Question

　　Ben Jonson is one of the few men ever to be buried standing up．

　　As the story goes, King Charles I once made him a promise． The king told the great writer that he would be buried in England's famous Westminster Abbey． But that wasn't all． Johnson could choose any place he liked for his grave．

　　Jonson died in 1637． Then it was found that the spot he had picked was already filled． The ground space left in it was just eighteen inches square． But Charles kept his word． He had Jonson’s coffin placed on its end in the small space． That way it would just fit．

1．Ben Jonson was a great_______．

A． king B． leader C． artist D． writer

2．Which probably happened first?

A．Jonson picked a place in the Abbey． B． Jonson died．

C．Jonson received Charles’s promise． D． Jonson told the king of his choice．

3．Charles found out that the place was filled after_______．

A． Jonson’s death　　B．Johnson’s burial

C．the reading of Johnson’s will　　D． 1638

4．Jonson’s coffin was placed upright so that it would__________．

A．face the east B． look bigger C．take less room　　D．reach the floor

5．The story shows that Charles tried to_________．

A．rule Britain well　　 B．keep his promises

C．learn about art　　 D．write poems and stories

6．The writer doesn't tell_______．

A．what work Jonson did　　B． where the story happened

C．when Jonson died　　 D． how Jonson’s grave was marked

Answer 1

答案：D;C;A;C;B;D
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