Victoria’s father, Edward had died when she was.E)8monthes old

When did Queen Victoria’s uncle die? A) In 1837.

What’s the name of her husband?A) Albert.

Who did she receive support from? A) Prince Albert.

When did she marry? In 1840.

When did Albert die?B) In 1861.

How many children did Queen Victoria give birth to between 1840 and 1857?A)9

She emerged from mourning in 1874 encouraged by her family, friends and the newly-elected Prime Minister....?E)Disraeli.

How many of Queen’s children died before her?D)3

When did hir elder daughter die?A)In July 1901.

What title did her Prime Minister get?B) Earl of Beaconsfield.

What’s the name of her last surviving child?C)Beatrice

Press in Britain

Probable in no other country are there such great differences between......

What «quality” newspapers do you know?E) The Times, The Independent.

What «popular” newspapers do you know?E) The Daily Express.

How many national papers are published on Sundays’? )A)Nine.

What are the editors of papers usually allowed?A) Freedom of expression.

It is often said that the aim of the popular press is to entertain its readers than inform them.

What kind of materials do these newspapers concentrate on?D) The Royal Family.

What is the difference between various national daily newspapers?D) In the type of news they report.

Are «quality” papers more popular than «tabloids”?D) Less popular.

What are newspapers owned in Britain by? A) By publishing companies.

What kind of newspapers are called as «populars and tabloids”? B) Small-sized newspapers.

What’s the difference between daily newspapers and «Sundays”?E) Includes colour supplement.

What does a «colour supplement” mean?C) Separate magazine which contains feature articles.

Which type of readers are the British? D) They are fond of reading newspapers.

What is an important tradition in many British households?D) A big Sunday lunch.

Different Kinds of Money

What makes money valuable? Why is a piece of paper marked $10 worth....

What is the real reason that money is valuable?D) everyone believes it is

What was used as money on the Pacific Island of Yap?A) large stone discs

Ancient Greeks measured wealth in.... A) tools and cattle

How many purposes did this kind of money have?A) two

Why were tools and cattle used as money? C)could be used for farming

What was the value of the house?a certain number of tools or cattle

What did American Indians use as money? A)wampum

What is wampum made of?A) from seashells

What did the ancient economies use instead of coins?C) barter

According to the text gold and silver wereuseful as a kind of money?B) they were easier to carry around

This text is about:D) types of money

When was the paper money introduced?E)In the sixteenth centry

According to the text people:C)Were suspicious of paper money

Why did ancient types of money die out?E) more practical forms of money were invented

What does everyone believe? C) a $10 bill is worth $10

Market Women

When Hugh Clapperton, a British explorer, visited Nigeria in the.....

Who visited Nigeria? E) Hugh Clapperton

When did he visit Nigeria? A) in the 1830s

Where did he come from? E)Great Britain

What kind of goods did he find at a Nigerian market B)silks from Cairo, salt from the Sahara, clay water jars

Why do Nigerian women go to the markets? D) to meet their friends, learn about the newest fashions

What is the percentage of women in the Nigerian market D) over 80%

How do traders keep their markets organized?B) they occupy the same general area

Who is the head of each guild?A) a woman

What do «market masters” do?D) make decisions about the day-to-day running of the market

What do they also see? E) market law is enforced

What are the market women in Onitsha famous for?E) for their skill at making large amounts of money

Where is Onitsha situated?C) on the eastern banks of the Niger River

How do market women spend their money?B) in high style

Where do market women send their children?B) to universities overseas

What is buisiness for the Nigerian women?A) a natural part of life