The two areas in Britain where a lot of immigrants live are _____.

A. London and Cambridge

B. London and heart of England

C. Manchester and Birmingham

D. Edinburgh and Nottingham

The flag of the United Kingdom, known as the Union Jack, is made up of _____ crosses.

A. one B. two C. three D. four

Which flower is symbol of England?

A. Thistle B. Shamrock C. Daffodil D. Rose

_____ was the home of the Lake Poets William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor, Coleridge and Robert Southey of 19th century Britain.

A. Lough Neagh B. Windermere C. Lake District D. Coniston Water

The first known settlers of Britain were the _____.

A. Iberians B. Beaker Folk C. Celts D. Anglo-Saxons

Who invaded and conquered Britain for the first time in 55 BC?

A. Emperor Claudius B. King Alfred C. King Ethelred D. Julius Caesar

Which one is not the reason for the very limited influence of Roman to Britain?

A. The Romans always treated the Britons as a subject people of slave class.

B. The Romans and Britons never intermarry during the 4 centuries

C. The Romans didn't like the Britons.

D. The Romans had no impact on the language or culture of ordinary Britons.

The Hundred Years' war with France ended by the English being driven out of France. By 1453 _____ was the only part of France that was still in the hands of the English.

A. Dover B. Calais C. Southampton D. Portsmouth

Which war had little effect on ordinary people but gave a death blow to feudalism?

A. The Wars of the Roses B. The Hundred Years' War

C. The English Civil War D. World War I

The English Civil War, also called the Puritan Revolution, is generally regarded as the beginning of modern ____ history.

A. European B. Scottish C. Welsh D. world

答案：

B, 现在，英国移民主要集中在伦敦及英格兰心脏地带的一些城市和城镇，诸如 Slough, Leicester, Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Luton, Bradford, Coventry, Bedford 和Reading等等。

C, 英国国旗为红白蓝三色的米字旗（也叫“Union Jack”），是由三个十字组成。

D, A，蓟是苏格兰的象征，用作苏格兰的国徽；B，三叶苜蓿花为爱尔兰的国花；C，黄水仙花是威尔士的国花；D，玫瑰则是英格兰的国花。

C, 位于英格兰西北部和威尔士北部的湖区是英国著名的风景区之一，也是英国十九世纪湖畔诗人聚居的地方。

A, 最早来英国定居的是伊比利亚人。大约在公元前3000年左右，也就是新石器时代，他们从伊比利亚半岛（即今天的西班牙）来到英国。

D, 英国的历史是从罗马人的入侵开始的。恺撒，这位伟大的罗马将军，在公元前55年第一次带兵入侵并征服了英国。

C, 尽管罗马人征服了英国，但是罗马文化对英国的影响十分有限。这主要是因为：罗马人一直把英国人看作是社会地位相当于奴隶的被降伏的民族；在长达四个世纪的时间里从来没有罗马人跟英国人通婚；罗马人对英国平民阶层的语言和文化没有任何影响。

B, 英法之间的百年战争以英国人被赶出法国而告终。到1453年战争结束时，只有法国北部的加莱港还在英国人手里。

A, 尽管玫瑰战争持续了30年，但对老百姓的生活几乎没什么影响，反倒使英国的封建主义受到致命打击，贵族阶层受到了削弱。

D, 英国内战也叫“清教徒革命”，这是因为反对国王的人大部分是那些清教徒。英国内战不仅推翻了英国的封建制度，也动摇了欧洲封建统治的基础。所以，从这个角度讲，英国内战通常被看作现代世界史的开端。