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1.A man has died without a will. The man is survived by his partner with whom he was cohabiting at the time of death, his minor children and his widowed mother.Which of the following ly states who is entitled to apply for a grant of representation in relation to the man's estate? 选项： A:His mother only. B:His partner and his mother. C:His partner on behalf of the children. D:His mother but only on behalf of his children. E:The man's children may apply but they would need to act by an advisor such as a solicitor.

2.A man has died without a will. The man is survived by his partner with whom he was cohabiting at the time of death, his minor children and his widowed mother.Which of the following ly states who is entitled to apply for a grant of representation in relation to the man's estate? 选项： A:His mother only. B:His partner and his mother. C:His partner on behalf of the children. D:His mother but only on behalf of his children. E:The man's children may apply but they would need to act by an advisor such as a solicitor.

3.A man has died without a will. The man is survived by his partner with whom he was cohabiting at the time of death, his minor children and his widowed mother.Which of the following correctly states who is entitled to apply for a grant of representation in relation to the man's estate? 选项： A:His mother only. correct B:His partner and his mother. incorrect C:His partner on behalf of the children. incorrect D:His mother but only on behalf of his children. incorrect E:The man's children may apply but they would need to act by an advisor such as a solicitor. incorrect

4.A woman and her husband were involved in a car accident which killed the man at the time of the accident. The woman survived her husband but died after 21 days. Both their two children were unhurt. The woman left a will but her husband did not.Which of the following ly states the position with regard to the man's estate? 选项： A:The man's estate passes to the children. B:The man's estate passes to his wife and children under the intestacy rules. C:The man's estate passes under his wife's will as she survived him. D:The man's estate passes to his parents. E:The man's estate passes to his children but only after his wife's estate is finalised.

5.A man died intestate. He was divorced and had three adult sons, the eldest of whom died last year. The eldest son had one young child of his own. The man's mother and former wife are also alive.Who is entitled to share in the distribution of the man's estate and in what proportions? 选项： A:The estate is divided equally between the two surviving sons, who receive half each. B:The estate is divided equally between the two surviving sons and the man's mother, who receive one-third each. C:The estate is divided equally between the two surviving sons and the man's former wife, who receive one-third each. D:The estate is divided equally between the man's two surviving sons and the eldest son's child. They receive one-third each. E:The estate is divided equally between the two surviving sons, the eldest son's child, and the man's mother. They receive one-quarter each.

6.A．The man, his wife and his daughter.B．The man and his wife.C．The man's wife and his t 选项：A．The man, his wife and his daughter. B．The man and his wife. C．The man's wife and his two children. D．The man, his wife and his two children.

7.A man passed away and left his estate to his wife. The man's wife passed away a few years later and left her entire £700, 000 estate to her three children. At the time of the man's death, the inheritance tax nil rate band was £300, 000. At the time of his wife's death, the nit rate band was £325, 000.What amount of inheritance tax would be due? 选项： A:No tax is due because the woman left her entire estate to her children B:£20, 000 C:£30, 000 D:£150, 000 E:£280, 000

8.The room is reserved for ( ). 选项： A:the man, his wife and his daughter B:the man and his wife C:the man, his wife and his two children D:the man's wife and his two children

9.A man made a will leaving everything to 'my wife', without naming his spouse. He subsequently divorced his wife and remarried but did not update his will. He has just died.Which of the following correctly states the position with regard to the man's will? 选项： A:As the will does not name the wife, it is taken to mean his wife at the time of his death. The will is valid. incorrect B:The man's divorce revoked the will and he is therefore intestate. incorrect C:The man's remarriage revoked the will and he is therefore intestate. correct D:The will is invalid because the beneficiary is uncertain and the man is therefore intestate. incorrect E:The will is valid but the gift to the man's wife fails. incorrect

10.A man gave his house to his children during his lifetime but continued to live there until his death. He paid a full market rent to his children.Which of the following ly states the position with regard to the house and his estate on his death for inheritance tax purposes? 选项： A:The house continues to form part of the man's estate for inheritance tax purposes. B:The house continues to form part of the man's estate, but its value at the date of death will be subject to a deduction for the rent paid. C:The house continues to be part of the man's estate but it is valued at the date of gift and will be subject to a deduction for the rent paid. D:The house is not part of the man's estate for inheritance tax purposes. E:The house is not part of the man's estate for inheritance tax purposes provided the amount of rent paid is equal to the value of the house over the period of occupation.

11.You have been instructed by the girlfriend of a deceased young man. The man died suddenly four months ago. The man had not made a will, having believed this unnecessary. The man and your client had been living together for five years and were intending to marry next year. They had bought their house together and held this as tenants in common, as the man had contributed more to the purchase price. The man's father passed away when he was young, so his mother is due to inherit the entire estate under intestacy. The estate comprises the man's share of their house, worth £70, 000, and some Premium Bonds, worth £10, 000.The man's mother has told your client that she must sell the house and she seeks your advice as to whether there is anything she can do to keep her home. Choose the single best answer: 选项： A: The man's girlfriend can make a claim against the estate as the man's cohabitee and should do so within six months of the grant of representation B: The man's girlfriend can make a claim against the estate as the man's cohabitee and should do so within the executors' year ( i，E，12 months from the date of death) C: The man's girlfriend can make a claim against the estate as the man's spouse, as they were intending to marry and should do so within six months of the grant of representation D: The man's girlfriend can pay his mother £70, 000 to keep his share of the property and his mother has no choice but to accept this E: There is nothing the man's girlfriend can do as he did not make a will and she must leave the property

12.A man persuaded his wife to help kill his business partner. The wife agreed to lure the partner to some woods, where the man would be waiting to attack him; however, the wife's car broke down on the day of the plot, so the plan was abandoned. Both the man and his wife have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder.Which option best advises the parties? 选项： A: The man may be charged with conspiracy to commit murder B: The wife may be charged with conspiracy to commit murder C: The man and his wife may be charged with conspiracy to commit murder D: Neither the man nor his wife may be charged with conspiracy to commit murder E: The man and his wife should not be charged with an offence because there was no actus reus present ( i，E，causation)

13.In 1995, a man executed his will, which in pertinent part provided, ‘‘I hereby give, devise, and bequeath my house to my surviving widow for life, remainder to such of my children as shall live to attain the age of 30 years, but if any child dies under the age of 30 years survived by a child or children, such child or children shall take and receive the share which his, her, or their parent would have received had such parent lived to attain the age of 30 years.''At the date of writing his will, the man and his wife had two children, a son and a daughter. The man's wife died in 2000 and he then married hisSecond wife in 2002. At his death in 2010, the man was survived by his second wife and three children, the two from his first marriage, and a son, born in 2004, with his second wife. In a jurisdiction that recognizes the common-law Rule Against Perpetuities unmodified by statute, the result of the application of the rule is that the 选项： A: remainder to the children and to the grandchildren is void because the man could have subsequently married a person who was unborn at the time he executed his will. B: remainder to the children is valid, but the substitutionary gift to the grandchildren is void because the man could have subsequently married a person who was unborn at the time he executed his will. C: gift in remainder to the man's children from his first marriage or their children is valid, but the gift to his son from his second marriage or his children is voiD, D: remainder to the children and the substitutionary gift to the grandchildren are valiD,

14.The man is the owner of the Siheyuan. He has two wives, a daughter and a son. The bedrooms of the man and his wives are in ________.

15.Q: To the man, what is the advantage of making new friends? 选项： A: The man has friends to hang out with when he’s not studying. B: The man can ask his friends for help. C: The man can study with his friends. D: The man can learn about America from his friends.

16.A man died intestate last month, survived by his wife and adult son. The man's parents are also still alive.Which of the following describes who will best be entitled to take a grant of representation, and which type of grant is appropriate? 选项： A:The wife and son are equally entitled to take a grant of probate B:The wife and son are equally entitled to take a grant of letters of administrattoo. C:The wife has the best right to take a grant of tetters of administration D:The man's wife, son. and parents are all equally entitled to take a grant of letters of administralfon with will annexed. E:The man's parents have the best right to take a grant of probate

17.A man is the sole beneficial owner of a number of shares held in trust for him by a trust company wholly-owned and controlled by him for the last 15 years. He now decides to instruct the company to transfer the shares to his wife. He instructs you to carry out the transfer. How should you proceed? 选项： A: The man must transfer his equitable interest by way of deed B: As the man only holds an equitable interest in the trust property, his verbal agreement to transfer his interest to his wife is sufficient C: The man must transfer his equitable interest in writing and both he and his wife must sign D: The man must transfer his equitable interest in writing but only he needs to sign E: As the man only holds an equitable interest in the trust of personalty, his verbal agreement to transfer his interest to his wife is sufficient

18.Q: To the man, what is the advantage of making new friends?(听力5）选项： A: The man has friends to hang out with when he’s not studying. B: The man can ask his friends for help. C: The man can study with his friends. D: The man can learn about America from his friends.

19.A man died domiciled in State B. Under his will, he devised his cabin located in State A to a nephew.

The man devised the balance of his estate to his son.

The man’ s son, who also lived in State B, survived the man.

The man’ s nephew predeceased the man. The nephew had lived in State C. The nephew' sdaughter, who lived in State D, survived the nephew and the man.

Which state's law will determine whether the bequest to the nephew lapsed?

选项： A:

The law of State A, because State A is where the cabin is located.

B:

The law of State B, because State B is where the man was domiciled at the time of his death.

C:

The law of State C, because State C is where the nephew lived at his death.

D:

The law of State D, because State D has the most significant contacts.

20.The man is the owner of the Siheyuan. He has two wives, a daughter and a son. His daughter at age of 16 lives in ________.

21.A woman died recently. Her will leaves her house to her son and the remainder of her estate to her sister. The woman's son would prefer for his own adult daughter to receive the house.Which of the following is the best method for the woman's son to achieve this outcome? 选项： A:The son should disclaim his right to the house. B:The son should make a written variation passing the house to his daughter. C:The son should execute a new will, leaving the house to his daughter. D:The son should make a lifetime gift of the house to his daughter once he inherits the house E:The son should tell the executors to transfer the house to his daughter instead.