A man accused (指控)of failing to return more than 700 children’s books to five different libraries was allowed to get out of prison yesterday after a book publisher agreed to pay his bail(保释金)of $1,000. The publisher said, “ There’s a story here. This is a man who books. He just can’t them. He hasn’t stolen a(n) book. So what’s the crime ? We think that Mr Barush has a story to tell. We plan to his story.”
When asked why he didn’t return the books, Mr Barush said, “ Well, how could I? They became to me. I was afraid to return them because I knew that kids or dogs would get hold of these books and chew them up, them around, tear the , spill soda on them, and drown them in the toilet.”
He continued, “ Books are people, too! They talk to you, they take care of you, and they enrich you with and humor and love. A book is a member of my family. How could I kick it ? I repaired torn pages. I the dust on them with a cloth, I turned pages so they could and get some fresh air.”
“ Every week I them on their shelves so they could meet new friends. My books were HAPPY books. You could tell just by looking at them. Now they’re all back in the library, on the floors, at the of all those runny-nosed kids. I can hear them calling me! I need to them. Excuse me. I have to go now.”
1.A. loves B. hates C. sells D. repairs
2.A. take care of B. get along of C. let go of D. look up to
3.A. interesting B. expensive C. single D. thick
4.A. retell B. include C. discuss D. publish
5.A. home B. teacher C. family D. enemy
6.A. throw B. turn C. show D. invite
7.A. words B. pages C. headlines D. shapes
8.A. chance B. respect C. wisdom D. direction
9.A. out B. up C. above D. below
10.A. ignored B. covered C. replaced D. cleaned
11.A. soft B. colorful C. dirty D. strong
12.A. dance B. swim C. breathe D. sing
13.A. discovered B. reorganized C. remembered D. introduced
14.A. mercy B. charge C. center D. request
15.A. borrow B. rescue C. answer D. recognize
He was in the mountain for a year. He felt as if he was ________ from the outside world.
A. cut out B. cut in
C. cut off D. cut up
Most Year 3 students in high schools are working hard day and night for the 2015 college entrance examinations, hoping to gain __________ to their dream universities.
A. application B. admission
C. connection D. agreement
______ I toured Zhangjiajie, I was deeply impressed with its beautiful scenery.
A. For the first time B. At first
C. It was the first time D. The first time
Was it in the village ____we used to live _____ the accident happened?
A. that; where B. which; that
C. where; that D. which; where
Having been attacked by terrorists, _____.
A. doctors came to their rescue
B. the tall building collapsed
C. an emergency measure was taken
D. warnings were given to tourists
