Question

William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in England. He had a sister, Joan, and several younger brothers. They were Gilbert, Richard and Edmund. After William's parents died, he and his sister lived with his mother's brother. At school, he liked watching plays. He decided to be an actor when he finished school at the age of 14.

At 28, he moved to London and joined a theater company which opened the Globe Theater in 1599. He became an actor and he also wrote plays. He usually acted his own plays. He__could__make__all__kinds__of__people__pleased. He not only acted in plays, but also wrote his own plays. He got almost no money from his writing, but he made a lot of money from acting.

Shakespeare died at the age of 52. He is a famous ________ in the world. In his whole life, William wrote 37 plays in all. He was the best playwright in England.

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1.When William Shakespeare was at the age of 14, he liked ________.

2.How many younger brothers did William Shakespeare have?

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3.What was William Shakespeare?

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1.watching plays/to watch plays 2.3/Three. 3.He was a great writer and actor. 4.writer 5.他能让各种各样的人高兴。 【解析】我们都知道莎士比亚，他是英国著名的剧作家。其实他也是一个演员，他通常表演自己写的戏剧。这篇短文中给我们介绍了莎士比亚的生平，我们可以更多的了解这个著名的人物。...

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