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rn C) barley D) ryeThe three Germanic tribes that invaded Britain include the following except _C____.A. the Angles B. the Saxons C. the Picts D. the JutesThe second largest port in Britain is __C___. A. London B. Belfast C. Liverpool D) Plymouth The capital city of Northern Ireland is __B___. A. Cardiff B. Belfast C. Leith D) Edinburgh Celtic tribes began to settle in Britain from about _B____ .A. 410 B. 750 C. 300 D) 1066The . is rich in the following except __C___. A. coal B. iron C. gold D. tinThe modern Scots and Irish are the descendants of __A___.A. Celts B. Britons C. AngloSaxons D) Normans__C___ has its own national church and its own system of law.A. Wales B. Northern Ireland C. Scotland D) IrelandThe first inhabitants in Britain were __C___.A. the Normans B. the Celts C. the Iberians D. the AngloSaxonsIn the 18th century, there appeared __A__ in England, which owed a great deal to the invention of machines.A. the Industrial Revolution B. the Bourgeois RevolutionC. the Wars of the Roses D. the Religious ReformationBritain’s foreign trade is mainly with __C___.A. developing countries B. other Commonwealth countriesC. other developed countries D. EUSoon after ___C__, Britain not only gave up its economic hegemony but also suffered a deep loss of its position of industrial leadership.A. 1900 B. the First World War C. the Second World War D. 1960The Commonwealth Wealth of Nations is a free association of independent countries and other political units_____A________. A.that have lived under British law and government B.that have a large number of British immigrants C.that have close relations with Britain D.that have fought on the side of Britain in the two world warsThe foundations of___A___was laid in the late 1940s, providing free medical care for everyone and financial help for the old, the sick and the unemployed. A. the welfare state B. the National Health Service C. the pulsory education D. the Women39。s Liberation MovementMargaret Thatcher believed in the following except___B___. A. selfreliance B. the strengthening of trade unions C. privatization D. the use of monetary policies to control inflation.The public are admitted to__A____in the House of Lords and the House of Commons. A. the Stranger39。s Chair Which of the following statements is not true? BA. The Prime Minster is appointed by the Queen B. The Prime Minster sometimes presides over the Privy Council C. The Prime Minister is also First Lord of Treasury D. The Prime Minister is also Minister for the Civil Service Parliament has the following functions except__C____. A. making law B. authorizing taxation and public expenditure C. declaring war and making peace D. examining the actions of the Government Easter is traditionally associated with the following except__C____. A. the resurrection of Christ B. the eating of Easter eggs C. the customs of giving presents D. the ing of springThe Universities of Oxford and Cambridge date fr