1 . It's often said that you can judge a person by looking at what's on their bookshelves. Well, when I asked myself this question a few years ago, I made a (n)
But how could I find books from much of the rest of the world? I had to ask for
Four days later, I got a(n)
Rafidah's kindness
A.exciting | B.shocking | C.unique | D.great |
A.difficulty | B.room | C.option | D.nothing |
A.global | B.personal | C.daily | D.necessary |
A.money | B.direction | C.help | D.permission |
A.appeal | B.advertisement | C.story | D.speech |
A.come into view | B.make a fuss | C.get in touch | D.take a look |
A.stars | B.writers | C.adults | D.strangers |
A.message | B.gift | C.envelope | D.parcel |
A.joined | B.loved | C.doubted | D.received |
A.borrow | B.order | C.register | D.pick |
A.amazed | B.confused | C.embarrassed | D.terrified |
A.accompany | B.understand | C.connect | D.meet |
A.appeared | B.happened | C.proved | D.claimed |
A.just | B.even | C.still | D.carelessly |
A.writers | B.people | C.countries | D.schools |
2 . Steph Clemence always intended to go to
The
And so it began. It was 1970. “I was
Now Steph is 70 and she
“Each of the books has
A.bed | B.school | C.work | D.college |
A.way | B.tradition | C.tendency | D.rule |
A.attending | B.finishing | C.quitting | D.seeking |
A.Furthermore | B.Still | C.Hence | D.Incredibly |
A.died | B.divorced | C.escaped | D.departed |
A.out of question | B.out of the question | C.in high demand | D.in her favor |
A.deal with | B.go against | C.get across | D.make up |
A.teacher | B.urge | C.highlight | D.answer |
A.covering | B.representing | C.titled | D.attached |
A.ideal | B.remarkable | C.mature | D.junior |
A.apply | B.learn | C.admit | D.struggle |
A.homework | B.fame | C.compromise | D.inspiration |
A.sensitive | B.hopeful | C.brilliant | D.uplifting |
A.edge | B.cover | C.top | D.note |
A.narrowly | B.awesomely | C.rather | D.never |
A.revise | B.submit | C.complete | D.digest |
A.devoted | B.compared | C.owed | D.added |
A.background | B.feedback | C.resolution | D.certificate |
A.why | B.how | C.whether | D.whoever |
A.book | B.training | C.list | D.entry |
3 . Lainey finished third grade. She had good grades and could read
Aunt Dede, a teacher, had read the book to her students, and they loved it.
“How can you say it's
“No, it's too long and it doesn't have any
“Oh, that's where you are
“Nice try, Aunt Dede,” Lainey replied
Another
Lainey is an example of an
A.within | B.on | C.to | D.above |
A.daughter | B.niece | C.student | D.friend |
A.opened | B.dried | C.rolled | D.shaded |
A.Even | B.Still | C.Just | D.Yet |
A.surprised | B.annoyed | C.puzzled | D.attracted |
A.read | B.told | C.listened | D.wrote |
A.suspectedly | B.anxiously | C.calmly | D.enthusiastically |
A.amazing | B.boring | C.ridiculous | D.humorous |
A.pictures | B.stories | C.adventures | D.conversations |
A.crazy | B.foolish | C.wrong | D.different |
A.see | B.match | C.show | D.recognize |
A.sourly | B.patiently | C.eagerly | D.shyly |
A.idea | B.try | C.belief | D.behaviour |
A.away | B.out | C.in | D.back |
A.enjoy | B.admit | C.mind | D.finish |
A.decisions | B.requests | C.comments | D.promises |
A.more clearly | B.longer | C.louder | D.more carefully |
A.unpleasant | B.innocent | C.unwilling | D.independent |
A.astonished | B.worried | C.confused | D.excited |
A.presented | B.concerned | C.disturbed | D.replaced |
4 . Grace Cogan’s favorite quote comes from American founding father Thomas Jefferson: “I cannot live without books”. The 14-year-old from Weston, Missouri thinks the same thing.
Grace was born with a disease that affected her skin and eyes, and caused kidney (肾) problems. Doctors told her parents she might not live.
When Grace was little, her mother, Kelly, read Little House on the Prairie to her. Her dad, Brian,
She asked her parents to take her to different historical places. She read historical novels, from Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to 1776. She even wrote a book, The Historical House, to
A.Thus | B.Moreover | C.Also | D.Yet |
A.appointments | B.orders | C.requirements | D.suggestions |
A.upset | B.touched | C.calmed | D.disappointed |
A.toy | B.lesson | C.phone | D.book |
A.offered | B.sold | C.threw | D.lent |
A.locked | B.buried | C.discovered | D.covered |
A.differently | B.bravely | C.clearly | D.quickly |
A.friends | B.generations | C.relations | D.farmers |
A.explore | B.complete | C.compare | D.defend |
A.demand | B.support | C.love | D.need |
A.excited | B.worried | C.pleased | D.surprised |
A.warm up | B.give up | C.sit up | D.show up |
A.actually | B.completely | C.probably | D.gradually |
A.confused | B.moved | C.annoyed | D.inspired |
A.amazing | B.embarrassing | C.efficient | D.obvious |
5 . During the coronavirus lockdown, a fifth-grade teacher contacted me asking for help. She was
My immediate
When I moved to America from Iran in 1972, I spoke seven words of English. Despite the language
With this joyful
This club has quickly become the
A.criticizing | B.struggling | C.working | D.arguing |
A.ideas | B.passion | C.comments | D.criteria |
A.question | B.inquiry | C.reaction | D.objective |
A.inspired | B.refreshed | C.approved | D.confirmed |
A.confusion | B.barrier | C.advantage | D.requirement |
A.before | B.after | C.during | D.over |
A.directed | B.transformed | C.drove | D.transported |
A.memory | B.adventure | C.assumption | D.opportunity |
A.showed up | B.moved out | C.dropped out | D.gave up |
A.delay | B.avoid | C.start | D.stop |
A.chaos | B.enjoyment | C.silence | D.agreement |
A.immediately | B.skillfully | C.politely | D.nervously |
A.accurate | B.longer | C.complicated | D.simpler |
A.profile | B.fear | C.burden | D.highlight |
A.world | B.institution | C.recreation | D.club |
6 . I was always a reader. As a kid, I walked to the library several times a week and
“But I did read them all,” I said.
I was an English major at university and went on to get a masters in literature When I created my online dating
I still
David was my first online
A.came | B.caught | C.filled | D.stayed |
A.slowly | B.quickly | C.suddenly | D.unexpectedly |
A.as if | B.if | C.though | D.unless |
A.profile | B.association | C.status | D.requirement |
A.decide | B.determine | C.speak | D.go |
A.Therefore | B.Moreover | C.However | D.Otherwise |
A.authors | B.passages | C.chapters | D.books |
A.quit | B.abandon | C.ruin | D.maintain |
A.unread | B.unlocked | C.unaffected | D.unaccompanied |
A.disliked | B.loved | C.remained | D.deserted |
A.However | B.Whoever | C.Whenever | D.Wherever |
A.across | B.on | C.between | D.behind |
A.catching | B.coming | C.putting | D.feeding |
A.clear | B.unlikely | C.impossible | D.indifferent |
A.colleague | B.peer | C.tutor | D.date |
A.darkened down | B.cheered up | C.lit up | D.burst out |
A.imperfect | B.unlikely | C.probable | D.perfect |
A.pointed | B.owed | C.donated | D.born |
A.different | B.united | C.shared | D.appointed |
A.bridged | B.crossed | C.repaired | D.covered |
7 . Like many parents, I enjoyed reading a bedtime story to my two sons each night before they went to bed. After the story was over, we would turn off the lights, and talked until they fell
One night after the lights were off, my 3-year-old son, Will,
Thus a story-telling tradition was
When I see how
Storytelling is used as a creative way to
A.asleep | B.short | C.ill | D.silent |
A.warned | B.forced | C.begged | D.allowed |
A.made up | B.chosen | C.picked up | D.copied |
A.frequently | B.casually(随便地) | C.secretly | D.carefully |
A.sight | B.heart | C.mouth | D.mind |
A.unbelieved | B.doubted | C.loved | D.knew |
A.ended | B.followed | C.born | D.destroyed |
A.crazy | B.fine | C.strange | D.original |
A.parents | B.children | C.students | D.relatives |
A.bond | B.argument | C.distrust | D.difference |
A.cruel | B.bad | C.sad | D.complete |
A.valueless | B.important | C.helpless | D.common |
A.earned | B.progressed | C.contributed | D.lost |
A.familiarity | B.introduction | C.invention | D.discussion |
A.evening | B.arrival | C.morning | D.picnic |
A.dying away | B.passed down | C.passed through | D.dying out |
A.set | B.cut | C.slowed | D.take |
A.struggle | B.relax | C.fight | D.escape |
A.unusual | B.boring | C.happy | D.difficult |
A.confidence | B.courage | C.experience | D.happiness |
8 . The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street. What he wanted to do was play basketball with Eric,
He went into the building; only a few minutes
David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in
He tried to
He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant,
He knew he had to
A.or | B.because | C.but | D.since |
A.before | B.after | C.over | D.during |
A.rest | B.walk | C.stop | D.break |
A.visit | B.greet | C.catch | D.meet |
A.delight | B.surprise | C.anger | D.eagerness |
A.lonely | B.crowded | C.noisy | D.empty |
A.wouldn’t | B.shouldn’t | C.couldn’t | D.needn’t |
A.fix | B.make | C.use | D.pick |
A.get through | B.get up | C.get on | D.get in |
A.On time | B.At last | C.By the way | D.Now and then |
A.Come | B.Sorry | C.Hello | D.Help |
A.after all | B.at most | C.in short | D.as usual |
A.watch | B.play | C.write | D.read |
A.sleep | B.shout | C.wait | D.work |
A.bad | B.cool | C.strange | D.nice |
9 . The British Cohort Study found that children reading for pleasure at a young age are not just better at language learning, they are better at other subjects. It can also
Reading for pleasure is
Besides, like any other hobbyist, readers often
Extending love of reading to the
Reading for pleasure has benefits that go beyond students’
A.prevent | B.revise | C.influence | D.challenge |
A.beneficial | B.essential | C.vital | D.harmful |
A.put forward | B.participated in | C.gave up | D.depended on |
A.teachers | B.classmates | C.colleagues | D.characters |
A.inspire | B.remember | C.admire | D.encounter |
A.contributions | B.approaches | C.adjustments | D.oppositions |
A.compare | B.attract | C.apply | D.return |
A.clues | B.tests | C.topics | D.requests |
A.temporary | B.various | C.pitiful | D.common |
A.travel | B.negotiate | C.experiment | D.interact |
A.social | B.learning | C.financial | D.working |
A.judge | B.choose | C.accept | D.share |
A.campus | B.home | C.library | D.classroom |
A.ready | B.safe | C.tough | D.rare |
A.comforting | B.protecting | C.accompanying. | D.disturbing |
A.force | B.remind | C.forbid | D.encourage |
A.academic | B.physical | C.professional | D.comprehensive |
A.courses | B.alternatives | C.rewards | D.missions |
A.writer | B.fighter | C.reader | D.dreamer |
A.stops | B.helps | C.meets | D.takes |
10 . 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 |