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[单项选择]Bums had the first edition of his poems published because（）
A. he could not bear the temptation of being famous
B. he thought that it Would bring him a large sum of money
C. he felt like going to travel for pleasure
D. he needed money to go to another country
[单项选择]Robert Bums is remembered mainly for his songs written in the dialect on a variety of subjects.
A. England
B. Welsh
C. Scottish
D. Irish
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When 27 years of age, Bums first attracted literary attention, and in the same moment sprang to, the first place in Scottish letters. In despair over his poverty and personal habits, he resolved to emigrate to Jamaica, and gathered a few of his early poems, hoping to sell them for enough to pay the expenses of his journey. The result was the famous Kilmarnock edition of Burns, published in 1786, for which he was offered 20 pounds. It is said that he even bought his ticket, and on the night before the ship sailed wrote his "Farewell to Scotland", which he intended to be his last song on Scottish soil.
In the morning he changed his mind, led partly by the dim foreshadowing of the result of his literary ad venture for the little book caught all Scotland by storm. Not only scholars and literary men, but "even plow boys and maid servants", eagerly spent their hard earned shillings for the new book. Instead of going to America, the young poet hurried
A. his trips there were too frequent
B. their interest in his poems began to decrease
C. they disapproved of his habits
D. they could not catch up with his fast-paced life style
[单项选择]Too much _______ to X-rays can cause skin bums, cancer or other damage to the body.
A. exposure
B. disclosure
C. contact
D. exhibition
[单项选择]Robert Burns is remembered mainly for his songs written in the ______ dialect on a variety of subjects.
[单项选择]What kind of exercise burns the most calories according to the chart (图表)
A. Swimming.
B. Running.
C. Tennis.
[单项选择]Robert Burns was a ______ poet.
A. English
B. Scottish
C. Welsh
D. Irish
[单项选择]The author of "Auld Lang Sync" Robert Burns was a great ______ folk poet.
A. English
B. Scottish
C. Welsh
D. Irish
[单项选择]This organization brought Western artists together in the hope of making more of an impact on the art community ______ any of them could individually and to promote Western art by women.
A. rather than
B. rather
C. than
D. other than
[单项选择]The car burns more fuel, but（）all things into consideration, it's still a good car.
A. taken
B. having taken
C. taking
D. to take
[单项选择]What people brought the new religion Christianity to Britain first
[单项选择]The Enlightenment Movement brought about a revival of interest in the old classical works. This tendency is known as______.
A. Neo-classicism
B. Romanticism
C. Renaissance
D. Critical Realism
