英语竞赛问答题110道

41.   ________ indicates a person’s mental abilities relative to others of approximately the same age.

A. IQ        B. EQ         C. FQ

42.   Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was attacked by ________ on December 7, 1941.

A. Germany      B. Britain       C. Japan

43.   The Scarlet Letter is written by _______.

A. Edgar Allan Poe   B. Herman Melville  C. Nathaniel Hawthrone

44.   Boxing, association football, tennis and cricket are some sports events. Which country did first organize and give rules to them?

A. America       B. Canada          C. Britain

45.   I Have a Dream is a speech by ____________.

A. William Faulkner   B. John Kennedy    C. Martin Luther King

46.   Sandwich gets its name from John Montague, the fourth earl ofSandwich, ______ gentleman.

A. a British      B. an American     C. a French

47.   When was the Declaration of Independence of the United States signed and issued?

A. 1767         B. 1867        C. 1776

48.   What is another name for Mount Everest?

A. North Pole    B. South Pole     C. the “Third Pole”

49.   The English Channel separates two countries. They are England and ___.

A. Germany    B. Italy   C. France

50.   Apple pie is closely associated with Americans. If a person is said to be as American as apple pie, it means that ______.

A.     he is good at making American apple pie

B.      he always prefers apple pie as the dessert

C. he is a typical American

51.   The author of The Wealth of Nations is ____.

A. John Locke    B. Thomas More       C. Adam Smith

52.   Which state of the USA lies in the Pacific Ocean?

A. Ohio        B. Los Angels         C. Hawaii

53.   I could never have started this business if John had not been willing to act as my ______.

A. John bull      B. Box and Cox     C. man Friday

54.   Which of the following is not the comedy written by William Shakespeare?

A.       A Midsummer Night’s Dream     B. As You Like It

C. The Tempest

55.   What is considered the synonym of “American movie industry”?

（Hollywood）

56.   Ancient Olympic Games were held in ancient _________.

A. Greece        B. Grace                   C. France

57.   Which of the following is not the tragedy written by William Shakespeare?

A.      Hamlet     B. King Lear       C. Twelfth Night

58.   Who was the king of the motor vehicle in the history of America?

（Henry Ford）

59.   The first recorded use of this expression dates to the first century. Writers and speakers through the ages have used the expression in its original sense: to refer to or to identify someone or something directly. This expression is ______.

A. call a spade a spade

B. chew the fat

C. know the ropes

60.   Who is the first president of the USA that visited China?

（Nixon）