[填空题]Shakespeare was the (great) ______ English dramatist ever known.

[填空题]Shakespeare was the (great) ______ English dramatist ever known.

[填空题]Shakespeare was the(great) __________ English dramatist ever known.

[填空题]William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s preeminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet. His (36) works consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long (37) poems, and several other poems. His plays have been (38) into every major living language, and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.
Shakespeare produced most of his known work between 1590 and 1613. His early plays were mainly (39) and histories, genres he raised to the peak of sophistication and artistry by the end of the 16th century. He then wrote mainly tragedies until about 1608, including (40) , King Lear, and Macbeth, considered some of the finest examples in the English language. In his last phase, he wrote tragicomedies; also known as romances, and collaborated with other playwrights. Many of his plays were published in editions of va

[单项选择]The number of speakers of English in Shakespeare’s time is estimated to have been about five million. Today it is estimated that some 260 million people speak it as a native language, mainly in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. In addition to the standard varieties of English found in these areas, there are a great many regional and social varieties of the language as well as various levels of usage that are employed both in its spoken and written forms.
In fact, it is impossible to estimate the number of people in the world who have acquired an adequate working knowledge of English in addition to their own languages. The purpose for English learning and the situations in which such learning takes place are so varied that it is difficult to explain and still more difficult to judge what forms an adequate working knowledge for each situation.
The main reason for the widespread demand for English is its present-day impor
A. Those geographically close to the United States.
B. Those interested in the culture of the United States.
C. Former colonies of Great Britain.
D. Countries where international conferences are held.