Conservatism refers to the acceptance of anything familiar and refusal of anything strange or forei
Conservatism refers to the acceptance of anything familiar and refusal of anything strange or foreign . There are numerous facts that 36 the conservatism of the Englishmen .
The monarchy (君主制) as nominal (名义上的) 37 of the state still 38 in the highly developed capitalist country .
The national anthem was , is and will be in the 39 1000years the old “God Save the King (or Queen)”.
English judges as usual wear long wigs in law courts , as 40 in many films shot in Hong Kong . (As a colony of the British Empire , Hong Kong was once 41 to adopt the British legal system .)
42 the fact that the feudal class is a 43 of only history significance , noble titles are given to distinguished persons , who would 44 the titles as something of the greatest honor .
Many Englishmen still spend lots of money 45 dummy (虚设的) fireplaces that are of no 46 at all, although their rooms are 47 by gas or electric fire . They find it difficult to say . 48 to the past .
As the first country to 49 the industrial revolution , Britain refused to 50 decimal (十进位) system until 1971. Pence , shilling , pound and inch , foot , yard…all these are hard to be 51 .
English people are always suspicious of any new plans of the government . Today they are still
52 of the Europe integration plan , thus they are not willing to 53 pound to be integrated into Euro Dollars .
Never talk about any kind of 54 to an Englishman , he would surely be 55 and keep away from you !
36．A．express B．tell C．speak D．know
37．A．king B．queen C．leader D．head
38．A．exists B．lives C．enjoys D．welcome
39．A．far B．near C．long D．short
40．A．done B．played C．shown D．made
41．A．required B．accustomed C．asked D．forced
42．A．Though B．In spite C．Despite D．For
43．A．term B．name C．sign D．word
44．A．receive B．accept C．take D．have
45．A．making B．leaving C．keeping D．putting
46．A．value B．price C．propose D．interest
47．A．equipped B．cooled C．heated D．provided
48．A．sorry B．yes C．no D．goodbye
49．A．bring B．complete C．carry D．take
50．A．introduce B．receive C．learn D．believe
51．A．remembered B．forgotten C．left D．felt
52．A．doubtful B．sick C．afraid D．tired
53．A．let B．promise C．make D．allow
54．A．renew B．reform C．develop D．difference
55．A．discouraged B．sad C．silent D．surprised
36—40BDABC 41—45DCABC 46—50 ACDBA 51—55 BADBC
