Question

 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      16     in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of books, and he also liked      17     . He was an actor (演员).Maybe it's interesting to hear that and that's 18     his books were so good. His stories first appeared in a magazine, in parts. People always wanted 19             part. He wrote a lot, and most of them are popular. There are films and plays made from them 20             . Oliver Twist became a famous musical play, and Great Expectations was a wonderful   21 . 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      22     it, but he used his experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued to write      23      he died. When he died in 1870, he was      24     a story. But what a pity! We'll never know      25      it ended.

(   )16. A. cities   B. countries    C. towns       D. villages

(   )17. A. reading    B. writing   C. acting     D. painting

(   )18. A. what  B. how   C. when  D. why

(   )19. A. the next  B. next   C. next to    D. next time

(   )20. A. either   B. as well   C. as well as     D. also

(   )21. A. book  B. story   C. piece of music   D. film

(   )22. A. hated   B. enjoyed   C. wanted    D. shamed

(   )23. A. as  B. while   C. until     D. since

(   )24. A. drawing     B. singing  C. writing    D. making

(   )25. A. what   B. how   C. who     D. which

Answer 1

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