The Bank of England was founded in()
Tess of the d'Urbervilles was set in Wessex, a fictional place in _______ of England.
Queen Victoria was the only queen who ruled England for a very long time.
William Conqueror was crowned king of England in Westminster Abbey in :
The artwork Uncle Sam was created in 1917 as a recruiting poster for the US Army.
After the Norman Conquest, _______ became the dominant language in England which was spoken by the royal class.
There was a blackout last night and the electric lamps went out, so we had to resort___candles to light the room to study.
It was due to the conflict between the Roman Catholic Church and King ______ that the far-reaching religious reformation took place in England.
The literature brought to England by the Normans was in marked contrast with the strength and somberness of Anglo-Saxon poetry.
The most prevalent kind of literature in feudal England was ____. It was a long composition, sometimes in verse, sometimes in prose, describing the life and adventure of a noble hero, usually a knight.
Anne Bradstreet was a Puritan poet.Her poems made such a stir in England that she became known as the “____________” who appeared in America.
In England, neo-classicism was initiated by J.Dryden, culminated in A.Pope and continued by S.Johnson.
The US men’s basketball team was defeated by Lithuania in the Games.
In the US, a panel of government experts was once intended to be established to cut out unnecessary treatment.
She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of a power()
She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power ________.
With a candle in hand, he carefully_____the narrow stairs to his bedroom.
The first glasses of Coca Cola were drunk in 1886.The drink was first (made) by a us
In England a candle used to burn at auction sales ______.
His mother always keeps a candle in the house______there is a power cut.
Anna Bradstreet was a Puritan poet and her poems made such a stir in England that she was known as the "______" who appeared in America.
Today, the Tower of London is one of the most popular tourist【1】and attracts over three million visitors a year. It was occasionally used as a Royal Palace for the Kings and Queens of England【2】the time of James I who【3】from 1603 to 1625, but is【4】known as a prison and execution place. Within the walls of the Tower, princes have been murdered, traitors【5】, spies shot, and Queens of England beheaded. One of the most famous executions was that of Anne Boleyn in 1536. She was the second wife of Henry VIII. He wanted to【6】her because she could not give him a son, so he accused her of adultery. She was tried and found guilty. She asked to be beheaded with a sword【7】the usual, axe, which can still be seen in the Tower. The sword and executioner were【8】over specially from France and with one【9】the executioner cut off her head.
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The year was 1932.Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small single-engined aeroplane.At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather.To make things worse, her altimeter (高度表) failed and she didn't know how high she was flying.At night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter.At times, her plane nearly plunged into the sea.