Directions: Work in groups and complete the sentences with the facts about the UK.

1.　　　 ____________ is London's main waterway.

2.　　　 ____________ is the official flag of the UK.

3.　　　 The sound of _________ can be heard at the beginning of many television and radio programs.

4.　　　 ___________ is in the eastern part of London. It is Europe's oldest palace and prison.

5.　　　 ____________ has been the main London home of the royal family since Queen Victoria moved there in 1837

6.　　　 __________ is Europe's biggest castle. Here you can visit another of the Queen's homes.

7.　　　 __________ is a good place to stop for lunch and a drink. You can get hot or cold food and try one of England's many ales (淡色啤酒).

8.　　　 The English also like to have ________. This is toast and jam, or cake and another pot of tea.

9.　　　 ___________ are also a traditional English meal. So look out for the shops in cities as well as by the sea.

4. Cloze

⑴-⑸CABCA　　　　 ⑹-⑽BDDAC　　　　 ⑾-⒂CBDAD

3. Multiple choice

⑴-⑸CBACA; ⑹-⑽BDBDB; ⑾-⒂CDBCC

⑴hurricane; 　 ⑵buried; 　　　 ⑶courage; 　　 ⑷fled; 　 ⑸urged;

⑹arrival;　　　　　　　 ⑺crash; 　　　　 ⑻swear; 　　　 ⑼bath; 　 ⑽erupted

2. Usage of phrases

⑴on end 　　　 ⑵draw attention to 　　　 ⑶close at hand 　　 ⑷Calm down

⑸on board 　 ⑹lived through 　　　　　 ⑺All of a sudden ⑻as though

⑼the other way 　　 ⑽knock about

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4. Cloze

⑴-⑸BCADC ⑹-⑽BAABC ⑾-⒂ABCCB ⒃-⒇CBCAD

3. Multiple choice

　　　 1-5 BCABB　　 6-10 CDABC　　　　 11-15 BCBAD

⑴Ecology; ⑵summarize; ⑶content; ⑷representative; ⑸killer;

⑹violence; ⑺premier;　 　 ⑻equality; ⑼cooperation; ⑽issue

2. Usage of phrases

⑴have access to 　 ⑵take part in ⑶take action ⑷in harmony with

⑸put an end to 　　 ⑹wiped out 　 ⑺at stake

⑻was contaminated with 　　 ⑼together with 　　 ⑽are to

⑸sustainable development 　　　　　 ⑹growth 　　　　　　 ⑺population

⑻natural resources 　　　 ⑼developing countries 　　　　 ⑽differences

7. What do we know about the Pompeiians who lived 2000 years ago? They ____________.

A.　　 lived more or less the same as Italians now do

B.　　　 liked women wearing all kinds of makeup

C.　　　 enjoyed a lazy life with drinking and eating

D.　　 went back to Pompeii after the eruption in AD 79.

Key:

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