Birthdays often bring surprises. But this year’s surprise on the birthday of the great British playwright William Shakespeare is __21__ one of the most surprising.
On April 22, one day before his 441st birthday anniversary, experts __22__ that one of the most recognizable __23__ of William Shakespeare is a fake (贗品).
This __24__ that we no longer have a good __25__ of what Shakespeare looked like. “It’s very possible that many pictures of Shakespeare are unreliable because many of them are __26__ of this one,” said an expert from Britain’s National Portrait Gallery.
The _27_ comes after four months of testing. Experts from the gallery say the image — commonly known as the “Flower portrait” — was actually __28__ in the 1800s, two centuries __29_  Shakespeare’s death.
The art experts who work at the gallery say they used modern chemistry technology to __30__ the paint on the picture. These checks found traces (痕跡) of paint deep in the picture __31__ about 1814.
Shakespeare __32__ in 1616, and the date that appears on the portrait is 1609.
“We now think the portrait dates back to around 1818 to 1840. This was __33__ there was a new interest in Shakespeare’s__ 34__ ,” Tanya Cooper, the gallery’s 16th century curator (館長) said.
The __35__ picture has often been used as a cover for __36__ of his plays. It is called the “Flower portrait” because one of its __37__, Desmond Flower, gave it to the Royal Shakespeare Company.
“There have always been __38__ about the authenticity (真實性) of the painting,” said David Howells, curator for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
“Now we know the truth, we can put the image in its proper place in the history of Shakespearean portraiture (畫像技法),” he said.
Two other images of Shakespeare are also being studied as part of the investigation and the results will __39__later in May. But for now what Shakespeare really looked like will remain a __40__.
小題1:
A．surelyB．neverC．hardlyD．only
小題2:
A．wonderedB．doubtedC．foundD．considered
小題3:
A．playsB．masterpiecesC．portraitsD．photos
小題4:
A．recommendsB．a(chǎn)dvisesC．decidesD．means
小題5:
A．newsB．ideaC．design D．expression
小題6:
A．bargainsB．productionsC．copiesD．prints
小題7:
A．justiceB．discoveryC．inventionD．deed
小題8:
A．clonedB．developedC．paintedD．copied
小題9:
A．a(chǎn)fterB．beforeC．sinceD．until
小題10:
A．tryB．removeC．washD．check
小題11:
A．looking backB．dating fromC．getting alongD．starting with
小題12:
A．diedB．was bornC．succeededD．was buried
小題13:
A．whyB．whenC．howD．what
小題14:
A．storiesB．picturesC．playsD．photos
小題15:
A．realB．originalC．valuableD．fake
小題16:
A．requirementsB．collectionsC．consequencesD．playwrights
小題17:
A．ownersB．paintersC．writersD．readers
小題18:
A．causesB．problemsC．questionsD．orders
小題19:
A．go aboutB．come outC．turn upD．break out
小題20:
A．surpriseB．problemC．secretD．mystery

小題1:A
小題1:C
小題1:C
小題1:D
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小題1:C
小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:A
小題1:D
小題1:B
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小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:D
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A．or
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C．Unhappy people cannot think positively.
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B. Self-affirmation can bring a positive change to one’s mood.
C. Forcing a person to think positive thoughts may lower their self-esteem.
D. People with low self-esteem seldom write down their true feelings.
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小題1:The writer is probably ______.
A．workerB．a(chǎn) college teacher
C．manager of a companyD．a(chǎn) clerk
小題2:He learned ______ that there would be a concert last Friday.
A．from his friendsB．from one of his colleagues
C．over the radioD．from the newspaper
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A．a(chǎn)ny day before work hoursB．both before and after work hours
C．only during lunch timeD．on Saturday and Sunday
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A．surprisedB．pleasedC．puzzledD．sorry
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A．a(chǎn) good concert
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If you look up the word “create” in the dictionary , you will find it means “to bring into being, to cause something each of us does daily to exist”．
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A third part of creativity is the courage and drive to make use of our new ideas, to ask for them to achieve some new results．To think up a new idea is one thing; to put the idea to work is another．
These three parts of creativity are included in all the great works of geniuses, but they are also included in many of our day-to-day activities．(257 words)
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A．To prepare for a meal．
B．To arrange the furniture in a special way．
C．To buy some books from a bookstore．
D．To “write” a letter with the computer．
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A．a(chǎn) new thing can only be created at the basis of earlier things
B．a(chǎn) new thing is only a tale
C．we can seldom create new things
D．we can hardly see really new things in the world
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B．To find a new thought will clearly lead to the production of a new thing．
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D．One may come up with a new thought, but may not put it into practice．
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