I. Read the following statements and decide whether they are true (T) or false ( F ) 1. People in different parts of Britain like to use the name England to refer to their country. 2. The Severn River is the longest river of Britain, which originates in Wales and flows through western England . 3. Today more than half of the people in Wales still speak the ancient Welsh language. 4. In terms of population and area, Northern Ireland is the second lar gest part of Britain . 5. Although the climate in Britain i s generally mild, the temperature in N orthern Scotland often falls below -10 °C in January . 6. The majority of the people in Britain are descendants of the Anglo -S axons . 7. The Celtic people were the earliest known inhabitants of Britain . 8. English evolved into what is now described as Modern English from the late 16th century. II. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following statements . 1. The two main islands of the British Isles are ______. A. Great Britain and Ireland B. Great Britain and Scotland C. Great Britain and Wales D. Great Britain and England 2 . ______ is the capital city of Scotland . A. Belfast B. Edinburgh C. London D. Cardi f f 3. Among the four parts of the United Kingdom, ______ is the smallest . A. England B. Scotland C. Wales D. Northern Ireland 4. English belongs to the ______ group of the Indo- E uropean family of languages . A. Celtic B. Norman C. Germanic D. Roman 5. The introduction of Christianity to Britain added the first element of ______ words to English . A . Danish and Finnish B. Dutch and German C. French and Italian D. Latin and Greek 6. The evolution of Middle English was reinforced by the ______ influence . A . Norman B . Dutch C. German D. Danish 7. Samuel Johnson's dictionary was influential in establishing a standard form of ______. A . grammar B . handwriting C . spelling D . pronunciation 8. At present, nearly ______ of the world's population communicate in English . A . h alf B. a quarter C . o ne - third D. one-fifth