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广东外语外贸大学攻读硕士学位研究生入学复试样题

《英美概况》

I. There are 25 questions in this part. Each question is followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the correct answer to each of the questions and circle your answer at the corresponding place on the ANSWER SHEET. (one point each, 25%)

1. Who were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England?

A. the Anglo-Saxons B. the Normans

C. the Vikings D. the Romans

II. There are altogether 35 blanks in the following sentences. Fill in the blank and write your answer at the corresponding place on the ANSWER SHEET. (one point for each blank, 35%)

Britain is a country with a history of invasions. In 43 AD Britain was invaded by [26] , in the late 8th century they experienced raids from Scandinavia and in the l lth century they suffered invasions from [28] .

III. Explain each of the following 8 out of 10 in no more than five sentences.

Write your answer at the appropriate place on the ANSWER SHEET. (three points each, 24%)

61. Like many modem developed countries, the United Kingdom has a mixed

economy. What is mixed economy?

IV . There’re two questions below. Write your answers at the appropriate place on the ANSWER SHEET. (eight points each, 16%)

71. What are the differences between Britain and the British Isles, Great Britain, England, the United Kingdom and the British Commonwealth?

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