[单项选择]The British Monarchy has been in existence for more than 1,000 years going back to at least the _______ century.
A. 8th
B. 9th
C. 10th
D. 11th

[单项选择]The British Industrial Revolution has been understood to mean the invention and application of various machines, which transformed Britain from a predominantly rural and agricultural country into______.
A. a commercial state
B. a mainly urban and manufacturing country
C. a country with a strong army
D. a country with a large number of consumer cities

[单项选择]A leading British scholar has proposed translating Shakespeare into contemporary English ______ young audiences who are confused by jokes which are 400 years out of date.
A. in memory of
B. at the cost of
C. on behalf of
D. for the benefit of

[单项选择]The British Parliament has all powers except the right to_______ .

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The British policeman has several nicknames (绰号), but the most frequently used are "copper" and "bobby". The first name comes from the verb "cop" meaning "to take" or "capture", and the second comes from the first name of Sir Robert Peel, a 19th century politician (政治家), who was the founder of the police force. An early nickname for the policeman was "peeler", but this name has died out.
Visitors to England seem, nearly always, to be very impressed by the English police. In fact, it has be- come a joke that the visitors to Britain, when asked for his views of the country, will always say, at some point or other, "I think your policemen are wonderful."
Well, the British bobby may not always be wonderful but he is usually a friendly and helpful character.
A musical-hall song of some years ago was called, "If you want to know the time, ask a policeman." Nowadays, most people own w
A. the British policemen like to tell the time to the visitors
B. most people's watches don't go well
C. the British policemen spend a lot of time correctly
D. the policemen are friendly and helpful

[单项选择](How and why) this language (has) survived for more than a thousand years, while (spoke) by very few, is hard (to explain).
A. How and why
B. has
C. spoke
D. to explain

[单项选择]The British political system has {{U}}evolved{{/U}} over several centuries.
A. improved
B. developed
C. involved
D. survived

[单项选择]A strike by British Airways ground staff has led to the of flights between London and Manchester.
A. deficiency
B. slam
C. suspension
D. veto

[单项选择]A client who has stress incontinence has been given a pamphlet that describes Kegel exercises. Which of the following statements indicates that the client has understood the instructions in the pamphlet
A. "It will probably take a year before the exercises are effective. "
B. "I should perform these exercises every evening. "
C. "I can do these exercises sitting up, lying down, or standing. "
D. "I need to tighten my abdominal muscles to do these exercises correctly. "

[单项选择]As has always been the case when tragedy has struck our community, the people of our town feel the obligation, and rightly so, to ------- in support of the victim and his family.
A. (A) entrench
B. (B) rally
C. (C) disseminate
D. (D) convoke
E. (E) apologize

[单项选择]The new factory that has been built next to us has ______the value of our house.
A. demoralized
B. depreciated
C. deterred
D. derailed