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Passage One
The UK is made up of four countries -- England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland -- which have widely differing cultures and languages.
Wales was the first country to fall under English control, in the late 16th-century. The Welsh were never actually defeated by the English. Instead, they realized that unity with their bigger neighbor was the only way to end the almost continuous state of war that existed between the two countries. Since unity, England and Wales have had the same systems of law, education and government.
The situation between Scotland and England was very different. They fought fierce wars for centuries, each invading each other, whenever the situation seemed in their favour. This came to an end in the 17th-century when King James Vi of Scotland inherited the throne(王位) of England, after Queen Elizabeth I died without children. In 1707, Scotland and England were brought together in an Act of Union. This took away muc
A. the different cultures and languages in UK
B. how the four countries fought with each other
C. how the UK came about
D. the history of the UK

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Passage One
The UK is made up of four countries -- England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland -- which have widely differing cultures and languages.
Wales was the first country to fall under English control, in the late 16th-century. The Welsh were never actually defeated by the English. Instead, they realized that unity with their bigger neighbor was the only way to end the almost continuous state of war that existed between the two countries. Since unity, England and Wales have had the same systems of law, education and government.
The situation between Scotland and England was very different. They fought fierce wars for centuries, each invading each other, whenever the situation seemed in their favour. This came to an end in the 17th-century when King James Vi of Scotland inherited the throne(王位) of England, after Queen Elizabeth I died without children. In 1707, Scotland and England were brought together in an Act of Union. This took away muc
A. England.
B. Scotland.
C. Wales and Northern Ireland.
D. The Irish Republic.

[单项选择] Passage One

In many countries today, laws protect wildlife. In India the need for such protection was realized centuries ago.
About 300 B. C. an Indian writer described forests that were somewhat like national parks today. The killing of game animals was carefully governed. Some animals were fully protected. Within the forest, nobody was allowed to cut trees, burn wood, or trap animals for their furs. Animals that became dangerous to human visitors were trapped or killed outside the park, so that other animals would not become uneasy.
The need for wildlife protection is greater now than ever before. About a thousand sorts of animals are in danger of extinction, and the speed at which they are being destroyed has been putting on. With mammals, for example, the speed of extinction is now about one sort every year; from A. D. 1 to 1800, the speed was about one sort ever), fifty years. Everywhere, men are trying to solve the problem of sav
A. was understood centuries before this time
B. was described by an Indian writer about 2300 years ago
C. is met in many countries today
D. is carried out in forests as well as in national parks

[单项选择]Passage One
In any countries there is a fixed charge for personal services, a certain percentage may be added to the bill at a hotel or restaurant "for the service". In other places the customer may be expected to give a tip, or a small amount of money, as a sign of appreciation whenever services are performed. In the United States there is no consistent practice in regard to tipping. The custom is more common in a large city than in a small town. A native American may often be in doubt about when and how much to tip when he is in a city that is strange to him. In general, however, a tip is expected by the porter who carries your baggage, by taxi drivers(except, perhaps, in small town), and by those who serve you in hotels and restaurants.
When you pick up your incoming luggage at an airport, you may tip the man who takes it to the taxi or airport bus. He usually expects 35 cents a bag for his service. In some cities the taxi that take you to your hotel
A. is consistent throughout the world
B. varies from place to place in the U.S.
C. is consistent in large towns in the U.S.
D. is consistent in small towns in the U.S.

[单项选择]Passage Four One of Britain’s few distinctive contributions to the world culture may be doomed, according to a survey that suggests holiday postcards are being emailed and texted extinction. More than half of the 1000 holiday-makers interviewed said they had decided to send fewer cards, turning instead to their electronic rivals. A quarter of the respondents dismissed postcards as old-fashioned and slow to arrive. A further 14% admitted that thinking of something to fill the space was too challenging, compared with a call home. Although officially invented by a Hungarian, Emanuel Herrmann, 1869, the idea of illustrated cards was taken up with most enthusiasm in Victorian Britain, joining Gothic architecture and landscape gardening as fields in which the country excelled. “If the British postcard did become extinct we would lose for ever something of great importance to the nation,” said Chris Mottershead of Thomson Holiday, which commissioned the poll Marie Angelou of Sussex Uni
A. holiday postcards were not popular among those interviewed
B. half of the British are thinking of quitting postcards
C. holiday postcards may have a gloomy future
D. a quarter of the interviewed threw away their postcards

[单项选择]Passage Four
One of America’s greatest exports to the rest of the world has been entertainment. America, a nation of incredible energy and talent, has flooded the world markets with her films, theaters and songs. In America the two centers where this talent is most brilliantly and successfully essayed are Hollywood and Broadway.
Hollywood is a district within the city of Los Angeles. Its name is synonymous with the motion-picture industry. Since the early 1900s, when movie makers found southern California an ideal blend of mild climate and varied geography, it has become the home for cinematic dreams. All the great names of cinema have passed through Hollywood on the road to international careers.
Today it still remains the place where dreams are said to come true and fantasies are carefully nurtured. Known as "The Movie Capital of the World", Hollywood is one of the few places where epic films can still be made on such a large scale. Ancient Rome,
A. has faced great decline
B. is in its peak
C. is in need of changes
D. is still the center of American theater activity