Question

Decide whether the statements are true ( + ) or false ( – ): 1. In the 15th сentury a major civil war took place, known as the Wars of the Roses, as the two sides, the House of Lancaster and the House of Lords were symbolized by a red rose and a white rose respectively. 2. After the death of Canute an Anglo-Saxon king came to the throne (1042) and the line of Danish kings came to an end. 3. During the period from the 6th to the 8th century A.D. a people called the Celts spread all over the world from the east to the west. 4. In 1087 William, the Duke of Normandy, began to gather an army to invade Britain. 5. In 1649, King Charles I was executed as an enemy of his country, and England was proclaimed a republic with Oliver Cromwell at its head. 6. The Prime Minister lives in Buckingham Palace, but there are other royal palaces in London too. 7. On St. David’s Day many patriotic Welshmen wear a leek or a daffodil in their buttonholes as a celebration. 8. Although Britain is a densely populated, industrialized country, agriculture is one of its most important industries. 9. The Pennines run down the centre of England from Scotland to South Yorkshire and they are known as the “Backbone of Great Britain”. 10. Domesday Book is an extremely comprehensive survey and inventory made by the Normans after they took control of England.

Answer 1

Ответ:1)False

6)False

2)False

7)True

3)False

8)True

4)False

9)True

5)True

10)False

Объяснение:

Answer 2

1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True
6. False
7. True
8. True
9. True
10. True