Ⅰ.Read the following statements and decide which are true and which are false by putting T for true or F for false.(20%)
1.The first shot of the American Independence War was fired at Fort Sumter.
2.When the First World War broke out, the U.S. President Wilson immediately declared war against Germany.
3.Historically,Ireland had been free of ethnic conflicts because of racial homogeneity.
4.Western Australia is the biggest Australian state, while Tasmania is the smallest state.
5.January 6 is celebrated as New Zealand National Day, Waitangi.
6.English colonial expansion began with the colonization of Newfoundland in 1583.
7.When the Korean War broke out in June,1950,Marshall sent the 7th Fleet to the Taiwan Straits to prevent the PLA from liberating Taiwan.
8.Bilingualism,an effort to recognize the rights of Canada’
s French-speaking minority, has had its desired effect.
9.All Irish newspapers are privately and domestically owned. Attempts for foreign control have been vigorously opposed.
10.After heated debates by the British Parliament, capital punishment for murder was restored in Britain.
11.In Britain, the Parliament’s main functions are law-making, authorization of taxation and pubilc expenditure, and examination of the actions of the Government.
12.The universities of Oxford and Cambridge, popularly known as Oxbridge, date from the 12th and 13th centuries.
13.In September,1774,the First International Congress was held in Philadelphia.
14.In the 1920s,Black Literature developed into an upsurge which has come to be known as the Black Renaissance.
15.National newspapers in Britain are popularly divided into 3 groups: quality, popular and mid-market papers on the basis of differences in style and content.
16.The typical organizational pattern for elementary and secondary schools in the US is that of graded schools.
17.Ireland is a planned economy with a dominant private sector.
18.The most typical English sports is skating which has been in existence since the 16th ecntury.
19.The Union army under the command of Ulysses Grant defeated the Confederate army at Gettysburg.
20.The Mississippi has been called “father of waters” or “old man river”.
Ⅱ.Fill in the blanks with appropriate information.(10%)
1.British recorded history began with the _____ invasion.
2.In the Civil Wars of 1640s in Britain, the King’s men were called ,and the supporters of Parliament were called Roundheads because of their short haircuts.
3.The First World War was fought primarily between the European power blocs: the “_____”,and the “Allies”.
4.Since its independence, Ireland has adhered to a policy of _____ and nonalignment.
5.The Queen is represented in Canada by _____,who is appointed on the recommendation of the Prime Minister.
6.The _____ Treaty was signed on April 4,1949.
7.At the turn of the 20th century, a group of reform-minded journalists made investigations and exposed various dark side of the
