1.For any Englishman,there can never be any di

1.For any Englishman,there can never be any di
scussion as to who is the world's greatest writer.Only one name can possibly suggest itself to him：that of William Shakespeare.
Every Englishman has some knowledge of his work.All of us use words and phrases from Shakespeare's writings that have become a part of the English-speaking people.
Shakespeare,more perhaps than any other writer,made full use of the English language.Most of us use about five thousand words in our normal employment of English; Shakespeare in his works used about twenty-five thousand!
There is probably no better way for a foreigner (or an Englishman!) to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare uses it.Such a study is well worth the effort (it is not,of course,recommended to beginners),even though some aspects of English usage,and the meaning of many words,have changed since Shakespeare's day.
1).From the first two sentences of the passage we can conclude that ________.
A.it can't be discussed about who is the world's greatest dramatist
B.Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer
C.Englishmen like to discuss about who is the world's greatest writer
D.it can't be discussed about who is the world's greatest poet
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2).According to the passage many English words and phrases that we use today are from _____.
A.Englishmen
B.English speaking people
C.Shakespeare's works
D.ancient people
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3).To learn the richness of the English language,people should ______.
A.write and read more
B.be glad to be a foreigner
C.learn from an English man
D.read Shakespeare's plays
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4).The author does not suggest beginners reading Shakespeare's plays probably because _____.
A.only Englishmen can understand his plays
B.some of English usage and the meaning of many words have changed
C.the works are too difficult for a beginner
D.the works are for native speakers
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5).In this passage the author wants to _______.
A.tell how great a writer Shakespeare is
B.tell that some aspects of English usage have changed since Shakespeare's day
C.tell that some English words are out of use now
D.show the richness of English language
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2.If you are like most people,your intelligence varies from season to season.You are probably a lot sharper in the spring than you are at any other time of the year.A well-known scientist,Ellsworth Huntington (1876-1937),concluded from other men's work and his own among people in different climates that climate and temperature have a definite effect on our mental abilities.
He found that cool weather is much more favorable for creative thinking than summer heat.This does not mean that all people are less intelligent in the summer than they are during the rest of the year.It does mean,however,that the mental abilities o

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