55．A．get away 　　　　　 B．get off 　　　　　　　 C．get out 　　　　　　　 D．get through

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Conservatism refers to the acceptance of anything familiar and refusal of anything strange or foreign . There are numerous facts that 　　36　　 　the conservatism of the Englishmen .

The monarchy (君主制) as nominal (名义上的)　 37　　 　of the state still 　　38　　 　in the highly developed capitalist country .

The national anthem was , is and will be in the 　　39　　 　1000years the old “God Save the King (or Queen)”.

English judges as usual wear long wigs in law courts , as 　　40　　 　in many films shot in Hong Kong . (As a colony of the British Empire , Hong Kong was once 　　41　　 　to adopt the British legal system .)

　 42　　 　the fact that the feudal class is a 　　43　　 　of only history significance , noble titles are given to distinguished persons , who would 　　44　　 　the titles as something of the greatest honor .

Many Englishmen still spend lots of money 　　45　　 　dummy (虚设的) fireplaces that are of no 　　46　 　at all, although their rooms are 　　47　 　by gas or electric fire . They find it difficult to say .　 48　　 　to the past .

As the first country to 　　49　　 　the industrial revolution , Britain refused to 　　50　　 　decimal (十进位) system until 1971. Pence , shilling , pound and inch , foot , yard…all these are hard to be 　　51　 　.

English people are always suspicious of any new plans of the government . Today they are still

52　　 　of the Europe integration plan , thus they are not willing to 　　53　　 　pound to be integrated into Euro Dollars .

Never talk about any kind of 　　54　　 　to an Englishman , he would surely be 　　55　　 　and keep away from you !

54．A．keeping up　　　　　 B．being caught up　 C．catching up　　　　　 D．being kept up with

53．A．with 　　　　　　　　　 B．of 　　　　　　　　　　 C．for 　　　　　　　　　　 D．to

52．A．ask 　　　　　　　　　 B．hear 　　　　　　　　　 C．know 　　　　　　　　 D．care

51．A．have to 　　　　　　　 B．might 　　　　　　　　 C．are able to　　　　　 D．may

50．A．surely　　　　　　　　 B．certainly　　　　　　　 C．probably　　　　　　 D．hopefully

49．A．carriage 　　　　　　 B．bus 　　　　　　　　　 C．train　　　　　　　　　 D．taxi

48．A．better 　　　　　　　　 B．worse 　　　　　　　　 C．more 　　　　　　　　 D．less

47．A．itself 　　　　　　　　 B．himself 　　　　　　　 C．myself 　　　　　　　 D．oneself

46．A．which 　　　　　　　 B．that　　　　　　　　　　 C．who 　　　　　　　　　 D．whom