英语专业八级英美文化概况.doc

When did the Pilgrims have their first Thanksgiving Feast?
Response:

A. In 1620.

B. In 1621.

C. In 1624.

D. In 1777.
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问题:
What meat was probably NOT on the Pilgrims' Thanksgiving menu?
Response:

A. Beef.

B. Fish.

C. Lobster.

D. Fowl.
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问题:
The reason for the above Thanksgiving feast at Plymouth was to _____.
Response:

A. celebrate the harvest, thank the God and the native Indians

B. thank the God only

C. thank the weather of the New World

D. celebrate their arrival at new land
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问题:
Which American president didn't like the idea of having a national Thanksgiving Day?
Response:

A. Jefferson.

B. Truman.

C. Roosevelt.

D. Kennedy.
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问题:
Which vegetable or fruit was NOT on the menu at the first thanksgiving feast in 1621?
Response:

A. Potatoes.

B. Berries.

C. Pumpkin.

D. Corn.
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问题:
Which American president proclaimed in 1863 a national Thanksgiving Day to be observed every year on the fourth Thursday of November？
Response:

A. President Washington.

B. President Lincoln.

C. President Jefferson.

D. F. D. Roosevelt.
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问题:
The date of the national Thanksgiving Day in Canada is different from that in U.S.A. It's on _____.
Response:

A. the third Thursday in November

B. May 14

C. the second Monday in October

D. September 2
All children in the UK must, by law, receive a full-time education from the age of _____ to _____.
Response:

A. 5, 16

B. 6, 17

C. 7, 18
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问题:
In Britain, Public schools are also called _____ schools.
Response:

A. state

B. independent

3. local
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问题:
Oxford and Cambridge are the oldest universities dating from _____ and _____ respectively.
Response:

A. 1167, 1284

B. 1234, 1325

C. 1335, 1427
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问题:
Public schools in the United States receive fund from three levels: _____.
Response:

A. federal (联邦), state, and local

B. state, local, church

C. federal, state, big companies
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问题:
In America the academic year lasts nine months, from September to _____, with winter and spring vocations.
Response:

A. July

B. June

C. August
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问题:
The library in _____ was the first private library in the US.
Response:

A. Harvard College

B. Yale College

C. College of New Jersey
The largest state of all the states in America is ____.
Response:

A. Texas

B. California

C. Alaska

D. Hawaii
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问题:
What is the largest river in America ____?
Response:

A. The Ohio River

B. The Columbia

C. The Mississippi River

D. The Colorado
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问题:
The British established 13 colonies along ____.
Response:

A. the west coast of North America

B. the west coast of South America

C. the east coast of South America

D. the east coast of North America
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问题:
"The Declaration of Independence" was drafted by ____.
Response:

A. Thomas Jefferson

B. George Washington

C. Benjamin Franklin

D. John Adams
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问题:
In the Civil War, Lincoln issued the famous ____.
Response:

A. "The Bill of Rights"

B. "The Emancipation Proclamation"

C. "The Federalist Paper"

D. "The Declaration of Independence"
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问题:
The 1920s in the United States has been described as a period of _____.
Response:

A. cultural revival

B. development in science and technology

C. loss of purpose

D. material success and spiritual frustration
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问题:
In his inaugural speech (就职演说), ____ said that “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself”.
Response:

A. Woodrow Wilson

B. Franklin D. Roosevelt

C. Hurry Truman

D. Benjamin Franklin
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问题:
Which branch of American government has the power to interpret the Constitution?
Response:

A. The Supreme Court

B. The President

C. The House

D. The Senate
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问题:
How many seats do the House of Representatives have?
Response:

A. 635

B. 120

C. 435

D. 351
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问题:
Harvard University was founded in _____.
Response:

A.1366

B. 1633

C.1636

D. 1363
Which of the following is NOT a federal holiday of America?
Response:

A. New Year's Day.

B. Valentine's Day.

C. Labor Day.
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问题:
Whose birthday is a federal holiday?
Response:

A. Abraham Lincoln.

B. Martin Luther King, Jr.

C. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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When is the Labor Day of America?
Response:

A. May 1.

B. September 6.

C. The first Monday of September.
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问题:
Which holiday is on July 4?
Response:

A. Independence Day.

B. Labor Day.

C. Memorial Day.
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问题:
Which holiday was established to honor the people killed in the American Civil War?
Response:

A. Independence Day.

B. Memorial Day.

C. Thanksgiving Day.
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问题:
Veterans Day (退伍军人节) was originally called ____?
Response:

A. Memorial Day.

B. Armistice Day.

C. Remembering Day.
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问题:
What is Veterans Day established for?
Response:

A. Honoring Americans killed in the American Civil War.

B. Honoring Americans who had served in World War I.

C. Honoring Americans who had served in World War II.
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问题:
When is Thanksgiving Day?
Response:

A. November 25.

B. First Sunday in November.

C. Fourth Thursday in November.
How to tell whether this 20 years’ old lady is a Japanese citizen?
Response:

A. If brown hair, thick, short bowlegs (弓形腿), then Japanese.

B. If bow all the time, then Japanese.
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问题:
How to tell whether this 20 years’ old gentleman is a Japanese citizen?
Response:

A. Long and permed hair (烫发), highly possible to be Japanese.

B. Wearing sneaker (运动鞋) all the time, highly possible to be Japanese.
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问题:
What is the classic gesture or pose for photos of Japanese?
Response:

A. V gesture.

B. Holding shoulders or taking arms.
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问题:
An increasing number of Japanese have acquired how to distinguish the pronunciation of ‘L’ and ‘ R’ in languages other than their mother tongue though they still have trouble for ____.
Response:

A. L and N

B. H and F
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问题:
Walking in casual outfit, Japanese is noticeable for wearing a _____ around his or her neck.
Response:

A. yellow ribbon

B. towel
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问题:
Among the following two kinds of soft drinks, which is way more commonly ordered by Japanese?
Response:

A. Sprite.

B. Coke.
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问题:
Another unique feature of Japanese male is that ____.
Response:

A. they trim their own eyebrows

B. they shave their legs
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问题:
Why do Japanese people of both genders have hoarse (嘶哑的) voice?
Response:

A. They eat too much toad sashimi.

B. They smoke too much Marlboro and drink too much sake (清酒).
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问题:
Female senior citizens in Japan usually____.
Response:

A. have bind feet

B. wear heavy makeup and hats
Which of the following is NOT a figure in Christie's detective novels?
Response:

A. Hercule Poirot (赫尔克里?6?1波洛).

B. Miss Jane Marple (马普尔小姐).

C. Auguste Dupin (杜宾).
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问题:
Agatha Christie was a/an ____ writer.
Response:

A. British

B. American
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问题:
Which of the following is Agatha Christie's work?
Response:

A. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd（《罗杰疑案》）

B. The Gold-Bug（《金甲虫》）

C. The Woman in White（《白衣女人》）
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问题:
Agatha was born in ____.
Response:

A. 1880

B. 1890

C. 1900
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问题:
Agatha's second husband was ____.
Response:

A. a writer

B. an archaeologist（考古学家）

C. an anthropologist（人类学家）
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问题:
Which of the following movies was adapted from Agatha’s novel?
Response:

A. Marple: Ordeal by Innocence（《马普尔小姐探案之无妄之灾》）

B. Gosford Park（《高斯福庄园》）

C. The Usual Suspect（《非常嫌疑犯》）
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问题:
"Come, Tell Me How You Live" is a/an ____.
Response:

A. poem

B. novel

C. autobiography (自传)
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What is Agatha's first novel?
Response:

A. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

B. The Mysterious Affair at Styles

C. The Murder at the Vicarage
Penelop's web：源自史诗《奥德赛》(Odyssey)。 泊涅罗珀(Penelop)是奥底修斯(Odysseus)的妻子，以忠贞而著称。特洛伊战争持续了十年，Odysseus在返家的途中又耽搁了十年。在这漫长的二十年中，许多王公贵族向Penelop求婚，她都托辞说必须等织完布后才能予以考虑，一到晚上，她又将白天织好的布再拆开。因此Penelop's web现在的意思就是 _____。
Response:

A. 忠贞于爱情之人

B. 努力工作之人

C. 永远无法完成的工作
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Damon and Pythias：Damon和Pythias是好朋友。Pythias出事被判了死刑，为了使他能够回家探视亲人，Damo留在牢中作人质，如果Pythias不按时返回，就处死Damon。当期限满，临处刑之际，Pythias及时赶回。国王深受感动，将二人全部释放，因此，Damon and Pythias意思是 ____。
Response:

A. 生死之交

B. 勇敢之人

C. 无畏权贵之人
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Under the rose：爱神丘比特(Cupid)是爱与美之神维纳斯(Venus)红杏出墙，和战神玛斯(Mars)所生的儿子。为了维护其母的声誉，丘比特给沉默之神哈伯克拉底(Harpocrates)送了一束玫瑰花，请他守口如瓶，不要把维纳斯的风流韵事传播出去。哈伯克拉底接受了玫瑰花就缄默不语了，成为名副其实的“沉默之神”。由于这个神话传说，古罗马人把玫瑰花当作沉默或严守秘密的象征，并在日常生活中相尚成风。人们去串门做客，当看到主人家的桌子上方画有玫瑰，客人就了解在这桌上所谈的一切均不应外传。因此，Under the rose的意思就是____。
Response:

A．遵守承诺

B. 沉默不语

C．秘密地，私下地
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Apple of discord：佩琉斯和忒提斯举行婚礼时忘记了邀请不和女神厄里斯(Eris)。这位女神大为恼火，留下一个刻有“献给最美者”的金苹果， 引起了雅典娜、赫拉和阿芙罗狄忒的纷争，此事导致漫长的特洛伊战争(Trojan War)。因此apple of discord的意思就是___？
Response:

A. 选美比赛

B. 不和的根源

C. 人们的嫉妒之心
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The Trojan horse：在特洛伊战争中，希腊人为了攻打特洛伊城，造了一匹巨大的木马，其中藏有希腊士兵。他们故意装出弃木马逃走的样子，特洛伊人将木马作为战利品请进城。半夜，士兵们从木马内爬出，将城中的人杀死。特洛伊城陷落。The Trojan Horse经过不断引用已成为一个广泛流传的成语，现在常用来指____。
Response:

A. 暗藏的危险或内奸

B. 巧妙战略

C. 愚蠢的举动
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Judgment of Paris： Eris不请自来,参加众神的聚会，离开时留下金苹果。三位女神为了争夺金苹果不分高下，决定让Zeus决定，宙斯无法在自己的妻子、智慧女神和爱与美的女神之间抉择。为难之际，Zeus拨开云雾向人间看去，看到了Troy的二王子Paris正在牧羊，于是将决定权交给了Paris。三个女神分别以“最大的疆土”、“最聪明的头脑”和“最美丽的女人”作为诱惑，而最终Paris放弃了江山选择了Venus，获得了最美丽的女人海伦。如今，Judgment of Paris的意思就是____？
Response:

A．忠于爱情

B．畏惧权贵

C．不爱江山爱美人
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Achilles' heel:阿基里斯是希腊勇士，人与神的结晶。出生之后被母亲倒提着在冥河中浸过，除了足跟之外，全身刀枪不入。但最终在特洛伊战争中被Paris的箭射中脚跟而亡。Achilles' heel意指____。
Response:

A．意料之外的胜利

B．伟大的母爱

C．唯一致命弱点
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Pandora's box （潘多拉的盒子）：普罗米修斯（Prometheus）为人类盗来了天火，激怒了宙斯（Zeus）。Zeus决定惩罚人类，于是他命令火神造出一个美貌的女人Pandora,让她去勾引Prometheus的弟弟埃比米修斯（Epimetheus）。结果Epimetheus上了当，接近了Pandora, Pandora于是将手中的盒子打开，放出了里面的罪恶、灾难、疾病、不幸，只留下了“希望”在盒子里。现在，Pandora's box的意思就是 ____。
Response:

A. 漂亮女人

B. 灾难的根源

C. 等待希望
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The sword of Damocles (达摩克利斯之剑)：Damocles是叙拉古王朝的一位大臣，非常羡慕帝王的荣华富贵。一天，国王让他坐在王位上，在Damocles的头上用一根头发悬一把利剑，告诉他王权的危险就像是那把剑一样，随时可能降临。现在，the sword of Damocles的意思就是 ____。
Response:

A. 高贵中隐藏的危险

B. 高贵中的压力

C. 成功的危险
The Go board has a grid of ____ lines on it.
Response:

A. 11x11

B. 15x15

C. 19x19
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问题:
In the game of Go, which player moves first?
Response:

A. The one using black stones(棋子).

B. The one using white stones.

C. It will be decided by the game of rock-paper-scissors(石头剪子布).
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问题:
The game of Go originates from ____.
Response:

A. China

B. Japan

C. Korea
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问题:
Go was originally played on a 17×17 line grid, but a 19×19 grid became standard by the time of ____.
Response:

A. the Han Dynasty

B. the Tang Dynasty

C. the Ming Dynasty
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问题:
A full set of Go stones usually contains ____ black stones and ____ white ones.
Response:

A. 180, 180

B. 181, 180

C. 180, 181
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问题:
In China, the game is traditionally played with ____.
Response:

A. single-convex stones (单面凸起的棋子)

B. double-convex stones(双面凸起的棋子)

C. irregular-shaped stones
Britpop is a subgenre of _____.
Response:

A. rock music

B. pop music

C. country music
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问题:
Which of the following is not a Britpop band?
Response:

A. Blur.

B. Green Day.

C. Oasis.
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____ is regarded as the origin of Britpop.
Response:

A. Madchester（曼彻斯特疯潮，发源于曼彻斯特的一股音乐潮流）

B. Punk rock（朋克摇滚）

C. Garage rock（车库摇滚）
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问题:
Britpop bands were influenced by ____ of the past.
Response:

A. British new age music

B. British classic music

C. British guitar music
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问题:
Which of the following is not a Britpop album (专辑)?
Response:

A. Parklife

B. Hybrid Theory

C. Definitely Maybe
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What is the debut album (首张专辑) of Oasis?
Response:

A. Pablo Honey

B. Suede

C. In Rainbows
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Which Britpop band was originally known as The Rain?
Response:

A. Radiohead

B. Suede

C. Oasis
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Brett Anderson is the lead vocalist of ____.
Response:

A. The Stone Roses

B. Suede

C. Travis
哪国的婚礼是秘密筹备的，公开筹办会触怒鬼怪或引起他们的嫉妒？
Response:

A. India.

B. Greece.

C. Denmark (丹麦).

D. Thailand (泰国).
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在哪国的婚礼中，新娘的化妆会在脸颊上点两个红点，有抵抗邪灵的意思？
Response:

A. South Korea.

B. Egypt.

C. Brazil.

D. Iceland.
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在哪国的婚礼中，说完贺词干杯后把玻璃杯抛向天花板，玻璃杯跌成碎片，象征新人将有美满的婚姻。另外，从新人在花车车头缚上的装饰可知道他们期望第一个婴儿是男还是女，若是小熊就代表想生儿子，若是洋囡囡就代表想生女儿？
Response:

A. Spain.

B. Britain.

C. Russia.

D. America.
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在哪国的婚礼中，新娘要将足、手、牙龈涂成黑色，以显示自己的美丽？
Response:

A. Spain.

B. South Africa.

C. Mali (马里).

D. Laos (老挝).
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在哪个国家，腰身粗、脖子短、臀部突出、乳房高耸的女子是最受欢迎的新娘，若哪家小伙子娶了肥胖超群的妻子，其婚礼必然异常隆重，许多人都会不辞辛劳从远道赶来，一睹新娘的芳容？
Response:

A. Mauritania (玛丽塔尼亚)

B. Mali (马里)

C. Argentina (阿根廷)

D. Portugal (葡萄牙)
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在哪个国家，婚宴上会有人大喊“苦啊！苦啊！”每当有人带头喊时，在场的所有人便会齐声附和，这时新人便会站起来，当众深情地一吻？
Response:

A. France.

B. Australia.

C. Canada.

D. Russia.
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在哪个国家，应邀前来参加婚礼的客人们，每人都带着几样破碗、破碟、破盘、破瓶之类的物品。然后玩命地猛砸猛摔一通？
Response:

A. Germany

B. Russia

C. Switzerland

D. The Netherlands (荷兰)
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问题:
哪个国家的新郎新娘在结婚之前会被一群年轻的小伙子或姑娘用绳子拖着在公共场所溜达，而且要带着面具，衣衫不整？
Response:

A. India

B. Italy

C. Turkey (土耳其)

D. Finland (芬兰)
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哪个国家的男子在第一次向女方提亲后，要在女方家中住上一段时间，至少是两年，多者长达十二年，一直到女方家长同意他与女儿结婚？
Response:

A. Vietnam (越南)

B. Philippines (菲律宾)

C. France

D. Germany
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哪个国家的男子在结婚之前都要出家当一次和尚，少则三个月，多则三五年，甚至终生，就连国王也不例外？
Response:

A. Mali (马里)

B. Thailand (泰国)

C. Vietnam (越南)

D. Finland (芬兰)
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在哪国的婚礼中，新郎的领带会被一位新郎朋友剪断，这象征着这位朋友将是下一位准新人？
Response:

A. Poland (波兰).

B. Cuba (古巴).

C. Austria.

D. Spain.
The Independence Day（独立日）is founded to celebrate the Independence of the Republic of South Africa on ____, 1961.
Response:

A. May 25th

B. May 31st

C. April 27th
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____ is the most serious problem in the history of the Republic of South Africa.
Response:

A. The racial discrimination

B. The national war

C. The multi-party system
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Who is the president of the Republic of South Africa now?
Response:

A. Blade Nzimande.

B. Nelson Mandela.

C. Jacob Zuma.
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There are three capitals in the Republic of South Africa, ____ is the administrative capital, ____ is the legislative capital and ____ is the judicial capital.
Response:

A. Pretoria, Cape