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。 Every Englishman has some knowledge of his work. All of us use words and phrases from Shakespeare’s writings that have bee a part of the Englishspeaking 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 twentyfive 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, remended to beginners), even though some aspects of English usage, and the meaning of many words, have changed since Shakespeare‘s day. 16. 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 poet ?。˙) it can‘t be discussed about who is the world’s greatest dramatist (C) Shakespeare is regarded as a greatest writer ?。―) Englishmen like to discuss about who is the world‘s greatest writer 17. According to the passage many English words and phrases that we use today are from ______. ?。ˋ) Englishmen (B) Shakespeare‘s works ?。–) English speaking people (D) ancient people 18. To learn the richness of the English language, people should ______. (A) read Shakespeare‘s plays ?。˙) learn from an English man (C) be glad to be a foreigner ?。―) write and read more 19. The author does not suggest beginners reading Shakespeare‘s plays, probably because _____. ?。ˋ) the works are for native speakers ?。˙) only Englishmen can understand his plays ?。–) the works are too difficult for a beginner ?。―) some of English usage and the meaning of many words have changed 20. In this passage the author wants to _______. ?。ˋ) show the richness of English language ?。˙) tell how great a writer Shakespeare is ?。–) tell that some English words are out of use now ?。―) tell that some aspects of English usage have changed since Shakespeare‘s day Questions 2125 are based on the following passage: Oxford and Cambridge differ from the rest of the universities in Great Britain in many important respects, but resemble each other quite closely. Oxford was founded in the 12th century. There are at present 35 colleges: three are for women only and the rest take both men and women. There are at present approximately 9,400 students in residence, of whom over a third are women. The city of Oxford is popular with tourists because of the University‘s many beautiful medieval buildings. Cambridge was founded in the 13th century. There are at present 28 colleges, of which only one is for men students only and two for women only. The remaining 25 take both men and women. There are at present over 9000 students in residence, of whom a third are women. Cambridge University has made the city of Cambridge an internationally famous tourist entre. 21. With the first sentence, the author wants to s