______earliest English poetry was written in _______kind of English that is now difficult to

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The earliest English ___ was written in a kind of English that is now difficult ___.  

The earliest English ___ was written in a kind of English that is now difficult ___.

1. A.
   poem; to understand
2. B.
   poet; to be understood
3. C.
   poetry; to be understand
4. D.
   poetry; to understand

The earliest English ___ was written in a kind of English that is now difficult ___.  

  Reading poetry 36  people from different places and different times together. More than any other of literature, poetry 37    sounds, words and grammar. That makes poetry 38 to write, but very interesting to 39 .  Poetry also 40 all the colours, feelings, experiences and curious 41of a dream world.

          China has a long history42 which many of the world’s greatest poets were active. Poems by Du Fu, Li Bai and Wang Wei among others 43_ in the halls of glory. When you have read some44 poems, you will have seen and heard some of the features that all good poetry45. The 46   is very important: the number of lines and the number of characters in each line. Poetry often  47_ special patterns of rhythm and rhyme.

          Despite its short history, there is a lot of good English poetry around. The earliest English poetry was written in a kind of English that is now difficult to 48. Modern English started around the time of Shakespeare, towards the end of the sixteenth century. The seventeenth century was a great time for English poetry. Shakespeare is most famous 49 his plays. His sonnets, however, belong to the best English poetry. In the next generation of great English poets we 50   John Donne. Chinese readers 51his works because of his use of surprising images that 52 them of the works of poets such as Su Dongpo. Before the end of the century, there was 53 famous writer, John Milton. 54   published, his work became famous for the absence of rhyme at the end of each line. In the eighteenth century it was Alexander Pope 55 wrote the finest poetry in England.

36. A. brings          B. takes             C. looks               D. thinks

37. A. plays               B. goes for            C. plays with            D. goes on

38. A. easy             B. great              C. interesting            D. difficult

39. A. recite                     B. read               C. enjoy                D. reach

40. A. calls at         B. calls up          C. calls for               D. calls in

41. A. images            B. pictures             C. sight                    D. scene

42. A. at                   B. after               C. before               D. during

43. A. stand out         B. stand for           C. show up               D. follow up

44. A. English            B. Chinese          C. American          D. foreign

45. A. creates            B. shares         C. finds            D. looks

46. A. word              B. sentence            C. form            D. fact

47. A. follows           B. faces              C. joins              D. judges

48. A. understand      B. keep           C. get              D. deal

49. A. as                   B. with               C. in                      D. for

50. A. advise             B. meet            C. concern                  D. inform

51. A. inspire             B. desire            C. cheer                  D. admire

52. A. sets                B. dreams          C. reminds             D. puts

53. A. another           B. other          C. others              D. one another

54. A. Though           B. Although       C. Once              D. As

55. A. which             B.    who        C.      when          D. what