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Limericks are short humorous poem. They are very popular in Great Britain. Many of them were written by the famous English poet Edward Lear. Competitions for the best limerick __(1. hold; 2. are held; 3. have been held) since the 19th century

Daniel Defoe is well known for his book "Robinson Crusoe". Defoe __(1. writes; 2. write; 3. wrote) the novel when he was nearly 60 years old. The story of Robinson Crusoe was __( 1. based; 2. inspired; 3. encouraged) on the real adventure of a sailor, Alexander Selkirk, who __( 1. had spent; 2. had lived; 3. had travelled) alone for four  years on an island. Defoe __( 1. did not write; 2. has not written; 3. was not written) his book for children. But every child now __( 1. know; 2. knows; 3. is known) Rodinson Crusoe

Walter Scott completed his novel with unusual speed. "Guy Mannering", for example, __ (1. was written; 2. has been written; 3. is written) in six weeks

William Shakespeare __( 1. performed; 2. published; 3. wrote) at least thirty-seven plays, although only eighteen of them __ (1. has published; 2.was published; 3.were published) in his lifetime. The first collection of plays __ (1. was; 2. is; 3.were) not published until 1623, seven years after his death. It __ ( 1.contain; 2. contained; 3. had contained) thirty-six plays. He usually __ (1. read; 2. wrote; 3. imagined) for a specific group of actors, and as they __ (1. become; 2. had become; 3. became) older he __( 1. created; 2. was creating; 3. was created) plays with older characters in mind