Question

When Jane Austen (1775--1817) wrote her novels in England, she was writing about a1that most of us would not recognize.
But today Austen’s books are in great2than ever. In the last ten years, five or six novels have been3into Hollywood films, while her books continue to be bestsellers. So why is Austen still4?
Richard Jenkyns, a professor of English at Oxford University argued that her novels still5people because they6the same issues today as they were when she wrote them.
Her novels are about women7to find a perfect husband, but also8issues surrounding marriages, friendships and the family. “The plots are fairly timeless about human interaction9are familiar to us,” Jenkyns says.
The most famous book Austen wrote is Pride and Prejudice, a10story between Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy. At first the two11do not get on. They12fall in love, but still have to13opposition to their relationship from their families.
All of Austen’s books are14to read, making them popular with children and adults,
15they work on different levels so people can take16they need from them, author Kate Henry says.
“You can choose to see the politics and feminism(男女平等思想) in them,17you don’t want to take on those issues you can turn a blind eye to it,” she says.
18is often hailed(贊揚(yáng)) as the greatest romance writer in the English language, so it is surprising she remained19. “Maybe she was too much of a romantic, waiting for a20
man,” Henry says.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      circle
   2. B.
      world
   3. C.
      village
   4. D.
      city
2. 2.
   1. A.
      requirement
   2. B.
      desire
   3. C.
      demand
   4. D.
      hope
3. 3.
   1. A.
      done
   2. B.
      made
   3. C.
      developed
   4. D.
      project
4. 4.
   1. A.
      optimistic
   2. B.
      particular
   3. C.
      special
   4. D.
      popular
5. 5.
   1. A.
      appeal to
   2. B.
      keep to
   3. C.
      get to
   4. D.
      turn to
6. 6.
   1. A.
      focus on
   2. B.
      depend on
   3. C.
      rely on
   4. D.
      hold on
7. 7.
   1. A.
      leading
   2. B.
      intending
   3. C.
      trying
   4. D.
      planning
8. 8.
   1. A.
      solve
   2. B.
      answer
   3. C.
      explore
   4. D.
      discuss
9. 9.
   1. A.
      what
   2. B.
      who
   3. C.
      how
   4. D.
      which
10. 10.
    1. A.
       family
    2. B.
       love
    3. C.
       couple
    4. D.
       friend
11. 11.
    1. A.
       men
    2. B.
       actors
    3. C.
       heroes
    4. D.
       characters
12. 12.
    1. A.
       eventually
    2. B.
       partly
    3. C.
       obviously
    4. D.
       fortunately
13. 13.
    1. A.
       meet
    2. B.
       overcome
    3. C.
       offer
    4. D.
       create
14. 14.
    1. A.
       difficult
    2. B.
       worth
    3. C.
       easy
    4. D.
       worthy
15. 15.
    1. A.
       and
    2. B.
       so
    3. C.
       for
    4. D.
       since
16. 16.
    1. A.
       that
    2. B.
       which
    3. C.
       when
    4. D.
       what
17. 17.
    1. A.
       but if
    2. B.
       and that
    3. C.
       now that
    4. D.
       and so
18. 18.
    1. A.
       Henry
    2. B.
       Jenkyns
    3. C.
       Austen
    4. D.
       Elizabeth
19. 19.
    1. A.
       married
    2. B.
       young
    3. C.
       unmarried
    4. D.
       beautiful
20. 20.
    1. A.
       handsome
    2. B.
       perfect
    3. C.
       tough
    4. D.
       strong

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