10. The largest lake in the British Isles is ____.
　 A. Loch Lomond　 　　　　　 　　　 B. Loch Neagh
　 C. Windermere　　　　　　　　 　　 D. Ullswater

11. Britain’s climate is influenced by____, a warm ocean current that passes
　　 the western coast of the British Isles and warms them.
　 A. the North Atlantic Drift 　　　 B. the Brazil Current
　 C. the Labrador Current 　　　　　 D. the Falkland Current

12. The English people and the English language were born from the union
　　 of ____.
　 A. the Angles and the Saxons
　 B. Germanic conquerors and the Norman French
　 C. Danes or Vikings and the Norman French
　 D. Norman conquerors and the defeated Anglo-Saxons

13. Generally speaking the English southerners speak the type of English
　　 closer to ____.
　 A. the Cockney 　　　　　　　 　　 B. the Queen’s English
　 C. the Gaelic 　　　　　　　　　　 D. the BBC English

14. Although Wales has been united with England for more than 400 years, the
　　 Welsh has kept alive ____.
　 A. their own language 　　　　　　 B. their own literature
　 C. their own tradition　　　　　　 D. All of the above

15. The Eisteddfod is a(n) ____ festival of poetry, music and other arts.
　 A. English　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Scottish
　 C. Welsh　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Irish

16. Nowadays the Gaelic language, which is an ancient____, is still heard in
　　 the Highlands and the Western Isles.
　 A. Scottish language　　　　　　　 B. English language
　 C. Irish language　　　　　　 　　 D. Celtic language

17. Many Scottish names begin with M’, Mc or Mac, which means__
　 A. father of　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sun of
　 C. son of 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. some of

18. In Northern Ireland ____ make up the dominant group.
　 A. Roman Catholics　　　　　　　　 B. English Protestants
　 C. non-religious people　 　　　　 D. Jewish people

19. Northern Ireland is small, but it is significant because of the__
　 A. the economic problems　　　　　 B. the political troubles
　 C. the immigration issues　　　 　 D. the national identity

20. About three million people have migrated to Britain since World War ll.
　　 They are mainly from the West Indies, India and____.
　 A. Indonesia　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Singapore　　　　
　 C. Hong Kong　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Pakistan　　

　　　

key 1.C　　2.D　　3.B　　4.A　　5.C　　6.A　　7.B　　8.A　　9.D　 10.B　1l.A　12.D 　13.D 　l4.D 　15.C　 16.D 　17.C 　18.B 　19.B 　20.D