Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each question. Now listen to the news.
The research mentioned in this news has found that ______.

单项选择题During the British Civil War, the supporters of the king was called ______.

单项选择题Speech act theory is an important theory in the ______ study of language.

单项选择题The Renaissance began in ______ in the early 14th century.

单项选择题The novel Pride and Prejudice was written by the famous woman writer ______.

单项选择题Raising one's open hand with palm down to one's throat means ______ in English culture.