1.I have read so many books. I learned a lot from them.(合为一句)

I have read so many books ________ ________ I learned a lot.

William Shakespeare was a writer of plays and poems. Some of his most famous plays are

Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth. He wrote thirty-seven plays in total. They’re still popular

　 1　 　people today.

He was born in 1564 in 　2　 . At school he liked watching plays. He decided to be 　3　 　when he finished school at the age of fourteen. In 1582, he married a farmer’s daughter. She was eight years older than he was. Their first child was a daughter. Later they had twins. In 1585, Shakespeare left his 　4　 , Stratford-upon-Avon. His wife and children stayed behind. No one knows why he left or 　5　 　he did between 1585 and 1592.

At twenty-eight he moved to London and joined a 　6　 　company which opened the Globe Theatre in 1599. He became an actor, and he also wrote 　7　 . He usually acted in his acting. So he 　8　 　much money. And with the money he bought a large house in his hometown.

At the age of forty-nine, Shakespeare retired(退休) and went to live in Stratford-upon-Avon. He died at the age of fifty-two. He left his money to his family. He left his genius(天才) to the　 9　 . You still 　10　 　his plays in English and in many other languages. He’s one of the most famous writers in the world.

(　 ) 1. A. to　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　　 C. by　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. with

(　 ) 2. A. the USA　　　　　　　 B. France　　　　　　　　　　 C. England　　　　　　　　　 D. Germany

(　 ) 3. A. an actor　　　　　　　　 B. a teacher　　　　　 C. a singer　　　　　　　　　　 D. a worker

(　 ) 4. A. school　　　　　　　　　 B. hometown　　　　 C. farm　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. country

(　 ) 5. A. when　　　　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. what

(　 ) 6. A. theater　　　　　　　　 B. band　　　　　　　　 C. business　　　　　　　　　 D. movie

(　 ) 7. A. article　　　　　　　　　 B. plays　　　　　　　　 C. story　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. news

(　 ) 8. A.　　　 spent　　　　　　　 　　　 B. took　　　　　　　　　 C. earned　　　　　　　　　　　 D. paid

(　 ) 9. A. twins　　　　　　　　　 B. family　　　　　　　 C. company　　　　　　　　　 D. world

(　 ) 10. A. hear　　　　　　　　　 B. see　　　　　　　　　　 C. watch　　　　　　　　　　　 D. act

15. -Why are you crying, my boy?　　　 -Because my father 　　　　just now.

　　　 　 A. slapped me on my face　　　　　　　 　　　 　　　　　　　 B. slapped me on the face

　　　 　 C. slapped me in the face 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. slapped my head

14. Tom’s mother is busy 　　　　her housework all the time, but Tom keeps on 　　　.

　　　 　 A. to do; to play　　　 B. doing; playing　 　　　 C. to do; playing　　 D. doing; to play

13. Don’t walk 　　　　the field, or you can get 　　　　in the mud.

　　　 　 A. across; stuck 　　　 B. through; to stick 　　　 C. across; to stick　 D. through; stuck

12. -Can you explain the introduction 　　　　the advertisement?

　　　　　　 -Sorry, I can’t reply 　　　　it.

　　　 　 A. to; to　　 　　　　　　　 B. of; of　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. of; to　 　　　　　　　 D. to; of

11. The girl couldn’t help _____ when she heard the bad news.

　　　 A. to cry　 　　　　　　　 B. cry　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. crying 　　　　　　　 D. to crying

10. -Would you like milk or orange?　　　 - 　　　. I prefer water.

　　　 　 A. None　　 　　　　　　　 B. Both　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. Neither　　　 　　　 D. Either