PART ONE   (40 POINTS)

I. Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully. For each unfinished statement or question, four suggested answers marked A,B,C and D are given. Choose the one that you think best completes the statement or answers the question. Write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.(40 points,1 point for each)

1. British recorded history begins with the _____ invasion.

A. Roman                                           B. Viking

C. Anglo-Saxon                                   D. Norman

2. The Authorized Version of the Bible (published in 1611) was made by _____ command.

A. Edward IV’s                                   B. James I’s

C. Elizabeth I’s                                    D. Henry V III’s

3. In the United Kingdom, succession is founded on the _____ principle. Sons of the Sovereign have precedence over daughters in succeeding to the throne.

A. ethical                                            B. obligation

C. hereditary                                       D. public relations

4. In the United Kingdom, ministers are appointed by the Queen on the recommendation of _____.

A. the Speaker                                           B. the Lord Chancellor

C. the Duke of Edinburgh                     D. the Prime Minister

5. The most important prehistoric monument of the Iberians was _____.