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(A) Shakespeare was the master of what we now call the “sound bite.” Even 400 years after his death, people quote him in everyday conversation, even though most probably don’t realize they are speaking lines from Shakespeare.Call someone “a tower of strength,” for example, and people instantly picture a building that can keep out any enemy. It describes a person can be depend on. Yet not many people know that the description comes from Richard III.Nor could many people explain why we describe a person who is in trouble as being “in a pickle.” This strange image comes from The Tempest. Today’s scholars think Shakespeare meant his audience to picture how unpleasant it would be to float in vinegar, like a pickle, but they are only guessing.Having someone “in stitches” is another odd expression from Shakespeare. It comes from Twelfth Night. Although “having someone in stitches” sounds like a case for a doctor, it really is a description of a laughing fit. Shakespeare apparently felt that laughing really hard can hurt as much as being stuck by a needle. Anyone who has been tickled might agree.“Brevity is the soul of wit” is still another famous saying from Shakespeare. It comes from Hamlet. “Brevity” means the quality of being brief or short. The Bard certainly had the wit to follow his own advice and keep it brief. That is why 400 years after his death; his words are part of our everyday speech, even if their original meaning sometimes has been lost in the past.
41.“A tower of strength” is used to describe ______.
(A) a person who can be relied upon for protection in time of trouble
(B) a grant house with a high and strong tower
(C) the tallest building of a modern city
(D) an instant picture of a building that can keep out enemy

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