LỊCH sử PHÁT TRIỂN TIẾNG ANH

1 Which sentence is true? New waves of Germanic invaders and settlers come from Norway and Denmark starting in the late 8th century Old English didn’t sound or look like English today English is a mem.

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1 Which sentence is true?

New waves of Germanic invaders and settlers come from Norway and

Denmark starting in the late 8th century

Old English didn’t sound or look like English today

English is a member of the Germanic family of languages

The period from 1500 to about 1650 is called Early Modern English

Famous speaker include Lord Nelson and Keith Shipper

2 When did the term "Canadian English" appear?

in 1857

3 Which English dialect does Canadian vocabulary share most with?

American English

4 Which accent do the majority of Australians speak similarity to

General Australian English

5 Which tenses can American English be used?

I just arrived home, or I’ve just arrived home

6 Which English is Canadian English sometimes gouped with

American English

7 Which event happened in ca 410 A.D?

First Germanic tribes arrive in England

8 Which at age did Aethelred “the Unready” become the king?

At 11 year of age

9 Which has influenced English writing down to the present day?

Because it retains a high number of irregular verbs

10 Which has influenced English writing down to the present day?

King James Bible

11 Which continent does Burnese English belong to?

Asian

12 Which continent does Cameroon English belong to?

Africa

13 Which event was happened in 1362?

English replaces France as the language of law English is used in parliament for the first time

14 Which country doesn’t belong to the inner circle?

Viet Nam

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15 Which have reduced English differences significantly in England?

Modern communications and mass media

22 What do “Lishes” devise for?

Decribing certain local variants of English

23 What are regional dialects of Canadian English?

Quebec(Quebec English) (Maritimes, Central Canadian English, Central

Canadian English,Western,Candian English)

24 What laid the foundation English over much of the world?

British colonialism

25 What is another name of Received Pronunciation?

Queen’s English

26 What are 3 major divisions of dialects of English in England?

Southern English dialects, Midland English dialects and Northern dialects

27 What is the standard accent in the US?

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3O What do Americans use preposition in these phrases?

35 What does the individualistic approach accept?

The validity of differences

Frozen spelling

36 What kind of English spelling is Australian English usually similar to?

British spelling

37 Which sentence is used in Amarica?

"She majored in geography at Harvard."

8 When did the form of the modern English language speak and complete?

After great vowel shift, and completed in about 1550

39 When did the first Germanic tribes arrive in England?

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44 When did the Oxford English Dictionary was publish?

A person speaks English as mother tongue

Who established the first English printing press in 1476?

William Caxton

Who edited the first Canadian dictionaries of CanE?

Walter Spencer Avis

Who influenced in establishing a standard form of spelling in modern English?Samuel Johnson

Who speaks English as not mother tongue?

Chinese

Who is author of the book “Two year in New South World”?

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Peter Cunningham

Why many say that English is probably not a Creole?

Because it retains a high number of irregular verbs

Why has English language become the most important language on the planet?Because of business, culture and science

Why are there no official rule for ‘’Standard English’’?

Becauce it unlike some other languages

Why is Australian English most similar to New Zealand English?

Sharing history and geographical proximity

Why is Australian English is recognisable and familiar to English speaker aroundthe world?

It is used to identify Australian in characters non - Australian flims and

television programs

Where is Middlesbrough share characteristics with?

Yorkshire and North – East of England

In 10th century, Where did English borrow words from?

Scandinavia

The vowels of Australian English can be divided into categories:

Long vowels and short vowels

The short vowels correspond:

The lax vowels used in analyses of Received Pronunciation

According to the concept of university and flexibility, what is international

English?

It is being used and developed in the world

In 1362, English becomes official language of _

The law courts

Chaucer writes the Canterbury tales in _ in CA.1380

The greater social mobility after world war I and II helped…

To lessen the differences between social accent

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In 1775,What did Samuel Johnson publish?

His English Dictionary

The main difference between Early Modern English and Late Modern English is………

Vocabulary

In some ways ,what is American English more like?

The English of Shakespeare

Dialects are linguistic varietes which differ in …

All of A, B, C

The pronunciation differences in the UK are mainly distinguished by …

Social class

All the dialects use … of Standard English

Vocabulary and grammar

Southern English accents have three mains historical influences:

The London accent, Received Pronunciation, Southern rural accents

Southern English accents are distinguished from ………

Northern English

Different accents throughout England are mainly influenced by …

Phoneme inventory of regional dialects

What is another name of Received Pronunciation?

Northern English

Different accents throughout England are mainly influenced by …

Phoneme inventory of regional dialects

Cultivaled Australian English has many … British Rectived pronunciation.Similarities to

he short vowels correspond:

The lax vowels used in analyses of Received Pronunciation

How many majors divisions of dialect of English are there in England?

Liverpool, Lancashire, and Cumbria are also the dialects of …

the Northern England

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How do Americans use the verbal auxiliary “ shan’t”

Which sentence is true?

English is a member of the Germanic family of languages

What does “Lishes” devise for?

Describing certain local variants of English

What does the individualistic approach accept?

The validity of differences

Which continent does Burmese English belong to?

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Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):

…… By the end of World War II, Britain had gone heavily into debt in order to develop its manufacturing industry and borrowed large amountsfrom the US and France

Chọn một câu trả lời:

1 False (F)

2 True (T) S

……….The oldest institution of government in Britain is the Monarchy

1 True (T) D

2 False (F)

Choose the best to complete the statement or answer the question:

In Britain, the great majority of parents send their children to ……

1 state schools

2 public schools

3 private schools

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4 independent schools S

……….Most people in Scotland speak the old Celtic language, called

“Gaelic”

1 False (F) D

2 True (T)

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of British government?Chọn một câu trả lời:

1 It has no written form of Constitution

2 It is both a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional

monarchy S

3 It is the oldest representative democracy in the world S

4 It offers the Queen high political status and supreme power

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the UK economy?Fill in the blanks:

About 90% of American students go to ……… schools and 10% attend private schools

1 public D

2 private

3 mixed

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Which of the following statements is NOT true about the UK economy?Chọn một câu trả lời:

a There has been a period of steady decreasing of living standards

b Britain has experienced a relative economic decline since 1945

c Britain remains one of the Group of Seven large industrial economies

d Some smaller economies have overtaken the UK in terms of output per capita S

……….According to the author, larger universities are always better, and more desirable universities are always more expensive

1 False (F)

…….Massachusetts was established by English puritans who separated themselves from the Roman Catholic Church

1 False (F)

Fill in the blanks:

The first Secretary of Treasury of the United States was …………

1 Barack Obama

2 Treasury of the United States

3 Alexander Hamilton D

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……… When the War of Independence was over, the United States wasone unified nation as it is today

1 False (F)

Which of the following statements is NOT correct? When the

Constitution was written, ……

1 there was a Bill of Rights in the Constitution

2 there was no Bill of Rights

3 The Constitution did not have any words guaranteeing the

freedoms or the basic rights and privileges of citizens S

4 a “Bill of Rights” was added to the Constitution 4 years after the Constitution was made

…….Strong domestic demand is one factor contributing to America’s affluence

1 True (T) D

2 False (F)

Mô tả câu hỏi

Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):

…… Alexander Hamilton was the third president of the United States.

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Chọn một câu trả lời:

1 False (F) D

……… The main duty of the Congress is to make laws, including those which levy taxes that pay for the work of the federal

government.

1 True (T) D

1945.Britain has experienced a relative economic decline since 1945.

1946.There has been a period of steady decreasing of living

… ….The title of Prince of Wales is held by a Welsh according to tradition.

1 False (F)

……….Cardiff, the capital of Wales, is a large city

1 False (F)

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……….In Britain, the process of state-building has been one of evolution rather than revolution, in contrast to France and the USChọn một câu trả lời:

1 True (T) Đ

Mô tả câu hỏi

……….The Scots and Welsh have a strong sense of being British

1 False (F)

Life peers should be nominated by Prime Minister and appointed by

………

1 The United Kingdom

2 The British Constitution S

3 the sovereign

4 the Queen S

……… Northern Ireland is significant because of its manufacturing industry

1 False (F) Đ

……….The first English permanent settlement was founded in

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1 Science and social studies.

2 Politics and business education Đ

3 Mathematics and languages

4 Music and physical education

Children in Britain must receive a full-time education legally from the ages of …………

1 3 to 14 S

2 5 to 16 Đ

3 6 to 13

4 4 to 12 S

Fill in the blanks:

Pupils from the ages of ……… mainly attend state-run primary schools

1 3 to 9

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2 6 to 12 S

3 5 to 11 đ

4 4 to 10

……….1 in 10 of the British population is of non-European ethnicity

1 literacy D

2 the general public

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Which of the following is NOT true about the characteristics of Britain?

1 Class differences between a white-collar worker and a blue-collar worker

2 Differences of social systems between Scotland and Wales D

3 Economic differences between north and south

4 Cultural differences between immigrants and the British

Which of the following is NOT true about the Great Council?

1 They were sometimes summoned by the kings to contribute

money S

2 They included barons and representatives from counties and towns

3 They represented the aristocrats as well as the communities

4 They later developed into what we now know as the Cabinet

……… Northern Ireland is significant because of its manufacturing industry

1 False (F)

Children in Britain must receive a full-time education legally from the ages of …………

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A low rate of ….… industrial investment coupled with a very high rate

of overseas investment is a characteristic of the UK economy

1 appointed

2 domestic Đ

3 big market S

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Where is the best agricultural land in Britain?

1 In the northeast of Scotland S

2 In the southeast of England ?

3 In the southeast of Scotland

4 In the northeast of England S

Which of the following is NOT true about the characteristics of Britain?

1 Class differences between a white-collar worker and a blue-collar worker

2 Differences of social systems between Scotland and Wales D

3 Cultural differences between immigrants and the British

4 Economic differences between north and south

Which of the following was NOT the reason for the relative economic decline since 1945?

1 Britain did not invest in modern equipment and new products

2 Britain had been heavily in debt to finance the war S

3 Britain spent a high proportion of its national wealth on the

military S

4 Britain had carried out the nationalisation of the businesses

Strictly speaking, the Parliament today consists of the Queen, the House

of Lords and ………

1 the Queen S

2 The British Constitution S

3 the House of Commons Đ

…….One reason for America’s affluence is that a lot of peop1e have inherited wealth from their parents

1 False (F)

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According to the author, the Articles of Confederation failed because of the following reasons Which is NOT true?

1 Some new states wanted to be free from the Union Đ?

2 The Congress could not raise money to pay the national army and

to pay debts owed to France and other nations.?

3 The Congress had no power to tax any citizen S

4 The new states did not cooperate with the Congress or with each other S

…….The United States’ economy suffered severely from the two World Wars in the 20th century

1 False (F)

Which of the following was NOT one of the three forces that led to the modern development of Europe?

1 The Renaissance

2 The spiritual leadership of the Roman Catholic Church Đ

3 The growth of capitalism S

4 The Religious Reformation

The “American system” of mass production was first used in …

1 textile industry

2 Agriculture

3 car industry

4 firearms industry D

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Students attend secondary schools from the age of 11 up to around the age of ……….

1 18 S

2 17

3 20 S

4 19 S

“The Jewel in the Crown” of the British Empire ……… , which

provided raw materials and a big market for British goods, gained

3 London has a larger population than all other cities in England

4 London is a political, economic and cultural centre of the country

……… “Ulster”, referring to Northern Ireland, was once an ancient Irish Kingdom

1 True (T)

Tiêu đề	Lịch sử Phát triển Tiếng Anh
Trường học	University of Languages and International Studies - Vietnam National University
Chuyên ngành	English Language and Literature
Thể loại	Báo cáo
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Thành phố	Hà Nội

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