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American presidents are elected ____. A. every two years B. every four years C. every five years D. every six years
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____ is a day for lovers. A. Halloween B. Good Friday C. Easter Sunday D. Valentine’s Day
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Which of the following writers is a poet of the 20th century? A. T.S. Eliot B. D.H. Lawrence C. Theodore Dreiser D. James Joyce
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The richest and most developed part of the United Kingdom is ____. A. England B. Scotland C. Wales D. Northern Ireland
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The British Parliament consists of three major parts: the Monarch, the House of Commons and ____. A. the Lower House B. the House of Lords C. the Labour Party D. the Cabinet
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Each of the fifty states of the US elects ____ senators. A. two B. three C. four D. five
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The novel starts with “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” The novel is Jane Austen’s ____. A. Emma B. Persuasion C. Sense and Sensibility D. Pride and Prejudice
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The largest religious group in America is ____. A. Roman Catholics B. Protestants C. Orthodox D. Presbyterians
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Which one is NOT the most influential newspapers in the United States? A. Time. B. The New York Times. C. The Washington Post. D. The Wall Street Journal.
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London, the capital of the United Kingdom, is situated on ____ near its mouth. A. the Thames River B. the Severn River C. the Clyde River D. the Tees River
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____ is NOT celebrated in Britain. A. Easter B. Christmas C. Thanksgiving Day D. April Fool’s Day
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The Church of England is called ____. A. the Protestant Church B. the Anglican Church C. the Puritan Church D. the New Church
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The United States of America is also called the following EXCEPT ____. A. the States B. the U.S. C. Uncle Sam D. the United Nations
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The sentence “shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” is the beginning line of one of Shakespeare’s_____. A. comedies B. tragedies C. sonnets D. histories
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____ is not included in the most famous three universities in Britain. A. London University B. Buckingham University C. Oxford University D. Cambridge University
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“The poet’s poet” is ___. A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. Edmund Spenser C. Francis Bacon D. John Donne
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Mark Twain (the pen name of ____) was praised as the “greatest American humorist of his age”. A. William Sydney Porter B. Samuel Langhorne Clemens C. Eric Blair D. Daniel Handler
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“Auld Lang Syne” was written by the author of ___. A. A Red, Red Rose B. The Sick Rose C. A Rose for Emily D. Tiger
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Harriet Beecher Stowe, who wrote ____, was considered by Abraham Lincoln as “the little lady who made a big war”. A. Sister Carrie B. The Grapes of Wrath C. Uncle Tom’s Cabin D. Martin Eden
____ freed the slaves in America. A. Thomas Jefferson B. George Washington C. Abraham Lincoln D. Bill Clinton
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“Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability.” is one of the epigrams found in ___. A. Bacon’s “Of Studies” B. Bunyan’s “The Pilgrim’s Progress” C. Fielding’s “Tom Jones” D. Johnson’s “A Dictionary of the English Language”
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George Bernard Shaw was mainly known as an Irish ____ and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. A. poet B. critic C. novelist D. playwright