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1. Fill in the blanks:
Students attend secondary schools from the age of 11 up to around the age of ……….
Đpa án đúng là: 19
Vì: Students attend secondary schools from the age of 11 up to around the age of 19.

2. Fill in the blanks:
The United Kingdom has been a member of the ................. since 1973.
Đáp án đúng là: European Union
Vì: The United Kingdom has been a member of the European Union since 1973.

3. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):
……….It is no doubt that Britain is the oldest representative democracy in the world
Đáp án đúng là: F
Vì: (Britain is arguably the oldest representative democracy in the world, with roots
that can be traced over a thousand years.)

4. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):
………. "Ulster", referring to Northern Ireland, was once an ancient Irish Kingdom.
Đáp án đúng là: T


Vì: (Northern Ireland was often called "Ulster" after an ancient Irish kingdom which
once existed in that part of Ireland)

5. Fill in the blanks:
"The Jewel in the Crown" of the British Empire ……….., which provided raw materials
and a big market for British goods, gained independence in 1947.
Đáp án đúng là: India
Vì: "The Jewel in the Crown" of the British Empire ……….., which provided raw
materials and a big market for British goods, gained independence in 1947.

6. Choose the best to complete the statement or answer the question:
Which of the following is NOT considered a characteristic of London?
Đáp án đúng laf: The sports centre.
Vì: (London is the cultural centre, the business centre, and the financial centre of the
nation.)

7. Choose the best to complete the statement or answer the question:
Which of the following CANNOT be found in London?
Đáp án đúng là: Teahouses.


Vì: (London is the cultural centre, home to all the major news papers, TV stations,
and with far and away the widest selection of galleries, theatres and museums.)

8. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):
……….1 in 10 of the British population is of non-European ethnicity.
Đáp án đúng là: F
Vì: (1 in 20 are of non-European ethnicity)

9. Choose the best to complete the statement or answer the question:
Which of the following is NOT true about the Great Council?
Đáp án đúng là: They later developed into what we now know as the Cabinet.
Vì : (if a king wanted to wage a war, which he frequently did he would try to persuade
the Great Council, a gathering of leading, wealthy barons which met several times a
year, to give him some extra money. By the 13th Century, kings found they could not
make ends meet by asking for money from this quite small group, and so they
widened the Great Council to include representatives of counties, cities and towns, to
get them to contribute to his projects. )

10. Fill in the blanks:

In Britain, the official head of state is ......... while the real centre of political life is in
The House of Commons.


Đáp án đúng là: the Queen
Vì: In Britain, the official head of state is the Queen while the real centre of political
life is in The House of Commons.

11. ……..The purpose of British education is not only to provide children with literacy
and the other basic skills but also to socialize children.
Đáp án đúng: T
Vì: (The purpose of school is to provide children with literacy and the other basic
skills they will need to become active members of society. The purpose of the British
education system is also to socialise children.)

12. ……….The divine right of the king means the sovereign derived his authority from
his subjects.
Đáp án đúng là: F
Vì: (The power of the monarchy was largely derived from the ancient doctrine of the
"divine right of kings". It was held that the sovereign derived his authority from God,
not from his subjects.)

13. Which of the following is NOT true about Britain?
Đáp án đúng là: It used to be one of the superpowers in the world.
Vì : (Britain is no longer an imperial country, though the effects of its imperial past
may be often encountered in all sorts of ways./ It re¬mains a relatively wealthy
country, a member of the Group of Seven large developed economies.)


14. ……….Britain is no longer an imperial country

Đáp án đúng là: T
Vì: (Britain is no longer an imperial country, though the effects of its imperial past
may be often encountered in all sorts of ways)

15. ……….In Britain, the process of state-building has been one of evolution rather
than revolution, in contrast to France and the US
Đáp án đúng là: T
Vì (Although Britain too has had its periods of political instability, in contrast to say,
France or the United States, the process of state-building has been one of evolution
rather than revolution)

16. ……..By the 1880's the British economy was dominant in the world.
Đáp án đúng là: T
Vì: (By the 1880s the British economy was dominant in the world, producing one
third of the world's manufactured goods, half its coal and iron, half its cotton)

17. Fill in the blanks:
The goal of education in the United States is to achieve universa ….…… and provide
individuals with knowledge and skill necessary to promote the welfare for individuals
and the general public.


Đáp án đúng là: literacy
Vì: (The goal is-and has been since the early decades of the republic-to achieve
universal literacy and to provide individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary
to promote both their own individual welfare as well as that of the general public.)

18. Fill in the blanks:
By 1913, more than .................. of the world's industrial production came from the
US.

Đáp án đúng là: 1/3
Vì: (By 1913, more than one-third of the world's industrial production came from the
US).

19. Fill in the blanks:
About 90% of American students go to ………. schools and 10% attend private schools.
Đáp án đúng là: public
Vì: (About 90% of American students attend public schools (schools supported by
American taxpayers). The other 10% attend private schools)

20. Fill in the blanks:
The first Secretary of Treasury of the United States was …………


Đáp án đúng là: Alexander Hamilton
Vì: (the first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, persuaded Congress to
establish a protective tariff )

21. According to the author, the Articles of Confederation failed because of the
following reasons. Which is NOT true?
Đáp án đúng là: Some new states wanted to be free from the Union.
Tham khảo: (Unit 2, Articles of Confederation, page 86)

22. Fill in the blanks:
American Indians had developed three brilliant civilizations before the Europeans
arrived. These three civilizations were the Aztecs, Incas and …….
Đáp án đúng là: the Mayas
Vì: (They developed their own aboriginal cultures, which ranged from the simple to
the complex, from those of the primitive tribes to the brilliant civiliza¬tions of the
Aztecs, the Incas and the Mayas. )

23. Fill in the blanks:
After the War of Independence was won, the national government was called … ……,
and the agreement that guided the government was the Articles of Confederation.
Đáp án đúng là: The Congress


Tham khảo: (Unit 2, Articles of Confederation, page 86)

24. Fill in the blanks:
The Industrial Revolution that started in England during the 18th century brought
many ............ to American industry between 1776 and 1860.
Đáp án đúng là: changes
Vì: (the Industrial Revolution that started in England during the 18th century did not
take long to cross the Atlantic. It brought many changes to American industry
between 1776 and 1860)

25. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):
…….One reason for America's affluence is that a lot of peop1e have inherited wealth
from their parents.
Đáp án đúng là: F
Vì: (No single factor is responsible for the successes of American business and
industry)

26. Which of the following statements is NOT correct? When the Constitution was
written, ……
Đáp án đúng là: there was a Bill of Rights in the Constitution.


Vì (Though the Convention delegates did not think it necessary to include such

explicit guarantees, many people felt that they needed further written protection
against tyranny. So, a “Bill of Rights” was added to the Constitution in 1791.)

27. Since 1945, the UK economy has experienced relative decline rather than ………
decline.
Đáp án đúng là: absolute
Since 1945, the UK economy has experienced relative decline rather than absolute
decline.

28. Pupils from the ages of ……… mainly attend state-run primary schools.
Đáp án đúng là: 5 to 11
Pupils from the ages of 5 to 11 mainly attend state-run primary schools.

29. The British Constitution consists of statute law, common law and .............
Đáp án đúng là: conventions
Vì: The British Constitution consists of statute law, common law and conventions.

30. ……..Both the US and Canada overtook Britain in economy by 1900.
Đáp án đúng laf: F
Vì: (by 1900 the UK having been overtaken by both the United States and Germany)


31. ……….Cardiff, the capital of Wales, is a large city.
Đáp án đúng là: F
Vì: (The capital of Wales is Cardiff, a small city of about 300 000 people)

32. The island of Great Britain is made up of England, Scotland and …......
Đáp án đúng là: Wales
Vì: The island of Great Britain is made up of England, Scotland and Wales.

33. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):
……….Most people in Scotland speak the old Celtic language, called "Gaelic".
Đáp án đúng là: F
Vì: (There are even areas in the highlands where (in addition to English) people speak
the old Celtic language, called "Gaelic".)
Tham khảo: Unit 1

34. Fill in the blanks:
Children in Britain must receive a full-time education legally from the ages of …………
Đáp án đúng là: 5 to 16


Vì: Children in Britain must receive a full-time education legally from the ages of 5 to
16.

35. Fill in the blanks:
The full name of the United Kingdom is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
……..................
Đáp án đúng là: Northern Ireland
Vì: The full name of the United Kingdom is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland.
Tham khảo: Unit 1

36. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):
………..Northern Ireland is significant because of its manufacturing industry
Đáp án đúng là: F
Vì: (Though Northern Ireland is small it is significant because of the political troubles
there.)
Tham khảo: Unit 1

37. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):
……….The Scots and Welsh have a strong sense of being British.


Đáp án đúng là: F
Vì: (A woman from Scotland would not be pleased if we were to call her an "English
gentleman"! She is Scottish and female, and sees her identity as different from that of
men and separate from the English.)
Tham khảo: Unit 1

38. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):
……….The oldest institution of government in Britain is the Monarchy.
Đáp án đúng là: T
Vì: (The oldest institution of government is the Monarchy (rule by the king)
Tham khảo: Unit 2

39. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):
………..When the War of Independence was over, the United States was one unified
nation as it is today.
Đáp án đúng là: F
Vì: (When the War of Independence was over, the United States was not one unified
nation as it is today)

40. Fill in the blanks:


The Puritans introduced…………education for all children in the 17th century.
Đáp án đúng là: compulsory
Vì: (the Puritans introduced two practices that still influence American youth:
compulsory education for all children and public taxation for schools. The situation

was different in other British colonies in North America.)

41. The first factory in the United States was a cotton textile mill in Pawtucket, in the
state of ….
Đáp án đúng là: Rhode Island.
Vì: (The first factory in the United States is generally dated to 1793. It was a cotton
textile mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island).

42. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):
……….By the early 1760s, the 13 English colonies in North America were ready to
separate themselves from Europe.
Đáp án đúng là: T
Vì: (By the early 1760s, the 13 English colonies in North America had developed a
similar American pattern in politics, economy and cultural life and enjoyed the same
frontier environment. The English people and Europeans had become Americans and
they were ready to separate themselves from the Old World)

43. The "American system" of mass production was first used in ….


Đáp án đúng là: firearms industry
Vì: (A second development was the "American system" of mass production which
originated in the firearms industry about 1800).

44. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):
……….Segregating blacks into separate schools was unconstitutional after the decision
of the Supreme Court in 1954.
Đáp án đúng là: T
Vì: (In 1954, the Supreme Court ruled that the practice of segregating blacks into
separate schools was unconstitutional.)

45. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):
….….Early American industries depended largely on skilled artisans.
Đáp án đúng là: T
Vì: (Early American industries depended largely on skilled artisans working in small
shops to serve a local market)

46. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):
……….Scotland was unified with England through peaceful means.
Đáp án đúng là: T


Vì: (In 1707 by agreement of the English and Scottish parliaments, Scotland joined
the Union.)
Tham khảo: Unit 1

47. Which of the following subjects are NOT offered to elementary school students?
Đáp án đúng là: Politics and business education.
Tham khảo: (Unit 4, What an American Student Learns, page 104)

48. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):
………..Under a Constitutional Amendment passed in 1951, a president can be elected
to only one term.
Đáp án đúng là: F
Vì: (two terms)

49. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):
…….Strong domestic demand is one factor contributing to America's affluence.
Đáp án đúng là: T
Tham khảo: (Unit 3, The Roots of Affluence, pages 99-100)

50. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):


……….According to the author, larger universities are always better, and more
desirable universities are always more expensive.
Đáp án đúng: F
Tham khảo: (Unit 4, Going to School in America Today, page 103)

51. Which of the following statements is NOT correct? When the War of
Independence was over, …..
Đáp án đúng là: the relationships between the states and the national government
were clearly defined.
Tham khảo: (Unit 2, the American Revolution, pages 81-82)

52. The United States had the first standard paper currency in ….
Đáp án đúng là: 1863
Vì: (Not until 1863 did the United States create a truly national banking system with a
standard paper currency.)

53. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):
……….Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492.
Đáp án đúng là: T
Vì: (In 1492, Columbus persuaded the king and queen of Spain to finance his voyage
and "discovered" the New World)


54. Which of the following American values did NOT come from Puritanism?
Đáp án đúng là: Separation of state and church.
Tham khảo: (Unit 1, Puritan New England, page 79)

55. Which of the following was NOT one of the three forces that led to the modern
development of Europe?
Đáp án đúng là: The spiritual leadership of the Roman Catholic Church.
Tham khảo: (Unit 1, Europe in the 16th and 17th Centuries, pages 76-77)

56. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):
……….Northern Ireland is part of Great Britain.
Đáp án đúng là: F
Vì: (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland form the United Kingdom of Great
Britain.)
Tham khảo: Unit 1

57. Choose the best to complete the statement or answer the question:
Which of the following was NOT the reason for the relative economic decline since
1945?


Đáp án đúng là: Britain had carried out the nationalisation of the businesses.

58. Choose the best to complete the statement or answer the question:
Which of the following is NOT true about the characteristics of Britain?
Đáp án đúng là : Differences of social systems between Scotland and Wales.
Vì : (the UK is now a multiracial society, and these quite recent groups of immigrants
have brought aspects of their own cultures with them which sit side by side with
more traditionally British ways of life)
Tham khảo: Unit 1

59. Choose the best to complete the statement or answer the question:
In Britain, the great majority of parents send their children to ……

Đáp án đúng là: state schools.
Vì: (About 93% of pupils receive free education from the public sector.)

60. Fill in the blanks:
Life peers should be nominated by Prime Minister and appointed by ................
Đáp án đúng là: the sovereign
Vì: Life peers should be nominated by Prime Minister and appointed by the
sovereign.


Tham khảo: Unit 2

61. Fill in the blanks:
Strictly speaking, the Parliament today consists of the Queen, the House of Lords
and ...............
Đáp án đúng là: the House of Commons
Vì: Strictly speaking, the Parliament today consists of the Queen, the House of Lords
and the House of Commons
Tham khảo: Unit 2

62. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):
…….The United States' economy suffered severely from the two World Wars in the
20th century.
Đáp án đúng là: F
Vì: (American industries proved capable of great production increases to meet war
needs. By the time World War II ended in 1945, the United States had the greatest
productive capacity of all of the world's nations)

63. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):
…….Massachusetts was established by English puritans who separated themselves

from the Roman Catholic Church.


Đáp án đúng là: F
Vì: (from the Roman Puritan Church)

64. Fill in the blanks:
The Constitution set up a federal system with………….
Đáp án đúng là: a strong central government
Vì: (The Constitution set up a federal system with a strong central government)

65. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):
………..The president has the authority to appoint federal judges, and all such court
appointments are subject to confirmation by the House of Representatives.
Đáp án đúng là: F
Tham khảo: (Unit 2, Executive Branch, page 89)

66. Which of the following was NOT a denomination of Protestantism?
Đáp án đúng là: Catholics.
Tham khảo: (Unit 1, Puritan New England, pages 79-80)

67. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):


……….. The main duty of the Congress is to make laws, including those which levy
taxes that pay for the work of the federal government.
Đáp án đúng là: T
Vì: (The legislative branch is made up of elected representatives from all of the states
and is the only branch that can make federal laws, levy federal taxes)

68. Fill in the blanks:
The New World of America was peopled as a result of two long-continuing
immigration movements; the first one from………….and the second from Europe and
Africa.
Đáp án đúng là: Asia
Vì: (The American continents were peopled as a result of two long-continuing
immigration movements, the first from Asia, and the second from Europe and Africa.)

69. Fill in the blanks:
The Constitutional Convention was held in the year of……………and the president of
the Convention was George Washington.
Đáp án đúng là: 1787
Vì: (The meeting, later known as the Constitutional Convention, began in May of
1787. George Washington, the military hero of the War of Independence, was the
presiding officer)


70. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):
……..By the end of World War II, Britain had gone heavily into debt in order to
develop its manufacturing industry and borrowed large amounts from the US and
France.
Đáp án đúng là: F
Vì: (the country had gone heavily into debt in order to finance the war)

71. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):
…..….The title of Prince of Wales is held by a Welsh according to tradition.
Đáp án đúng là: F
Vì: (Edward the First named his son the Prince of Wales, and the first son of the
monarch has held that title ever since)
Tham khảo: Unit 1

72. Choose the best to complete the statement or answer the question:
Three of the following are characteristics of London. Which of the four is the
exception?
Đáp án đúng là: London is not only the largest city in Britain, but also the largest in
the world.
Vì: (The last paragraph of the first section in Unit 1)


73. Fill in the blanks:
Columbus discovered the New World in the year of ………
Đáp án đúng là: 1492

74. Fill in the blanks:
A low rate of ….…..industrial investment coupled with a very high rate of overseas
investment is a characteristic of the UK economy.
Đáp án đúng là: domestic
Vì: A low rate of domestic industrial investment coupled with a very high rate of
overseas investment is a characteristic of the UK economy.

75. Choose the best to complete the statement or answer the question:
In Britain, children from the age of 5 to 16 ……..
Đáp án đúng là: can legally receive completely free education.
Vì: (Education in the UK is compulsory. Children are legally obliged to attend school
from the ages of 5 (4 in Northern Ireland) to 16.)

76. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):
………..Laws of the State should be changed if they don't agree with the federal laws.

Đáp án đúng là : T
Vì : (the Commonwealth or federal laws overrule the laws of the state.)

77. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):
………..The Australian political system follows the Western democratic tradition,
reflecting British and North American experience.
Đáp án đúng là : T
Vì : (Australia has what has been called a "Washminster" form of polity. In other
words it is a mixture of the US, Washington system of government and the British,
Westminster system)

78. Choose the answer that best completes the statement or answers the question:
Which of the following was established as free colony?
Đáp án đings là: Western Australia.
Vì: (NSW, Tasmania, and Queensland were established as convict colonies)

79. Fill in the blanks:
The Governor-General is the representative of ………
Đáp án đúng là: the British Monarch.
Vì: The Governor-General is the representative of the British Monarch.


80. Fill in the blanks:
In ………, Lachlan Macquarie became the governorof NSW.
Đáp án đúng là: 1810
Vì: In 1810, Lachlan Macquarie became the governorof NSW.

81. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):
……….At the beginning of the settlement, there were roughly equal numbers of men
and women.

Đáp án đúng là : F
Vì : (Men vastly outnumbered women)

82. Fill in the blanks:
In terms of its size, Australia is the largest ………….. and the smallest continentin the
world.
Đáp án đúng là: island
Vì: In terms of its size, Australia is the largest island and the smallest continentin the
world.

83. Choose the answer that best completes the statement or answers the question: