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- A.rock paintings and story-telling
- B.religious ceremonies
- C.the Dreamtime
- D.the balance between the people and their environment
- A.kangaroos
- B.emus
- C.budgerigars
- D.koalas
- A.unilingualism
- B.multilingualism
- C.biculturalism
- D.multiculturalism
- A.The Murray.
- B.The Clutha.
- C.The Swan River.
- D.The Shannon River.
- A.family reunion
- B.concern for refugees
- C.promotion of the economic development of the country
- D.preservation of British culture
- A.northeast of Australia
- B.southeast of Australia
- C.northwest of Australia
- D.southwest of Australia
- A.the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean
- B.Antarctica, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean
- C.the Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean
- D.Antarctica, the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean
- A.the New Zealand Company
- B.the British East India Company
- C.a private immigration agency
- D.the Dutch East India Company
- A.stable
- B.increasing
- C.on decline
- D.doubled
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The six goals set by President Bush in his "America 2000" Plan are all the following EXCEPT ______.
- A.eliminating drugs and violence from the school
- B.improving the nation’s high-school graduation rate to at least 80%
- C.requiring students to demonstrate competency in English, mathematics, science, history and geography
- D.ensuring that all adult Americans were literate
- A.climate
- B.ethnic minorities
- C.religion
- D.language
- A.the legislative branch
- B.the executive branch
- C.the judicial branch
- D.the American Congress
- A.Democratic Party, Republican Party
- B.Republican Party, Democratic Party
- C.Whig Party, Democratic Party
- D.Whig Party, Republican Party
- A.the Senate
- B.the Congress
- C.the House of Representatives
- D.the Cabinet
- A.Ronald Reagan
- B.Harry Truman
- C.John F. Kennedy
- D.Richard Nixon
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______ was elected president because in the late 1970s, the American society turned conservative.
- A.Ronald Reagan
- B.Jimmy Carter
- C.Richard M. Nixon
- D.George Bush
- A.Franklin D. Roosevelt
- B.Harry Truman
- C.John F. Kennedy
- D.Ronald Reagan
- A.France, the North Vietnam government
- B.France, the South Vietnam government
- C.Britain, the North Vietnam government
- D.Britain, the South Vietnam government
- A.It was the reflection of anti-Communism on the American society.
- B.It refers to the anti-Communist hysteria in the United States.
- C.The court played a role in approving the lawfulness of anti-Communist activities.
- D.It frightened a large number of Americans who felt it would be more dangerous to conform than to disagree with the majority.
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The decision of the setting-up of a world organization—the United Nations was made at the ______.
- A.Yalta Conference
- B.Geneva Conference
- C.Teheran Conference
- D.Paris Conference
- A.their different goals during the Second World War
- B.their different attitudes toward Germany
- C.their different attitudes toward Eastern Europe
- D.their separate concepts of postwar world order
- A.prevent Greece and Turkey from falling into the hands of the Soviet Union
- B.support any country which said it was fighting against Communism
- C.help Western Europe recover from the disrupted industrial production
- D.prevent Western Europe from possible Soviet expansion
- A.Peace Conference, Treaty of Paris
- B.Paris Conference, Versailles Treaty System
- C.Teheran Conference, Versailles Treaty System
- D.Paris Conference, Munich Agreement
- A.the Louisiana Purchase
- B.the peace treaty with Mexico
- C.the Gadsden Purchase
- D.the armed uprising of the Americans in Texas
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______ was not an idealist, not a dreamer, so he presented to Congress his program known as ______.
- A.John F. Kennedy, the New Frontier
- B.Theodore Roosevelt, the New Deal
- C.Woodrow Wilson, the program of New Freedom
- D.Franklin D. Roosevelt, the New Deal
- A.the Tenth Amendment
- B.the Thirteenth Amendment
- C.the Declaration of Independence
- D.the Bill of Rights
- A.the First Continental Congress
- B.the Second Continental Congress
- C.the Constitutional Convention
- D.the First US Congress
- A.It was meant to protect the blacks for the right to vote, to use the public facilities and to enjoy the same education as white people.
- B.It was the first ten amendments to the American Constitution.
- C.It was not until the federalists agree to the Bill of Rights Amendments that ratification of the Constitution was assured.
- D.It guarantees the basic rights for the individual such as the freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and so on.
- A.the Times
- B.the Sun
- C.News of the World
- D.the Daily Telegraph
- A.the British philosopher John Locke
- B.the Italian philosopher John Locke
- C.the American president George Washington
- D.the American statesman Thomas Jefferson
- A.Asian and Hispanic countries
- B.African countries
- C.European countries
- D.Central and South American countries
- A.royal charters, Act of Parliament
- B.the People’s Charter, the Reform Act of 1832
- C.the Great Charter, the Bill of Rights
- D.the Petition of Right, the Test Act
- A.the Bill of Rights
- B.the Provisions of Oxford
- C.the Constitutions of Clarendon
- D.the Book of Common Prayer
- A.the Archbishops of Canterbury
- B.the Monarch
- C.the Prime Minister
- D.the Lord Chancellor
- A.a trade union
- B.a political party
- C.a club
- D.a society
- A.Use of artificial fertilizer.
- B.Introduction of new agricultural machinery.
- C.The“open-field”system.
- D.A system of crop rotation.
- A.Elizabeth I broke Mary’s ties with Rome.
- B.Elizabeth I restored her father’s independent Church of England.
- C.Elizabeth I’s religious reform was a compromise of views.
- D.Elizabeth I’s religious settlement was acceptable to both extreme Protestants and ardent Catholics.
- A.the Act of Succession
- B.the Petition of Right
- C.the Clarendon Code
- D.the Act of Supremacy
- A.1913, German
- B.1914,Austrian
- C.1913, Bulgarian
- D.1914, English
- A.English, Swiss
- B.French, Italian
- C.French, Swiss
- D.English, Italian
- A.Henry Ⅷ, Catherine of Aragon
- B.Henry Tudor, Elizabeth of York
- C.Henry Ⅱ, Eleanor of Aquitaine
- D.HenryⅠ, Matilda
- A.feudalism received its death blow
- B.the great medieval nobility was much weakened
- C.the king’s power now became limited
- D.no less than 80 nobles of royal blood were killed in the wars
- A.Ethelred
- B.William
- C.Alfred
- D.Edward
- A.It was compiled to discover how much to be called upon to pay by taxes.
- B.It was so called because it seemed to the English like the Book of Doom used on Judgment Day.
- C.It was completed as the result of a general survey of England.
- D.It is kept in the public library in London.
- A.poor priests and itinerant preachers
- B.poets and writers
- C.merchants
- D.craftsmen
- A.St. Augustine
- B.Constantine
- C.Pope Gregory
- D.Ethelbert, king of Kent
- A.The beginning of British Parliament
- B.The People’s Charter
- C.The Petition of Right
- D.Magna Carta of 1215
- A.Angles and Celts
- B.Angles and Picts
- C.Angles and Britons
- D.Angles and Saxons
- A.43 AD, the Emperor Claudius
- B.43 AD, Julius Caesar
- C.55 BC, Julius Caesar
- D.55 BC, the Emperor Claudius
- A.Great Britain and England are geographical names.
- B.The official name of Britain is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- C.Britain has four political divisions on the island of Great Britain.
- D.British Empire was replaced by the British Commonwealth in 1931.