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17/17Chapter1GeneralStudyofUKI.ForeachstatementtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,D,choosethebestonetopletethestatement.1.ThenationalflagoftheUnitedKingdom,knownastheUnionJack,ismadeupof_____crosses.A.oneB.TwoC.threeD.four2.ThehighestmountainpeakinBritainisin________.A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.WalesD.NorthernIreland3.ThelargestlakeinBritainis______.A.LochLomondB.theLoughNeaghC.WindermereD.Ullswater4.TheLakeDistrictiswell-knownfor________.A.itswildandbeautifulsceneryB.itsvariedlakesC.thelakePoetsD.alloftheabovethree5.TheBritishIslesaremadeupof______.A.twolargeislandsandhundredsofsmallonesB.twolargeislandsandNorthernIrelandC.threelargeislandsandhundredsofsmallonesD.threelargeislandsandNorthernIreland6.AmongthefourpoliticaldivisionsofBritain,__________isthemostdenselypopulated.A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.WalesD.NorthernIreland7.ThecapitalofScotlandis__________.A.BelfastB.CardiffC.EdinburghD.Dublin8.Britain’sclimateisinfluencedby______whichbringsaboutaffluentraintotheBritishIsles.A.theAtlanticGulfStreamB.theequatorC.thePacificCurrentD.theBrazilcurrentII.ReadthefollowingstatementscarefullyanddecidewhethertheyareTrueorFalse.1.TothewestofGreatBritainisthesecondlargestislandknownasScotland.2.ThePenninesareknownasthe“BackboneofEngland”.3.London,thecapitaloftheUK,issituatedontheSevernRivernearitsmouth.4.TheofficialnameofUKistheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.5.ThelongestriverinBritainisRiverThames.6.GodSavetheQueenisanationalanthemusedonlyinBritain.7.ThehighestpointofthePenninesisCrossFellwhichis893metershigh.III.Fillintheblanks1.ThecapitaloftheScotlandis___________,thecapitalofWalesis________,thecapitaloftheRepublicofIrelandis__________andthecapitalofNorthernIrelandis_____________.2.ThehighestpeakofBritainis__________.ItislocatedintheHighlandsofScotland.3._________isthelargestandmostpopulousofthethreepoliticaldivisionsontheislandofGreatBritain.4._______________isthelongestriverinBritain.5.The“BackboneofEngland”referstothe__________________.6.______________isthemostimportantriverinLondon.7._________________isthelargestlakeinBritainwhichislocatedinNorthernIreland.8.TheBritishnationalanthemis____________________.9.TheBritishIslesaremadeupoftwolargeislands-_____________and___________,andhundredsofsmallones.10.ThethreepoliticaldivisionsontheislandofGreatBritainare_________,________,and_______.IV.Directions:Giveabriefanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.1.WhatisthegeneralclimateinBritain?2.Whatdoes“UK”standfor?3.WhatisUKmadeupof?Chapter2GeneralStudyofUSAI.Fillintheblanks.1.ThefullnameofUSis_________________.2.TheUSAconsistsof_____statesandafederaldistrictof______________.3._______________locatedinNewYorkHarborisasymbolofliberty.4.ThenationalflowerandtreeofAmericais______and_____.5.ThenicknameofUSis__________.6.ThecapitalcityofUSis__________.7.UScanbedividedinto_____distinctareasbasedonthegeographicalfeatures.8._________isthelowestpointofAmerica.9.AmongtheGreatLakes,________ispletelyinAmerica.10.BetweentheAppalachianandRochiesisthe__________.11.TheYellowstoneNationalParkisprimarilyin______.12.ThelargeststateinUSis__________.13._______________isthelargestMississippitributarymeasuredbywatervolume.14.ThelongestriverinNorthAmericais____________.15.ThemostpopulouscityintheUnitedStatesis_______.16.TheGreatLakesinclude___________,__________,_________,_________,and__________.II.ReadthefollowingstatementscarefullyanddecidewhethertheyareTrueorFalse.1.TheAfricanAmericansisthelargestracialminority.2.MississippiRiveristhelongestriverintheworld.3.TheUSAisthefourthlargestcountryintheworldinpopulation.4.LosAngelesishometoHollywood,globallyrecognizedasthecenterofthemotionpictureindustry.5.“Thestar-spangledbanner”isthenationalanthemoftheUSA.Chapter3BritishHistoryI.ForeachstatementtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,D.Choosethebestonetopletethestatement.1.TheEnglishpeoplearedescendantsof________.A.CeltsB.RomansC.Anglo-SaxonsD.Danes2.Britianenteredintosocietyoffeudalismafterthe________Conquest.A.RomanB.Anglo-SaxonC.NormanDDanish3.TheRomansledbyJuliusCaesarlaunchedtheirfirstinvasiononBritainin_______.A.200B.C.B.55B.C.C.55A.D.D.410A.D.4.TheHundredYears’Warstartedin_________.A.1733B.1453C.1337D.13575.TheearliestsettlersontheBritishIsleswerethe________.A.CeltsB.GaelsC.IberiansD.Brythons6.TheWarsofRoseswerefoughtbetweentheHouseof__________andtheHouseof__________.A.Lanchester,YorkB.Lanchester,KentC.Lancaster,KentD.Lancaster,York7.ChristmasDay______,DukeWilliamwascrownedinWestminsterAbbey.A.1056B.1066C.1006D.1060II.ReadthefollowingstatementscarefullyanddecidewhethertheyareTrueorFalse.1.ItwastheAngleswhogavetheirnametoEnglandandtheEnglishpeople.2.TheHundredYear’sWarisacivilwar.3.TheAnglo-SaxonConquestwasimportantinEnglishhistorybecauseitlaidthefoundationonwhichtheEnglishnationwastobeformed.4.TheGreatCharterwassignedin1215byKingJohn.5.HenryIIstartedtheEnglishReformationandestablishedtheChurchofEngland.III.Fillintheblanks1.TheEnglandCivilWarwasalsocalled__________betweentwoHouses.2.ThegreatestcontributionRomansbroughttotheEnglishnationis_________.3._______wasthefounderoftheEnglishlegalsystemandthemonLaw4.ItisgenerallybelievedthatfedualisminEnglandendedwith____________.5.TheEnglishReformationisareformin________.6.BillofRightsmeansthebeginningoftheageof_____________.7._______wastheancestorsofScotsandIrish.8.EnglandandtheEnglishlanguagederivedfrom____________.9.________markedthebeginningofEnglishfedualsociety.IV.ExplainthefollowingtermsinEnglish.1.NormanConquestof1066Chapter4AmericanHistoryI.ForeachstatementtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,choosethebestonetopletethestatement.1.TheUScontinentalexpansionwasalmostpleteby______.A.1840B.1845C.1846D.18482.Jamestown,thefirstsuccessfulEnglishcolonywasbuiltin_________.A.1598B.1603C.1607D.16203.ThefirstshotoftheAmericanWarofIndependencewasfiredin_________.A.ConcordB.LexingtonC.PhiladelphiaD.Boston4.TheprincipalauthoroftheDeclarationofIndependencewas_________.A.ThomasJeffersonB.BenjaminFranklinC.JohnAdamsD.GeorgeWashingtonII.Fillintheblanks.1.TheAmericancontinentwasfirstdiscoveredbyanItaliansailor___________.2.Theship______took102puritanstonorthAmericaandestablishedthePlymouthcolonyin1620.3.________________,whichwasadoptedonJuly4,1776bytheCongress,officiallyproclaimedtheindependenceof13NorthAmericancolonies.4.In1863,Lincolnissuedthe________________whichliberatedsomefourmillionblackslavesinthesecededstates.5.Thefamousnovel___________writtenbyHarrietBeecherStowemadeagreatstirinthenorthernstatesandthenovelbecameaninstantbestseller.6.Thebattleof_____________istheturningpointintheAmericanCivilWar.7.AmericanCivilWartookplacebetween_______and________.8.________announcedtheliberationofblackslavesforthefirsttimeinAmericanhistory.III.ReadthefollowingstatementscarefullyanddecideifeachofthemisTrueorFalse.1.ThefirstsuccessfulEnglishsettlementswerethe\o"ColonyofVirginia"VirginiaColonyin\o"Jamestown,Virginia"Jamestownin1607.2.TheUnitedStateswasfoundedby\o"ThirteenColonies"thirteenBritishcolonieslocatedalongthe\o"EastCoastoftheUnitedStates"Atlanticseaboard.3.Theearlysettlersinallthese13colonieswerefromdifferentEuropeancountries,butthemajorityofthemcamefromEngland.4.TheBattleofGettysburgisthelargestbattleinthehistoryoftheWesternhemisphere.5.BostonTeaPartywasthedirectcauseoftheAmericanWarofIndependence.Chapter5BritishPoliticsI.ForeachstatementtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,D.Choosethebestonetopletethestatement.1.Bytradition,theleaderofthemajoritypartyisappointed______bytheSovereignintheUnitedKingdom.PrimeMinisterB.MemberofParliamentC.LordofAppealD.SpeakeroftheHouse2.TheBritishPrimeMinisterisappointedby__________andheorshealwayssitsin_______.A.theQueen,theHouseofmonsB.theSpeaker,theHouseofLordsC.theArchbishopofCanterbury,theHouseofmonsD.theArchbishopofCanterbury,theHouseofLords3.AllthegovernmentministersofBritainmustbemembersof________.A.theHouseofLordsB.theHouseofmonsC.thePrivyCouncilD.Parliament.4.Thepartythathasthemajorityofseatsin________willformthegovernment.A.theHouseofmonsB.theHouseofLordsC.thePrivyCouncilD.theCabinet5.Theultimateauthorityforlaw-makingresidesinthe________.A.theHouseofLordsB.theHouseofmonsC.thePrivyCouncilD.theShadowCabinet6.TheHouseofmonsconsistsof________MembersofParliament.A.651B.1,200C.1,198D.7637.WhichgroupofpeoplecanNOTvoteinthegeneralelectioninGreatBritain?A.membersinthehouseofmonsB.LordsintheHouseofLordsC.theUKcitizensabovetheageof18D.theUKcitizensoftheIrishRepublicThepartywhichwinsthesecondlargestnumbersofseatsattheHouseofmonsiscalled__________.thefrontbenchersB.thebackbenchersC.theshadowcabinetD.theOpposition9.InBritain,governmentcannotspendanymoneywithoutthepermissionof________.A.theQueenB.thePrimeMinisterC.theHouseofmonsD.theHouseofLords10.ElizabethIIsucceededtothethronein______.A.1951B.1952C.1953D.195411.Amongthefollowingmembersthefirstonetosucceedtothethroneis_____________.A.theking’sbrotherB.thecatholicsonC.theprotestantdaughterD.theprotestantson12.Themonarch’seldestdaughterisusuallycalled___________.A.princessofWalesB.princessroyalC.princessdaughterD.femaleprinceofWales13.Mostofthepracticalworkofthegovernmentisdoneby__________.A.theprimeministerB.thecabinetministersC.theheadsofdepartmentsD.thecivilservants14.Acivilservantmustbe______.A.amemberofthePartyinpowerB.amemberofparliamentC.activeinpoliticsD.politicallyneutral15.TheHighCourtofJusticeincludesthefollowingdivisionsexceptthe___.A.theQueen’sBenchB.theChancellorDivisionC.theFamilyDivisionD.theCriminalDivision16.TheHouseofLordsispresidedby__________.A.theLordChancellorB.theQueenC.theArchbishopofCanterburyD.thePrimeMinister17.WhichisnotrighttodescribetheprimeministerinGreatBritain?A.theheadofcabinetB.theheadofcivilserviceC.theleaderofthepartyinpowerD.theheadofthecountry18.ThegeneralelectioninUKnormallytakesplace_______A.every3years.B.every4years.C.every5years.D.every6years.II.ReadthefollowingstatementscarefullyanddecideifeachofthemisTrueorFalse.1.MembersofParliament(MPs)arethosewhoinheritthenobletitles.2.ThesystemoftheparliamentarygovernmentoftheU.K.isbasedonawrittenconstitution.3.TheHouseofLordsisnowmadeupoftwokindsofLords:theLordsSpiritualandtheLordsTemporal.4.InBritain,changesofGovernmentdonotinvolvechangesindepartmentalstaff,whocontinuetocarryouttheirdutieswhicheverpartyisinpower.5.TheQueenformallyappointsallgovernmentofficeholdersexceptthePrimeMinister.6.PrimeMinisteristheleaderoftheBritishgovernment.7.Thetitleofthelifepeerishereditary.III.Fillintheblanks1.ThethreemajorpoliticalpartiesintheUKare__________________,____________________and__________________.2.ThepresentsovereignofBritainisQueen________,andPrince________istheheirtothethrone.3.ThepresidingofficeroftheHouseofmonsis“________.”4.ThepersonwhopresidesoverthedebateoftheUpperHouseisknownas_______.5.BritishParliamentconsistsoftheSovereign,theHouseof_____andtheHouseof______.6.TheUnitedKingdomisa__________monarchy,inwhichthe________istheheadofstateandthe__________istheheadofgovernment.IV.ExplainthefollowingtermsinEnglish.1.constitutionalmonarchyV.Directions:Giveabriefanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.1.WhatarethetwomajorpoliticalpartiesinBritain?2.WhatistheroleoftheMonarchyintheBritishgovernment?Chapter6AmericanPoliticsI.ForeachstatementtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,choosethebestonetopletethestatement.1.ThepowerofthestateintheUSisactuallyfrom_____.A.thecentralgovernmentB.thestateconstitutionC.theUSConstitutionD.bothBandC2.Thetermsofthesenatorandrepresentativeare_____and____yearsrespectively.A.two…fourB.six…twoC.two…sixD.two…three3.Presidentialappointmentsofseniorofficialsmustbeapprovedbyamajorityvotein________.A.CongressB.theHouseofRepresentativesC.theSupremeCourtD.theSenate4.TheAmericanpresidenthasallthefollowingpowersexcept____.A.declaringwarsB.makingtreatiesC.makinglawsD.grantingpardons5.ThehighestauthorityoftheSupremeCourtis_________.A.toreviewdecisionsofthecourtsofappeB.toreviewdecisionsofthefederaldistrictcourtsC.totrytheimpeachmentcaseD.tointerprettheUSConstitution6.Thepresident'svetocanbeoverridenbytwo-thirdsvotesin________.A.SenateB.theHouseC.theSupremeCourtD.eachhouse7.Thenumberofthepresidentialelectorineachstateisequaltothenumberof____________.A.itssenatorsB.itsrepresentativesC.itssenatorsandrepresentativesD.itsstates8.TheAmericanpresidentisactuallyelectedby_____________.A.theHouseB.presidentialelectorsC.theSenateD.AmericancitizenAmongthefollowing,whichisnotthequalificationforpresidentinAmerica?A.havingreceivedhighereducationB.35yearsoldonthedateofelectionC.beanAmericancitizenfor14yearsD.anaturalborncitizeninAmericaWhichofthefollowingisnotbranchofAmericanfederalcourtsystem?A.SupremecourtB.SuperiorcourtC.DistrictcourtD.CourtofappealII.Fillintheblanks.1.TheAmerican___________isthelegislativebranchoftheFederalGovernment.2.The___________isthesupremelawoftheU.S.andsourceofallpowersofbothfederalgovernmentandstategovernments.3.AmericanCongress,madeupofthe______and_____________isthelaw-makingandthesupremelegislativebodyofthenation.4.Federalismmeansthedivisionofpowersbytheconstitutionbetweenthe____________governmentand_________governments.5.TheSeparationofpowersintheUnitedStatesmeanstheallocationof___________powertoCongress,___________powertoPresidentand________powertotheSupremeCourt.6.TheUSconstitutionallowsthepresidentto________________infederalcriminalcases.7.Ingeneral,two-partysysteminAmericaprimarilyreferstotwomajorpoliticalpartiesnow________________and________________.8._____________________foundedbyanti-slaveryexpansionactivistsin1854,isoftencalledtheGrandOldParty(GOP).III.ReadthefollowingstatementscarefullyanddecideifeachofthemisTrueorFalse.TheseparationofpowersisoneofthebasicdoctrinesintheU.S.Constitutioninordertopreventabuseofpower.2.Powersofthestategovernmentarefromthefederalgovernment.3.AlltreatiesandallthePresident’sappointmentstohighofficearesubjectedtothecongress’sapproval.4.UndertheConstitution,thePresidentis\o"PresidentoftheSenate"headoftheSenate.5.TheSecretaryofStateismainlyconcernedwithforeignaffairs.6.Allthebillspassedbycongressmustbesignedbythepresidentbeforebeinglaws.7.Federaljusticeshavetheirjobsforlifewithgoodbehaviorunlesstheyresign,retireorareimpeached.8.BothHousesofCongressaredirectlyelectedbyAmericanpeople.9.AllU.S.citizensfromtheageof16,regardlessofrace,gender,orwealthhaverighttovoteandbeingvoted.AlloftheAmericanjudgescanholdforlifeaslongastheymakenomistakes.IV.ExplainthefollowingtermsinEnglish.1.FederalismV.Directions:Giveabriefanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.1.TheformoftheU.S.governmentisbasedonthreemainprinciples,whatarethey?Chapter7AmericanandBritishEducationI.ForeachstatementtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,choosethebestonetopletethestatement.1.Theworld-famousHarvardUniversityisin_____.A.MassachusettsB.NewYorkC.WashingtonD.C.D.NewEngland2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutAmericaneducationisnottrue?A.ElementaryandsecondaryeducationinAmericaisfreeandpulsory.B.Privateschoolsarefinanciallysupportedbyreligiousornonreligiousprivateorganizationsorindividuals.C.Mostparentssendtheirchildrenintopublicschoolsbecauseitprovidesbettereducationalquality.D.Generally,thecurriculuminpublicelementaryschoolisdeterminedbyindividualschooldistricts.Typically,inAmericaformaleducationinvolvesthreelevelsexcept______.A.preschooleducationB.elementaryeducationC.secondaryeducationD.post-secondaryeducationWhoisfullyresponsibleforeducationinAmerica?A.theFederalgovernment.B.thestategovernments.C.thenationalgovernment.D.theDepartmentofEducation.5.IntheAmericanschoolsystem,therearetwelvelevelscalled_____.A.classes.B.grades.C.divisions.D.highschool.6._____istheearliestuniversityinAmerica.A.YaleB.HarvardC.BrownD.Columbia7.Whichofthefollowingisnottheadmissioncriteriaintocollegesforhighschoolstudents?A.classrankingB.StandardizedtestscoresC.researchabilityD.GPA8.Amongthefollowinguniversities,whichisnotamemberofIvyLeague?A.ColumbiaUniversity.B.BrownUniversity.C.UniversityofPennsylvania.D.MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology9.InBritainpulsoryeducationpresentlyendsat______________.A.14B.16C.17D.1810WhichoneisnotconsideredasthemostfamousboardingprivateschoolsinBritain?A.EtonCollegeB.HarrowSchoolC.WoodlandJuniorSchoolD.RugbySchool11.IfastudentwantstogotouniversityinBritain，hewilltaketheexaminationcalled_____________.A.GeneralCertificateofEducation—AdvancedB.GeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducationC.themonentranceexaminationD.GeneralNationalVocationalQualifications.12.InBritain,thegreatmajorityofparentssendtheirchildrento_________.A.privateschoolsB.independentschoolsC.stateschoolsD.publicschoolsII.ReadthefollowingstatementscarefullyanddecidewhethertheyareTrueorFalse.1.______FormaleducationintheUnitedStatesconsistsofelementary,secondaryandhighereducation._____ChildreneducationispulsorybutageforitvariesinAmerica._____Itisveryeasytogetabachelor'sdegreesinceAmericaisagreatpowerineducation._____SATandACTarethemostmonstandardizedteststhatAmericanstudentstakewhenapplyingtocollege.5._____EducationinBritainispulsoryforchildrenagedfrom5to18.6._____Boardingprivateschools,suchasEtonCollege,HarrowSchoolareopentoallinBritainandalargepercentageofpopulationcanattendtheschools.7._____OfalltheEnglishuniversities,OxfordandCambridgearethemostprestigious.8._____Grammarschoolsemphasizeacademicstudiesandteachawiderangeofsubjects.III.Fillintheblanks1._____isviewedbypublicasfamousuniversities.2.TheacademicdegreesinAmericaaretheBachelor’s,the_____andtheDoctor’sdegrees.3.TheAmericanchildrenusuallygraduatefromhighschoolattheageof_____.4.IntheUnitedStates,elementaryeducationbeginsfrom______.5.MostfamousuniversitiesintheUnitedStatesare_____institutions.6.Americangovernmentprovides_____yearsofpulsroyeducation.7.TheexaminationallstudentsinEnglandandWalesshouldtakeattheendoftheirpulsoryeducationis___________________________.8.IntheUnitedKingdom,educationispulsoryforallbetweentheagesof______and________.IV.ExplainthefollowingtermsinEnglish.1.IvyLeagueChapter8BritishLifeandCultureI.ForeachstatementtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,D.Choosethebestonetopletethestatement.1.WhatisthemostpopulartypeofhomeinEngland?A.asemi-detachedhouseB.adetachedhouseC.aflatD.aterracedhouse2.InBritishlife,three“Don’ts”includethefollowingexcept_____.A.jumpingupthequeueB.askingawomanherageC.bargainingwhileshoppingD.laughingatone’sownfaults3.InBritishculture,three“ings”includethefollowingexcept_____.A.bettingB.drinkingC.tippingD.bargaining4.InBritainsuppermeans___________A.aneveningdinnerB.aformalmealintheevening.C.asumptuousdinner.D.alightmealintheevening.5.HighteaintheUnitedKingdomis________.A.anearlyeveningmeal.B.amixtureofteaandsupper.C.alightmealbetwenlunchandeveningdinner.D.allabove.6.WhichisincorrecttodescribethepubinBritain?___________A.Manypubslooklikeone'slivingroom.B.Waitersprovidegoodservicetocustomers.C.Pubsprovidepeoplechancestodevelopfrienshipwitheachother.D.Friendlyconversationswithstrangerswouldnotbeannoying.7.Generallyspeaking,theEnglishmenare_______.A.talkativeinpublicplaces.B.hostiletoradicalchanges.C.impatientofwaitingforbuses.D.quarrelsome.IfyouhaveatalkwithawomanteacherfromEngland,whichsubjectshouldbeavoided?______A.herage.B.hersalary.C.hermarriage.D.allabove.9.Whenyouarewaitingforsomeoneinaroom,thegoodmanneryoushowis__________.A.togoaroundintheroomexamingthings.B.tosittheresmoking.C.tositreadinganewspaperormagazine.D.toturnontheTVifthereisone.10.Whereistheinternationaltennischampionshipheld?A.Wembley.B.Wimbledon.C.StAndrewsD.Clapham.11.EasterDayiscelebratedinBritaintomemoratethe________ofJesusChrist.A.ingB.birthC.deathD.resurrection12.TheestablishedchurchofBritainis________.A.TheChurchofScotlandB.FreechurchesC.TheUnitedReformedChurchD.TheChurchofEnglandAmongthefollowing,whichistheappropriateplacewherefriendlyconversationwithstrangersarethoughttobeproperforreservedEnglishmen.A.onthestreetB.intheofficeC.inpubsD.inrestaurantsII.ReadthestatementscarefullyanddecidewhethertheyareTrueorFalse.Britishpeopleliketotalkabouttheweatherbecauseitisasubjectwhichwouldnotcausedispute.2.Inwesterncountries,youcouldn'treadothers'lettersevenyouareaskedtodoso.3.ConservatismshouldbeabandonedsinceithindersthedevelopmentofBritain.4.Theexpression"Thankyou"isusedofteninEnglandbecausepeoplefrequentlydoabigfavortoothers.5.TippingiswidelypracticedinBritainbecausepeoplearegenerous.III.Fillintheblanks1.Intermsofmarriagenochildcanmarrybelowtheageof_____.2.ThenicknameforBritainis__________.3.ThethreeworldreligionsareBuddhism,Islamand________.4.ItissaidthatBritishpeopleare________,whichmeanstheydon’tlikesmalltalk.5.Britishpeopleareusuallyconsidered____________,becausetheyareinclinedtobesuspiciousofanythingthatisstrangeorforeign.6.ThetrueroyalsportinBritainis_________.IV.ExplainthefollowingtermsinEnglish.1.ConservativenessChapter9AmericanLifeandCultureI.Direction:Readthefollowingunfinishedstatementsofquestionscarefully.ForeachunfinishedstatementofquestionfoursuggestedanswersA;B,CandDaregiven.Choosetheoneyouthinkbestpletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.1.Americanslikethefollowingattitudesexcept_____.A.self-independenceB.franknessC.equalityD.considerationforothers2.ThepopularfoodsinAmericaincludethefollowingexcept_____.A.hamburgersB.riceC.pizzaD.hotdogs3.DiningcustomsinUSAincludethefollowingexcept_____.A.beingpolitetoladiesB.notstayingtoolongafterdinnerC.usingbothhandsD.beingpunctual4.TheoutstandingcharacteristicofAmericansocietyisthediversityof_____.A.climateB.industryC.peopleD.food5.PioneeringspiritofAmericanpeopleisreflectedinthefollowingexcept_____.A.optimisticB.conservativeC.industrialD.high-spirited6.Americanpeoplearethoughttobethefollowingexcept_______.A.implicitB.outspokenC.independentD.enthusiastic7.WhichofthefollowingisanexpressionofAmericanpeople'sdirectness?A.BeataboutthebushB.InaroundaboutwayC.CallaspadeaspadeD.TurnacornerhereandthereTheproverb"Godhelpthosewhohelpthemselves"expresseswhichaspectofAmericanpeople'scharacter?A.friendlyB.outspokenC.self-reliantD.informalWhichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutAmericanmaterialism?A.Materialismisasymbolofdecadence.B.MaterialismisanintegralpartofAmericanlife.C.Materialismfosteredpragmatism.D.Peoplearejudgedbytheirmaterialpossessions.ThemonpracticeoftippinginUSistoleave____ofthetotalbilltoserver.A.15%B.20%C.10%D.5%SmokingintheUnitedStatesisnotallowedexceptin_____.A.shopsB.movietheatresC.schoolsD.barsThecharacteristicsofAmerica'sdominantfoodculturearethefollowingexcept____.A.cheapB.convenientC.good-lookingD.nutriousWhichofthefollowingisnottruewhen