the English people take it for granted that their own name stands for the whole island.
There’s another thing that confuses people: sometimes you may hear people say “the
Untied Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”. That is official name of the
country. Northern Ireland is only one sixth of the island of Ireland. The rest of the island is
an independent state, called the Republic of Ireland. So we have the names of “England”,
“Britain”, “Great Britain”, and “the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland”. Now do you know what each of them means?
61. English was first spoken in .
A. Britain B. England
C. Great Britain D. Ireland
62. Britain is divided into .
A. England, Britain, and Wales
B. England, Scotland, and Wales
C. Wales, Scotland, and Great Britain
D. Great Britain, Wales, and Scotland
63. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
A. Wales is the richest of the three
B. Scotland is the largest of the three
C. Sometimes English is used instead of Britain
D. Britain is the only name of the largest island of British Isles
64. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is .
A. part of Britain
B. part of British Isles
C. the official name of the whole country England
D. the largest country of all mentioned in the passage
65. Which of the following is an independent country?
A. Wales B. Scotland
C. Northern Ireland D. The Republic of Ireland

Passage Two
Every year just after Christmas the January Sales start. All the shops reduce their prices and for two weeks, they are full of people looking for bargains. My husband and I do not normally go to the sales as we don’t like crowds and in any case are short of money as we have to buy lots of Christmas presents.
Last year, however, I took my husband with me to the sales at the large shop in the center of London. We both needed some new clothes and were hoping to find a television set. When we got to station. So I left my husband and started looking around the shops. Unfortunately all the clothes were in very large sizes and so were not suitable for me. But I did buy a television at a very cheap price, so I felt quite pleased with myself.