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World Book Day falls on April 23 every year．It was set up by the UNESCO in 1995 to encourage people，especially teenagers，to discover the pleasure of reading．It is also the day to honor great writers，for exam-ple，William Shakespeare，born or dead on that day．
Many countries celebrate World Book Day．Take the UK as an example．On that day，millions of schoolchildren can buy books of special price，a much lower price than usual，in any bookstore．It has been done every year since 1998．World Book Day is also celebrated in China．Wen Jiabao，Premier of China，is an avid reader．He does lots of reading every day though he is very busy．On World Book Day 2009，he called on people to do more reading．Wen suggested that young people should spend more time reading．"Books cannot change the world，but people can change the world by changing themselves through reading，"he said．
Reading can benefit people in many ways．Reading helps us become more knowledgeable and more intelligent．Reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology．Reading gives us information about other cultures 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 to think 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 it is difficult to learn everything in the classroom，for example，the ways English people are speaking and writing today．Reading helps us．
"Reading makes a full man"（Bacon，1597）．Books，magazines，newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help us to know more about the outside world and perfect us．Therefore，it is necessary for us to spend time on reading every day．
37．Why was World Book Day set upB？
A．To encourage people to learn English．
B．To encourage people to do more reading．
C．To encourage people to buy more books．
D．To encourage people to know more about science．
38．An avid reader is a person whoA．
A．loves reading
B．never reads
C．does little reading
D．hates reading
39．According to the passage，reading can help people in many ways EXCEPTC．
A．learning English better
B．knowing more about culture
C．improving your memory
D．knowing more about the outside world
40．What's the best title for the passageD？
A．World Book Day in the UK
B．Suggestions on Reading
C．World Book Day in China
D．World Book Day and Benefits of Reading．
