survey of UK 5

Britain is a country with a history of invasions. In 43 AD Britain was invaded by______.

In medieval times, kings would summon a group of wealthy barons andrepresentatives of countries, cities and town—a gathering called ______ to raisemoney.

In 1689, Parliament passed ______ to ensure that the King would never be able toignore Parliament and constitutional monarchy gradually came into being.

______ is one of the busiest share-dealing centres in the world.

In the examination called “the 11-plus”, students with academic potential arechosen to attend ______ school.

______ is regarded as the most left-wing newspaper in Britain.

Traditionally, people gave Christmas gifts or money to their staff or servants on______, which is the day after Christmas.

As a major trading nation in the world, Britain exports more goods than itimports.

. The Open University charges no fees, so it does not offer degrees.

Some British universities are funded by central government, but some, especially the old ones like Oxford and Cambridge are private ones。