Unit One
1 Stereotypes and ethnocentrism are ______.
two sides of the same coin
喵查答案：two different things
the same thing in different names
positive terms
2 It is good advice to keep in mind that ______.
喵查答案：each individual should be treated differently
all individual group members show the same cultural values
common cultural patterns are always in the dominant culture
co-cultural groups should be assimilated into the dominant ones
3 A good strategy to deal with stereotypes is ______.
ethnocentric
master one’s mother tongue
stay away from aliens
喵查答案：multi-lingual and multi-cultural
4 It is characteristic of stereotypes to be ______.
喵查答案：held in common by all group members
held in common by most of the group members
a direct expression of beliefs and values
both positive and negative
5 Which of the following is not a type of stereotype?
Age.
喵查答案：Food.
Sex.
Religion.
6 Stereotypes usually result from ______.
limited information
limited experience
limited interactions
喵查答案：knowledge and experience
7 All the following are examples of stereotypes except ______.
all Japanese are well-behaved
喵查答案：most international students from China are diligent
women are beautiful
all Muslims are terrorists
8 Stereotypes are considered ______.
喵查答案：the most significant barrier to effective intercultural communication
a common thing among most cultures
a negative force in human communication
one of the most significant barrier to effective intercultural communication
9 Intercultural communication refers to the study of ______.
interpersonal communication
political communication
喵查答案：communication among people from different cultures
communication between individuals from the same culture
10 All of the following are parts of culture except ______.
value systems
thinking patterns
norms of behavior
喵查答案：natural landscapes
Unit Two
1 The Parliament of the United Kingdom was established_________.
in 1066
in 1800
喵查答案：in 1801
in 1928
2 Which of the following is not the role of MPs in the UK?
influencing the policy of the government
喵查答案：deciding the Prime Minister
talking about legislation
scrutinizing the administration of policies
3 The People’s Charter passed during the Chartist Movement was mainly concerned with _____.
improving the working conditions of industrial workers
喵查答案：political reforms, especially with regard to the election system
further industrial development
condemnation of British imperialism
4 Which of the following Cromwell did NOT do?
He dismissed the Long Parliament.
He beheaded Charles I.
He declared England to be a commonwealth.
喵查答案：He prevented America from gaining independence.
5 Which of the following statements is NOT true?
The British Queen reigns but does not rule.
The British Queen summons, prorogues and dissolves Parliament.
The husband of the British Queen gets the titles of “the Duke of Edinburgh” and “the Prince of the United Kingdom”.
喵查答案：The British Queen may change the laws passed by Parliament at will.
6 The British Parliament consists of two major parts: the House of Commons and ____.
the Lower House
喵查答案：the House of Lords
the Labor Party
the Cabinet
7 During the English Bourgeois Revolution, ____ supported Parliament and ____ stood on the side of the king.
喵查答案： the Roundheads … the Cavaliers
the Cavaliers … the Roundheads
the Independents … the Roundheads
the Presbyterians … the yeomen
8 The main purpose of the Great Charter was ___.
to protect ordinary people
喵查答案：to restrict the king’s power
to restrict the baron’s power
to establish a new government
9 The direct cause of Reformation in England was that ___.
the Pope wanted more revenue from England
喵查答案：Henry VIII decided to divorce his wife, Catherine and the Pope turned it down
the Pope wanted England to make up with France after the Hundred Years’ War
the Pope refused to appoint Henry VIII as head of the Church of England
10 The age of constitutional monarchy in Britain began with the ________ of 1688.
喵查答案： Glorious Revolution
War of Independence
English Renaissance
Religious Reformation
Unit Three
1 Most likely American Republicans will support _____________.
喵查答案：fewer strings, less federal supervision, and delegation of spending discretion to the states
more detailed, federally supervised spending
more strings, less federal supervision and federally supervised spending
delegation of spending discretion to the states and more federally supervised spending
2 If President Donald Trump wants to officially declare war against Syria, he should have the approval from ____________.
Supreme Court
喵查答案：Congress
Pentagon
Secretary of State
3 If one moves across states in America, he or she is required to re-register in the new residence and change the license plate within the stipulated time. This shows _________ of American Federalism.
democracy
mandate
喵查答案：low efficiency
prevarication
4 Federalism was finally enforced partly out of the reason that ____________.
a monarch derives his power of governance from a limited government
the regional interests should be given priority in consideration
settlers did not care who were in office so long as their rights could be protected
喵查答案：without some degree of state authority, some states would not have ratified the Constitution
5 Which of the following is NOT included in American 1787 Constitution?
Separation of power.
Checks and balances.
喵查答案：Absolute monarchy.
Human rights.
6 Which of the following former presidents is more of a federalist?
喵查答案：Bill Clinton
Abraham Lincoln
Willard Romney
Theodore Roosevelt
7 The federal union is a union of people in which ___________.
the national government and state government receive power from the people and exercise authority over each other
喵查答案：the national government and state government receive power from the people and exercise authority over the people
state government receives power from the national government and exercises authority over the people
the national government receives power from the state and exercise authority over the state
8
Which of the following is NOT thought to be the power of the national government in the federal government system?
control of federal money
control of interstate commerce
control of national defense
喵查答案：control of state criminal and civil laws
9 In a ____________ system of government, the constitution vests all the governmental power in the central government.
喵查答案：unitary
confederate
federal
socialistic
10 How many states in the United Sates do not have death penalty?
17
18
喵查答案：19
20
Unit Four
1 In the sermon to his fellow Puritan colonists, Governor _____________ desired to make New England “ a city upon a hill” as they sailed to Massachusetts in 1630.
Arthur Miller
喵查答案：John Winthrop
Theodore Dreiser
Thomas Jefferson
2 In his State of the Union Address in 1944, President Roosevelt defined the pursuit of happiness as decent housing, a good job, education and ____________.
equal rights
freedom
喵查答案：health care
social mobility
3 Fascinated by the idea of the American Dream, Nikola Tesla, a brilliant electrical engineer, traveled from _________ to the United States to work for Thomas Edison.
Slovenia
喵查答案：Serbia
Latvia
Libya
4 Economic problems and ____________ caused the American Dream to lose its charm and influences on the American people.
the First World War
the Second World War
the Korean War
喵查答案：the Vietnam War
5 The American Dream was made possible by all of the following except ____________ .
a large land mass
friendly neighbors
abundant natural resources
喵查答案：a large population
6 While running for President in 2008, __________ proposed the American Dream Plan, which included the opportunity to go to college, save for retirement, own a home, health insurance for all children, business growth and prosperity.
喵查答案：Hillary Clinton
Barack Obama
Willard Romney
Donald Trump
7 In the 1920s, the American Dream started switching from the right to create a better life to the desire to acquire material things. This change was exemplified in the F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel ___________ .
Death of a Salesman
An American Tragedy
喵查答案：The Great Gatsby
Huckleberry Finn
8 Founding Fathers of the United States created a government to defend rights for everyone. At that time “everyone” only meant____________.
喵查答案：white property-owners
women
people without property
slaves
9 The idea of the American Dream is deeply rooted in ____________ in 1776, which proclaims that “all men are created equal”.
The Epic of America
喵查答案：The Declaration of Independence
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Economic Bill of Rights
10 The phrase The American Dream is said to have been coined for the first time by________.
John F. Kennedy
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
喵查答案：James Truslow Adams
Unit Five
1 The universities in the United States have been attracting ______ number of international students.
the fewest
the least
喵查答案：the biggest
the smallest
2 All of the following items are true of John Dewey except ______.
an American educator
a philosopher
a pragmatist
喵查答案：an idealist
3 A mission statement is ______.
喵查答案：something that states the purpose or goal of an organization
a declaration of independence
a filter that keeps the unqualified students from entering a university
a statement of business goals of the year
4 Which of the following does not fit in with the faculty recruitment requirements?
Openness.
喵查答案：Strictness.
Fairness.
Transparency.
5 To apply for a university program in an American university, one has to prepare the following except ______.
a letter of recommendation
喵查答案：an impersonal statement
a writing sample
unofficial transcripts
6 International students to the Untied States can get the following benefits except ______.
independence
being critical
喵查答案：modesty
responsibility
7 John H. C. Newman is the author of ______.
喵查答案：The Idea of a University
The Idea of a College
The Civil Rights Act
The Declaration of Independence
8 In the United States, community colleges usually award their graduates with the following degrees except _____.
Associate of Arts
Associate of Science
Associate of Applied Science
喵查答案：Bachelor of Arts
9 Better quality of education is usually provided by ______ universities in the United States.
state
public
喵查答案：private
community
10 The most popular destinations for China’s outbound students are ______.
South Africa
Canada
Australia
喵查答案：the United States and Britain
Unit Six
1 The IELTS test has ________ tasks for writing and each takes 1 hour.
喵查答案：2
3
4
5
2 In the TOEFL writing test you have to first read a text and then listen to a ________ lecture on the same topic.
1-minute
喵查答案：2-minute
3-minute
4-minute
3 The test time for the speaking of IELTS lasts ________ minutes.
3-6
7-10
喵查答案：11-14
15-18
4 In the TOEFL exam, you will answer questions into a microphone which are recorded and later sent to a group of ________ reviewers.
3
4
5
喵查答案：6
5 The listening part of IELTS has a variety of different questions including sentence completion, True, False or not Given, and ________.
fill-in-the-gap
multiple choice
short answer
喵查答案：matching headings
6 In taking IELTS, students will hear a range of different accents from English speaking countries such as Ireland, Wales, Scotland, the USA, Canada and ________.
Cambodia
Egypt
Austria
喵查答案：Australia
7 Student taking the TOEFL will spend ________ to complete the whole test.
2.5 hours
喵查答案：2 hours and 45 minutes
3 hours and 15 minutes
3.5 hours
8 The TOEFL test features the question type of ________.
喵查答案：multiple choice
filling-in-the-gap
matching
short answer
9 The passages of the TOEFL reading test are ________.
喵查答案：of the same level of difficulty
starting easy but getting harder
one easy and the others difficult
half easy and half difficult
10 The IELTS reading test is made up of ________ reading sections.
2
喵查答案：3
4
5
Unit Seven
1 In his The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Edward Gibbon lists some reasons for the rise of Christianity. Which one of the following is NOT on his list?
The doctrine of a future life.
The pure and austere morals of the Christians.
喵查答案：The discord of the Christian group.
The miraculous powers ascribed to the church.
2 By the ________ century, Christianity became the dominant religion of the Roman Empire.
1st
2nd
3rd
喵查答案：4th
3 Christianity grew from the 1st century ________.
Islam
喵查答案：Judaism
Catholicism
Pagan religions of the Roman Empire
4 In ________ , priests can marry.
Roman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
喵查答案：Protestant Church
Dominican Church
5 The Roman Catholic Church has a hierarchical structure like a pyramid, with ________ at the top.
the Patriarch
the Cardinal
喵查答案：the Pope
the Archbishop
6 The second big quarrel and division in the history of Christianity is ________.
The Great Schism
The First Vatican Council
The Second Vatican Council
喵查答案：The Reformation
7 The first big quarrel and division in the history of Christianity is ________.
喵查答案：the East-West Schism
the Reformation
the Second Vatican Council
the Council of Trent
8 Different understandings of ________ brought about divisions of the Church.
corruptions
喵查答案：the Bible
heaven
marriage
9 The iconostasis is the typical element of ________.
Roman Catholic churches
Protestant churches
Puritan churches
喵查答案：Eastern Orthodox churches
10 There are three major divisions of Christianity. Which one of the following does not belong to the three major divisions?
Eastern Orthodox Church.
Protestant Church.
喵查答案：Anglican Church.
Roman Catholic Church.
Unit Eight
1 Poseidon is the ____________ god.
mountain
喵查答案：sea
earth
sky
2 Zeus’ mother is ____________ .
Hestia
Themis
喵查答案：Rhea
Demeter
3 Who is Athena’s mother?
Demeter
Phoebe
Mnemosyne
喵查答案：Metis
4 Who is mother of Apollo and Artemis?
喵查答案：Leto
Themis
Theia
Tethys
5 Gaea was self-fertilized and gave birth to ________, Pontus and Ourea.
Nyx
喵查答案：Uranus
Eros
Oceanus
6 Who is not the child Chaos gave birth to ________.
Gaea
Tartarus
Erebus
喵查答案：Sphinx
7 Which is not one of the characteristics of Greek mythology________.
anthropomorphism
polytheism
nature worshipping
喵查答案：omnipotence
8 Helen of Troy’s mother is _____________.
Europa
喵查答案：Leda
Maia
Semele
9 Zeus had affairs with Alcmene, who gave birth to ____________.
喵查答案：Heracles
Hermes
Dionysus
Minos
10 _________ is the goddess of the moon.
Hera
Leto
Aphrodite
喵查答案：Artemis
Unit Nine
1 Off Broadway and _________ shows often provide a more experimental, challenging and intimate performance than is possible in the larger Broadway theatres.
Broadway
Hollywood
Small Theatre
喵查答案：Off-Off-Broadway
2 Most Broadway shows are _________ productions intended to make a profit for the producers and investors.
political
entertaining
amusing
喵查答案：commercial
3 Broadway theatre refers to the theatrical performances presented in the _________ professional theaters located in the Theater District and Lincoln Center along Broadway.
40
喵查答案：41
42
43
4 What is the movie Bird Man about?
A love story.
A hero.
Saving the world.
喵查答案：The putting on the stage of a drama.
5 Where was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
Cinema
Shopping Centre
KTV
喵查答案：Theatre
6 To perform is to _________ and to transform with the special energy produced in the very process.
display
show off
provoke
喵查答案：communicate
7 In China, Gao Xingjian traced the development of Chinese culture and got many religious and ritual elements involved in his famous work _________.
Bus Stop
Bedbug
Teahouse
喵查答案：Wild Man
8 In Britain, _________ and her Cambridge Ritualists drew a direct connection between ritual and theatre.
喵查答案：Jane Ellen
Jane Allen
John Ellen
John Allen
9 All the theatrical works on the earth originated from _________.
myths
rituals
喵查答案：myths and rituals
performances
10 Drama is a _________ form of fine art.
special
funny
strange
喵查答案：collaborative
Unit Ten
1 In America, there is one poet, who understands the significance of flowers similarly with William Blake. She is __________.
Emily Bronte
喵查答案：Emily Dickinson
Charles Dickinson
William Dickinson
2 In the poem written by William Blake, we can find the relationship of ________.
喵查答案：the flower with the world
the flower with the sand
the flower with the grain
the flower with the eternity
3 In Chinese poetry, flowers are usually taken as the image to show one’s personalities or one’s attitudes towards the world, ____________are favorite for the Chinese.
Try peony and water lily
orchids and chrysanthemums
plum blossoms and lotus
喵查答案：all of the above
4 Besides the rose as the symbol of love, ___________are also taken as the symbols of love in the western countries.
pear flower and red tulip
the cock’s comb and yellow gillyflower
the morning-glory and the lemon blossom
喵查答案：all of the above
5 Both in China and the West, flowers are taken to present some metaphysical meanings, so ___________is usually associated with something in the afterlife.
the rose
the lily
喵查答案：the lotus
the peony
6 Traditionally, in the west, flowers are associated with myths. The laurel is the symbol of ________.
喵查答案：Apollo
Juno
Venus
Virgin Mary
7 Do you know what is the national flower for England?
The sugar maple.
The thistle.
喵查答案：The red rose.
The lily.
8 If one of your friends are born in November, ________are the best choice for you to send him or her on his or her birthday party.
marigolds
daffodils
asters
喵查答案：chrysanthemums
9 In the West, there is a kind of flower specifically sent for one person on his or her birthday. What is that? __________.
喵查答案：Birth flower.
Monthly flower.
Birthday flower.
Yearly flower.
10 From the two poems written by English writers, we can find the ___________between Chinese culture and Western culture, concerning Zen Buddhism.
喵查答案：correspondence
response
similarities
relationship
Unit Eleven
1 While industrial employers were eager to get cheap Chinese labors, the ordinary white public considers the presence of Chinese as the ________.
“Chinese peril”
“Chinese panic”
喵查答案： “yellow peril”
“yellow panic”
2 In the 19th century, the Chinese were brought to America in order to ________ and to work in the gold mines.
fight in the American Civil War
喵查答案：construct the first Transcontinental Railroad
be cowboys in the west
help abolish slavery
3 Chinese immigrants to the United States brought many of traditional ideas and values with them, including the Confucian ________.
喵查答案：respect for elders
kindness to others
obedience toward elders
trust in others
4 The first large group of Chinese stepped on the land of America was in the 19th century with the outbreak of the Opium War in China and ________ in America.
the Westward Movement
the abolition of slavery
喵查答案：the California gold rush
the oversea expansion
5 The descendants of Chinese immigrants in America are addressed as ________, representing American Born Chinese.
喵查答案：ABC
CBA
CA
AC
6 ________ was made to denounce the entrance of Chinese into what was regarded as a land for whites only.
The Intolerable Acts
Confiscation Acts
American Immigration Act
喵查答案：Chinese Exclusion Act
7 Which of the following is not a Chinese myth?
Nu Wa’s creation of human beings.
Chang’E’s flying to the moon.
喵查答案：Nativity of Jesus.
Da Yu Taming the Flood
8 All mythologies describe the body of myths retold among different ________.
writers
mythologists
喵查答案：cultures
witches
9 Mythology usually refers to the collected myths of a group of people. Famous mythologies include ________, Roman mythology and Hittite mythology.
喵查答案：Greek mythology
Egyptian mythology
Indian mythology
Italian mythology
10 The Chinese legendary story of Hua Mulan emphasizes ________, while the Disney movie of Mulan puts the emphasis on ________.
individualism, Confucius ethics
喵查答案：Confucius ethics, individualism
individualism, collectivism
collectivism, individualism
Unit Twelve
1 When is Spring Festival?
May 5.
喵查答案：The first day of the first lunar month.
The fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month.
March 1.
2 Like Christmas in the West, _________ is the most important festival in China.
Mid-autumn Festival
Dragon Boat Festival
喵查答案：Spring Festival
Lantern Festival
3 Which of the following is NOT true about Spring Festival Couplets?
They represent house owners’ best wishes for good fortune and luck.
They are composed of two antithetical sentences and a horizontal scroll.
喵查答案：They are read from the line on the left side to the one on the right.
They feature Chinese calligraphy with black characters on red paper.
4 In northern China, people usually eat dumplings in Spring Festival. Sometimes a coin is put in one of the dumplings and the person who has a bite of it is said ______________.
喵查答案：to be the luckiest person in the new year
to have bad luck in the new year
to be the one treating others
to be the one with the best appetite
5 In the family reunion dinner, why is fish indispensable?
Because it is delicious.
喵查答案：Because it symbolizes abundance.
Because it looks beautiful.
Because it is easy to cook fish.
6 People set off firecrackers and fireworks in Spring Festival for the following reasons except __________.
bidding farewell to the old and ushering in the new
喵查答案：attracting others’ attention
following a long-lasting tradition
scaring off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop
7 Before Spring Festival comes, people will do the following except ____________ to welcome it.
having a great house cleaning
making a big purchase
喵查答案：putting on new clothes
washing clothes and bed sheets
8 Children pay New Year’s visit to the seniors in their family and they will get _________ in return.
喵查答案：gift money
new clothes
new toys
new books
9 What do Chinese people usually do on Spring Festival Eve?
Have a family reunion dinner.
Watch the Spring Festival Gala.
Stay up late.
喵查答案：All of the above.
10 Why do Chinese people paste a reversed character Fu on the door or the wall when Spring Festival comes?
Because they think it is interesting to do so.
Because they want to be different from others.
喵查答案：Because it signifies the arrival of blessings.
Because it looks more beautiful.
Unit Thirteen
1 is one of the most misunderstood and difficult types of humor, because irony is often used and the audience needs to be “smart.”
Deadpan
Self-deprecating
喵查答案：Satire
Topical humor
2 Potty humor is often in poor taste, vulgar, and “crosses the line” for the sake of making people laugh, which can most often be found in ___________ .
classroom illustrations
high school textbooks
television ads
喵查答案：children’s cartoons
3 Self-deprecating is a type of humor that relies entirely on ____________.
laughing at others
喵查答案：belittling oneself
praising oneself
making fun of the powerful
4 is also called dry humor, and is defined more by its delivery than the actual content.
Slapstick Comedy
Sarcasm
Irony
喵查答案：Deadpan
5 Slapstick is one of the simpler forms of comedy, and can be seen employed by the likes of and Buster Keaton in early silent era films.
Tom Cruise
喵查答案：Charlie Chaplin
Jim Carrey
Tom Hanks
6 Concerning everyday life humor, which is more likely to offend people?
American humor.
喵查答案：British humor.
Black humor.
No humor.
7 According to Stephen Fry, American humor shows more ____________ than that of British humor.
poor taste
喵查答案：optimism
slapstick
ignorance
8 It’s easy to equate ____________ to slapstick, as the two can sometimes overlap, but leans much more towards the bizarre.
self-deprecating
black humor
deadpan
喵查答案：surreal comedy
9 The type of humor employed in the following picture is ____________. 
topical humor
喵查答案：parody
black humor
sarcasm
10 The philosophy behind black humor is that when things are bad, sometimes the only thing you can do to maintain your sanity or faith in the world is to ____________ .
cry
accept it
fight against it
喵查答案：laugh
Unit Fourteen
1 The differences in RP and GA reflect British and American cultures: British English are ________, since Britain is a traditional country with great cultural ________, and they are nostalgic to the past, and respect rules and customs. Whereas, American English sounds ________ and sometimes exaggerated, that is mainly because America is a modern country with huge cultural ________, and the Americans advocate reform and innovation.
strict and formal, diversity, extroverted, heritage
喵查答案：strict and formal, heritage, extroverted, diversity
extroverted, heritage, strict and formal, diversity
extroverted, diversity, strict and formal, heritage
2 Among the following pronunciation of the words, which of them are GA? ________.
garage [ˈgærɑ:ʒ], tomato [ təˈmɑ:təʊ], neither [ˈnaɪðə]
喵查答案：garage [gəˈrɑʒ], tomato [təˈmeɪtoʊ], neither [ˈniðɚ]
garage [ˈgærɑ:ʒ], tomato [təˈmeɪtoʊ], neither [ˈniðɚ]
garage [gəˈrɑʒ], tomato [ təˈmɑ:təʊ], neither [ˈnaɪðə]
3 Another difference in the pronunciation of consonants is that when /t/ is between the ________ in stressed and unstressed syllables, it is read as /d/in ________.
consonants, RP
consonants, GA
vowels, RP
喵查答案：vowels, GA
4 Actually, in traditional English, British and American people were largely “rhotic”, which means that they ________ the r sound in the past. However, it was around the time of ________that non-rhotic speech came into use among the upper class in ________.
喵查答案：both pronounced, the American Revolution, England
did not pronounce, World War I, America
both pronounced, World War II, England
did not pronounce, the American Revolution, America
5 A big difference between RP and GA is the pronunciation of the letter “r”. In RP it is ________ when it is ________, while in GA it is ________ when it is ________.
not pronounced, in all parts of the word, pronounced, before consonants or at the end of a word
pronounced, in all parts of the word, not pronounced, before consonants or at the end of a word
pronounced, before consonants or at the end of a word, not pronounced, in all parts of the word
喵查答案：not pronounced, before consonants or at the end of a word, pronounced, in all parts of the word
6 British people value ________ and are more ________, whereas the Americans prefer to ________ the unnecessary sounds, and are more ________.
freedom, progressive, add, conservative
tradition, progressive, add, conservative
喵查答案：tradition, conservative, omit, progressive
freedom, conservative, omit, progressive
7 The pronunciation of the word “hostile” in RP is ________.
喵查答案：[ˈhɒstaɪl]
ˈhɑstl
ˈhɑstaɪl
ˈhɒstl
8 British culture has a “gentleman” and “lady” style, and ________ is an important part of British culture. Different from Britain, in America, expression of thoughts and feelings is considered to be a way to express one’s selfhood. Thus, freedom of expression becomes a sign of ________.
individualism, noble spirit
individualism, elegance
noble spirit, elegance
喵查答案：noble spirit, individualism
9 What is the pronunciation of the word “example” in GA? ________.
ɪgˈzɑ:mpl
喵查答案：[ɪgˈzæmpl]
ˈɪgzɑ:mpl
ˈɪgzæmpl
10 British English is more ________ and its culture is more ________; while American English is more ________ and its culture is more ________.
casual, direct, polite, reserved
casual, reserved, polite, direct
喵查答案：polite, reserved, casual, direct
polite, direct, casual, reserved
Unit Fifteen
1 The patient balance in a claim statement may include all the following except________.
the deductible
the coinsurance
the copayment
喵查答案：the premium
2 A health care service claim is usually filed by________.
喵查答案：the health care provider
the patient
the insurance company
the university
3 One should take his or her________ for a hospital visit.
喵查答案：insurance card
service claims
application documents
student ID
4 An insurance premium refers to the amount of money that is payed for________.
a hospital visit
a medical service
喵查答案：the maintenance of an insurance plan
the medicine
5 An international student in the U.S. should in the first place check________ when looking for an insurance plan.
喵查答案：the students’ insurance policy of the university
the cost of the plan
the service of the insurer
the conditions that qualify waiving insurance
6 People who are 65 or older can apply for________ if they cannot afford an insurance plan.
喵查答案：Medicare
CHIP
HIS
Tricare
7 The insurance that one can get through his or her employer is a ________.
public insurance
喵查答案：private insurance
dental insurance
students’ insurance
8 Most of the physicians in the US are________.
喵查答案：doctors of medicine
doctors of osteopathic medicine
international medical graduates
doctors of dental care
9 People who need sporadic and emergency care may visit________.
hospitals
clinics
hospice services
喵查答案：urgent care centers
10 Non-profit hospitals don’t pay taxes and they benefit the________ with the saved taxes.
doctors
founders
喵查答案：community
children
Unit Sixteen
1 If you are about to terminate tenancy, you must serve ______.
喵查答案：a One Month Notice
a Two Month Notice
a One Month Verbal Notice
A and C
2 As one of your obligations, you must ______.
make copies of keys if you lost them.
喵查答案：remove any snow or ice from the front of your properties if you are renting a house
seek permission when you have people over
ask your landlord to remove any snow or ice
3 If you sublet without consent, which following statement is TRUE?
Your landlord can end tenancy with two-month notice.
喵查答案：Your landlord can end tenancy with one-month notice.
Your landlord can increase the rent by 20%.
The sub-tenant doesn’t have to move out.
4 When your landlord is to increase the rent, he/she must serve a written notice _______ before the increase is due to take effect.
at least one month
at least two months
喵查答案：at least three months
at least 60 days
5 The laws in North America usually lean in favor of ___________ .
喵查答案：the tenants
the landlords
the agency
state government
6 You will be placed with a local family usually within _____ from your campus.
喵查答案：20 to 45 minutes
15 to 35 minutes
15 to 40 minutes
25 to 40 minutes
7 You would choose financing a car if you want ___________.
to customize your vehicle
to finally own the vehicle
to get any residual value
喵查答案：all of the above
8 You would choose leasing a car than purchasing a car if you want ____________.
喵查答案：to pay less monthly payments
to pay less deposit
not to pay other surcharges
to drive as much as you can
9 Which statement is TRUE about outlet stores implied in this lesson?
Outlets stores often have movie theaters.
喵查答案：Manufacturers make products specifically for outlet and factory stores.
Retail stores and outlets carry the same line, and you can purchase the same item at outlets with lower prices.
People can save a lot of money shopping at outlets.
10 Which statement is TRUE about North America?
Most American grocery stores stay open 24 hours.
The size of food in North America is much smaller compared to that of China.
喵查答案：You get a better deal when you purchase in large quantities.
Most people do grocery shopping every morning.
Unit Seventeen
1 In China, tea can be used to express __________.
respect
gratitude
apology
喵查答案：all of the above
2 Which of the following is normally not included in British afternoon tea?
biscuits
cakes
喵查答案：meat
tea
3 In Britain, afternoon tea is served at around __________.
1 to 2 p.m.
2 to 3 p.m.
喵查答案：4 to 5 p.m.
5 to 7 p.m.
4 In Britain, morning tea is at about __________.
6:00
8:00
9:00
喵查答案：11:00
5 When do the Chinese drink tea? __________
In the morning.
In the afternoon.
In the evening.
喵查答案：All of the above.
6 The Zang people in China like __________ the best.
喵查答案：butter tea
high tea
green tea
builder’s tea
7 The Han people in China normally prefer to add __________ to tea.
salt
sugar
milk
喵查答案：nothing
8 Most British people prefer __________.
White Tea
Green Tea
喵查答案：Black Tea
Yellow Tea
9 __________ is made from the new shoots of the tea plant and keeps the original color without fermentation during the processing.
Oolong Tea
喵查答案：Green Tea
Black Tea
Dark Tea
10 Tea drinking in China has a history of _________ years.
one thousand
two thousand
three thousand
喵查答案：four thousand
Unit Eighteen
1 Placing two penny coins on the final bill shows ____________.
喵查答案：the customer was very dissatisfied with the service
the customer didn’t have enough money to tip
the server needed to make change
the customer forgot to tip
2 Although many people receive tips, the most typical person to receive a tip is ____________.
喵查答案：a waiter
a hair stylist
a bank teller
a dog trainer
3 The most common tip given in a restaurant in the United Kingdom is ____________.
around 5%
between 15 and 20%
喵查答案：around 10%
around 20%
4 Tipping laws were repealed and tipping became a normal part of life around ___________.
the First World War
喵查答案：the 1920s
the Second World War
the 1950s
5 Anti-tipping laws were first passed in the United States around ____________.
1865
1880
1895
喵查答案：1910
6 Right after the Civil War in the United States, the most probable person to give a tip would be ____________.
a former black slave in Washington DC
a teacher from New York while visiting a southern state
喵查答案：a banker returning from Europe
a coal miner at an upscale restaurant
7 The most common tip given in a restaurant in the United States is __________.
around 10%
喵查答案：between 15 and 20%
between 10 and 15%
around 25%
8 A place where tipping may be an accepted practice in China is ___________.
喵查答案：at a business in Macau
at a restaurant in Shanghai
at a spa in Beijing
at an eatery in Hong Kong
9 The notion of tipping began around ___________.
the 1200s
喵查答案：the 1400s
the 1800s
the 1900s
10 The acronym, TIP, stands for _______________.
“to improve performance”
“to increase payment”
喵查答案：“to insure promptitude”
“to increase performance”
Achievement Test
1 If President Donald Trump wants to officially declare war against Syria, he should have the approval from ____________.
Supreme Court
喵查答案：Congress
Pentagon
Secretary of State
2 Economic problems and ____________ caused the American Dream to lose its charm and influences on the American people.
the First World War
the Second World War
the Korean War
喵查答案：the Vietnam War
3 The idea of the American Dream is deeply rooted in ____________ in 1776, which proclaims that“all men are created equal”.
The Epic of America
喵查答案：The Declaration of Independence
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Economic Bill of Rights
4 Although many people receive tips, the most typical person to receive a tip is ____________.
喵查答案：a waiter
a hair stylist
a bank teller
a dog trainer
5 Which of the following is NOT a Chinese myth?
Nu Wa’s creation of human beings
Chang’E’s flying to the moon
喵查答案：Nativity of Jesus
Da Yu Taming the Flood
6 The British Parliament consists of two major parts: the House of Commons and ___________.
the Lower House
喵查答案：the House of Lords
the Labor Party
the Cabinet
7 The TOEFL test features the question type of ________.
喵查答案：multiple choice
filling-in-the-gap
matching
short answer
8 What is the pronunciation of the word “example” in GA?
ɪgˈzɑ:mpl
喵查答案：[ɪgˈzæmpl]
ˈɪgzɑ:mpl
ˈɪgzæmpl
9 Which statement is TRUE about North America?
Most American grocery stores stay open 24 hours.
The size of food in North America is much smaller compared to that of China.
喵查答案：You get a better deal when you purchase in large quantities.
Most people do grocery shopping every morning.
10 According to Stephen Fry, American humor shows more ____________ than that of British humor.
poor taste
喵查答案：optimism
slapstick
ignorance
11 One should take his or her___________ for a hospital visit.
喵查答案：insurance card
service claims
application documents
student ID
12 The Roman Catholic Church has a hierarchical structure like a pyramid, with ________ at the top.
the Patriarch
the Cardinal
喵查答案：the Pope
the Archbishop
13 What is the national flower of England?
喵查答案：The red rose
The thistle
The sugar maple
The lily
14 _________ is the goddess of the moon.
Hera
Leto
Aphrodite
喵查答案：Artemis
15 Different understandings of ________ brought about divisions of the Church.
corruptions
喵查答案：the Bible
heaven
marriage
16 Most Broadway shows are _________ productions intended to make a profit for the producers and investors.
political
entertaining
amusing
喵查答案：commercial
17 Most British people prefer __________.
White Tea
Green Tea
喵查答案：Black Tea
Yellow Tea
18 Like Christmas in the West, _________ is the most important festival in China.
Mid-autumn Festival
Dragon Boat Festival
喵查答案：Spring Festival
Lantern Festival
19 Better quality of education is usually provided by ______ universities in the United States.
state
public
喵查答案：private
community
20 Intercultural communication refers to the study of __________.
interpersonal communication
political communication
communication between individuals from the same culture
喵查答案：communication among people from different cultures
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