A concrete bookstore under    1    （construct）in Wisdom Bay innovation park in Shanghai will be the first 3D-printed bookstore in China, and it is due to open to the public at the end of January, 2021.

"The bookstore was printed on-site in three weeks,” He Yuting,    2    is responsible for this project, from Tsinghua University School of Architecture in Beijing, told the Global Times on Thursday. The printing work has finished and the bookstore will    3    （decorate）,   He told the reporter.

    4    （compare）with simple works such as a 3D-printed flower basin, the bookstore is an innovative attempt in the architecture field, as the 3D-printed architecture is    5    （cheap）than conventional construction techniques and saves time, He said.

    6    makes this bookstore so unique, is that “we used fiber concrete to resist compression,” He added,    7    （note）that the floor also has a heating system.

He mentioned the 3D-printed bookstore is as safe as traditional concrete construction based on their experimental data in    8    （term）of structure and earthquake resistance.

So far, different teams in France, Switzerland and Russia all    9    （have）similar research on 3D-printed concrete technology,    10    China’s research and achievements in this field are among the best in the world, according to He.

Books were my true friends. Back then I was so thankful that the authors wrote those books. The kindness that     1     (offer) in their books saved my life.     2     surviving terrible experiences at school and at home, I finally made a choice to take the optimistic, positive road in the next steps of my journey. My dream career, one I thought was only possible for the authors I loved is     3     I am doing now. I     4     (be) a full-time author of teen novels since 2007 and am grateful to this amazing opportunity to reach out to readers every single day.

【推荐3】Nowadays, there are a lot of reminding days in the world. World Read Aloud Day is celebrated each year on the first Wednesday of March. It    1    (start) by the LitWorld.org website in 2010 and has now reached 65 countries.    2    aim is to encourage people worldwide who cannot read to enjoy the benefits of a book. The website asks everyone    3    (celebrate) the day by taking a book, finding an audience and reading out aloud. It is about taking action to show the world that the right to read and write    4    (belong) to all people. The website asks visitors to join in the movement to reduce the number of illiterate (不识字的) people in the world. It is    5    (absolute) necessary to help those    6    cannot read. The website says, “It’s time to start by reading aloud to    7    might like it. Share a book with a child who might need it, share a story with someone who would treasure it, listen patiently    8    someone else’s story as they share with you.” The United Nations says, ”Literacy involves a    9    (vary) of learning in    10    (enable) individuals to achieve their goals, to develop their knowledge and to participate fully in society.” In that way, World Read Aloud Day does help make a difference.