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1. "To know something like the palm of one's hand" means ___?
A to understand the nature of something and be competent in the performance of them
B to understand everything without any question
C to understand only something easy
D to be thoroughly familiar with the nature and details of something
2. British English is spoken in ___?
A Great Britain B Australia
C New Zealand D A.B and C
3. Which of the following joined England and Scotland in 1707?
A the Act of Supremacy B the Act of Union
C the Reform Act D the Magana Carta
4. Who said “Give me a place to stand, and I will move the world.”?
A Aristotle B Plato
C Archimedes D Euclid
5. The expression that can be used as the euphemism for "garbage collector" is "___"
A collecting B garbage engineer
C sanitary engineer D sanitation engineer
6. Who founded the Plantagenet Dynasty?
A Henry I B King Joseph
C Henry II D Count of Anjor
7. Who said "Captive Greece took her rude conqueror captive"?
A Horace B Virgil
C Plato D Sappho
8. The religious persecution mainly existed during the reign of ___.
A Elizabeth I B Henry VIII
C Cromwell D Charles I
9. Eton College is a famous ___ of UK.
A college B comprehensive school
C public school D university
10. Westminster Palace is the ___?
A seat of British House of Parliament
B seat of English church
C residence of king of queen
D residence of Prime Minister