The United Kingdom is located off (1) ____________________ of mainland Europe. It is made up of four countries: Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom is surrounded by (2) ____________________  of the Atlantic Ocean, the English Channel and the North Sea. People from the United Kingdom or the UK are often referred to as British. The (3) ____________________  of the UK is English but there are many other languages spoken including Welsh. In the UK, the (4) ______________  is the head of state. The United Kingdom’s (5) ____________________  is a lion even though they aren’t indigenous to the area. England’s national animal is a British bulldog and some people have bulldogs as (6) ______________ . Football or soccer is the (7) ____________________  and people love (8) ____________________  on their team.

1.  The United Kingdom, an island region, ……  …………… four countries including England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. (comprise)

2.  Hawaii and Alaska …  ……………… US states since 1959. (be)

3.  People in England ……  …………… Easter from March 30th to April 2nd. (celebrate)

4.  The flight to New Zealand ……  …………… at 9 a.m. tomorrow, so you have to come an hour earlier.

(leave)

5.  There are 42.4 million immigrants now living in the United States, and the number …… …………… bigger. (get)

6.  I need to go home now because the movie ……… ………… on the HBO channel in 30 minutes. (play)

7.  The rules of getting green cards to become a US citizen ………………… over the past several years.

(change)

8.  We need to be quick, or we will miss Ms. Joan’s class which ………………… in 5 minutes. (start) 

Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.

I know the school library host the photo exhibition on July 15^th.     

Households dumping waste into the river can lead it to water pollution. 

England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland together  are formed the United Kingdom.

Students will be aware about protecting the environment if teachers teach environmental issues at school. 

I. Put these name in the blanks.

Australia Ottawa The United Kingdom London Mount Rushmore Montreal

1. ........................... is a city where both French and English are spoken.

2. .............................. situated on the river Thames.

3. The capital of Canada is ...................................

4. Canberra is the capital of ................................

5. ............................................ consitsts of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

6. .............................................. is a national memorial where the faces of four U.S presidents were caved.

Read and choose the best option.

Great Britain is not a large country , It is much smaller (1) ___________ French . It (2)__________ four parts : England ,Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland . England is the largest part of the country and has always been the strongest . English is the national (3)__________ in all parts of Britain . All the people (4)___________ live in Britain can speak (5) ___________ but not all the people are English in that country .

1 A.to B.more C.than D.less

2 A.have B.having C.to have D.has

3 A.tounge B.words C.language D.writing

4 A.what B. Who C. He D. Which

5 A. French B. English C. Chinese D.Vietnamese

VIII. Complete the following text with the given words:

Some people call it Britain. Others say (1) . . . . . . .Britain. Many people mistakenly call the (2) . . . . . country England. But its real name is a mouthful : the United Kingdom (3) . . . . . . . Great Britain and Northern Ireland. That’s why it’s usually just called the United Kingdom, or UK for (4) . . . . . . . . The United Kingdom is a (5) . . . . . . . made up of four parts : England, Scotland, Wales, and (6) . . . . . . Ireland. For centuries, it was (7) . . . . . . . by kings and queens. The United Kingdom still has a monarchy, although today its power is mostly symbolic. England is the biggest part, but don’t (8) . . . . . . . .the others. Each part was once ruled separately. Each has its (9) . . . . . . . .culture and its own native language, which some people still speak. Each even has its own national soccer (10) . . . . . . . !

1. A. Big B. Great C. Huge D. Large

2. A. all B. most C. mostly D. whole

3. A. of B. in C. for D. with

4. A. easy B. little C. short D. small

5. A. part B. place C. country D. continent
6. A. North B. Northern C. Northerner D. Northerly

7. A. lead B. ruled C. headed D. topped

8. A. miss B. leave C. forget D. remember
9. A. own B. personal C. private D. favorite

10. A. group B. crowd C. team D. troop