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The birthplace Was to open at 10 a.m. It was 9:30 and already the pilgrims had formed a long queue. I asked a lady from Ohio why she had come. "For Shakespeare," she said. "Isn’t that why you came"
"Not entirely," I said. "I was born here. I’m visiting my family. "
"You were born here" She said, as if only Shakespeare had the right.
It was my first time home in many years. Long ago I had emigrated to America. Now I was visiting places in which I had taken little interest before: the birthplace, for example. I had passed it perhaps a hundred times without a thought of going in. Now it would cost me just under two pounds, about $ 3. But an even stranger experience was buying a ticket to the school two members of my family had entered. Shakespeare had gone there 350 years before. It was a good school, but I was fortunate to have been sent to a better one. "Better than Shakespeare’s"
A. It was just early in the morning.
B. The school he visited had become better than it used to be.
C. The birthplace of Shakespeare had become a tourist attraction because of the Shakespeare worship.
D. Many Americans lived there now.

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The birthplace Was to open at 10 a.m. It was 9:30 and already the pilgrims had formed a long queue. I asked a lady from Ohio why she had come. "For Shakespeare," she said. "Isn’t that why you came"
"Not entirely," I said. "I was born here. I’m visiting my family. "
"You were born here" She said, as if only Shakespeare had the right.
It was my first time home in many years. Long ago I had emigrated to America. Now I was visiting places in which I had taken little interest before: the birthplace, for example. I had passed it perhaps a hundred times without a thought of going in. Now it would cost me just under two pounds, about $ 3. But an even stranger experience was buying a ticket to the school two members of my family had entered. Shakespeare had gone there 350 years before. It was a good school, but I was fortunate to have been sent to a better one. "Better than Shakespeare’s"
A. From USA.
B. From Europe.
C. From Ohio.
D. From his hometown.

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The birthplace was to open at 10 a.m.. It was 9:30 and already the pilgrims had formed a queue. I asked a lady from Ohio why she had come. "For Shakespeare," she said. "Isn’t that why you came"
"Not entirely," I said. "I was born here. I’m visiting my family."
"You were born here" she said, as if only Shakespeare had the right.
Long ago I had emigrated to America. Now I was visiting places in which I had taken little interest before; the birthplace for example. I had passed it perhaps a hundred times without a thought of going in. Now it would cost me just under two pounds, about $3. But even stranger experience was buying a ticket to the school two members of my family had attended. Shakespeare had gone there though 350 years before. It was a good school, but I was fortunate in being sent to a better one. "Better than Shakespeare’s" asked an American to whom I had confided. &quo
A. U.S.A.
B. Europe.
C. Ohio.
D. His hometown.

[单项选择]Where is the man’s birthplace
A. In the US.
B. In Australia.
C. In Korea.

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No sporting event takes hold of the world’s attention and imagination like the Olympic Games The football world Cup fascinates fans in Europe and South America; baseball’s World Series is required viewing in North America; and the world table Tennis Championships attracts the most interest in Asia.
But the Olympics belong to the whole world. Now, after travelling to 17 countries over 108 years, the summer Games are returning to Athens, the place where the first modern Olympics was held.
Participation in the Games is looked on not only as an achievement, but also as an honour. The 16 days between August 13 and 29 will see a record that 202 countries compete up from Sydney’s 199. Afghanistan is back, having been banned from Sydney because the Taliban government didn’t let women do sports. There is also a place for newcomers East Timer and Kiribati.
A total of 10,500 athletes will compete in 28 spo
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned