A. Good Neighbour B. the Open Door Policy C. the New Deal
12. In Feb. _____ came President Nixon’s historic visit to China. B A.1979 B. 1972 C. 1973
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1.The British people are great lovers of betting. The most money they bet mainly on _____. A
A. horse racing B. Bingo
C. football pools D. dog racing
2. The national sport of America is _____. D A. basketball B. football C. tennis D. baseball
3.How many gold metals did Michael Phelps win in the Olympics in 2008? B A. 4 B. 8 C. 6
4. The oldest university in Britain is _____. C A.Cambridge B. Edinburgh C. Oxford
5.The earliest newspaper in Britain is _____. A A. Daily Mail
B. Daily Telegraphs C. The Times
6.The Economist, New Statesman, Spectator are _____. A A. journals
B. daily newspapers C. local papers
7.____ is regarded as the most English of games. A A. Cricket B. Soccer C. Rugby
8. ____ is the biggest and most well-known church in London. B A. Whitehall
B. St. Paul’s Cathedral C. Westminster Abbey
9. The British people usually have a small quantity of ____ as a first course. A A. soup
B. sweet C. vegetable
10. You could find the world-famous Speakers’ Corner in _____. B A. Great Russell B. Hyde Park
C. Westminster Abbey
11. John Bull denoted a frank, uneasy, funny _____ called John Bull in the 17th century. C A. young man B. boy
C. gentleman
12. Halloween is a _____. B A. summer festival B. night-time festival C. pilgrims’ holiday
13. The general election in America is held every ____ years. B A. 5 B. 4 C. 6 D. 3
14. The symbol of the US Democratic Party is _____. A A. donkey B. elephant C. eagle
15. Charles Robert Darwin developed the theory of _____. A A. evolution B. immunology C. virology