英美概况I. Multiple Choices: Choose one right answer from the four choices: 1. The highest mountain in Britain is _. A. Scafell B. Ben Nevis C. the Cotswolds D. the Forth 2. The longest river in Britain is _. A. the Clyde B. the Mersey C. the Severn D. the Thames 3. The largest lake in Britain is _. A. the Lough Neage B. Windermere Water C. Coniston Water D. the Lake District 4. Which part of Britain is always fighting? A. England B. Scotland C. Wales D. Northem Ireland 5. The immigrants coming to Britain are mainly from _. A. Europe B. the United States C. Africa D. the West Indies, Indies and Pakistan6. The first inhabitants in Britain were _. A. the Normans B. the Celts C. the Iberians D. the Anglo-Saxons 7. British Recorded history began with _. A. Roman invasion B. the Norman Conquest C. the Viking and Danish invasion D. the Anglo-Saxons invasion 8. In 829, _ actually became the overlord of all the English. A. John B. James I C. Egbert D. Henry I 9. Christmas Day _, Duke William was crowned in Westminster Abbey. A. 1056 B. 1066 C. 1006 D. 1060 10. Henry II was the first king of the _ dynasty. A. Windsor B. Tudor C. Malcolm D. Plantagenet 11. In 1265 _ summoned the Great Council, which has been seen as the earliest parliament. A. Henry III B. the Pope C. Barons D. Simon de Montfort 12. The Hundred Years war stated in _ and wa ended in _, in which the English had lost all the territories of France except the French port of _. A. 1337, 1453, Flanders B. 1337, 1453, Calais C. 1346, 1453, Argencourt D. 1346, 1453, Brest 13. The Wars of Roses lasted for _ years and king _ was replaced by king _. A. 30, Richard III, Henry Tudor B. 50, Richard III, Henry Tudor C. 30, Richard I, Henry Tudor D. 50, Richard I, Henry Tudor 14. The Renaissance began in _ in the early _ century. A. England, 14 B. England, 15 C. Italy, 14 D. Italy, 15 15. The English Civil War is also called _. A. the Glorious Revolution B. the Bloody Revolution C. the Catholic Revolution D. the Puritan Revolution 16. In _, a small group of Puritans sailed from _ in the Mayflower to be the first settlers in the New Land. A. 1620, London B. 1620, Plymouth C. 1720, London D. 1720, Plymouth 17. In the 18th century, there appeared _ in England, which owed a great deal to the invention of machines. A. the Industrial Revolution B. the Bourgeois Revolution C. the Wars of the Roses D. the Religious Reformation 18. English colonial expansion began with the colonization of _ in 1583. A. Canada B. Australia C. India D. Newfoundland 19. _ was famous for his abdication because of his marriage with a divorced American: A. Edward VIII B. Edward VII C. George VI D. George VII 20. In January _ Britain became a member of the European Economic Community. A. 1957 B. 1967 C. 1973 D. 1979 21. soon afte