1.Off the coast of mainland Western Europe lie two islands called the BritishIsles of which the big one is the island of ___ , or ___ , and the small one is the island of __ .2.Britainis divided into three par ts: ___ . and .3.LondonGMT is s hort for, which i s the time o n the line o f __ (deg r ee)longitu de, which pa sses through ____ , a d istrict of s outheast, u sed as a bas is for calcu lati ng time throughout t he world in d iff ere nt ti me zon es.4.United KingdomThe national fl ag of thei s also calle d ____ or __ .5.Englandwas once conquer ed by , ____ z and .6.EnglandOf the fou r nations,feel mo st British,is the most confid ent of its own identity’and__ i s most clos ely related to.Monetary unit of is __ . , __ , and are majo r industries in. __ , ___ , and __ a re major tr ading partne rs of.is k nown as"； due to its decline s in economy .11.National Ho liday of UK is ___ ・12.and weakened the European monarchies,and introdu ced the age of con stitutional mon arc hy, a mon arc hy with powe rs limited b y Parliame nt •13・UKThree major national pa rties of ar e ___ , and .14. Depe nding on the rela tive st re ngt hs of the pa rties in the House of Commons, the 0 pposition ma y try to ove rthrow the G overnment by defeating i t on a vote.25.The Prime Minis ter's offici al reside nee is ______ ,which is the symbol of t heBritish G overnment.In , Ministers are appoint ed by the Qu een on the r ecommendatio nof __ ・17.EnglandAs the langu age of, Eng lish is a la nguage belon ging to the branchofthefamily.18.S tandard Engl ish is vario usly known a s ___ …__ a nd ___ or __ . and are very p opular Chris tian festiva Is in.20. a system n ow in gen era I use of arr an ging the m on ths in the year and th edays in th e mon th, int roduced by P ope Gregory X III (1502-85).21.The only re ally importa nt patriotic festival is ____ on w hich __ are remembered in specia I church ser vices and ci vicceremoni es.The popul ation ofis nearly million. , and __ are the main language us ed in. is nationa I nickname o f.25・The Engli sh have a mi xed cultural heritage co mbining , ____ 〃and element s.26.The Englis h have many differences in regional speech. The Chief divisi on isbetwee n _ and __ .27.WalesThe ancestors of the Welsh w ere _________ ,who escaped to the wildmountains of form the i n vadi ng Angl es and Sax on s.28.Today abou t_____ % of the Welsh p opulation st ill speak We Ish as their firstIangu age and abou t ______ % of the Welsh p eople speak only Welsh,andancient Celtic langu age.29.WalesThe Weis h have festi vals of song and dance a nd poetry. T he great eve ntof the ye ar is , which is a n annual gat hering inw here competi tions are he Id. 30.The Welsh can be desc ribed as becau se the major ity of the p opulation li ves inthe v alleys or th e coast.31.Iris h, often cal led __ Js a form of Gaelic.NHS is short for __ , whi ch is the na tional insur ance and soc ial securityin.33.The pur pose of NHS is ___ ・34.Th e social sec urity system is desig ned to secure a basic stand a rd of livin gfor people in financia I need, such as people w ho are , ____ … __ 〃or __ ・35.Great Britain and the nort hern Europea n countries,often terme d " ____ :havewide-ra nging social welfare pro grams.1.isla ndBritainGreat Britai ^island of Ireland Off th e coast of m ainla nd West ernEurope I ie two islan ds called th e British Is les of which the big one is theof, or,and t he small one is the.2.BritainScotlandWalesEnglandis divided int o three part s:, and .3.GreenwichLondonG MT is short forGreenwic h Mean Time,which is th e time onth e line of02(degree) Io ngitude, whi ch passes th rough, a di strict of so utheast, us ed as a basi s for calcul ating time t hroughout th e world in d ifferent tim ezones.4.United KingdomThe national fla g of theis also called the ”Union Jack” or "Un ionFlag”.5.EnglandNormansw as once conq uered bythe Romans, the Anglo・Saxon s, theDanes and the .6.ScotlandWalesEnglandOf the four na tions.the E nglishfeel most British ,is the most con fide nt of its own ide ntity’i s most close ly related t o.M on etary unit of is British poun d.Machinery/transportat ion equipmen t, metalsan dfood proce ssingare ma jorindustri es in.9.Germa nyFran ceNetherla ,, an dare maj or tradi ng p art ners of. Europe is know n as "the sick m an of"： due toits decl ines in econ omy.11.National Holiday of UK is Birthd ay of Queen’second Satu rdav in June•12.The Gloriou s Revolution and the Fre nch revoluti onweakened the Europea nmon archies,a nd in trodu ced the age of con stitut ional mon arc hy, a mon arc hy with powe rs limited b y Parliame nt.Three major national pa rties ofar ethe Conservative party , the Labor partyand th e Liberal De mocrats.14.Depe nding on the relative st rengths of t he parties i n the House of Comm ons,the Oppositi on may try t o overthrow the Gover nme nt by defeat jng it on a"matter of c on fide nce〃v ote.15.The Prim e Minister's official re sidence isN o. 10 Downin g Street in London, which is the sym bol of the B ritish Gover nment.26・ UKIn , M inisters are appointed b y the Queen on the recom mendation of the Prime M inister.17.EnglandAs t he Ianguage of, English is a Iangua ge belonging to theGermanicbranch of thelndoEuropeanfam ily.18.Standard English is variously kn own asRP, B BC EnglishQxford Engli sh, and theKing'sEngli sh or Queen〃s English.Ch ristmasa nd Easter a re v ery popular Christian fe stivals in.20.The Gregoria n cale ndar,a system now in gen eral use of arra n ging them on thsin the y ear and the days in the month, intro duced by Pop e Gregory X111(1502-85).21.T he only real ly imports nt patriotic f estival isR emembra nee S un day on whichthe dead of both Worl d Warsare r emembered in special chu rch services andcivic c eremonies.Th e population ofis near Iy60millio n. English, W elsh and Gae licare the main Ian guag e used in.J ohn Bullis national nic kname of.25.NormanTh e English ha ve a mixed c ultural heri tage combini ngCeltic, Anglo-Saxon” and Scandi navianeIeme nts.26.Engla ndEnglan dThe Engl ish have man y d iff ere nee s in regi ona I speech. Th eChief divi sion is betw eensouthern and northe rn.27.WalesThe ance stors of the Welsh were the ancient Britons, who escaped to thewild mou ntains off orm the inva ding Angles and Saxons.28.T oday about2 5% of the We Ish populati on still spe ak Welsh as their first Ianguage and a bout 1% of the Welsh p eople speak o nly Welsh,a nd ancient Celticlangu age.29.WalesThe Weis h have festi vals of song and dance a nd poetry. T he great eve ntof the ye ar isthe Na tional Eiste ddfod, which is an annua I gathering in where co mpetiti ons a re held.30.The Welsh can be described a s "people of the valleys because t he majority ofthe popul ation lives in the valle ys or the co ast.31.Irish, o ften called Erse, is a f orm of Gaeli c.NHS is sho rt forthe N ational Heal th Service,which is the national in suranceand social secur ity in.33.The purpose of N HS isto hel p the indivi dual stay he althv.34.The so cial securit y system is designed to secure a bas ic standard of living fo rpeople in financial ne ed, such as people who a reelderly.sick, disabl ed,unemploy ed, widowectbri nging up childre nor on very low in comes.35.Great Britainan d the northe rn European countries, o ften termed "welfare states^ have w ide-ranging social welfa re programs.36.。