Shakespeare arrived in London in 1586 or 1587. He was said to have kept horses for the gentlemen outside the playhouses. Then he became an actor. What leading the busy life of an actor, he worked hard with his pen.

Shakespeare died in Stratford on April 23, 1616. Since the 19th century, Shakespeare’s achievements have been more recognized, and throughout the Western world he has come to be regarded as the greatest dramatist.

莎士比亚于1586年或1587年到了伦敦。传说他曾经在剧院外面为绅士们看马。后来他成了一名演员。在忙碌的演员生活之余，他还勤于笔耕。

莎士比亚于1616年4月23日逝世于斯德拉福德。从19世纪开始，莎士比亚的成就被越来越多的人所承认，在整个西方世界他被誉为最伟大的戏剧作家。

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Everyone in our school loves sports. Every morning 1 we get up, we do morning exercises. After the second class, we do exercise again. We only have 2 classes twice a week, but we do physical training at five every afternoon. The most post popular sport is basketball. The 3 enjoy playing it and many of the girls like it, too. 4 popular sport is football and in every class there 5 a lot of football fans. Volleyball is often played when the weather is 6 . We have school teams in basketball, football and volleyball. Our teams often 7 friendship matches with teams from other schools. When there is a match, 8 of us go to watch it and cheer our side on.

Besides ball games, some of us like track-and-field events, 9 we often practice running, jumping and throwing. Every term we have tests in these events and once a year we hold a sports meeting.

Sports help us to keep 10 .

1. A. while B. when C. before D. after

2. A. English B. Chinese C. P.E D. music

3. A. teacher B. boys C. students D. people

4. A. Some other B.Other C. Another D. The other

5. A. are B. is C. were D. was

6. A. shining B. rainy C. fine D. wet

7. A. see B.have C. look at D.watch

8. A. several B. few C.a few D. many

9. A. because B. but C. or D. and

10. A. thirsty and hungry B. healthy and happy

C. fat and tired D. thin and weak

Unit 14 Dinosaurs’ Death 预习导学

本单元的学习任务：

四会要求：(会读、会写、中文意思以及自己造句然后翻译)

单词：bee, duck, goose, lamb, wolf, whale, snake, goat, frog, camel, beat, powerful, ton,

shoulder, prove, eastern, disappear, relation, death, opinion, upon, theory, hit, force, chemical, reasonable, discovery