22. Read the answers to the following questions from the text. 1. Who is the Head of State in Britain? 2. Does the Queen rule the country? 3. What does the Queen do? 4. What do you know about the Royal family? 5. What countries were included into the British Empire at the beginning of the century? 6. What happened in 1949? 7. Who does the real power in Britain belong to? 8. What do you know about the British Parliament? 9. Why is the House of Lords very important? 10. How often do the British people elect members of the House of Commons?

1. The Head of State in Britain is likely the monarch (Queen or King). 2. Based on the text, it is not explicitly stated whether the Queen rules the country, but traditionally, the monarch's role is largely ceremonial. 3. The text doesn't specify what the Queen does. 4. The text doesn't provide much information about the Royal Family. 5. The text doesn't list specific countries included in the British Empire at the beginning of the century. 6. The text doesn't mention what happened in 1949. 7. The text does not explicitly state where the real power in Britain belongs. 8. The text mentions that the British people elect 650 members of the House of Commons. 9. The text does not explain why the House of Lords is very important. 10. The British people elect members of the House of Commons every five years.