C. In the past visitors didn’t like visiting the Pyramids.

　　D. In the past many visitors wanted to visit the Pyramids.

　　B

　　(2017·昆明摸底)

　　Chinese writer Mo Yan has won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature, announced the Swedish Academy in Stockholm on Thursday. The win makes Mo Yan the first Chinese citizen to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Informed of his win, the author, who was having dinner at home, was “overjoyed and scared”.

　　Born in 1955 to parents who were farmers, Mo Yan?a pen name for Guan Moye, grew up in Gaomi in Shandong Province in eastern China. At the age of 12, he left school to work, first in agriculture, later in a factory. In 1976 he joined the army and during this time began to study literature and writing.

　　He published his first book in 1981, but found literary success in 1987 with Honggaoliang Jiazu, which was successfully filmed in the same year, directed by famous Chinese director Zhang Yimou. In his writing, Mo Yan draws on his youthful experiences and on settings in the province of his birth and his works show the life of Chinese people as well as the country’s unique culture and folk customs. Mo Yan is known as a prolific(多产的)writer. In addition to his novels, he has published many short stories and essays on various topics. Despite his social criticism, he is seen in his homeland as one of the most famous contemporary authors. Dozens of his works have been translated into English, French, Japanese and many other languages.

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