hereditary peers
- C.Lords of appeal of “law lords”
- D.the Archbishops of Canterbury and York
- A.Prince Andrew
- B.Prince Philip
- C.Prince Charles
- D.Prince William
- A.two years
- B.four years
- C.five years
- D.six years
- A.urbanization of Britain
- B.reformation of the Church
- C.mechanization of industry
- D.mechanization of agriculture
- A.the Monarchy
- B.the Parliament
- C.the Privy Council
- D.the Metropolitan Police
- A.Britain lost about 250,000 lives during the war.
- B.Britain became a powerful empire after the war.
- C.Britain only devoted part of its entire strength to the war.
- D.Britain suffered far more military casualties in World War II than in WorldWar I.
- A.literary
- B.political
- C.religious
- D.philosophical
- A.the Whigs
- B.the Tories
- C.the House of Lords
- D.the House of Commons
- A.Henry VII
- B.Henry Ⅷ
- C.Edward IV
- D.Edward VI
- A.sister
- B.daughter
- C.cousin
- D.half-sister
- A.Edward I
- B.Henry II
- C.King Alfred
- D.William the Conqueror
- A.Danish
- B.Celtic
- C.Anglo-Saxon
- D.Viking
- A.Europe, Africa and Asia
- B.Australia, Africa and Europe
- C.Asia, Africa and North America
- D.Europe, Africa and North America
- A.The Romans remained in control of Britain for over 500 years.
- B.The Romans never treated the Britons as a subject people of slave class.
- C.During the four centuries, Romans and Britons had a lot of intermarriages.
- D.The Romans had no impact on the language or culture of ordinary Britons.
