Meghan Markle will be taking a Life In the UK British citizenship test following her marriage to Prince Harry. Harry and American former actress Meghan revealed their engagement on 27 November last year and it was confirmed by Harry’s communications secretary that she would be applying for citizenship.

梅根·馬克爾將在婚禮后參加入英國國籍測試。去年11月27日，兩人公布訂婚，哈里的通訊秘書表示梅根會入英國國籍。

’I can also say she intends to become a UK citizen and will go through the process of that, which some of you may know takes a number of years,’ he said at the time. In order to become a British citizen, applicants must have lived in the United Kingdom for three years, have a sound mind, have good knowledge of the English language and be able to pass the Life In The UK test, which costs ￡50.

“她會成為英國公民，走相應的流程，這些流程可能要好幾年的時間。”申請加入英國國籍必須在英國生活滿3年時間，入籍意向堅定，英語水平過關，能通過英國的入籍考試，考試報名費為50英鎊。

The test quizzes potential UK citizens on the British history and way of life and is notoriously difficult: since the questions changed in 2014, the pass rate of 18 out of the 24 eccentric questions has dropped from 85% to 61%. The questions are based on the Life In The United Kingdom: A Guide For New Residents handbook, covering 3,000 facts about life in the UK – from how big the Lake District is to what year England won the World Cup.

這個考試旨在測試申請者對英國歷史/生活方式的了解，出了名的難答。2014年題庫進行更新，24道刁鉆題目的答對率本來是18題，更新后通過率從85%下降到61%。問題都來自于工具書《生活在英國：新手指南》，涵蓋了3000個英國生活知識點，從大湖區面積到英國獲得世界杯的時間都有。

Meghan has lived in the UK since November last year when she moved into Kensington Palace’s Nottingham Cottage with Harry. It’s likely Meghan hasn’t had too much time to brush up on her reading though, what with all of that wedding planning she’s been doing. See how you would fare with our sample test below – you’ll need to score nine out of 12 to hit the standard pass rate:

梅根從去年11月起和哈里搬到肯辛頓宮。一直在策劃婚禮，應該沒有太多時間讀這本書。來看看你會怎么回答樣題吧，12題至少要答對9道才算及格喲：

In which of the following years did England win the World Cup?

英國在哪幾年獲得了世界杯冠軍?

When was the first Union flag created?

英國國旗的發明時間是?

Which of the following territories is not part of the UK?

以下哪個區域不屬于英國?

Which flag has a diagonal red cross on a white background?

哪面國旗的白底中紅色條紋呈對角線狀?

Which of the following cities is not in Wales?

哪座城市不在威爾士?

Who built the Tower of London?

倫敦塔的建造者是?

When did Britain become permanently separated from the continent by the Channel?

英國在何時被英吉利海峽與大陸永久分割?

The Elizabethan period is known for the richness of its poetry and drama, especially for the plays and poems of which playwright?

伊麗莎白時期詩歌和戲劇繁榮發展，哪位作家的戲劇和詩歌最為知名?

Is this statement true or false? Catherine Howard was the sixth wife of Henry Ⅷ

判斷正誤：凱瑟琳·霍華德是亨利八世的第六任妻子。

Which of the following is an environmental charity?

以下組織中，哪一個是環保慈善組織?

When is the Christmas Eve celebrated?

圣誕節前夕是什么時候?

Who was the inventor of the World Wide Web?

萬維網的發明者是誰?