As we all know, Charles Dickens is considered to be a great English writer. He's very famous not only in Britain, but also in many other　 31　 in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of books, and he also liked 　32 . He was an actor.

Maybe it's interesting to hear that and that's　 33　 his books were so good. He gave public readings of his stories that were very popular. His stories first appeared in a magazine, in parts. People always wanted　 34　 part. He wrote a lot, and most of them are popular. There are films and plays of them　 35 : Oliver Twist became a famous musical play, and Great Expectations was a wonderful 　36 __.Dickens' early life was very hard. His family was poor, and his mother sent him out to work in a factory when he was 12. He　 37　 it, but he used his experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued to write　 38　 he died. When he died in 1870, he was 39　 a story. But what a pity! We'll never know 40 it ended.

31. A. cities　　　　　 B. countries　　　 C. towns　　　　 D. villages

32. A. reading　　　　 B. writing　　　　 C. acting　　　　 D. playing

33. A. what　　 　　　B. how　　　　　 C. when　　　　 D. why

34. A. the next　　　 B. next　　　　　 C. next to　　　　 D. next time

35. A. too　　　　　 B. as well　　　　 C. as well as　　 D. also

36. A. book　　　　　 B. story　　　　　 C. play　　　　　 D. film

37. A. hated　　　　 B. enjoyed　　　　 C. wanted　　　　 D. shamed

38. A. as　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　 C. until　　　　 D. since

39. A. drawing　　　 B. singing　　　　　 C. writing　　　 D. making

40. A. what　　　　 B. how　　　　　　 C. who 　　　　 D. which

Farley worked for the Canadian government. One day, he was __1__ to learn more about wolves. Do wolves kill lots of caribou（北美驯鹿）? Do they kill people?
　　They gave him lots of food and clothes and guns. Then they put him on a plane and took him to __2__. The plane put him down and went away. There were no houses or people in this place. But there were lots of animals and lots of wolves.
　　People tell terrible stories about wolves. They say wolves like to kill and eat people. Farley remembered these stories, and he was __3__. He had his gun with him__4_.
　　Then one day, he saw a group of wolves. There was a mother wolf with four baby wolves. A father wolf and another young wolf lived with them.
　　Farley watched these wolves every day. The mother was a very __5__ mother. She gave milk to her babies. She gave them lessons about life. They learned how to __6__ food. The father wolf got food for the mother. The young wolf __7__ the children. They were a nice, happy family—wolf family! Farley did not need his __8__ any more. In a short time, he got on well with the family. Farley watched them for five months. He learned that many stories about the wolves were __9__. Wolves do not eat people, and they do not eat many large animals. And he also learned bad things about men. It was men who killed many caribou and wolves.
　　Later, Farley wrote a book about wolves. He wanted people to __10__ them and not to kill them.

　　1. A. seen          B. told           C. heard              D. found
　　2. A. a small town  B. a big city     C. a far place        D. a lonely village
　　3. A. afraid        B. happy          C. angry              D. tired
　　4. A. at times      B. all the time   C. once a week       D. every afternoon
　　5. A. bad           B. good           C. hungry             D. thirsty
　　6. A. cook          B. make           C. get                D. pick
　　7. A. shouted at    B. looked into    C. laughed at         D. played with
　　8. A. food          B. clothes        C. gun                D. plane
　　9. A. not good      B. not true       C. not easy           D. not clear
　　10. A. grow         B. have           C. teach              D. understand