William Shakespeare was a writer of plays and poems.Some of his most famous plays are Hamlet，Romeo and Juliet，Macbeth.He wrote thirty-seven plays in all They are still popular today.
   William was born in 1564 in England.Little was known about his childhood though many stories are told.At thirteen he had to leave school as his father became poorer at that time.So William had to make his own living.In 1582，he married a farmer's daughter who was eight years older than him.Their first child was a daughter.Later they had twjye.ais.In 1585，Shakespeare left his hometown and moved to London.At that time，London was rapidly growing.All kinds of people could be found in it.Here Shakespeare met travelers，students and scholars （學(xué)者），and his imagination was stirred （激發(fā)）by the stories they told.He also met writers and actors.He soon found some work in a theatre and joined a theatre company which opened the Globe Theatre in 1599.He became an actor，and he also wrote plays.He usually acted in his own plays.His reputation （名聲） as a writer of plays began to grow.He made use of the writing of others and found ideas in the old poems of Chaucer.But by his genius （天才），he turned all these old stories into masterpieces （杰作） of his own.
   But we mustn't think that Shakespeare had no difficulties in his life.Some writers were against him because their plays were worse than his.In 1613，the Globe Theatre was burnt right down to the ground.It took much effort to rebuild the theatre.
   At the age of forty- nine，Shakespeare retired and went to live in his hometown，Stratford-upon-Avon.He died at the age of fifty-two.Throughout his life，William Shakespeare has left his genius to the world.He was one of the most famous writers in the world.

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（1）Which phrase has the similar meaning as the underlined phrase make his own living ？

B

B

A．build his own house
B．make money by himself
C．help his father work
（2）Which of the following statements is TRUE？

B

B

A．William had to leave school when he was young because he was tired of schooling.
B．Some of William's plays came from the stories that all kinds of people told.
C．Shakespeare's reputation began to grow because he became the owner of a theatre.
（3）What's the writer's purpose of writing paragraph 3？

C

C

A．To prove（證明） that William is one of the most famous writers in the world.
B．To tell something that happened to the Globe Theatre.
C．To prove that although William is successful，he still has some difficulties in his life.
（4）Which is the best title of this passage？

B

B

A．The great works of William Shakespeare
B．William Shakespeare- a most famous writer in the world
C．The history of English plays and poems