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.

He was born in 1564 in England.At school he liked watching plays.He decided to be an actor when he finished school at the age of fourteen.In 1582,he married a farmer’s daughter.She was eight years older than he was.Their first child was a daughter.Later they had twins.In 1585,Shakespeare left his hometown,Stratford-upon-Avon.His wife and children stayed behind.No one knows why he left or what he did between 1585 and 1592.

At twenty-eight he moved to London 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.He earned almost no money from his writing.But he made a lot of money fromacting.With the money he bought a large house in his hometown.

At the age of forty-nine,Shakespeare retired(退休)and went to live in Stratford-upon-Avon.He died at the age of fifty-two.He left his money to his family.He left his genius to the world.You still see his plays in English and in many other languages.Heis one of the most famous writers in the world.

(    )1.Shakespeare wrote many famous plays except________.

A.Hamlet                                           B.Romeo and Juliet

C.Man and Superman                          D.Macbeth

(    )2.Shakespeare decided to be an actor in________.

A.1616      B.1578                C.1599                D.1582

(    )3.In 1585,Shakespeare left his hometown Stratford-upon-Avon________.

A.with his wife                                   B.alone

C.with his wife and children                 D.with his daughter

(    )4.Shakespeare got much money from________.

A.writing   B.plays                C.acting               D.retirement

(    )5.According to the passage,which of the following is TRUE?

A.Shakespeare had two children.

B.Shakespeare wrote both plays and poems.

C.Shakespeare wrote plays in English and some other languages.

D.Shakespeare left his money to the Globe Theatre.

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