英学者呼吁改革公民入籍测试
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word="year">year</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="pub">pub</span> <span word="quiz">quiz</span>" <span word="with">with</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expense">expense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="test">test</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="indefinite">indefinite</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="necessities">necessities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="Durham">Durham</span> <span word="University">University</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Thom">Thom</span> <span word="Brooks">Brooks</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="know">know</span> "<span word="trivial">trivial</span>" <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="Emperor">Emperor</span> <span word="Claudius">Claudius</span> <span word="invaded">invaded</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Sake">Sake</span> <span word="Dean">Dean</span> <span word="Mahomet">Mahomet</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="curry">curry</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Ben">Ben</span>.</p><p><span word="Brooks">Brooks</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="immigrant">immigrant</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Newcastle">Newcastle</span>-<span word="upon">upon</span>-<span word="Tyne">Tyne</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009, <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unfit">unfit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="form">form</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="pub">pub</span> <span word="quiz">quiz</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="trivia">trivia</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purely">purely</span> <span word="trivial">trivial</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="lost">lost</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="successive">successive</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensuring">ensuring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="date">date</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span>-<span word="shocking">shocking</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="test">test</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Brooks">Brooks</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reader">reader</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Durham">Durham</span> <span word="Law">Law</span> <span word="School">School</span>.</p>
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