31.Andthepresidentremainsarabidabsorberofthewidermedialandscape,frequentlycommentingonwhatheseesoncablenewsandsendinghandwrittennotestojournalists,oftenscrawledonprintoutsoftheirarticles.Question:whatdoestheword"rabid"meanin"arabidabsorberofthewidermedialandscape"?

32.PresidentTrumphascalledmembersofthepress“enemiesofthepeople,”deemedcriticalcoverage“fake,”accusednewsorganizationsoftreasonandthreatenedtomakeiteasiertosuejournalistsforlibel.Question:Ifyousuesomeone,you____________

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?

35.Whichofthefollowinghastheword"withdraw"withthesamemeaningandusageasthatin"HenryandMeganwithdrawfromofficialduties"?

37.Thelatestcamein2015,whenanumberofcountriessuspendedSchengentoallowfullcontrolovertheirbordersandstoprefugeeswhohadlandedinGreeceandelsewherefrommakingtheirwaytothewealthierEuropeannorth.VocabularyBuilding:Ifyou_____something,youdelayitorstopitfromhappeningforawhileoruntiladecisionismadeaboutit.

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

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

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

14.HowmanymainpoliticalPartiesareinUK?

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

31.WhofighttheHundredYears'War?

32.WhosignedGreatCharter?

35.WhywasStonehengebuilt?

36.The“UnionFlag”or“UnionJack”isacompositedesignmadeupofthreedifferentnationalsymbols.Theyare:

37.ThenationalflagofUKisusuallycalledTheUnionJack.