I. Choose the correct answer from each of the following， and write down the corresponding letter in the brackets. （20 points）（）1. Which of the following about the House of Lords is NOT true？A. Lords do not receive salaries and many do not attend Parliament sittings.B. It consists of the Lords of Spiritual and the Lords of Temporal.C. The lords are expected to represent the interests of the public.D. Most of the lords in the House of Lords are males.（）2. Where is the international tennis championship held？A. Wembley.B. Wimbledon.C. St AndrewsD. Clapham.（）3. In 1960s in the U.S.， the one group within the counter culture best known for their pursuit of happiness as their only goal in life was called.A. the “Hippies”B. the “Beat Generation”C. the “Me Generation”D. the “Lost Generation”（）4. Which group of people can NOT vote in the general election in Great Britain？A. members in the house of CommonsB. Lords in the House of LordsC. the UK citizens above the age of 18D. the UK resident citizens of the Irish Republic（）5. Which of the following is the worlds oldest national newspaper？A. The Times.B. The Observer.C. The Guardian.D. The Financial Times（）6. The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic except_A. George Washington.B. Thomas Jefferson.C. William Penn.D. Benjamin Franklin.（）7. In order to go to university， secondary school students in the U.S.must meet the following requirements except that _.A .they have high school records and recommendations from their teachersB they make good impressions during the interviewsC. They get good scores in the Scholastic Aptitude TestsD. they pass the college entrance examination.（）8. In the United States， people go to church mainly for the following reasons except _.A. for finding a job in society.B. for having a place in a community.C. for identifying themselves with dominant values.D. for getting together with friends.（）9. The “American system” of mass production was first used in.A. car industryB. textile industryC. firearms industryD. agriculture（）10. Which of the following is NOT a power of American president？A. The president can veto any bill passed by Congress.B. The president has the authority to appoint federal judges when vacancies occur.C. The president can make laws.D. The president has broad powers， with the executive branch， to issue regulations and directives regarding the work of the federal departments.IV.Fill in the blanks （15%）11. Britain consists of _ nations， including England， and .12. One of the developments brought about by the Industrial Revolution in America is the emergence of new forms of business organizations， notably the and the.13. Public and private colleges depend on three sources of income： _， endowments， and _.14. The congress is divided into _ with _ members who serve two-year terms， and _with _lawmakers who serve six-year terms.15. _ is one of the busiest share-dealing centers in the world.16. The Supreme Court is composed of_ chief justice and _associate justice.II. Explain the following in English（30%）17 .Open University18.tabloid19.the function of British parliament20.the Bill of Rights21.the “Lost Generation”22.the Declaration of Independence23.“WASP” culture24.semi-detached houses25.Oxbridge26.The Canterbury TalesV. Answer the following questions briefly. （35points）27. What are some of the major powers of each of the three branches of the U. S. government？ How are the three branches supposed to check and balance each other？ （10%）28.How to identify people of different classes in British society？（8%）29.What factors contribute to the success of American business and industry？（10%）30.Hamlet is one of the best-known tragedies by William Shakespeare， what do you know about the play？ （7%）