The Globe Theatre
Visiting the theatre in London 400 years ago was very different from visiting a modern theatre.
The building was round, 【C1】______ was no roof, and people got cold and wet 【C2】______ the weather was bad. The queen loved 【C3】______ to the Globe Theatre, by the River Thames to see the plays of William Shakespeare. All the actors at that time 【C4】______ men. The visitors ate, talked to 【C5】______ friends, walked about during the show, and 【C6】______ people even threw things at the actors!
Today, it is still possible to visit the Globe Theatre. A new theatre stands in the same place 【C7】______ the river. You can enjoy a Shakespeare play there or just learn 【C8】______ life in the seventeenth century.
Dear Jeff,
I'm having a good holiday in Australia. When we arrived two weeks 【B1】______ the weather was bad and 【B2】______ was cold. Now the weather is better and we go to the beach 【B3】______ day.
This week we 【B4】______ staying in Sydney but 【B5】______ week we went to the Great Barrier Reef. Because 【B6】______ water was so warm, I loved swimming there. The fish were all different 【B7】______ : red, yellow, purple! Australia 【B8】______ very beautiful. We don't want 【B9】______ come home!
See you at the end 【B10】______ September.
Sue
【C1】______
A. there
B. here
C. it
QUESTIONS 11-15
Complete the five conversations.
For questions 11-15, mark A, B or C on your answer sheet.
Are you sure the match starts at two?
A. It started well.
B. It's all right.
C. I think so.