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The reason why Maori workers moved to the cities to make a living after World War Ⅱ is that_______.
- A.they lost their land
- B.they learned skills during the war
- C.they lost their social and cultural links
- D.they regained their identity as the native people
- A.lumbering
- B.agriculture
- C.shipbuilding
- D.mineral export
- A.the dormant volcanoes
- B.the concrete building materials
- C.the small population in many areas
- D.the mild magnitude of the earthquakes
- A.there is enough bushes
- B.the trees are deciduous
- C.its native trees are evergreen
- D.the trees can receive enough sunshine
- A.French-speaking people
- B.English-speaking people
- C.the Canadian Indians and Inuit
- D.the early immigrants from Europe
- A.Victoria
- B.Queensland
- C.South Australia
- D.New South Wales
- A.a colony of Great Britain
- B.a free state within Great Britain
- C.an independent and sovereign state
- D.a member of the British commonwealth
- A.Ottawa
- B.Quebec
- C.Toronto
- D.Vancouver
- A.It has a lot of rainfall.
- B.It often snows in winter.
- C.It is a country of sunshine.
- D.It is quite windy throughout the year.
- A.In the U.S. it is a nationally observed holiday.
- B.It is thought of as a good time to make the New Year decisions.
- C.Most people like to hold big parties and make pumpkin lanterns on that day.
- D.The celebration of this holiday begins the night before—on New Year’s Eve.
- A.is a rocky area
- B.has many high mountains
- C.is covered by green forests
- D.has different landscapes from place to place
- A.The Sketch Book
- B.The Scarlet Letter
- C.A History of New York
- D.Poor Richard’s Almanac
- A.Yale University
- B.Harvard College
- C.University of Virginia
- D.Princeton University
- A.the president
- B.the federal chief justice
- C.the Speaker of the House
- D.the Senate Majority Leader
- A.states and localities
- B.religious communities
- C.state boards of education
- D.federal government and states
- A.the first
- B.the second
- C.the third
- D.the fourth
- A.one-third
- B.two-thirds
- C.two-fifths
- D.three-fourths
- A.President
- B.Chief Justice
- C.Vice President
- D.Attorney General
- A.Japan
- B.Britain
- C.France
- D.Turkey
- A.Nixon
- B.Johnson
- C.Kennedy
- D.Eisenhower
- A.He was a great communicator.
- B.He had a sure sense of what seemed practical or possible.
- C.He called out the army to drive out the World War I veterans.
- D.His fireside chats over the radio were listened to by millions of people.
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The incident that made the United States formally declare war against the Axis Powers was _______.
- A.the Great Depression
- B.the attack on the Soviet Union
- C.the Japanese invasion of China
- D.the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941
- A.the United States, Britain, Japan and Italy
- B.the United States, Russia, France and Italy
- C.the United States, Britain, France and Italy
- D.the United States, Britain, France and China
- A.The U.S. federal government put low taxes on foreign imports.
- B.There was enough labor supply for the development of American industries.
- C.Science and invention played a key role in accelerating America’s industrial development.
- D.With the war over, both foreign and domestic capital became available for investment.
- A.the Confederate Unions
- B.the Federal States of America
- C.the Federal Union of America
- D.the Confederate States of America
- A.Tenth Amendment
- B.Eleventh Amendment
- C.Twelfth Amendment
- D.Thirteenth Amendment
- A.Maine
- B.Virginia
- C.Massachusetts
- D.New Hampshire
- A.Ohio Territory
- B.Gadsden Territory
- C.Louisiana Territory
- D.New Mexico Territory
- A.1920—1930
- B.1946—1964
- C.1972—1982
- D.1980—1990
- A.Tony Blair
- B.Margaret Thatcher
- C.Winston Churchill
- D.Neville Chamberlain
- A.Southern
- B.Northern
- C.Western
- D.Eastern
- A.the Prime Minister
- B.the Lord Chancellor
- C.the Duke of Edinburgh
- D.the Speaker of the House of Commons
- A.The Sun
- B.The Times
- C.The Daily Star
- D.The Daily Mirror
- A.Wales
- B.England
- C.Scotland
- D.Northern Ireland
- A.2 years
- B.3 years
- C.4 years
- D.5 years
- A.Church of England and Church of Wales
- B.Church of Ireland and Church of England
- C.Church of Ireland and Church of Scotland
- D.Church of England and Church of Scotland
- A.50%
- B.60%
- C.70%
- D.80%
- A.Wales
- B.England
- C.Scotland
- D.Northern Ireland
- A.5%
- B.10%
- C.15%
- D.20%
- A.one year
- B.two years
- C.four years
- D.half a year
- A.the monarch’s sons
- B.the queen’s sisters
- C.the monarch’s brothers
- D.the queen’s daughters
- A.The Cabinet
- B.The Sovereign
- C.The House of Lords
- D.The House of Commons
- A.Puritan Revolution
- B.The War of Roses
- C.The English Civil War
- D.The Glorious Revolution
- A.he did not act as a great war leader
- B.he failed to lead his country to victory
- C.people wanted Britain to return to the politics of the 1920s and 30s
- D.the Conservative Party’s traditional principles seemed old-fashioned
- A.8th
- B.9th
- C.10th
- D.11th
- A.Cholera
- B.Malaria
- C.Black Death
- D.Yellow Fever
- A.Walter Scott
- B.Ben Johnson
- C.Francis Bacon
- D.Edmund Spenser
- A.Roman
- B.Viking
- C.Anglo-Saxon
- D.Norman
- A.Ireland
- B.Wales
- C.England
- D.Scotland
- A.Alfred
- B.Henry
- C.Edward
- D.William