Great Britain is an island that lies off the North West coast of Europe. The nearest country is France. (36) _______ is 20 miles away and from which Britain separated by the English Channel. The island is surrounded by (37) _______ Atlantic Ocean, to the west and the North Sea, to the east. It consists of the mainland of England, Wales and Scotland. Scotland is in the north (38) ______ Wales is in the west. Ireland, which is also a(n) (39) _______, lies off the west coast of Great Britain. It consists of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. Great Britain together with Northern Ireland makes up the United Kingdom (The UK). Thus, The UK is composed of four countries. The largest of these is England which is divided into 43 administrative countries. The capital city is London, which is (40) ­­­­­­________ in Southest England.

36. A.which               B.that                                     C.it                             D. where

37. A. a                B. an                                         C. that                         D. the

38. A. while               B.when                                  C. where                     D. however

39. A. country           B.region                                C. island                     D. ocean

40. A. situated           B.lied                               C. laid                         D. positioned

Question I.The following passage contains ten mistakes. Identify and correct them. (10pts)

If there is one characteristic of British work in the arts that seems to stand out is its shortage of identification with wide intellectual trends. Playwrights and directors can be left-wing in their political lout-out, but the plays they produce rarely convey a straightforward message. The same is largely true of British novelists and poets. Their writing is naturalistic and is not connected to particular intellectual movements. The theatre had always been very strong in Britain, especially in London. The country’s most successful playwrights are those who explore the darker side of the personality and of personal relationships. In contrast, the cinema in Britain is often regarded as not quite part of the arts in all, it is simply entertainment. Britain is unique between the large European countries in giving mostly no financial help to their film industry. Classical music is also a minority interest. British seem disinterested in high education, they watch lots of television, but are enthusiastic readers. The vast minority of books reading in Britain are not classified as serious literature.

Question II:The following passage contains ten mistakes. Identify and correct them. (10pts)

I have a briefcase full of papers which describes cases Sherlock Homes has investigated. Some are failures since there were some final explanations for the mysteries in question. A problem without a solution may interest the specialist, but will offer little to the general reader. Among these finishing stories is that of the yacht Alicia, which one morning sailed into the mist and disappeared forever; the vessel along the crew were never seen again. Then there was the case of the well-known journalist Luigi Persano, who found completely mad with a jar in front of him. A jar contained a remarkable worm, unknown by science up to that point. Apart from these mysterious cases to which Holmes did not find solution, there are those which various influence people would rather no see on print and those which might affect the reputation of Holmes himself, for whom I have more respectness than for any man alive

Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best answer to  each question.

During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, almost nothing was written about the contributions of women during the colonial period and the early history of the newly formed United States. Lacking the right to vote and absent from the seats of power, women were not considered an important force in history. Anne Bradstreet wrote some significant poetry in the seventeenth century, Mercy Otis Warren produced the best contemporary history of the American Revolution, and Abigail Adams penned important letters showing she exercised great political influence over her husband, John, the second President of the United States. But little or no notice was taken of these contributions. During these centuries, women remained invisible in history books.

Throughout the nineteenth century, this lack of visibility continued, despite the efforts of female authors writing about women. These writers, like most of their male counterparts, were amateur historians. Their writings were celebratory in nature, and they were uncritical in their selection and use of sources.

During the nineteenth century, however, certain feminists showed a keen sense of history by keeping records of activities in which women were engaged. National, regional, and local women’s organizations compiled accounts of their doings. Personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, and souvenirs were saved and stored. These sources from the core of the two greatest collections of women’s history in the United States one at the Elizabeth and Arthur Schlesinger Library at Radcliffe College, and the other the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College. Such sources have provided valuable materials for later Generations of historians.

Despite the gathering of more information about ordinary women during the nineteenth Century, most of the writing about women conformed to the “great women” theory of History, just as much of mainstream American history concentrated on “great men.” To demonstrate that women were making significant contributions to American life, female authors singled out women leaders and wrote biographies, or else important women produced their autobiographies. Most of these leaders were involved in public life as reformers, activists working for women’s right to vote, or authors, and were not representative at all of the great of ordinary woman. The lives of ordinary people continued, generally, to be untold in the American histories being published. 

The word “contemporary” in the 1^st paragraph means that the history was___________.

A. informative

B. thoughtful

C. written at that time

D. faultfinding

VII. Fill in the blank with one suitable word.

Great Britain is (1).............. the north-west of Europe. It is (2)................. largest island in Europe. Its closest neighbors (3)................. France, Belgium and the Netherlands. It is made up of England, Scotland (4)...................... Wales. The United Kingdom (UK) also includes Northern Ireland.

England is the largest part of the country and has always been the strongest. English is the national language of the country. Its (5) ...................... is London with a population of 6,776,000.

The family in Britain is changing. The once typical British family headed by two parents has undergone substantial changes during the twentieth century. In particular there has been a rise in the number of single-person households, which increased from 18 to 29 per cent of all households between 1971 and 2002. By the year 2020, it is estimated that there will be more single people than married people. Fifty years ago this would have been socially unacceptable in Britain.

In the past, people got married and stayed married. Divorce was very difficult, expensive and took a long time. Today, people's views on marriage are changing. Many couples, mostly in their twenties or thirties, live together (cohabit) without getting married. Only about 60% of these couples will eventually get married.

In the past, people married before they had children, but now about 40% of children in Britain are born to unmarried (cohabiting) parents. In 2000, around a quarter of unmarried people between the ages of 16 and 59 were cohabiting in Great Britain. Cohabiting couples are also starting families without first being married. Before 1960 this was very unusual, but in 2001 around 23 per cent of births in the UK were to cohabiting couples.

People are generally getting married at a later age now and many women do not want to have children immediately. They prefer to concentrate on their jobs and put off having a baby until late thirties.

The number of single-parent families is increasing. This is mainly due to more marriages ending in divorce, but some women are also choosing to have children as lone parents without being married.

1: which of the following could be the best title forr the passage ?

A. changing vuales and norms of the british family

B. changes inn marriage among british young generations

C. changing insights into and ideas of the british family

D. changes in viewpoints and lifestyles of british couples

2: the word WHICH in the passage refers to ....

A. the family in britain

B. substantial changes

C. typical british family

D. single-parent household

3: which of the following is NOT true according to the passage

A. in the past british people had to pay a lot if they wanted to get divorced

B. half of the children in britain now are born to unmarried couples

C. women in britain now do not want to have children right after marriage

D. there are more and more single - parent families in britain these days

Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best answer to each question.

      During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, almost nothing was written about the contributions of women during the colonial period and the early history of the newly formed United States. Lacking the right to vote and absent from the seats of power, women were not considered an important force in history. Anne Bradstreet wrote some significant poetry in the seventeenth century, Mercy Otis Warren produced the best contemporary history of the American Revolution, and Abigail Adams penned important letters showing she exercised great political influence over her husband, John, the second President of the United States. But little or no notice was taken of these contributions. During these centuries, women remained invisible in history books.

Throughout the nineteenth century, this lack of visibility continued, despite the efforts of female authors writing about women. These writers, like most of their male counterparts, were amateur historians. Their writings were celebratory in nature, and they were uncritical in their selection and use of sources.

During the nineteenth century, however, certain feminists showed a keen sense of history by keeping records of activities in which women were engaged. National, regional, and local women’s organizations compiled accounts of their doings. Personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, and souvenirs were saved and stored. These sources from the core of the two greatest collections of women’s history in the United States one at the Elizabeth and Arthur Schlesinger Library at Radcliffe College, and the other the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College. Such sources have provided valuable materials for later Generations of historians.

Despite the gathering of more information about ordinary women during the nineteenth Century, most of the writing about women conformed to the “great women” theory of History, just as much of mainstream American history concentrated on “great men.” To demonstrate that women were making signiíícant contributions to American life, female authors singled out women leaders and wrote biographies, or else important women produced their autobiographies. Most of these leaders were involved in public life as reformers, activists working for women’s right to vote, or authors, and were not representative at all of the great of ordinary woman. The lives of ordinary people continued, generally, to be untold in the American histories being published.

 The word “contemporary” in the 1^st paragraph means that the history was

A. informative

B. thoughtful

C. written at that time 

D. Faultfinding

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X. Read the text carefully, and then do the tasks that follow

1. Britain has always been a mixed society. In the distant past, Celts, Romans, Saxons, Vikings, and Normans all settled in Britain. During the past 150 years, people from Ireland, the former British colonies and the European Union have also come to Britain.

2. In the 1840s, there was a terrible famine in Ireland. A million people died and a million more left Ireland, and never returned. Most went to the USA, but many came to Britain.

3. In the 1950s and 1960s, the British government invited people from Britain’s former colonies to live and work in Britain. The majority was from the West Indies, Pakistan, India and Hong Kong.

4. People from countries in the European Union are free to travel, live and work in any other EU country. Recently, a lot of people have arrived from Central and Eastern Europe.

5. There are thousands of Indian and Chinese restaurants in the UK. Immigrants from the West Indies started the Notting Hill Carnival in 1965. It is now the biggest street festival in Europe. There are a lot of Irish pubs in Britain and Irish folk music is popular.

Task 1: Match the headings (A-E) with the paragraphs (1-5) of the text

……. A. The European Union

……. B. Ireland

……. C. Introduction

……. D. The former colonies

……. E. How have immigrants influenced British life?

Task 2: Match the highlighted words in the text with their meanings

……… 6. settled A. countries which another country controls

……… 7. colonies B. most

……… 8. famine C. came and lived

……… 9. majority D. not long ago

……… 10. recently E. a time when there is very little food

……… 11. immigrants F. people who come and live in another country

Task 3: Are the sentences True or False?

12. Immigration into Britain started in the 19th century.

13. People left Ireland in the 1840s because there wasn’t enough food to eat.

14. Many Irish people left Ireland and returned later. 15. The West Indies, India, and Pakistan are former British colonies.

16. In the 1950s and 1960s, the British government tried to stop immigration.

17. In the last few years, a lot of people have arrived from southern Europe.

XI. Use the words given and other words, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the word given (Use 2-5 words in total)

1. We’ve never been to Alaska before. (ever)

It’s the first time we………………………………….. Alaska.

2. Tom plans to open to another restaurant in Manchester next month. (is)

Tom ………………………………….. in Manchester next month.

3. The last time Phong visited Tasmania was five years ago. (visited)

Phong ………………………………….. five years. 4. The early train is scheduled to arrive in London at 10 o’clock. (arrives)

The early train ………………………………….. at 10 o’clock.

5. It’s the most beautiful waterfall I’ve ever seen. (such)

I ………………………………….. beautiful waterfall.

family in Britain is changing. The once typical British family headed by two parents has undergone substantial changes during the twentieth century. In particular there has been a rise in the number of single-person households, which increased from 18 to 29 per cent of all households between 1971 and 2002. By the year 2020, it is estimated that there will be more single people than married people. Fifty years ago, this would have been socially unacceptable in Britain.

In the past, people got married and stayed married. Divorce was very difficult, expensive and took a long time.

(cohabit) without getting married. Only about 60% of these couples will eventually get married.

In the past, people married before they had children, but now about 40% of children in Britain are born to unmarried cohabiting) parents. In 2000, around a quarter of unmarried people between the ages of 16 and 59 were cohabiting in Great Britain. Cohabiting couples are also starting families without first being married. Before 1960 this was very unusual, but in 2001 around 23 per cent of births in the UK were to cohabiting couples.

People are generally getting married at a later age now and many women do not want to have children immediately. They prefer to concentrate on their jobs and put off having a baby until late thirties.

The number of single-parent families is increasing. This is mainly due to more marriages ending in divorce, but some women are also choosing to have children as lone parents without being married.

19. Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?

A. Changing Values and Norms of the British Family B. Changes in Marriage among British Young Generations C. Changing Insights into and Ideas of the British Family

D. Changes in Viewpoints and Lifestyles of British Couples

20. The word "which" in the passage refers to _

A. the family in Britain

B. substantial changes C. typical British family

D. single-parent households

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21. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. In the past, British people had to pay a lot if they wanted to get divorced. B. Half of the children in Britain now are born to unmarried couples. C. Women in Britain now do not want to have children right after marriage. D. There are more and more single-parent families in Britain these days.

A. do not want

B. delay

C. start

D. do not intend

23. Which of the following best describes the overall tone of the passage?

B. positive

C. negative

D. predictive Except for a few

The family in Britain is changing. The once typical British family headed by two parents has undergone substantial changes during the twentieth century. In particular there has been a rise in the number of single-person households, which increased from 18 to 29 per cent of all households between 1971 and 2002. By the year 2020, it is estimated that there will be more single people than married people. Fifty years ago this would have been socially unacceptable in Britain.

In the past, people got married and stayed married. Divorce was very difficult, expensive and took a long time. Today, people's views on marriage are changing. Many couples, mostly in their twenties or thirties, live together (cohabit) without getting married. Only about 60% of these couples will eventually get married.

In the past, people married before they had children, but now about 40% of children in Britain are born to unmarried (cohabiting) parents. In 2000, around a quarter of unmarried people between the ages of 16 and 59 were cohabiting in Great Britain. Cohabiting couples are also starting families without first being married. Before 1960 this was very unusual, but in 2001 around 23 per cent of births in the UK were to cohabiting couples.

People are generally getting married at a later age now and many women do not want to have children immediately. They prefer to concentrate on their jobs and put off having a baby until late thirties.

The number of single-parent families is increasing. This is mainly due to more marriages ending in divorce, but some women are also choosing to have children as lone parents without being married.

1: which of the following could be the best title forr the passage ?

A. changing vuales and norms of the british family

B. changes inn marriage among british young generations

C. changing insights into and ideas of the british family

D. changes in viewpoints and lifestyles of british couples

2: the word WHICH in the passage refers to ....

A. the family in britain

B. substantial changes

C. typical british family

D. single-parent household

3: which of the following is NOT true according to the passage

A. in the past british people had to pay a lot if they wanted to get divorced

B. half of the children in britain now are born to unmarried couples

C. women in britain now do not want to have children right after marriage

D. there are more and more single - parent families in britain these days

4. The phrase "put off" in the passge mostly means_______

A. do not want

B. delay

C. start

D. do not ỉtend

5. Which of the following best describes the overall tone of the passage?

A. informative

B. positive

C. negative

D. predictive