I.?Multiple choice:

1.?Which of the following is NOT considered a characteristic of London？

A.?The cultural center ???B. The political center ?

C . The financial center ??D. The sports center

2.??Which is the capital of Wales?

A.?Cardiff ?B. Edinburgh ?C. Belfast ?D. Manchester

3.?The largest freshwater lake is____in Northern Ireland.

A.?Lough Lomb ?B. Lough Neagh ?C. Windermere ?D.Ullswater

4.?Which is the smallest of the three nations on the island of Great Britain?

A.?England ??B. Scotland ???C. Wales ???D. Northern Ireland

5.?Which is the second longest and most important river in Britain?

A.?The Thames River ???B. The Clyde River ??

B.?The Severn River ????D. Lough Neagh

6.?The United Kingdom is separated from the northwest coast of France by_____?.

A.?Atlantic Ocean.???????B. North Sea ????

C. Gulf of Mexico ??????D. English Channel

7.______is recognized as the longest river in Britain.

A. The Thames River ????B. The Amazon River

C. The Severn River ????D. The Rhine River

8. All the four nations of the UK have their own flags and the flag of _____has a dragon on it.

A. England ????B. Scotland ????C. Wales ??D. Northern Ireland ?

9. ________is the best protected regional language in the UK.

A. Irish ?????B. Welsh ????C. Scottish Gaelic ?????D. Cornish

10. The northernmost part of Great Britain is______

A. Northern Ireland.??B. Scotland.?C. England??D. Wales.?

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II.?Read the following statements and decide whether they are true (T) or false (F).

1.?People in different parts of Britain like to use the name England to refer to their country.

2.?Welsh is still?used in broadcasting and landmarks, being equally used with English as the official language in Wales.

3.?In terms of population and area, Northern Ireland is the third?largest part of Britain.

4.?The ancestors of today’s English are Anglo-Saxons, a Germanic people from Europe who went to England between the 5th and 6th centuries.

5.?The Celtic people were the earliest known inhabitants of Britain.

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III.?Fill in the blanks:

1.?The full name of the United Kingdom is the ________and _______.

2.?The island of Great Britain is made of England, _____and ________.

3.?The capital of Scotland is______,which is well-known for its natural______.

4.?The island of Ireland is divided into two parts:_________and________.

5.?The climate in Britain is usually _____, ______ and changeable. A steady rainfall is fairly well distributed throughout the whole year.

IV. Short answer questions:

1. What are the four geographical regions in the United Kingdom?

2. What are the two political divisions on the island of Ireland?

3. Which country ?has its own language still spoken ?by?20% of the population in the UK?? What is that language?

4. What is the?

   Answers： 1. England，Scotland， Wales,? Nothern Ireland.

   ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?2.??Northern? Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

   ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?3. Wales; Welsh.