30 CÂU HỎI
The cabinet meets ..................and takes decisions about new policies, the implementation of existing policies and running of the various government departments.
A. once a week
B. three times a week
C. once a year
D. once a month
There are just .................rows of benches facing each other in the meeting room of the House of Commons.
A. six
B. four
C. two
D. eight
The House of Commons has ................for the MPs.
A. a lot of desks
B. enough desks
C. no desks
D. a few desks
British Parliament works in a large building called ................
A. the House of Commons
B. the Palace of Westminster
C. the House of Parliament
D. Both B & C are correct
Cabinet committees usually report directly to........, not to the cabinet as a whole.
A. the Queen
B. the minister
C. The Prime Minister
D. The Permanent Secretary
All ministers come from the ranks of Parliament; all of them are from .................
A. the Great Council
B. the Privy
C. the House of Commons
D. the government
From the evidence of written law only, the Queen has almost absolute power, and it all seems very ......................
A. democratic
B. undemocratic
C. popular
D. unpopular
Every autumn, at the state opening of Parliament, .................who became Queen in 1952, makes a speech.
A. Estonia II
B. Elizabeth II
C. Cleopatra II
D. Margaret III
Officially speaking, the ministers and the Prime Minister are all '.................'.
A. servants of the Crown
B. servants of the country
C. servants of the people
D. servants of the flag
Nothing that the Parliament has decided can become law until ..................... .
A. the Prime Minister has agreed to it
B. the government has conducted a poll
C. the Queen has assented to it
D. the House of Lords has approved it
Everybody in the country can recognize ......................., while many cannot put a name to the faces of the other ministers.
A. the members of Parliament
B. the Speaker
C. the Chancellor of Exchequer
D. the Prime Minister
There are more than 650 Members of Parliament, but there is seating for ..................
A. less than 100
B. more than 700
C. less than 400
D. more than 1000
Which of the following is NOT in the House of Commons room?
A. the Speaker's chair
B. the Prime Minister
C. the galleries for visitors
D. the Press gallery
By convention, any member who criticizes government policy in public must ..................
A. apologize
B. resign
C. be punished
D. Both A and C are correct.
...........do not normally have formal homework to do.
A. High school students
B. University students
C. Primary schoolchildren
D. Both A and B are correct
People with poor academic records were sometimes accepted as students ................... .
A. because they were from the upper and upper-middle classes
B. because of their sporting prowess
C. because they were rich
D. because physical education was given higher priority
The British government was ....................
A. one of the last governments in Europe to organize education for everybody
B. to prepare the national curriculum
C. criticized by the public because of their lack of education
D. one of the earliest governments in Europe to organize education for everybody
The British government ................... .
A. attached little importance to education until the end of the 19th century
B. paid much attention to education before the end of the 19th century
C. was the first country in Europe to organize education for everyone
D. didn't bring education to other countries until the end of the 19th century
The term 'national curriculum' in education means ...............
A. national universities
B. national examinations
C. national specification of learning objectives
D. national program for human resource development
Among the most public schools are .....................
A. Eton, Harrow, Cambridge, and Oxford
B. Eton, Harrow, Rugby, and Cambridge
C. Eton, Rugby, Winchester, and Oxford
D. Eton, Harrow, Rugby, and Winchester
Compulsory education in Britain is ................................ .
A. Free of charge
B. Up to the middle teenage years
C. Free of charge, but parents may spend their money on educating their children privately if they want to
D. All A, B, and C are correct.
There are three recognized stages in the British educational system, and the third one is further 'education' at university or college is called .................
A. tertiary
B. secondary
C. primary
D. upper-intermediate
When talking about 'stereotype public school', which of the following is not included?
A. This system was to create educational equals for all.
B. They place great emphasis on team sports.
C. They enforce their rules with the use of physical punishment.
D. They are not all luxurious or comfortable.
When talking about "stereotypical public education schools, which of the following is NOT included?
A. They have a reputation for a relatively great amount of homosexual activity.
B. They are boarding schools.
C. They are for boys and girls from the age of six and onwards.
D. They are divided into "houses" and each "house" is being looked after by a "housemaster"
In Britain, schools funded by the government, either directly or via local education authorities, are called ..................
A. independent schools
B. private schools
C. state schools
D. community schools
Education in Britain is compulsory for .......................
A. the fewest years or the school year is the longest
B. the most years and the school year is the longest
C. the most years and the school year is the shortest
D. the fewest years and the school year is the shortest
In primary schools, the children are most taught ...........
A. by different teachers for different subjects
B. how to keep fit and healthy
C. by a class teacher who teaches all subjects
D. foreign languages and social sciences
The academic year begins at the end of ....................
A. Autumn
B. Spring
C. Winter
D. Summer
Universities, although financed by the government, have even more .................
A. automation
B. autonomy
C. authority
D. anatomy
British schools and universities have tended to give such a high priority to ...................
A. sport
B. business
C. culture
D. arts