41. The Republic of Ireland is bounded by all the following EXCEPT ____.

　　A. the English Channel

　　B. the Irish Sea

　　C. St. George Channel

　　D. the Atlantic Ocean

　　42. Ireland is one of the most ____ countries of Europe.

　　A. Protestant

　　B. Catholic

　　C. Puritan

　　D. Christian

　　43. In Canada, nearly ____ of the land has no permanent population.

　　A. 87%

　　B. 88%

　　C. 89%

　　D. 90%

　　44. Who founded the first permanent settlements at Quebec and Montreal on the St. Lawrence River?

　　A. John Cabot

　　B. Jacques Cartier

　　C. Samuel de Champlain

　　D. Henry Hudson

　　45. All services provided by the Canadian federal government are available in ____.

　　A. French and Spanish

　　B. English and Italian

　　C. Spanish and English

　　D. French and English

　　46. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people constitute ____ of Australia’s population.

　　A. 1%

　　B. 1.5%

　　C. 2%

　　D. 2.5%

　　47. Why has Australia always been a continent with few people?

　　A. Because Australia is too far away from Europe.

　　B. Because Australia is the least mountainous and most level of the world’s continents.

　　C. Because Australia is separated from the rest of the world by seas.

　　D. Because most of the continent is hot and dry.

　　48. As far as Australian culture is concerned, the history of Australia can be divided into the following phases EXCEPT ____.

　　A. the period of Australia’s original culture

　　B. the period of the dominant British culture

　　C. the period of Asian culture

　　D. the period of a multicultural society

　　49. In New Zealand, the highest peak is in the centre of the mountain range, which is called ____.

　　A. the Southern Alps

　　B. the Northern Alps

　　C. the New Zealand Alps

　　D. the South Island Alps

　　50. ____ is described as a “living fossil”.

　　A. Moa

　　B. Kiwi

　　C. Tuatara

　　D. Bellbird

　　II. Answer the Questions. (30 points, 3 points for each)

　　Directions: Give a one-sentence answer to each of the following questions. Write your answers in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.

　　51. How many political divisions are there in Britain? What are they?

　　52. What questions did Elizabeth I treat as personal and private?

　　53. What were the two events in the world which most alarmed the British ruling classes in the closing decades of the 18th century?

　　54. Which are the five biggest cities in terms of population in the United States?

　　55. What are the three branches of the American government?

　　56. What does Mark Twain want to put across in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?

　　57. When was the name of the country officially changed to Ireland?

　　58. Who are easy to immigrate to Canada now?

　　59. In terms of land area and population, which is the biggest state and which is the smallest state in Australia?

　　60. What are the two active volcanoes in New Zealand?

　　III. Term Explanation. (20 points, 5 points for each)

　　Directions: Explain each of the following terms in English. Write your answers in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet in around 40 words.

　　61. the Chartist Movement

　　62. Constitutional Monarchy

　　63. the Bill of Rights of America

　　64. the Federal System of America

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