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 ____ in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of books, and he also liked ____. He was an actor. Maybe it's interesting to hear that and that's _____ his books were so good. He gave public readings of his stories that were very popular. His stories first appeared in a magazine, in parts. People always wanted _______. part. He wrote a lot, and most of them were popular. There were films and plays of them ______ Oliver Twist became a famous musical play, and Great Expectations was a wonderful ______. Dickens's 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 ______ it, but he used his experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued to write_______he died. When he died in 1870, he was ______ a story. But what a pity! We'll never know _____it ended.

1.A. cities    B. countries    C. towns    D. villages

2.A. reading    B. writing    C. acting    D. playing

3.A. what    B. how    C. when    D. why

4.A. the next    B. next    C. next to    D. next time

5.A. either    B. as well    C. as well as    D. also

6.A. book    B. story    C. play    D. film

7.A. hated    B. enjoyed    C. wanted    D. imagined

8.A. as    B. while    C. until    D. since

9.A. drawing    B. singing    C. writing    D. making

10.A. what    B. how    C. who    D. which

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.C

10.B

【解析】【主旨大意】本文介绍了英国著名作家查尔斯狄更斯的一生：生活虽然很穷苦，但是，他写了很多著名的故事，他的故事被搬上舞台和屏幕，他一直写书到去世。他的一生给人们留下了深刻的印象。

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