Unit 4 Reading and Thinking 课文改编填空-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第二册

Unit 4 History and Traditions For people who are geographically challenged, names used to refer to the UK always lead to _____________ (confuse). ______________ (solve) this puzzle, you had better know a little bit about British history. First, the 16th century _______________ (witness) the Wales’ union with the Kingdom of England. Two centuries _________ (go) by, the union turned to be the Kingdom of Great Britain when Scotland was joined ______________ it. In the 19th century, the Kingdom of Ireland _____________ (add) to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Finally, in the 20th century, with the southern part of Ireland ________________ (break) away from the UK, the full name was changed to __________ we know today – the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The four countries _________________ (belong) to the United Kingdom have many things in common, ______________ they still have some differences. For example, they have different education systems, legal systems, and traditions as well as football teams for ________________ (compete) like the World Cup! If you are familiar ________________ the interesting history of Britain, you will find it easier _______________ (understand) the country itself and its traditions. No matter where you go in the UK, you will find yourself _______________ (surround) by evidence of four different groups of people who took ________________ at different times throughout history. First, it was the Roman Empire that made its mark on Britain. Britain was part of the Roman Empire for almost 400 years. By the time the Roman army left, they _________________ (change) Britain a lot. Some of their __________________ (achieve) included building towns and roads. Next, rowing across the North Sea in wooden boats, the Anglo-Saxons made _______________ to Britain in the fifth century. The _________________ (introduce) of their mother tongue into Britain was commonly regarded as the be