31. The first summit between the United States, theSoviet Union and Britain during World War II was held in ______ in November1943.

A. Yalta                                                    B.Cairo

C. Tehran                                                 D.Potsdam

32. The open declaration of the containment policy was made by U.S. President______ on March 12, 1949.

A, Hoover                                                B. Truman

C. Roosevelt                                             D.Eisenhower

33. Since 1945 the United States entered a 25-year economic boom, and the cornerstoneswere the ______.

A. automobile, housing and shipping

B. farming, housing and defense industries

C. automobile, housing and defense industries

D. automobile, shipping and defenseindustries

34. ______ turned out to be the longest war the United States ever fought (1950-1975)as a result of its policy of containment of Communism.

A. The Civil War                                       B.The Korean War

C. The Vietnam War                                  D. World War II

35. Which statement about the WatergateScandal is NOT true?

A. After the scandal American disillusionsgrew.

B. Nixon was the second president to resignin U.S. history.

C. Nixon finally handed over the completetapes, which would condemn him.

D. By the early 1980s far fewer Americans stillclung to the belief that their system was the most powerful.

36. The U.S. President can veto any bill passed byCongress unless overridden by ______ vote in each house.

A. one-third                                              B.two-thirds

C. two-fifths                                             D.three-fourths

37. When a bill emerges from the Senate and theHouse, it is usually referred to a ______ composed of equal number of membersfrom each house to resolve the differences.

A. revenue committee                                B.standing committee

C. permanent committee                            D.conference committee

38. Thefourth party period began with ______ and lasted till the ______ with the DemocraticParty dominant.

A. Jimmy Carter,1990s                             B. Herbert Hoover, 1920s

C. FranklinRoosevelt, 1980s                      D. Theodore Roosevelt, 1900s

39. Which statementabout American education is NOT true?

A. Elementary andsecondary education is free and noncompulsory.

B. There are more public elementary and secondary schools than private ones.

C. Public schoolsare financially supported and governed by states or communities.

D. Publicand private schools refer to the way in which these institutions are funded andcontrolled.

40. In his masterpiece Leaves of Grass, ______ praised theideas of equality and democracy and celebrated the dignity and the self-reliantspirit of the common man.

A- T. S. Eliot                                            B. Mark Twain

C. Walt Whitman                                      D.Emily Dickson