Britain is very fortunate in its system of public lending-libraries. These libraries have a of some 115 million books. And about one-third of the population are of public libraries. This lending and reference library service is, with some limitation, free.
Public libraries not only lend books, music scores(乐谱) and records, but also supply special libraries to , among children, patients in hospital and prisoners, and they in many kinds of extra activities, reading, lectures, film shows, music circles and cooperation in adult education.
The greatest and most famous library in Britain is that of the British Museum, which over six million books. A copy of every book, magazine, newspaper, etc. in Great Britain, must be sent to the British Museum. The reading room of the Museum is famous for the of scholars and people who have studied in it. The British Museum Library is not, by the way, a library.
The second library in Britain is the Bodleian Library at Oxford. The National Library of Scotland, Cambridge University Library, and the National Library of Wales are also famous and may a copy of every new issued in Britain. There is also a National Library for the blind, over 300,000 books in a specially type.
1.A. number B. plenty C. total D. quantity
2.A. members B. librarians C. citizens D. employees
3.A. others B. adults C. women D. people
4.A. give B. engage C. result D. succeed
5.A. as well as B. such as C. for example D. rather than
6.A. offers B. buys C. owns D. gets
7.A. sold B. published C. available D. obtained
8.A. number B. support C. mind D. devotion
9.A. diligent B. imaginative C. famous D. poor
10.A. valuable B. public C. borrowing D. lending
11.A. oldest B. latest C. largest D. best-known
12.A. lend B. print C. get D. buy
13.A. movie B. magazine C. novel D. publication
14.A. nearly B. with C. about D. almost
15.A. delivered B. made C. printed D. published
The information given by his brother _____ the mystery of his disappearance.
A. lies in B. makes up
C. leads to D. throws light on
Do you expect _____ to be a possibility that we shall be able to afford the special furniture
that we need?
A. there B. that C. one D. it
May I ______ whole-heartedly into the fight?
A. appeal to you to throw yourself
B. appeal you to throw yourselves
C. appeal for you to throw yourself
D. appeal to you in throwing yourself
All the information we have collected in relation to that case ______ very little.
A. makes up for B. adds up to
C. comes up with D. puts up with
The novel is so badly written that I can hardly ______ what the writer is trying to say.
A. turn out B. make out C. let out D. try out
