ToothersandthemselvestheBritishhaveareputationforbeingconservative——notinthenarrowpoliticalsense,butinthesenseofadherencetoacceptedideasandunwillingtoquestionthem.Thereputationcomespartlyfromtheir1.For9002theyhavesuffered3invasionnorrevolution(exceptin164941688)nordisastrousdefeatin5.Theirmonarchy(君主政体)survives6seriousquestion.Underitsnormal7politicalarrangementshavebeen8stablethat,exceptforthe9interruptionsintheseventeenth10,theyhavebeenadoptedthroughout11centuriestomeetchangingneedswithoutviolent12.Britain,in1978,was13inmanagingwithout14writtenconstitution;somefragmentarydefinitionsof1688still15.Therehadbeen16quarrels,socialandeconomicaswell17political,butthequarrelshadbeen18,usually19compromise.Theunderlying20hadnotbeenbroken.
1.A.languageB.futureC.historyD.literature
2.A.centuriesB.yearsC.minutesD.seconds
3.A.neitherB.asC.orD.either
5.A.homeB.studyC.peaceD.war
6.A.andB.withoutC.withD.neither
7.A.nameB.peopleC.leadershipD.enemy
10.A.monthB.dayC.yearD.century
12.A.changesB.changeC.alteredD.changed
13.A.commonB.popularC.uniqueD.angry
15.A.surviveB.survivingC.survivesD.survived
16.A.bitterB.happyC.pleasantD.unhappy
18.A.settlingB.settlesC.settleD.settled
20.A.continueB.continuityC.continuousD.continued