19. The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy. The head of State is a king or a queen .In practice，___________. A. Parliament rules the country B. the Sovereign reigns but does not rule C. the Sovereign rules but does not reign ...

11. Television started in Britain in A. 1936. B. 1946. C. 1956. D. 1966. ...

17. compulsory education ends at 15 A. 错误 B. 正确 ...

30. The singular of 'media' is A. median. B. medium. C. medial. D. mediate. ...

10. The two parties that have held power in Britain since 1945 are ___________ . A. the Democratic Party and the Republican Party B. the Conservative Party and the Labor Party C. the Labor Party and the Social Democratic Party D. the L...

6. About one-third of the people in Northern Ireland are Roman Catholics. Catholic extremists organized Irish Republican Army, who at first fought for the independence of Ireland, but now uses terrorism in effort to incorporate Northern Ir...

13. Generally speaking, the U.S. economy consists of three sectors: the market sector, the corporate sector and the public sector. A. 错误 B. 正确 ...

2. The Tower of London was built to be a prison, which witnessed the death of many of the king’s enemies. A. 错误 B. 正确 ...

5. In the 1930s, the United States experienced the Great Depression which first began with the New York stock market crash. A. 错误 B. 正确 ...

3. Mark Twain’s first successful literary work is _____________________________. A. The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County B. Life on the Mississippi C. The Adventure of Tom Sawyer D. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ...