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World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It was set up by UNESCO (联合国教科文组织) in 1955 to encourage people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of .
Many countries celebrate World Book Day. On that day in the UK, millions of students can buy ________ of special price, much lower than usual in any bookstore. It has been done every year 1998. World Book Day is also celebrated in China. Many great people do lots of reading they’re very busy. So young people should spend more time . “Books can’t change the world, but people can change the world by changing through reading,” he said.
Reading can benefit (有益于) people . Reading helps us become more knowledgeable and more intelligent. Reading helps us to follow the developments of science and technology. Reading________ us with information about other culture and places of the world. When we read, we may find many things are unfamiliar to us. We would have to use our brain ________ about them or do more reading to find out the answers. The more we read, the more we know. The more we know, the ________ we become. Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language ________ English. We all know that we ________ learn everything at school, for example, the ways English people are speaking and writing today.
“Reading makes a full man.” Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help to know more about the outside world and perfect us. ________ , it is necessary for us to form the habit of reading every day.
1.A. listening B. speaking C. reading D. writing
2.A. clothes B. dictionaries C. computers D. books
3.A. since B. in C. from D. by
4.A. because B. though C. through D. when
5.A. read B. to read C. reading D. to reading
6.A. ourselves B. yourselves C. themselves D. itself
7.A. in many ways B. by the way C. in any way D. in the way
8.A. earlier B. later C. latest D. last
9.A. shares B. gets C. opens D. provides
10.A. those B. that C. where D. how
11.A. think B. to think C. talk D. to talk
12.A. outstanding B. prettier C. smarter D. outgoing
13.A. like B. at C. about D. towards
14.A. can B. can’t C. might D. have to
15.A. So B. However C. Now that D. Therefore
You’ll never succeed in ________ my mind unless you are right.
A. change B. changed
C. to change D. changing
The old man feels very _________because all his children have gone abroad and his wife _________ for almost two years.
A. alone, has died B. lonely, died
C. lonely, has been dead D. alone, has been dead
—He’s never been to Mount Huang, ________? — ________. He wishes to go there again.
A. is he; No, he isn’t B. has he; No, he hasn’t
C. is he; Yes , he is D. has he; Yes, he has
We all think _______ necessary ________to the teacher carefully in class.
A it; listening B. that; to listen
C. it’s; listen D. it; to listen
— Would you mind _______the door? — ________. It’s really cold here.
A. close; Yes B. closing; Of course
C. closing; Of course not D. close; Sure
