D. Times Square in New York City
26. The best-known speech made by civil rights leader Martin Luther King is ___.
A. “Guess who?”
B. “I have a dream”
C. “United we stand, divided we fall”
D. “First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen”
27. In the 1900s with the development of industry and the extension of railroad network, there was a ___ in the United States.
A. fast growth of population                B. rapid growth of military power
C. fast growth of labor unions               D. rapid growth of cities
28. The real American literature began ___.
A. before the Civil War                    B. after the Civil War
C. before the War of Independence         D. after the War of Independence
29. Which of the following is NOT true about the Vietnam War?
A. Drug-taking was widespread in the American Armed Forces.
B. About sixty thousand young Americans died in the war.
C. American insistence on the continuation of the war drew criticism from its allies.
D. The morale of the American soldiers was running very high.
30. MIT stands for ___.
A. the Military Institute of Texas           B. the Macy’s Instigation of Thanksgiving
C. the Miami Institution of Trade           D. the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
31. ___ was NOT among the first 13 British colonies along the east coast of North America.
A. New York                              B. Pennsylvania
C. Florida                                 D. Maryland
32. At the Constitutional Convention in September 1787, the delegates who argued for a national system called themselves ___.
A. Republicans                            B. Democrats
C. Anti-Federalists                         D. Federalists
33. The Purchase of Louisiana Territory in 1803 from France ___.
A. increased the American territory by one third
B. increased the American territory by a half
C. almost doubled the size of the United States
D. almost tripled the size of the United States
34. Which of the following pairs is correct?
A. Rockefeller-aeroplane.                  B. Henry Ford-crude oil refining.
C. J. P. Morgan-railroad.                  D. The Wright Brothers-automobile.
35. The United States did not formally take part in World War Ⅱ until Pearl Harbor because ___.
A. isolationists did not want to be dragged into the war
B. the Congress had passed one neutrality law
C. President Roosevelt did not want to offend the Axis Powers
D. all of the above
36. In order to protect Western Europe from possible Soviet expansion after WW Ⅱ , the United States decided to offer Western European countries economic aid, which later came to be  called ___.
A. the Fourteen Points                     B. the New Freedoms
C. the New Deal                         D. the Marshall Plan
37. In view of the problem of poverty in the 1960s, President Kennedy had once admitted that ___ of the American population went to bed hungry.
A. about one quarter                       B. about one third
C. about half                             D. about two thirds
38. Whenever the American economy is in trouble, the economy of other countries is affected because the United States is ___.
A. the greatest debtor in the world
B. the biggest producer of tobacco
C. the largest importer in the world market
D. the only superpower in the world
39. Membership in the House of Representatives is based on ___.
A. the number of cities in each state       B. the number of families in each state
C. the size of population in each state      D. the size of cities in each state
40. In the United States, if the parents don’t send their children to school at certain age, ___.
A. the state government will be responsible for it
B. they will educate the children themselves
C. they can save a lot of money
D. they are breaking the law
41. Canada covers about ___ of North American continent.
A. one quarter      B. two-fifths          C. two-thirds         D. three-fourths
42. By the Statute of ___ in 1931 the British Dominions, including Canada, were formally declared to be partner nations with Britain.
A. Ontario          B. Vancouver        C. Quebec           D. Westminster
43. The first British settlers in Canada were American refugees, who called themselves ___, because they refused to fight against the British Army in the War of American Independence.
A. Loyalists         B. Whigs            C. Liberals           D. Separatists
44. ___ is Australia’s main watershed where short, swift rivers flow into the Pacific Ocean.
A. The Great Western Plateau              B. The Great Dividing Range
C. The Central Eastern Lowlands           D. The Nullarbor Plain
45. Politically, Australia is divided into ___ states and two territories.
A. four             B. five               C. six                D. seven
46. Among the five Australian cities with a population of over a million only ___ lies on the Western coast.
A. Sydney          B. Brisbane          C. Melbourne        D. Perth
47. In Ireland the basic ethnic stock is ___.
A. Celtic           B. Roman           C. Norman           D. English
48. Ireland has four unusual demographic features. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. A low birthrate.                       B. A late marriage.
C. A high proportion of unmarried people.  D. An excess of females in the population.
49. The first Englishman to visit New Zealand was James Cook , who sailed in his ship ___.
A. Endurance                              B. Endeavor
C. Explorer                                D. Enquirer
50. Which of the following statements about the climate in New Zealand is NOT true?
A. The climate in New Zealand is generally temperate.
B. Seasonal variations are less extreme.
C. Snow usually falls in the far south.
D. Summer is often uncomfortably hot.
Ⅱ . Give a one-sentence answer to each of the following questions. Write your answer in the corresponding space on the answer sheet. （ 30 points, 3 points for each ）
51. What doe the British Parliament consist of?
52. Why is King Alfred known as “the father of the British navy” ?
53. Which party did Margaret Thatcher represent in the 1970’s?
54. How was the 1920s in the United States described by many historians?