Exercises (2 ) I. Choose the correct answer and circle the letter before it.
1. The earliest settlers on the British Isles were the A .
A. Celts B. Gaels C. Iberians D. Brythons
2. Roman Britain lasted until the year of B when all Roman troops went back to the continent.
A. A.D. 400 B. A.D. 410 C. A.D. 445 D. A.D. 449
3. By the end of the C century all England had been Christianized. A. 5th B. 6th C. 7th D. 8th
4. The Great Charter was made in the interest of E .
A. the king B. the feudal lords C. the townsmen D. the merchants
5. The first British parliament was summoned in the year of D . A. 1215 B. 1265 C. 1295 D. 1343
6. C launched the Hundred Years? War.
A. Edward I B. Edward II C. Edward III D. Henry III
7. Which of the following statements was NOT true? A. Hundred Years? War was a feudal war. B. Hundred Years? War was a trade war.
C. Hundred Years? War lasted for one hundred years.
D. Hundred Years? War is one of the historical events that marked the decline of feudalism in Britain.
8. Wars of the Roses were fought D between the Lancastrians and the Yorkists from 1455 to 1465.
A. constantly B. irregularly C. continuously D. intermittently
9. Three of the following were characteristics of the Elizabethan age. Which of the four is the exception?
A. Queen Elizabeth advocated the Divine Right and quarreled with Parliament. B. Protestantism gradually became the dominant faith.
C. This was the age of literature when Shakespeare lived and when English literature blossomed.
D. This was the age of adventure on the sea.
II. Fill in the following blanks with appropriate words or expressions.
1. The earliest settlers on the British Islands were Iberians .
2. In 55 and 54 B.C. Britain was twice invaded by roman troops under Julius Caesar.
3. The Romans under Claudius 1 conquered Britain in A.D. 43.
4. From the middle of the 5th century three Germanic groups began to settle in Britain.
5. In the late 8th century the Vikings began to attack the English coasts. Under the leadership of King Alfred the Great , the West Saxons offered resistance.
6. The Great Charter aimed at restricting the power of the King .
7. The Hundred Years? War was a war against France for the crown.
8. Wars of the Roses were wars fought between the House of York and the House of Lancaster . The old feudal nobility was greatly as a result of the Wars.
9. The Civil War were a series of wars in which armies from all over Europe tried to seize Palestine from the Muslims.
10. It was under the Tudors that the renaissance spread into England.
III. Explain the following.
1. The Hundred Years? War
2. War of the Roses
Questions for discussion
1. Who were the earliest settlers on the British Isles? Iberians
2. Describe the two civil wars and their consequences.
3. Discuss the importance of the Elizabethan age in British history.
Exercises (3):
I. Choose the correct answer and circle the letter before it.
1. Charles I ruled without Parliament for B .
A. 10 B. 11 C. 12 D. 13
2. The king?s men at the beginning of the First Civil War were called A . A. Cavaliers B. Roundheads C. Puritans D. Presbyterians
3. The ?glorious revolution? of 1688 put D on the throne.
A. Charles I B. Charles II C. James II D. William of Orange
4. The British Industrial Revolution first began in the B industry.
A. iron and steel B. textile C. coal mining D. ship-building
5. A invented the ?spinning Jenny?.
A. James Hargreaves B. Richard Arkwright C. Edmund Cartwright D. James Watt
6. As a result of the Industrial Revolution, which of the following statement is NOT true?
A. Productivity was greatly increased. B. Unskilled workers were employed. C. Many new cities sprang up.
D. Workers? living and working conditions were improved.
7. The Industrial Revolution owed a great deal to A. the invention of printing.
B. George Stephenson?s famous locomotive, the ?Rocket?. C. the invention of the steam engine. D. the springing-up of towns.
II. Fill in the following blanks with appropriate words or expressions.
1. In the First Civil War, the king?s men were called Cavaliers and the supporters of parliament were called Roundheads .
2. The Industrial Revolution was a revolution in both the textile of production and the transportation of production. It began in the textile industry in the 1760s and lasted until the middle of the 19th 3. Oliver Twist was written by Charles Dickens .
4. The Origin of Species was written by Darwin .
Exercises 5
I. Choose the correct answer and circle the letter before it.
1. Which of the following statement is NOT true of British political system? A. Britain has unwritten constitution. B. Britain is a federal state.
C. Britain still keeps an old-fashioned government.
D. British government is established on the basis of constitutional monarchy.
2. is the second most powerful person in Britain.
A. The Prime Minister B. Mr. Speaker C. The Lord Chancellor D. The Queen
3. The British government ministers are responsible to for the work of their department.
A. the House of Lords B. Parliament C. the Cabinet D. the Privy Council
4. All the government ministers of Britain must be members of .
A. the House of Lords B. the House of Commons C. the Privy Council D. Parliament
5. The Cabinet meets in one of the rooms in the Prime Minister?s official residence, No. 10 Downing Street.
A. regularly B. irregularly C. twice a week D. once a month
II. Fill in the following blanks with appropriate words or expressions.
1. The British government is established on the basis of constitutional monarchy .
2. The present sovereign of Britain is Queen Elizabeth ll , and Prince is the heir to the throne.
3. Theoretically, the Queen has all the power, but in reality, she must act on the advice of the ministers .
4. Parliament consists of the Queen , the House of Lords and the House of Commons .
5. The President of the House of Lords is Chancellor , and the presiding officer of the House of Commons is “ Mr.Speaker ”.
6. Parliament?s main functions are debating , making
and supervising
the government and finance .
III. Explain the following in English.
1. the House of Lords 2. the House of Commons 3. the Cabinet 4. the Privy Council
Questions for Discussion:
Describe the organization of British government.