According to 2013 statistics,the UK has the _____national economy in the world measured by nominal GDP.

A.third-largest

B.fourth-largest

C.sixth-largest

D.eighth-largest

_____is the largest lake on the island of Great Britain.

A.Lake Windermere

B.Lough Neagh

C.Loch Lomond

D.Lake Erie

Modern English is derived from the _____spoken by the Angles,Saxons,and Jutes.

A.Germanic dialects

B.Cornish

C.Scottish Gaelic

D.Danish

The story of “harrying of the north”has a connection with ______.

A.King Harold

B.Edward the Confessor

C.Alfred the Great

D.William the Conqueror

What triggered the 1979 general election resulting in Margaret Thatcher’s forming a new government?

A.Oil crisis and stock market crash.

B.Rising unemployment and inflation.

C.The loan from the International Monetary Fund.

D.James Callaghan’s loss of a vote of no confidence.