1 What are the major mineral exports of Australia?
A Bauxite alumina and coal.
B Bauxite gold and mineral sands.
C Crude oil diamonds and liquefied natural gas.
D Crude oil alumina and coal.
2 In Australia the federal government and the state governments are formed by _______.
A the party chosen by the GovernorGeneral
B the party that has the most votes
C the party that has the majority of the House of Representatives
D the party that has the majority of the Senate
3 Which of the following organizations was started to provide medical help to people in remote and isolated places?
A The Red Cross Society
B Medicare
C The Royal Flying Doctor Service
D The National Health and Medical Research Council
4 Chaucer is he the author of()
A Beowulf
B The Canterbury
C Rip Van Winkle
D Twelfth Night
5 The largest state in Australia in terms of population is ____________.
A Queensland
B New South Wales
C Western Australia
D Victoria
6 The first European settlement on the continent began in ______.
A 1901
B 1788
C 1770
D 1787
7 Ireland is called the Emerald Isle because of（ ）.
A its shape
B its connection with Britain
C its abundant natural resources
D its green countryside
8 ______is not considered a characteristic of London.
A The cultural centre
B The business centre
C The financial centre
D The sports centre
9 ______ was first adopted in Australia?.
A The threetier government system
B Secret Ballots
C The twochamber parliament
D The public services
10 The three most popular leisure activities in Britain are
A Reading newspapers watching TV and gardening.
B Listening to the radio watching TV and hunting.
C Reading newspapers listening to the radio and gardening.
D Watching TV reading newspapers and listening to the radio.
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1 The House of Commons is the real centre of British political life because it is the place where elected representatives make and debate policy.
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2 In communication the Irish value talking most.
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3 Charlotte Bronte＇s novel Jane Eyre was recently made into a highly successful film by a Taiwan director Ang Lee.
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4 The Parliament of Ireland is composed of two houses the Dail and the Seanad or the Senate.
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5 One of the oldest of the early “old English” literary works is called “The Canterbury Tales”
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6 In 1541 Queen Elizabeth I declared to be the Queen of Ireland the first monarch to do so.
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7 A low rate of domestic industrial investment coupled with a very high rate of overseas investment is still a characteristic of the UK economy.
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8 Robert Burns was a famous folk poet of Scotland.
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9 Up until 1970＇s the Irish economy was inwardlooking.
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10 Manufacturing industry is an important part of the UK economy accounting for 5% of the nation＇s wealth
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11 The Queen also acts as a confidante to the Prime Minister.
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12 Horseracing is a very popular sport among the Irish because they can place a bet for the occasion.
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13 It is believed that the Celtic invaders may have come to Ireland as early as the 6th century BC.
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14 William Shakespeare＇s plays fall into three categories tragedies such as Hamlet comedies such as Merchant of Venice and historical plays like Charles II.
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15 Ireland had long been dominated by Britain but Irish desire for an independent Irish state was never lost. In late 19th century there was a campaign in parliament called “homerule” Irish political control of Irish affairs.
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