| 4Where in London does a quarter of a million people work, but fewer than 10,000 people
actually live during the daytime? | The square mile |
| Although all of British cities have...................., the variety is by far the greatest in
London. | some degree of cultural and racial variety |
| Millions of inhabitants in................ travel into London to work every day. | southern England |
| London is about seven times larger than any other………… | city in Britain |
| The majority of “Londoners” live in its…………… | Suburbs |
| The Downs, a series of hills in a horseshoe shape to the south of London, are used
for | sheep farming |
| The southern side of the Downs reaches the sea in many places and forms....................... | the white cliffs of the south coast |
| ..................in the “West Country” is more widespread than it is in most other regions. | Farming |
| The tourist industry in the south-west peninsula has coined the phrase “.................” | the English Riviera |
| ...................., to the north-east of London, is comparatively rural | East Anglia |
| The Norfolk Broads..........................., so this is a popular area for boating holidays. | are criss-crossed by hundreds of waterways |
| ....................run up the middle of northern England like a spine. | The county of Kent |
| ……………… is the most popular holiday area in Britain. | The south-west peninsula |
| In the 19th century, Sheffield became a centre for the production of …………… | steel goods |
| Further away from the main industrial areas, the north of England……………… | is sparsely populated |
| The Romantic poets of the 19th century Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Southey (the “Lake
Poets”), lived in................... and wrote about its beauty. | the Lake District |
| There are many examples of supposedly typical British habits …………………. | which are simply not typical any more |
| Most British people do not feel welcomed if, on being invited to somebody’s
house,……………… | they find the hosts in smart clothes and a grand table set for them |
| Research in the early 1990s suggested that little or no sex education was taking place in
nearly half of the schools in Britain because ………………… | teachers simply felt too embarrassed to tackle the subject |
| Being friendly in Britain often involves showing that you are not bothering with the
…………………. | Formality |
| 5Revelations about extra-marital affairs or other deviations from what is considered
normal in private life, in the past,...................... | ruined the careers of many public figures |
| Which of the following does NOT belong to the “conservatism” of the British? | The stereotyped image of the London “city gent” includes the wearing of a bowler
hat. |
| Male politicians are keen to get themselves photographed NOT wearing a tie when
“officially” on holiday, to show that........... | they are really ordinary people |
| Most people would .................only when being introduced to a stranger or when meeting
an acquaintance (not a friend) after a long time. | shake hands |
| It is probably true that the British, especially the English, are more ...............than the
people of many other countries. | reserved |
| The English language has ...................that are in common use than any other languages
do | fewer saying and proverbs |
| Which of the world’s largest and most well-known charities did NOT begin in Britain? | Bill & Marie’s Fund |
| Each year, the country blood transfusion service collects over two million donations of
blood from................ | unpaid volunteers |
| The cabinet meets once a week and does everything EXCEPT | starts an argument |
| The position of a British Prime Minister (PM) is……………. | in direct contrast to that of the monarch |
| Which of the following is NOT in the principle floor plan of the Palace of Westminster? | Public Speaking Hall |
| The functions of......................... are to run a business communicating network, to keep
ministers in touch with each other and to draw up the agendas for cabinets meetings. | the Cabinet Office |
| Unlike members of “the government” itself, the people on the cabinet
committees........................ | are not necessarily politicians |
| The strength of the PM’s power of patronage is apparent from the phenomenon known
as his/her“…………......” | cabinet reshuffle |
| The cabinet meets.....................and takes decisions about new policies, the
implementation of existing policies and the running of the various government departments. | once a week |
| To help run the complicated machinery of a modern government, there is an
organization called................. | the cabinet office |
| There are just ..................rows of benches facing each other in the meeting room of the
House of Commons. | 2 |
| The House of Commons has ...............for the MPs. | no desks |
| British Parliament works in a large building called.................. | the Palace of Westminster |
| Cabinet committees usually report directly to......................, not to the cabinet as a
whole. | the Prime Minister |
| All ministers come from the ranks of Parliament, most of them from..................... | the House of Commons |
| From the evidence of written law only, the Queen has almost absolute power, and it all
seems very | undemocratic |
| Every autumn, at the state opening of Parliament,……………, who became Queen in
1952, makes a speech. | Elizabeth II |
| Officially speaking, the ministers and the Prime Minister are all “………………” | servants of the Crown |
| Nothing that Parliament has decided can become law until …………… | the Queen has assented to it |
| Everybody in the country can recognize……………, while many cannot put a name to
the faces of the other ministers | the Prime Minister |
| There are more than 650 of MPs, but there is seating for …………… | less than 400 |
| Which of the following is NOT in the House of Commons room? | Prime Minister’s desk |
| By convention, any member of the government who criticizes government policy
in public must................... | resign |
| ..............do not normally have formal homework to do | Primary schoolchildren |
| Until the last quarter of the 20th century, people with poor academic records were
sometimes accepted as students.................... | because of their sporting prowess or records |
| The British government was | one of the last governments in Europe to organize education for everybody |
| The British government...................... | attached little importance to education until the end of the 19th century |
| The term “national curriculum” in education means................. | a national specification of learning objectives |
| There are three recognized stages in the British educational system, and the third one
which is “further” education at university or college is called................ | Tertiary |
| In Britain, schools funded by the government, either directly or via local education
authorities, are called “................. | state schools |
| Among European countries, education in Britain is compulsory for …………….. | the most years and the school year is the longest |
| In primary schools, the children are mostly taught................. | how to keep fit and healthy |
| The academic year begins at the end of ……………… | summer |
| British schools and universities have tended to give such a high priority
to……………… | Sport |
| There is no countrywide system of……………… | nursery schools |
| There is no unified ……………… | school-leaving exam and certificate |
| The other term to express the skilled manual workers is “…………...” | blue-collar workers |
| The area in town where the local shops are concentrated is known as ……………… | the high street |
| ……………..is the most important prize in Britain for a work of fiction | The Booker Prize |
