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 31  in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of books, and he also liked   32 . He was an actor. Maybe it’s interesting to hear that and that’s 33 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 34 part. He wrote a lot, and most of them are popular. There are films and plays of them 35 : Oliver Twist became a famous musical play, and Great Expectations was a wonderful 36 __.Dickens’ 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 37 it, but he used his experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued to write 38 he died. When he died in 1870, he was 39  a story. But what a pity! We’ll never know _40_ it ended. 小题1: A．cities B．countries C．towns D．villages 小题2: A．reading B．writing C．acting D．playing 小题3: A．what B．how C．when D．why 小题4: A．the next B．next C．next to D．next time 小题5: A．too B．as well C．as well as D．also 小题6: A．book B．story C．play D．film 小题7: A．hated B．enjoyed C．wanted D．shamed 小题8: A．as B．while C．until D．since 小题9: A．drawing B．singing C．writing D．making 小题10: A．what B．how C．who D．which