2. At the shout of a Roman soldier, all the Scots who were asleep at the hill ____ .

　A. began to fight the Romans hard

　B. stood up without putting on their shoes and began to fight

　C. woke and rose immediately, ready to fight

　D. put their feet into their shoes at once and were ready to fight

1. Hundreds of years ago, the Romans ____ .

　A. came from the north through England to make war on Scotland

　B. came to the north Scotland from England to make war on Scotland

　C. came from the north of England to fight the Scots

　D. came to the north from the south of Britain to fight the Scots

4. If you want to write to someone in Edinburgh that lies in Scotland, you should write the address as ____ .

　A. Edinburgh, England

　B. Edinburgh, Great Britain

　C. Scotland, Edinburgh, England

　D. Great Britain, Scotland, Edinburgh

　Passage B

　　Hundreds of years ago, a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots, a brave people, love their country. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland. But there were too many of the Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.

　One night, the leader of the Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight, my men,” he said, “Tomorrow we will fight one more battle①. We must win, or we will die.”

　They were all very tired. So they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty, but they were very tired, too, and one by one, they fell asleep.

　The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they went up the hill. Closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more the war would be over. Suddenly, one of them put his foot on a thistle (蓟). He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots. In a minute they were on their feet and ready for a battle. The fighting was hard, but it did not last long. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved Scotland②.

　The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it. Few people liked it. But the people of Scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flower.

3. Which of the following shows the right relationship (关系) between the British isles (BI), Britain (B) and England (E)?

　A. B>BI>EB. BI>E>BC. E>B>BID. BI>B>E

2. It is clear that the British isles refer to ____ .

　A. Britain, England and the UK.

　B. the two main islands and thousands of small ones

　C. three countries and several islands

　D. Great Britain or the United Kingdom

1. According to the passage, we know that ____ .

　A. Great Britain has the same meaning as Britain

　B. the United Kingdom has the same meaning as Britain or England

　C. all the names in the first paragraph have the same meaning

　D. all the names refer to England

19. A. hoped B. refused C. broke away D. used

18. A. returns B. belongs C. gets D. speaks

17. A. At last B. So C. Meanwhile D. Also