William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the most famous writer and poet of the English language and the world's excellent dramatist．He was born in England in 1564 and died in 1616．The works he left behind are made up of 38 plays，154 sonnets （a poem that must be 14 lines long and have a particular style），2 long narrative poems，and many other poems．
However，Willian Shakespeare is most famous for his plays which have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other dramatist．Some of his well﹣known plays include A Midsummer Night's Dream，The Merchant of Venice，Hamlet，Romeo and Juliet，King Lear，Macbeth，and The Tempest．
All of his works remain popular with most of the people who enjoy reading classical English．University students who study English usually have to study at least one of Shakespeare's plays．
Shakespeare was born to a wealthy English family and went to a good school．He married a 26﹣year﹣old woman when he was only 18．Between 1585 and 1592，he began his successful career in London as an actor，a dramatist．It was in London that he wrote most of his plays．Although he was well known in his own day，he was not as famous as he is today．
After William Shakespeare's death，his fame continued to grow until he was considered to be the best poet and writer of his time，a status that he still retains（保持）today．
96．The word"sonnet"in paragraph one means in Chinese．
97．The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare's ．
98．Between 1585 and 1592，Shakespeare worte in London．
99．Shakespeare is not only a great writer and poet but also ．
100．The passage mainly talks about of Willian Shakespeare．
A：Good morning，Mr．Li．
B：（51） Well，today is our last class together．
A：That makes me sad，Mr．Li．Your classes have been great．
B：I'm very glad to hear that．（52） What do you hope to do in the future，Zhu Hui？
A：I want to be an English teacher，but I hope to get into a good senior high school first．
B：I am sure you can．（53）
A：Yes，last year．I want to do much better this vacation．So I'm going to improve my English in order to teach kids in the future．
B：That's an excellent plan，you should go for it．（54）
A：Thanks a lot．Oh，this weekend we're celebrating the end of junior high school．（55） And we'd like you to come．
B：I'd love to!I'll bring a big graduation cake．
A．I believe in you．
B．We'll miss you．
C．We're having a praty．
D．Good morning，everyone!
E．I remember you won a prize．
F．But the future will be exciting，too．
46．Where do you study？
47．What day is it today？
48．When was the car invented？
49．Let's meet at the school gate!
50．Who's the woman in the picture？
A．It is Sunday．
B．It is June 26th．
C．Ok，see you later．
D．At Hilltop School．
E．I think it was invented in 1876．
F．She's Tu Youyou，a great scientist．
"Just because you can't see something，that doesn't mean it's not there．"This old saying is quite meaningful for British sculptor（雕刻家） Willard．The items he creates are so small that most of them fit on the head of a pin．You can see them clearly only through a microscope（显微镜）．
Many people want to own his art pieces．He's been honoured by the Queen of England for his great art achievements．At every one of his exhibitions，the question is always the same．How does he do it？
The answer is very，very carefully．So carefully，in fact，that he actually slows his breathing down and works in between breaths．Willard usually works under a microscope using special tools that he creates．To paint his works，he uses the hair from a fly as a paintbrush．
Creating these detailed works is a very long and difficult process，and itisn't always enjoyable．"It is a terrible dream when I start but a nice dream when I finish，" he says．A single item can take at least several weeks to complete．
People have asked Willard why he chose to do something that needed effort and took time．His interest in creating small things began when he was five．He started creating houses and playgrounds for ants．Willard was not a strong student．He had difficulty in reading and spelling words．Some kids used to call him a loser． This made him feel small，so focusing on lite things helped him to feel big．The smaller his work got，the bigger he felt．A newspaper reporter said， "Willard has shown the world that he is special．Though_______ ， he___________．"
（1）Are Willard's art pieces big or small in size？
（2）When people visit Willard's exhibitions，what question do they always ask？ _______
（3）What does Willard use to make a paintbrush？
（4）What does the underlined word itin paragraph 4 refer to？
（5）Why did Willard choose to do something that needed effort and took time？
（6）What can be filled in the blanks in the last paragraph？
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