ĐẤT NƯỚC HỌC ANH

PART I: Choose the best answer (2.5 pts)

1. When is the St. David Day?
A. April 23 B. November 30 C. March 1
2. Who is the patron of England?
A. St. Patrick B. St. George C. St. Andrew
3. Which part of the UK is not represented in the Union Jack?
A. Wales B. Scotland C. Northern Ireland
4. Who gave England its name “Angle Land”?
A. The Celts B. The Germanic tribes C. The Romans
5. Which of the following cities is not in Northern Ireland?
A. Belfast B. Cardiff C. Antrim
6. The population in the UK in 2006 was …
A. 50.8 million B. 60.6 million C. 65.8 million
7. Who appears in hundreds of nineteenth century cartoons?
A. John Bull B. Albion C. Erin
8. Which prefix is used in Irish family names?
A. O’… B. Mac… C. Gil…
9. The United Kingdom consists of …
A. England, Scotland, Wales
B. Great Britain and Ireland
C. Great Britain and Northern Ireland
10. The dominant culture of Irish, Welsh and people in Highland Scotland was …
A. Celtic B. Germanic C. Angles

PART II: Match 1-10 with A-J (2.5 pts)

11. The umbrella organization for employees in the UK
12. A special teaching hospital for pets and wild animals
13. The organization which controls the supply of money in the UK
 14. An organization of people to fight local crime
15. Professors or academic staff although respected do not have as high a social status
as they do in other countries
16. A long platform extending out into the sea on which are placed various leisure
facilities
17. The mysterious archeological site built on Salisbury Plain
18. An organization of people who like walking in the countryside
19. An iconic symbol in London
20. A small area of land in a town which a person can rent in order to grow fruit and
vegetables on it
A. Stonehenge 17
B. Anti-intellectualism 15
C. Rank of England 13
D. The National Trust. 18
E. Neighborhood Watch 14
F. Double Decker 19
G. Tiggy Winkles. 12
H. A pier 16
I. TUC (Trades Union Congress) 11
J. Allotment 20

PART III: Fill in the gaps with the words in the box (2 pts)
theme retreat deference rural visits suburban
manages hedgerows harmonious growing

One of the most striking aspects of popular mainstream culture in Britain is the love of
the countryside. Many people, whether they live in a (21) suburban_____ house or in a
flat in a high-rise block, would say their dream home was a country cottage with roses
(22) hedgerows _____ over the door. As a nation, the British have made a mental (23)
_____ from the urban environment. They have a deep nostalgia for an idealized world of
neat (24) _____, cottages and great country houses, surrounded by parkland and
eighteenth-century style gardens that look (25) harmonious_____ and natural. The
nostalgia stems partly from a sense of loss which has lingered since the Industrial
Revolution two centuries ago, and from a romantic love of nature which has been much a
powerful (26) deference_____ in English literature. The National Trust, which owns or
(27) manages_____ hundreds of country estates and great country houses, was founded a
century ago on the rising nostalgia for a lost (28) _____ paradise. Its rapid growth in
membership from 315,000 in the late 1970s to 2.4 million in 1997, illustrates its success
in encouraging a love of the country and of the past. In 1996 there were well over 11
million (29) _____ to National Trust properties. The National Trust can easily become an
exercise in national nostalgia, and because so many properties are great houses, it can
also pander to a sense of (30) _____ to the great landed families.

PART IV: Decide whether these following sentences are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F).

31. Foxhunting was a legal traditional “sport” voted in 2004. F illgal, ban in 2004
32. British normally form queues when they are waiting for something because they
are patient. F, not patient, only in 2m
33. British think fondly of the traditional of “British breakfast” but they hardly ever
cat it. T, usually have ‘continental’ breakfast
34. Financial year in Britain is at the end of November.
35. “How tall?”, “How far?”, “How heavy?” are scales of measurement used in both
the UK and Europe. F, Europe use metric system
36. Bird table is a raised platform on which birds can feed. T
37. When people are “on duty”, they are expected to be formal. T
38. “Help yourself” means you are not welcomed as a guest to the host’s home F, only
intimated friend can come to their home.
39. “Clever” is a word used to express a negative meaning to give a compliment to
someone. T
40. The current Prime Minister of the UK is Angela Merkel. F Sunak