1. What does the man like doing?
| A．Writing books. | B．Reading news online. | C．Reading magazines. |
| A．A month. | B．Two months. | C．Three months. |
2 . Here are some highly recommended books for readers to choose.
Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn $23.92
Lizzie Damilola Blackburn’s first published novel is incredibly relatable for anybody whose family members frequently question their relationship status. In Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? a thirty-something Nigerian woman attempts to find herself a wedding date and learns some valuable lessons about life and love.
Violeta by Isabel Allende $ 25.76
Isabel Allende’s expansive collection of works continues with Violeta — the story of a woman named Violeta Del Valle who gives readers a front-row seat to historic moments of the 20th century, from the Spanish flu to the Great Depression to the women’s rights movement, as she recounts the highs and lows of her 100-year life in a series of letters to her grandson.
The Perfect Escape by Leah Konen $15.64
Loved Leah Konen’s All the Broken People? Prepare yourself for her newest thriller (惊悚小说), The Perfect Escape, which is about a group of friends whose girls’ weekend goes wrong when they land themselves in deep trouble in the Catskills and one of them goes missing.
Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner $24.84
Talk about suspense! Katherine Faulkner’s Greenwich Park, told from three angles, centers on a pregnant woman who meets another mom-to-be who couldn’t be more different from her. As their friendship develops, they realize they may be more connected than they think.
1. What can we know about Lizzie Damilola Blackburn?| A．She is a new rising novelist. |
| B．She has never written a book before. |
| C．She is good at creating romance novels. |
| D．She aims at sharing valuable lessons through writing. |
| A．Violeta. | B．Greenwich Park. |
| C．The Perfect Escape. | D．Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? |
| A．A news report. | B．An advertisement. |
| C．A book review. | D．A reading guidance. |
3 . The printed book is back. Recent studies have shown that students absorb more information when they read a hard-copy book compared to reading on a digital device. One school responded to these findings by abandoning its e-readers. The students found that it was convenient to look through the pages when using a traditional book. E-books may come with a “suite of navigational tools”, but it turns out that the best navigational devices are your forefinger and thumb. You can use them to flip the pages forward and backward. All this time, those devices have just been sitting there at the ends of your arms.
Can a traditional book offer all the features of an e-book? Unfortunately, no. It lacks a “progress bar” indicating what percentage of the book has been read. Luckily, a traditional book will naturally form two halves joined in the middle. If the left-hand chunk is thicker than the right-hand one, you are more than halfway through.
Fans of the e-book point out that digital text is easy to annotate. Some devices even feature a little image of a pencil to guide the reader through the process of note-taking. Traditional-book users have a similar system called a “pencil”. With it, favoured passages can be underlined and, comments can be written in the margin.
The printed book, of course, has other advantages. A full bookshelf is a store of knowledge. It’s a map of your life as a reader: the passions that passed and those that endured. There are books that introduced you to other books, like friends at a party, and books that nursed you through difficult times.
1. Why do printed books return?| A．They are cheaper. | B．They can last longer. |
| C．They can store knowledge. | D．They are easier to look through. |
| A．To add notes. | B．To copy and paste. |
| C．To sign your name. | D．To analyze sentences. |
| A．The importance of having a bookshelf. | B．The ways to introduce books to friends. |
| C．The reasons why you need a bookshelf. | D．The life experience hidden behind books. |
| A．E-books are better than printed books. | B．Books should be stored on bookshelves. |
| C．Features in e-books are extremely helpful. | D．Traditional books can serve the readers well enough. |
1. What does the boy ask the woman to do?
| A．Find something to read. |
| B．Check his reader’s card. |
| C．Look for his student ID card. |
| A．The 2nd one. | B．The 3rd one. | C．The 6th one. |
| A．For about two weeks. | B．For about two months. | C．For about one month. |
5 . Emily Bhatnagar is a shy girl who has always loved reading. She says, “The books sort of became my best friends when I didn’t have one.”
When Bhatnagar was 16, her father was diagnosed (诊断) with cancer. The news was
Bhatnagar started a
Bhatnagar had no idea how much
Bhatnagar continues to run the book drive, with a little help from her parents. She hopes to expand the project to
| A．shameful | B．exciting | C．difficult | D．disappointing |
| A．tendency | B．proof | C．market | D．comfort |
| A．caught up with | B．came up with | C．got in touch with | D．joined in |
| A．create | B．gain | C．expose | D．support |
| A．sadness | B．shock | C．expectation | D．surprise |
| A．celebrating | B．fighting | C．enjoying | D．cheering |
| A．community hospital | B．family party | C．public library | D．book drive |
| A．rewarded | B．taught | C．treated | D．kept |
| A．sold | B．written | C．bought | D．collected |
| A．attention | B．money | C．cooperation | D．blame |
| A．questions | B．responses | C．conclusions | D．highlights |
| A．obviously | B．surely | C．usually | D．especially |
| A．move | B．reach | C．challenge | D．protect |
| A．shared | B．opened | C．received | D．examined |
| A．day | B．book | C．chance | D．business |
6 . Everyone has got a plan, a goal, a target that we all want to achieve. However, for many reasons we pause to take a sigh, and most times we don’t do anything about them anymore. So how can you set goals properly?
Reading some good books about setting goals is a great place to start. These books should push you ahead of the rest, and importantly, to make you attain your set goals.
Creating Your Best Life
Written by Caroline Miller, MAPP, she takes the standard SMART formula for goal setting and goes beyond that approach. She makes a point of giving you specific exercises while also sharing related stories. It’s a great book to consider as we connect better with stories and can find more motivation to set goals in the manner that Miller outlines in her book.
The Magic of Thinking Big
“You are what you think you are,” writes David J. Schwartz, PhD in The Magic of Thinking Big. Exceeding your goals is possible when you believe in yourself. Get over the fear of failure and use the power of a positive attitude to achieve big things.
The Book of Mistakes
Skip Prichard is a wonderful storyteller and weaves that skill into this book. This book takes a figurative person who discovers nine mistakes that highly successful people never make.
Goals!
Author of dozens of books on personal development, Brian Tracy explains the 12 steps necessary to accomplish goals both large and small. The author emphasizes self-discipline and persistence and two keys to achieving your goals.
1. What’s an advantage of the books in the text?| A．They stop you complaining of facts. | B．They identify the reasons for a pause. |
| C．They help you achieve your set targets. | D．They push you to design a grand project. |
| A．Goals! | B．The Magic of Thinking Big. |
| C．The Book of Mistakes. | D．Creating Your Best Life. |
| A．Brian Tracy. | B．Caroline Miller. |
| C．Skip Prichard. | D．David J. Schwartz, PhD. |
7 . Here is a list of four upcoming book festivals.
The Imaginarium Book Festival Washington D. C
The Imaginarium Book Festival celebrates all things fantasy, science fiction and supernature. In addition to a lecture where authors will answer your questions, you’ll get to meet and acquire signed books from your favorite authors.
Book Bonanza Grapevine, Texas
Book Bonanza, started by Colleen Hoover and her sisters, is a celebration of books. It attracts a huge list of incredible author attendees. What makes Book Bonanza stand out is the charitable focus. All proceeds are donated to charitable causes.
North Texas Teen Book Festival Irving, Texas
The North Texas Teen Book Festival brings authors and readers together to celebrate teen literature and inspire lifelong readers. They have not announced their author attendees yet, since the deadline for submission of the authors has not yet arrived.
Savannah Book Festival Savannah, Georgia
The Savannah Book Festival hosts national, regional, and local authors for author presentations and book signings at seven places across three historic squares in downtown Savannah. But the author lineup has not been showed yet.
1. What can people do at the Imaginarium Book Festival?| A．Ask authors some questions. | B．Meet their good friends. |
| C．Buy books signed by hosts. | D．Watch science fiction movies. |
| A．It’s a celebration of books. | B．It invites many famous authors. |
| C．It focuses on charity work. | D．It was founded by two sisiters. |
| A．They celebrate youth literature. | B．They haven’t decided on the location yet. |
| C．They provide a book signing service. | D．They haven’t published the list of authors. |
8 . I was given the book Running on Faith written by Jason Lester as a birthday gift last month. After I started
Jason Lester is a
However, Jason loved sports and he still wanted to be a good
If you are in a bad
| A．sleeping | B．reading | C．thinking | D．improving |
| A．inspiring | B．surprising | C．anxious | D．sad |
| A．spots | B．opportunities | C．goals | D．roofs |
| A．rough | B．calm | C．disabled | D．unique |
| A．pressed | B．hit | C．attracted | D．changed |
| A．slightly | B．equally | C．potentially | D．seriously |
| A．desired | B．struggled | C．refused | D．designed |
| A．gone | B．realized | C．argued | D．responded |
| A．teacher | B．coach | C．athlete | D．doctor |
| A．rising to | B．taking part in | C．making the most of | D．shooting up |
| A．cheering | B．standing | C．caring | D．training |
| A．races | B．resources | C．characters | D．options |
| A．balance | B．exchange | C．finish | D．host |
| A．situation | B．base | C．path | D．facility |
| A．tough | B．flexible | C．normal | D．worth |
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10 . Top Book Review Sites
Nobody likes to spend money on a new book only to face the feeling of disappointment. The solution is to check out a few book review sites before you hit the shops. Which book review sites are worth considering? Here are the best ones.
Goodreads
The site can give you inspiration for which novel or biography to read. You can do a book search by plot or subject, or join book discussions and reading groups with thousands of members. You can add your own rankings to books you’ve read and leave reviews for other people to check out. Sometimes, there are even events like question-and-answer sessions with authors.
Bookish
Bookish helps you prepare for your next meeting with discussion guides, book quizzes and book games. There’re even food and drink suggestions. Moreover, the site also offers lots of editorial content in the form of author interviews, opinion essays, book reviews and recommendations and reading challenges. Do look at the Must-Reads section of the site regularly to get the latest book reviews.
StoryGraph
Here the book rating is determined by the site’s large community of readers. Each book review provides information on the moods and pacing of the story. It also shows whether the story is plot- or character-driven, what readers feel about the extent of character development and how lovable the characters generally are.
London Review of Books
The site covers culture, literature, philosophy and other subjects. Part of its content includes amazingly detailed book reviews. If you feel that most modern book reviews are too brief for your liking, the site should suit you best. You’ll have a deep understanding of the themes of the story, as well as a detailed picture of the events taking place in the book.
1. On which site can you have the chance to communicate with authors in person?| A．Bookish. | B．StoryGraph. |
| C．Goodreads. | D．London Review of Books. |
| A．Post your opinions about games. | B．Recommend a discussion guide. |
| C．Buy something cheap to consume. | D．Read the latest book reviews. |
| A．It centers on modern books. | B．It covers a range of subjects. |
| C．It owns the most readers. | D．It tends to offer brief reviews. |
