24.Readthepassageandcompletethefollowingquestions.InJune2016,theUnitedKingdomvotedtoleavetheEuropeanUnioninanuproar.ThenthePrimeMinisterDavidCameronresigned,andTheresamaywonthecontestfortheleadershipoftheconservativeparty.Anewwordisbeginningtoappearintheheadlines:‘Britain+exit=Brexit’."We'reinunchartedterritory."ThatiswhatanaideworkinginUKPrimeMinisterDavidCameron'sofficetoldreportersaftertheresultsofaBritishreferendumonEuropeanUnion(EU)membershipcameoutonJune242016.TheUK'shistoricvotetoexittheEUhasleftpeopleinshockandstirredanxietyacrosstheglobe.Eveniftheproceedingswon'tbefinalizedforanothertwoyears,theimpactshavealreadybeguntoshow.Forstarters,ifnotfor"Brexit",theEnglishsoccerteam'sdefeatintheEuroCuponJune28mightnothavebeensobitter.ButsoccerfansmockedthefactthatEnglandwasbeingdumpedbyEuropetwiceinaweek–intheprocess,losingbothitsPrimeMinisterandnationalsoccerteammanager.ThatEnglandmetdefeatatthehandsofIcelandwasalsoasourceofhumor."Thebeautifulirony.EnglandknockedoutofEuro2016bycountrynotevenintheEU!Maybethat’swhytheypressedtheBrexitbutton,"jokedoneTwitteruser.TheBritisheconomyfacesmoreseriouseffects.Thevotecreatedthebiggestglobalfinancialshocksincethe2008economiccrisis.Thepoundsuffereditsmostdramaticone-dayfallinhistory,plungingmorethan10percentagainstthedollartohitlevelslastseenin1985.Londonmightloseitsstatusasaglobalfinancialcapital.QuittingtheEUcouldalsocosttheUKaccesstotheEU'stradebarrier-freesinglemarketandmeansthatitmustseeknewtradeaccordswithcountriesaroundtheworld,Reutersreports.USPresidentBarackObamasaystheUKwouldbeatthe"backofaqueue"foraUSpact.Thereferendum'ssurprisingresultsshowadivisioninBritishsocietybetweentheoldergeneration–whobacked"Brexit"becausetheybelievedtheysawnobenefitsfromUK'sethnicdiversityandfree-marketeconomy–andtheyoungergeneration,whofavorglobalizationandtheborder-freepolicy.ChinaDaily'sUKeditorJonLowearguesthatasecond,equallyfundamentalsplitwasrevealedinthevotingresults.Hesaysthere'sagapbetweenwhatBritonsthoughttheywereandwhattheyreallyare."Farfrombeinganationofmodern,sophisticated,multiculturalgo-getters,itturnsoutwearestillacountryofbeer-swillingbumpkinswithadistasteforforeignersandadeepmistrustofEuropeanpowers,"Lowewrote.QuestionTwo:IsIceland,whichbeatBritaininEuro2016,amemberoftheEuropeanUnion?

41.Thelatestcamein2015,whenanumberofcountriessuspendedSchengentoallowfullcontrolovertheirbordersandstoprefugeeswhohadlandedinGreeceandelsewherefrommakingtheirwaytothewealthierEuropeannorth.Thevirusisyetanotherchallenge,asithasgivennewammunitiontonationalistswhowanttoseeborderstightenedorrestoredevenbeforethecontagionarrived.VocabularyBUilding:TheyhavebeenreluctanttoadmitAIDSpatient,inpartbecauseofunfoundedfearsof________

42.ThefreemovementofpeopleandgoodsisacornerstoneoftheEuropeanUnion,referredtobytheshorthand“Schengen,”afterthecityinLuxembourgwherethe1985treatythatcreatedwhatisnowa26-nation,passport-freezonewassigned.VocabularyBuildingwhichofthefollowingcanbestreplace"cornerstone"in"thefreemovementofpeopleandgoodsisacornerstoneoftheEuropeanUnion?

44.Butascasesofthevirusspreadandmultiply,callsforclosingbordershavegrownlouder,mostpredictablyfromthefarrightandpopulistswhowereneverfansofthebloc’sopenborderpolicy.VocabularyBuilding:InMarchandApril,theweatherismuchless_________

45.Thiswastheyear—withBritainout,terrorismwaningandthemigrantcrisisatanebb—thattheEuropeanUnionhadhopedtorepairandreviveitscherishedgoalofopeninternalborders.Despiteyearsofefforts,hisbusinessis____

46.Thiswastheyear—withBritainout,terrorismwaningandthemigrantcrisisatanebb—thattheEuropeanUnionhadhopedtorepairandreviveitscherishedgoalofopeninternalborders.Ifsomething___________________,itbecomesgraduallyweakerorless,oftensothatiteventuallydisappears.

47.中国加油是ChinaFightingFighting

8.OfficialsintheWestWingonThursdayannouncedthatcopiesofTheWashingtonPostandTheNewYorkTimeswouldnolongerbedeliveredtotheWhiteHouse.Theadministrationismovingtoforceotherfederalagenciestoendtheirsubscriptionstothepapers,aswell.Question:Otherfederalagenciesaregoingtostoptheirsubscriptionstothepapersdespitetheirunwillingness.TrueorFalse.

11.PresidentTrumphascalledmembersofthepress“enemiesofthepeople,”deemedcriticalcoverage“fake,”accusednewsorganizationsoftreasonandthreatenedtomakeiteasiertosuejournalistsforlibel.Question:whichofthefollowingwordscanbestreplace"deemed"in"presidentTrump....demedcriticalcoveragefake"?

14.HowmanymainpoliticalPartiesareinUK?

16.AmericannicknameisUncleTom.

17.TheLordsTemporalINCLUDEShereditarypeersandlifepeersandtheLawLords.

19.WhatisthestructureofBritishGovernment?

21.Thiswastheyear—withBritainout,terrorismwaningandthemigrantcrisisatanebb—thattheEuropeanUnionhadhopedtorepairandreviveitscherishedgoalofopeninternalborders.VocabularyBuilding:Myplants____assoonasigavethemsomewater

22.Butascasesofthevirusspreadandmultiply,callsforclosingbordershavegrownlouder,mostpredictablyfromthefarrightandpopulistswhowereneverfansofthebloc’sopenborderpolicy.whichofthefollowingcanbestreplace"multiply"in"casesofthevirusspreadandmultiply"?