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