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 all.They are still popular today.He was born in 1564 in England.At school he liked watching plays.He decided to be an actor 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 hometown, Stratford-upon-Avon.His wife and child dram stayed behind.No one knows why he left or what he did between 1585 and 1592.
At twenty-eight he moved to London and joined a theatre company which opened the Globe Theatre in 1599.He became an actor , and he also wrote plays.He usually acted in his own plays.He earned almost no money from his writing.But he made a lot of money from acting.With the money he bought a large house in his hometown.
At the age of forty-nine , Shakespeare retired and went to live in Stratford-up-on-Avon.He died at the age of fifty-two.He left his money to his family.He left his genius to the world.You still see his plays in English and in many other languages.He is one of the most famous writers in the world.
(1)
Shakespeare wrote many famous plays except ________.
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A.
Hamlet
B.
Macbeth
C.
Romeo and Juliet
D.
Man and Superman
(2)
Shakespeare decided to be an actor in ________.
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A.
1578
B.
1582
C.
1599
D.
1616
(3)
In 1585, Shakespeare left his hometown Stratford-upon-Avon ________.
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A.
with his wife
B.
with his daughter
C.
with his wife and children
D.
alone
(4)
Shakespeare got much money from ________.
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A.
writing
B.
plays
C.
acting
D.
retirement
(5)
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
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A.
Shakespeare had two children.
B.
Shakespeare wrote both plays and poems.
C.
Shakespeare left his money to the Globe Theatre.
D.
Shakespeare wrote plays in English and some other languages.
One summer day when I was in high school, my father sent me to buy some tools for our farm.I loved 1 better than driving our family truck to do something.But this time I was not so happy 2 my father had told me I would have to ask for credit(赊账)at the store.
3 is a proud age.The young men at that age want respect(尊重)but not charity.I had seen many times that my friends were 4 when they asked for credit.We lived in a poor village, 5 was needed seriously I knew clearly how difficult it might be to make the store owner believe me and get the credit.
At Dali's Brothers store.Buck Davi was talking to a farmer.After I finished 6 the things I wanted, I walked to him.“I need to put these on credit,” I said to him 7 .
The farmer gave me a 8 look.But Buck's face didn't change in the slightest.“No problem,” he said in a relaxing voice, “ I believe your daddy will 9 them in time." Then he turned to the farmer, This boy is Jame William's son.”
The farmer nodded to me in a friendly way.At that time.I 10 pride.Jame William's Son, these three 11 opened a door to an adult's respect and trust.
That day I 12 that a good name was of great importance.My father's good name had won our neighbors' respect for our family.A good name, and the responsibility(责任)that came with 13 encouraged us a lot.They made us be 14 than we might be.We also wanted to be regarded as good people. 15 acting like good people for a long time, we became good out of good habits.