Passage 5
The UK is made up of four countries-England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland-which have widely differing cultures and languages.
Wales was the first country to fall under English control, in the late Welsh were never actually defeated by the ead, they realized that Unity with their bigger neighbor was the only way to end the almost continuous state of war that existed between the two e unity, England and Wales have had the same system of law, education and government.
The situation between Scotland and England was very fought fierce wars for centuries, each invading each other, whenever the situation seemed in their came to an end in the 17th-century when King James VI of Scotland inherited the throne(王位)of England, after Queen Elizabeth I died without 1707, Scotland and England were brought together in an Act of took away much of the Scots' control of their own affairs, but they kept their own systems of law and education.
For the three countries, union resulted in England's occupation of Ireland has always been characterized by and was slowly brought under English control in the 16th-and it retained its own government until 1801, when it was brought together with the Parliament at Westminster.
However, most of its people spoke Gaelic rather than English and they remained faithful Catholics, while the established religion in England was ain was under pressure to leave Ireland by 1921, an agreement was signed whereby a separate Irish Free State (today called the Irish Republic) was did not, however, include the six counties of Northern Ireland, which remain part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland。
main topic of this passage is about .
different cultures and languages in UK.
the four countries fought with each other.
the UK came about.
history of the UK.
h of the following is NOT part of UK?
and. land.
s and Northern Ireland. Irish Republic.
kept their own systems of law and education in spite of losing much of the control of their own affairs?
English. Scots. Welsh. Irish.
can be inferred from paragraph 4 that .
is easy for England to occupy Ireland.
is extremely difficult for England to occupy Ireland.
is easy for England to occupy Scotland.
is especially difficult for England and Wales to be united.
h of the following statements is NOT true?
Welsh, compared with other people in the UK, love peace most.
land and England fought fierce wars for centurions.
and kept their own government until 1801.
and has completely occupied Ireland up till now.
