Charles Dickens．who was 0ne of the famous English writers，was born in 1812．He didn′t like to take part in noisy and active games．He began to read books in his childhood．

    When he was about six．  someone took him to a theater．He saw a play of Shakespeare and liked it so much that he decided to write a play of his own．

  Several years later。the family moved to London．There were several young children in the family besides Charles．At that time his father was in prison for debt．So he worked hard from early morning till late at night to help his family．Only after his father was set free，Charles could go to school．But he didn′t finish school at all．He had to go on working hard to make a living．

   When he was fifteen．he often went to the library of the British Museum．There he spent long hours reading and reading．In this way he received his education in his early life．

   1．Charles Dickens came from _______．

      A．Canada        B．the USA        C．Russia       D．Great Britain

 2．When he was young．Charles Dickens was interested in ___________．

A．reading  

B．a(chǎn)ctive games

C．noisy games

D．Both A and B

    3．From the passage we know that Charles Dickens′ family was________．

       A．poor        B．rich       C．great       D．small

    4．Charles Dickens went to school____________．

       A．when he Was six

       B．before his father Was set free

      C．when he Was fifteen

      D．a(chǎn)fter his father was set free

    5．Which is NOT fight according to the passage?

      A．Charles Dickens worked very hard to help his family．

      B．Charles Dickens often went to the library to read．

      C．Charles Dickens liked Shakespeare′s plays very much．

      D．Charles Dickens had no sisters or brothers．