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-+ 懒惰是很奇怪的东西，它使你以为那是安逸，是休息，是福气；但实际上它所给你的是无聊，是倦怠，是消沉;它剥夺你对前途的希望，割断你和别人之间的友情，使你心胸日渐狭窄，对人生也越来越怀疑。—罗兰Scottish people D. The English people 8．. It was said that Christianity was introduced into Ireland by _D_________ A. the Vikings B. the Normans C. Brian Buru D. Saint Patrick 9. In the 17th century, the English government encouraged people from Scotland and Northern England to emigrate to the north of Ireland because __A_______. A. they wanted to increase its control over Ireland B. they had too many people and didn’t have enough space for them to live in Britain C. they intended to expand their investment D. they believed that Ireland was the best place for them 10. Which is the largest city in Scotland?C A. Cardiff B. Edinburgh C. Glasgow D. Manchester 二． 填空 1. Charles the First, king of Britain, was executed, because he attempted to overrule___ the parliament _______ in the English Revolution. 2. The _ official ________IRA believed that they had made enough progress so that they could concentrate on a political process, and run candidates for___ election ____. 3. It’s hard to make talks successful between the British and Irish governments without the participation of __ Sinn Fein ________and_______ IRA _____. 4. The party which wins the majority seats in parliament forms _ the government ________and its party leader becomes _ Prime Minister _________-. 5. Since 1945, the UK economy has experienced __ relative ______ decline rather than __ relative _____ decline. 6. The UK economy can be divided into three main sectors: primary ________industries, secondary industries and _ tertiary _______industries. 7. Shakespeare’s plays fall into three categories .They are __ tertiary _______ , _____ comedies ____and history plays. 8. Charlotte Bronte and Emily Bronte are noted for their respective novel _____ Jane Eyre ___and ____ Wuthering Heights ______which are largely the love stories of a woman for a man. 9. People usually d