William Shakespeare was born in 1564 at Stratford-on-Avon in England. At that time Elizabeth I had been
Queen for years.
     We do not know much about Shakespear's life. However, we do know that his father was a shopkeeper
and that his mother was the daughter of a farmer. William went to Stratford Grammar School, where he learnt
Latin, scripture and mathematics.
     When he left school, William was employed by his father. He married a local girl, Anne Hatheway, when
he was eighteen. Three years later he left Stratford and went to London.
     We do not know anything about Shakespeare's life between the years 1585 and 1590. We are certain,
however, that by the end of 1590 he had joined a group of actors and had started writing plays. During the
next twenty years he wrote thirty-two plays. He possibly wrote more plays, which he did not have published
or performed.
     Shakespeare went back to Stratford-on-Avon a few years before he died in 1616 at the age of 52.

1. Shakespeare went to Stratford Grammar School because he _____.

A. wanted to get married
B. wanted to learn to write plays
C. wanted to make a living by himself
D. was going to learn mathematics and other courses

2. Shakespeare's mother was probably born in _____.

A. the cities
B. a rich family
C. the United States
D. the countryside

3. We may conclude that _____.

A. Shakespeare went to London after his marriage
B. Shakespeare went to Stratford Grammar School for grammar learning
C. Shakespeare started to write plays at the age of 30
D. Shakespeare wrote 32 plays in his life time

4. Shakespeare died in _____.

A. England
B. London
C. the 15th century
D. the 16th century

5. The good title of the text should be _____.  

A. Stratford-on-Avon
B. Anne Hatheway
C. William Shakespeare
D. Scripture and mathematics