The British Isles consists of two large islands: One is called Ireland and the other 36 . Britain, or Great Britain, is 37 of these two islands, and it is divided into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England.

　　The United Kingdom is that part of the British Isles ruled over by the Queen. It __38__ Scotland, Wales and England, that is, the whole of Britain, and also about one 39 of Ireland, the Northern part. The 40 of Ireland is self-governing. The 41 name of the United Kingdom is 42 “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”.　43 is larger and richer than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and has the largest 44 of the United Kingdom, so people often use the 45 “England” and “English” when they 46 　“Britain” and “British”. This sometimes makes the Scots and the Welsh a little 47 . The Scots in particular are very 48 of their separate nationality. The Welsh too do not regard 49 as English, and have a culture and even a 　50 of their own.

　　Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1801, but for forty years the “Irish 51 ” was the greatest headache of the United Kingdom. 52 , Ireland is divided into two: Northern Ireland still 　53 to the United Kingdom, and in 1922 the rest of Ireland broke away 54 an Irish Free State, later called Eire and now the Republic of Ireland.

　　The Republic of Ireland does not regard itself as part of Britain, and is not now even a supporter of the Commonwealth of Nations (英联邦). 55 the major Commonwealth countries it did not lift a finger to help British in the Second World War and now wants the whole of Ireland to be a republic.

　36. A. Britain　　 B. Wales　　　　 C. England　　　　 　D. Scotland

　37. A. the larger　 B. larger　　　 　 C. the largest　　　　 D.largest

　38. A. makes up　 B. consists of　　 C. is consisted of　 　 D. makes up of

　39. A. sixes　　　 B. six　　　 　　C.sixths　　　　　 　 D. sixth

　40. A. smaller　　 B. rest　　　　　 C. larger　　　　 　 D. island

　41. A. correct　　 B. true　　　　　 C. full　 　　　　　　D. complete

　42. A. therefore　　 B. also　　　　　 C. likely　　　　 　D. perhaps

　43. A. The UK　　 B. The British isles C. Great Britain　　 D. England

　44. A. colleges　　 B. population　　 C. officials　　 　　 D. cities

　45. A. words　　　 B. names　　　　　 C. spellings　　　 　D. pronunciations

　46. A. speak　　　 B. forget　　　 　　C. call　　　　　 　 D. write

　47. A. angry　　　 B. difficult　　　　 　C. tired　　　　 　D. lonely

　48. A. kind　　　 B. fond　　　　　　 C. full　　　　　　 D. proud

　49. A. it　　　　　 B. Wales　　　　 　C. them　　　　　 D. themselves

　50. A. capital　　 　B. history　　　 　 C. language　　　　 D. programs

　51. A. Country　 　B. Question　　　 　 C. Disease　　　　 D. Republic

　52. A. At last　　 　B. So　　　　　 　　C. Meanwhile　　　 D. Also

　53. A. returns　　 　B. belongs　　　 　 C. gets　　　　　　 D. speaks

　54. A.found　　 　B.find　　　 　　　　C. to found　　 　 D. to find

　55. A. Disliking　　 B. Like 　　　　　　 C. Dislike　　　　　 D. Unlike

I hope she soon ____ and stops fighting a battle she cannot win.

A.makes sense　　　　　　B. see sense　　　　　　 C. sees sense　　　　　　 D. makes a sense

A. makes mistakes　　　　 　　　　   B. makes progress

C. makes sense　　　　 　　　　　　    D. makes fun

In case of emergency, whether knowing how to apply first aid or not really ________ in matters concerning wounds like swollen wrists, broken arms, burns, cuts, and so on.

　　 A. makes difference　 B. makes a difference　 C. makes differences　 D. makes different

He is in bad health now. Now and then he ________________. I think he should take more exercise.

A. makes cold  　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. gets cold

C. catches a cold　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　   D. catches cold