The word "Byzantine" （Line 3, Para. 2) most probably means______.A．absurdB．complexC．excess

Parliamentary committee reports are mentioned in the first paragraph to highlight______.

A．typical characteristics of British people

B．general features of government reports

C．the peculiarity of the transport committee"s reports

D．wrong opinions about the rail industry

Nicole s project ______ .

A．had students write about American history

B．encouraged students to write stories about local history

C．taught students how to use scanners and other multimedia devices

D．had students build a database of pictures of their grandparents

n in the month of August, Spring has many beauties, and May is a fresh and blooming month, but the charms of this time of year are enhanced by their contrast with the winter season. August has no such advantage. It comes when we remember nothing but clear skies, green fields and sweet-smelling flowers—when the recollection of snow, and ice, and bleak winds, has faded from our minds as completely as they have disappeared from the earth- and yet what a pleasant time it is! Orchards and cornfields ring with the hum of labour; trees bend beneath the thick clusters of rich fruit which bow their branches to the ground; and the corn, piled in graceful sheaves, or waving in every light breath that sweeps above it, as if it wooed the sickle, tinges the landscape with a golden hue. A mellow softness appears to hang over the whole earth; the influence of the season seems to extend itself to the very wagon, whose slow motion across the well-reaped field, is perceptible only to the eye, but strikes with no harsh sound upon the ear.

Personal Social Services in the UK assist the following people EXCEPT

A．elderly people.

B．disabled people.

C．people with learning disabilities or mental illness.

D．the common people.

The best agriculture land in Britain is

A．in the southeast of England.

B．in the northeast of England.

C．in the southeast of Scotland.

D．in the northeast of Scotland.

The authors attitude towards Nocks ideas is one of ______.

A．acknowledgement

B．denial

C．surprise

D．ridicule

Employees in the US are paid for their time. This means that they are supposed to

A．work hard while their boss is around.

B．come to work when there is work to be done.

C．work with initiative and willingness.

D．work through their lunch break.

Britains leading customers and suppliers are France, Germany and______.

A．Japan

B．Belgium

C．the Netherlands

D．the United States

izabeth II?

A．Head of the commonwealth.

B．Head of the Catholic Church.

C．Head of the executive, the legislature and the judiciary.

D．Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and her other realms and territories.