参考答案：

　　1.从短文内容可以看出，他是一个伟大的英国作家。应回答：He was one of the greatest English writers.

　　2.“When Dickens was nine years old，his father found a job in London and the family moved there.”已经告诉我们，他在故乡生活了九年。该题的答案是：He lived there for nine years.

　　3.Dickens的父亲因负债累累，被关进了监狱，他当然得干一些家务事，照看弟弟妹妹。其答案是：He had to do some housework and look after his brothers and sisters at home.

　　4.Dickens在十二岁时才上学，两年后不得不辍学去工作，他自然是十四岁。故应回答：When he was fourteen，he began to work.

　　5.从文章内容来看，他是在图书馆里看了很多书的。该题应当这样回答：He read a lot in the library.