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. Premier Wen Jiabao does lots of reading he’s very busy. On World Book Day 2009, he called on people to do more reading. He suggested that young people should spend more time reading. “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 that 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 smarter we become. Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like 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.Therefore, it is necessary for us to form the habit of reading every day.
A．listening B．speaking C．reading D．writing
A．clothes B．dictionaries C．computers D．books
A．since B．in C．from D．by
A．because B．though C．through D．when
A．ourselves B．yourselves C．themselves D．itself
A．in many ways B．by the way C．in any way D．in the way
A．earlier B．later C．latest D．last
A．shares B．offers C．opens D．provides
A．think B．to think C．talk D．to talk
A．can B．can’t C．might D．have to
The first time I saw Kai， she was sitting in my front yard， holding my dog Harley in her arms． She had just（1） into a small house nearby． I think she liked Harley's friendly personality， just as he liked hers． From the second I talked to her， I knew Kai would be a lifelong（2） ．Her smile made me feel better just being around her． Her face was always full of （3） ．
It didn't take long before Kai was beloved by all her new neighbors here．Every time we visited her， she would kindly listen to all of our problems and then say something so（4）______ that we would leave her home with our hearts singing． Sometimes I would read her my stories and she would always encourage me to keep（5） ．
All of this time， though， Kai was slowly dying from cancer，she lived each day with such cheer that I often forgot just how（6） she was． Still， she died on a cold winter day with heavy snow falling down．
During the short time we had been together， I（7） so much from Kai about how to truly live．She taught us so many lessons about kindness， happiness， hope and cheer．
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（1）A． walked |
B． moved |
C． run |
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（2）A． friend |
B． boss |
C． fan |
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（3）A． happiness |
B． worries |
C． doubts |
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（4）A． serious |
B． wise |
C． silly |
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（5）A． waiting |
B． singing |
C． writing |
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（6）A． popular |
B． busy |
C． ill |
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（7）A． expected |
B． learned |
C． accepted |
Wang Wei's parents were waiting for him when he got home． His dad handed him a letter． It was from the university． His hands were shaking as he took the letter﹣his（1）____ was inside．
Ever since Wang Wei was little， he wanted to be an（2） ．He often took his toys apart and put them back together． One day， his mom was（3） to see that Wang Wei had taken apart the television! His dad told her to have faith （信心） in Wang Wei， and sure enough he put the television back together（4） ．
Wang Wei's teachers all noticed his talent． They told his（5） Wang Wei should go to university． Wang Wei was very excited about this． No one in Wang Wei's family had ever gone to university before． His mom was not sure if it was a good idea．（6） his dad said，"Have faith in Wang Wei and his dream．" Wang Wei knew his family couldn't（7） __ university．So he studied harder and applied for the scholarships （奖学金）．
Now Wang Wei had the letter in his hand that would tell him if he could go to the university．He took a deep breath and opened the envelope．"It says， Congratulations． You have been accepted to the university on a full scholarship!""His mom（8） him with tears in her eyes．"I am so proud of you!" she said．
His dad patted his back．"I've always had faith in Wang Wei and his dream，" he said．
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（1）A． future |
B． resolution |
C． pride |
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（2）A． artist |
B． actor |
C． engineer |
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（3）A． happy |
B． upset |
C． scared |
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（4）A． angrily |
B． bravely |
C． perfectly |
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（5）A． guests |
B． parents |
C． cousins |
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（6）A． Because |
B． As |
C． But |
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（7）A． afford |
B． choose |
C． enter |
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（8）A． hugged |
B． thanked |
C． left |
Many young people have trouble communicating with their parents． There are some （1） to help solve this problem．
First， make a list of the things you and your parents （2） about most． With each of these things， try to find an answer acceptable to both you and your parents． It is no good for you to require（3） to go your way． You have to be ready to change a little if you want them to change．
Second， talk to your parents when it is convenient for them． Remember that your parents may have to work long hours and this can make them （4） ， so be patient with them．
Third， listen to what your parents have to say． How can you（5） them to listen to you if you are not ready to listen to them？ In addition， your parents were once（6） like you， so they understand your situation better than you expect．
Finally， if you do not get a satisfactory result， try not to get too angry． Talk with your parents
and find out their（7） ． Part of growing up is learning to live with these kinds of disagreements， and learning to understand another person's way of looking at things．
With a little hard work， you can learn to communicate better with your parents．
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（1）A． abilities |
B．suggestions |
C． tasks |
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（2）A．disagree |
B．worry |
C． talk |
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（3）A． everything |
B． nothing |
C． something |
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（4）A． excited |
B． angry |
C． tired |
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（5）A． order |
B．expect |
C． invite |
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（6）A．young |
B．rave |
C． confident |
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（7）A． reasons |
B． hobbies |
C． secrets |
One day， when the Lion was asleep at noon， the little Mouse came running by． He was in a（1） to get home． Because the Mouse didn't see the Lion， he ran （2） the Lion's nose． The Lion opened his eyes， shouting "I'm going to eat you! You （3） me up!" "Dear Lion， please do not eat me! I shall（4） do it again and I shall never forget your kindness． Maybe someday I will（5） you back!" The Lion was（6） the idea of the Mouse． Then he said， "I think I will let you go． I am not（7） anyway．" The little Mouse was so happy! He ran（8） to his home． A few days later， the Lion（9） into a net （ 网 ） by accident． The Lion shouted， trying to get free． Just then， the little Mouse happened to pass by． "I will help you， dear Lion．" The little Mouse cut the net with his little teeth． It（10） him a long time． At last， the Lion was free! The Lion and the Mouse became best friends． The Lion said， "A little friend can be the best friend of all!"
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（1）A． way |
B． need |
C． hurry |
D． order |
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（2）A． right into |
B． right now |
C． right away |
D． right through |
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（3）A． hit |
B． put |
C． bring |
D． woke |
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（4）A． always |
B． often |
C． never |
D． seldom |
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（5）A． see |
B． meet |
C． give |
D． help |
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（6）A． careful of |
B． pleased by |
C． angry with |
D． sorry for |
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（7）A． hungry |
B． tired |
C． thirsty |
D． terrible |
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（8）A． through |
B． from |
C． off |
D． for |
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（9）A． was dropped |
B． fell |
C． felt |
D． fallen |
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（10）A． spent |
B． took |
C． costs |
D． paid |
The Shirt of a Happy Man
Once upon a time， in a rich and beautiful country， there lived an unhappy king． He slept （1） and didn't feel like eating． The queen and his people worried about him very much． One day ，a doctor was called in to examine the king． But he couldn't find（2） with his body． It was all in his mind． He said the king needed the shirt of a happy person to wear． Then the prime minister， the king's banker and the palace singer were called to the palace． But they all had （3） worries．They weren't happy， either． The prime minister thought many people were trying to （4） ，then he would lose his power． The banker was afraid （5） his money． The singer said he couldn't get freedom because he always worried about being followed by （6）
（7） ，the king's top general was told to go out and find a happy man in three days' time．
Two days passed， the general still couldn't find a happy man． Everyone had their own problems， Just as he was about to give up， he saw a poor man （8） happily on the street． The general didn't understand why the poor man was so happy， though he seemed to have （9） power， money or fame． So he went up to the poor man and asked him about the reason． The poor man said he was happy because he had everything he wanted， and he didn't want to have what he couldn't have． Hearing this， the general was excited． The poor man was the Happy Man． So he asked the poor man to give his shirt （10） the king．"Shirt？" said the poor man in surprise， "I don't own any shirts!"
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（1）A． badly |
B． bad |
C． worse |
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（2）A．something wrong |
B． wrong anything |
C． anything wrong |
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（3）A．much |
B． a lot of |
C． lot of |
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（4）A．take his place |
B． keep his place |
C． make his place |
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（5）A．losing |
B．to lose |
C． lose |
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（6）A．the other |
B． other |
C．others |
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（7）A．In the end |
B．By the end |
C． At the end |
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（8）A．singing |
B． sing |
C． to sing |
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（9）A．never |
B． not |
C．no |
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（10）A．/ |
B． to |
C． for |