Poetry is one of the oldest art forms in the world. People have made poems since human society __16___. Poems ___17___our daily life. __18____poetry brings people from different places and different times together. Poetry plays __19____ sounds, words and grammar. That makes poetry difficult to __20____, but interesting to read. Poetry also calls ___21___all the colors, feelings, experiences and curious images of a dream world. Chinese poets, such as Du Fu and Li Bai stand ___22___in the halls of glory. Modern English started around the ___23___of William Shakespeare. Shakespeare is famous __24___his plays. His sonnets, however, ____25___the best English poetry. John Donne was ___26___by Chinese readers. Once___27___, John Milton’s work is famous for the ___28____of rhyme ___29___the end of each line. The style and atmosphere in William Wordsworth’s poems have often led to comparisons ___30___poets ___31___ Du Fu and Li Bai. Nowadays, more and more people are interested __32___read modern poetry in English. Translations can be good, but on matter ___33___well a poem is translated, something of the spirit of the original work is lost. Reading poetry can open the door to __34___new ways of expressing yourself in Chinese. Finally, poems and literature can be __35___between the East and the West.

16.A. came into being 　　B. came in　 　　C. came on　 　D. came from

17.A. go up　　　　 　　　B. light up 　　　C. cut up 　　D. stand up

18. A. Read 　　　　　　B. Reading 　　　C. To read 　　　D. Having read

19. A. on 　　　　　　　　B. with　 　　　　C. up　 　　　　D. to

20. A. be written　　 　　　B. writing　　　　 C. write　　　 　D. written

21. A. up　　　　 　　　　B. off　　　 　　C. for　　　　 　D. at

22. A. for　　　　 　　　B. by　　　　　　 C. out　　　　　 D. in

23. A. time　　　 　　　　B. times　　　　 C. sometime　　 D. sometimes

24. A. as　　　　　 　　　B. to　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　 D. for

25. A. are belonged to　 　　B. belongs to　 　　C. belong to　　 D. belonging to

26. A. proud　　　　 　　　B.　 honored　　 C. admired　　 D. envied

27.A. publishing　　 　　　B. to publish　　　 C. published　　 D. is published

28. A. absent　　　 　　　B. absence　　　 　C. existence　　 D. appearance

29. A. by　　　　 　　　B. in　　　　　 　C. at　　　　　 D. on

30. A. to　　　　　 　　　B. with　　　　 　　C. for　　　　 D. of

31. A. that is　　　 　　　B. such as　　　 　　C. namely　　 D. as

32. A. to　　　　 　　　　B. in　　　　　 　　C. on　　　　 D. of

33. A. what　　　 　　　　B. so　　　　　 　C. how　　　　 D. that

34. A. find　　　　 　　　B. finding　　　　 C. found　　 　D. finds

35. A. bridged　　　 　　B. bridge　　　　 C. bridges　 　　D. bridging

55.　 A. However 　　　 B. Therefore 　　 C. Fortunately 　　　　 D. Especially

54.　 A. keep 　　　　　　　　　　 B. leave 　　　　　　 C. make 　　　　　　　　　 D. hold

53.　 A. get 　　　　　　　　 B. put 　　　　　　　　 C. keep 　　　　　　　　　　 D. take