[单项选择]Because of gambling, his debt has amounted to 20,000 dollars.
A. reached
B. lost
C. arrived
D. rose

[单项选择]He has become a celebrity because of his wonderful performance in the play.
A. director
B. actor
C. star
D. film-maker

[单项选择]Because of his family background, he has a ________ against businessmen.


A. bruise
B. buzz
C. bias
D. brace

[单项选择]The doctor's practice has ______ because of his carelessness.


A. dropped by
B. dropped in
C. dropped off
D. dropped out

[单项选择]He was made （）his working because of his poor health.
A. to give up
B. given up
C. give up
D. giving up

[单项选择]Because of his outstanding contribution to the cause of medical sciences he ______ Nobel Prize.
A. awarded
B. was awarded
C. rewarded
D. was rewarded

[单项选择]He was made ______ his working because of his poor health.
A. to give up
B. given up
C. give up
D. giving up

[单项选择]He was made （） his working because of his poor health.
A. to give up
B. given up
C. give up
D. giving up

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It is because of his plays that Shakespeare is now considered the greatest English writer in history. The era in which he lived, Elizabethan England, was a time in which broad interests and creativity could flourish. Elizabeth, the queen, was beloved by her subjects and proved to be a powerful and able ruler. Under the reign of Elizabeth, England changed from an island kingdom to an expanding empire. England grew rich through trade. 16th-century Englishmen traveled to the New World and to Africa. Music, dance, poetry, painting, and architecture flourished; but the art form in which Elizabethan England distinguished the rest of Europe was the theater.
The theater, which had practically disappeared from Europe, was, at this time, received as a part of the church service. Later, no longer as a part of the service, the "mystery plays" responded to popular taste by adding more and more comic elements. In England, they were sponsored by various trade guilds and presen
A. Broad interests and creativity flourished.
B. English people began to travel to the Continent.
C. The theater was the most prominent art form.
D. England was no longer an island kingdom.

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It is because of his plays that Shakespeare is now considered the greatest English writer in history. The era in which he lived, Elizabethan England, was a time in which broad interests and creativity could flourish. Elizabeth, the queen, was beloved by her subjects and proved to be a powerful and able ruler. Under the reign of Elizabeth, England changed from an island kingdom to an expanding empire. England grew rich through trade. Sixteenth-century Englishmen traveled to the New World and to Africa. Music, dance, poetry, painting, and architecture flourished; but the art form in which Elizabethan England distinguished the rest of Europe was the theater.
The theater, which had practically disappeared from Europe was, at this time, received as a part of the church service. Later, no longer as a part of the service, the" mystery plays" responded to popular taste by adding more and more comic elements. In England, they were sponsored by vario
A. He lived in the Elizabethan Age.
B. He was quite wealthy.
C. He had broad interest.
D. He was experienced in acting and theater management.