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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 find the pleasure of .

Many countries celebrate World Book Day. On that day in the UK, millions of students can buy _______of special price, much ___________ than usual in any bookstore. It has been done every year since 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 _______ 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 _________us become more knowledgeable and more intelligent. . Reading _______us with information about other culture and places of the world. When we read, we may find many _______ that we don't understand.We would have to use our brain（头脑） _______ 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. cheaper B. more expensive C. lower D. higher

4.A. because B. though C. through D. when

5.A. allowed B. ordered C. encouraged D. introduced

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. help B. helps C. helped D. helping

9.A. shares B. gets C. opens D. provides

10.A. things B. thing C. something D. anything

11.A. think B. to think C. talk D. to talk

12.A. Outstanding（杰出的）B. prettier C. cleverer 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

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