Britain and Ireland

　　The British Isles is made up of two large islands: One is called Ireland and the other __16  . Britain, or Great Britain, is the larger of these two islands, and it is17  into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England.

　　The United Kingdom is that 18   of the British Isles ruled over by the Queen. It is made up of Scotland, Wales and England, that is, the  19   of Britain, and also about one sixth of Ireland, the Northern part. The  20  of Ireland is self-governing. The  21  name of the United Kingdom is  22   “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”.

　23  is larger and richer than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and has the largest  24   of the United Kingdom, so people often use the 25  “England” and “English” when they  26   “Britain” and “British”. This sometimes makes the Scots and the Welsh a little 27  . The Scots in particular are very  28  of their separate nationality. The Welsh too do not regard   29  as English, and have a culture and even a   30 of their own.

　　Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1801, but for forty years the “Irish  31   ” was the greatest headache of the United Kingdom.  32  , Ireland is divided into two: Northern Ireland still  33 to the United Kingdom, and in 1922 the rest of Ireland   34   to found 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). Unlike the major Commonwealth countries it did not lift a finger to   35 British in the Second World War and now wants the whole of Ireland to be a republic.

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

2.A. divided      B. cut            C. broken          D. separated

3.A. piece        B. island          C. country         D. part

4.A. south        B. north          C. part            D. whole

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

19.A. hoped       B. refused          C. broke away       D. used

20.A. feel         B. touch            C. fight             D. help

　The British isles is made up of two large islands: One is called Ireland and the other   41  , or Great Britain, is the larger of these two islands, and it is  42  into three parts: Scotland , Wales and England.

　　The United Kingdom is that  43  of the British isles ruled over by the Queen. It is made up of Scotland, Wales and England, that is, the  44  of Britain, and also about one sixth of Ireland, the Northern part. The  45  of Ireland is self-governing. The  46  name of the United Kingdom is  47 “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”.

　　48  is larger and richer than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and has the most  49  of the United Kingdom, so people often use the  50 “England” and “English” when they  51  “Britain” and “British”. This sometimes makes the Scots and the Welsh a little  52  . The Scots in particular are very  53  of their separate nationality. The Welsh too do not regard  54  as English, and have a culture and even a  55  of their own.

　　Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1801, but for forty years the “Irish 56 ”  was the greatest headache of the United Kingdom. 5 7 , Ireland is divided into two: Northern Ireland still  5 8  to the United Kingdom, and in 1922 the rest of Ireland  59  to found 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). Unlike the major Commonwealth countries it did not lift a finger to  60  British in the Second World War and now wants the whole of Ireland to be a republic.

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

42. A. divided         B. cut                          C. broken                   D. separated

43. A. piece            B. island                      C. country                   D. part

44. A. south           B. north                        C. part                        D. whole

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

55. A. capital          B. language                   C. history                    D. programmers

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

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

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

59. A. hoped           B. refused                     C. broke away             D. used

60. A. feel              B. touch                       C. fight                       D. help

The British isles is made up of two large islands: One is called Ireland and the other __1__. Britain, or Great Britain, is the larger of these two islands, and it is __2__ into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England.

The United Kingdom is that __3__ of the British isles ruled over by the Queen. It is made up of Scotland, Wales and England, that is, the __4__ of Britain, and also about one sixth of Ireland, the Northern part. The __5__ of Ireland is self governing(治理). The __6__ name of the United Kingdom is __7__ “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”．

__8__ is larger and richer than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and has the most __9__ of the United Kingdom, so people often use the __10__ “England” and “English” when they __11__ “Britain” and “British”. This sometimes makes the Scots and the Welsh a little __12__. The Scots in particular are very __13__ of their separate nationality(民族). The Welsh too do not regard __14__ as English, and have a culture and even a __15__ of their own.

Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1801, but for forty years the “Irish __16__ ” was the greatest headache of the United Kingdom. __17__， Ireland is divided into two: Northern Ireland still __18__ to the United Kingdom, and in 1922 the rest of Ireland __19__ to found 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). Unlike the major Commonwealth countries it did not lift a finger to __20__ British in the Second World War and now wants the whole of Ireland to be a republic.

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

2. A. divided    B. cut      C. broken    D. separated

3. A. piece     B. island    C. country   D. part

4. A. south     B. north    C. part      D. whole

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

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

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

8. A. The UK       B. The British isles

C. Great Britain   D. England

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

10. A. words        B. names

C. spellings       D. pronunciations

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

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

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

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

15. A. capital     B. language     C. history       D. programmes

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

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

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

19. A. hoped      B. refused        C. broke away       D. used

20. A. feel       B. touch          C. fight            D. help

　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

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　　What is the difference between the British Isles（岛）, Britain, the United Kingdom and England? These terms are so often confused（弄混淆） by us．

　　The British isles is made up of two large 1 : one is called Ireland and the other 2 ．Britain, or Great Britain, is the 3 of these two islands, and it is 4 into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England．

　　The United Kingdom is that 5 of the British Isles ruled over by the 6 ．It is made up of Scotland, Wales and England, that is, the 7 of Britain, and also about one-sixth of Ireland, the Northern part．The 8 of Ireland is self-governing．The 9 name of the United Kingdom is 10 “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”．

　　 11 is larger and richer than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and has the most 12 of the United Kingdom, so people often use the 13　　　　 “England” and “English” when they 14 “Britain” and “British” ．This sometimes makes the Scots and the Welsh a little 15 ．The Scots in particular are very 16 of their separate nationality: they have their own legal （法律的） system, and 17 of their internal affairs （内部事务） are 18 by special Scottish department．The Welsh too do not regard 19 as English , and have a culture and even a 20 of their own．

　　Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1 801, but for forty years the “Irish 21 ” was the greatest headache of the United Kingdom．22 Ireland is divided into two : Northern Ireland still 23 to the United Kingdom, and in 1922 the rest of Ireland 24 to found an Irish Free State, later called Eire and now the Republic of Ireland．

　　The Republic of Ireland does not regard itself as British, and is not now even a supporter of the Commonwealth of Nations （英联邦）．Unlike the major Commonwealth countries it did not lift a finger to 25 British in the Second World War and now wants the whole of Ireland to be a republic．