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TheBritishIslesconsistsoftwolargeislands:OneiscalledIrelandandtheother36.BritainorGreatBritainis37ofthesetwoislandsanditisdividedintothreeparts:ScotlandWalesandEngland.
TheUnitedKingdomisthatpartoftheBritishIslesruledoverbytheQueen.It__38__ScotlandWalesandEnglandthatisthewholeofBritainandalsoaboutone39ofIrelandtheNorthernpart.The40ofIrelandisself-governing.The41nameoftheUnitedKingdomis42“TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland”. 43islargerandricherthanScotlandWalesandNorthernIrelandandhasthelargest44oftheUnitedKingdomsopeopleoftenusethe45“England”and“English”whenthey46 “Britain”and“British”.ThissometimesmakestheScotsandtheWelshalittle47.TheScotsinparticulararevery48oftheirseparatenationality.TheWelshtoodonotregard49asEnglishandhaveacultureandevena 50oftheirown.
IrelandbecamepartoftheUnitedKingdomin1801butforfortyyearsthe“Irish51”wasthegreatestheadacheoftheUnitedKingdom.52Irelandisdividedintotwo:NorthernIrelandstill 53totheUnitedKingdomandin1922therestofIrelandbrokeaway54anIrishFreeStatelatercalledEireandnowtheRepublicofIreland.
TheRepublicofIrelanddoesnotregarditselfaspartofBritainandisnotnowevenasupporteroftheCommonwealthofNations(英联邦).55themajorCommonwealthcountriesitdidnotliftafingertohelpBritishintheSecondWorldWarandnowwantsthewholeofIrelandtobearepublic.
36.A.BritainB.WalesC.England D.Scotland
37.A.thelarger B.largerC.thelargestD.largest
38.A.makesup B.consistsofC.isconsistedofD.makesupof
39.A.sixes B.six C.sixthsD.sixth
40.A.smallerB.rest C.larger D.island
41.A.correctB.true C.full D.complete
42.A.thereforeB.also C.likely D.perhaps
43.A.TheUKB.TheBritishislesC.GreatBritainD.England
44.A.collegesB.populationC.officialsD.cities
45.A.words B.names C.spellingsD.pronunciations
46.A.speak B.forget C.callD.write
47.A.angry B.difficult C.tired D.lonely
48.A.kind B.fondC.fullD.proud
49.A.it