5 . It’s Wednesday at Lismore South Public School, in northern New South Wales, Australia. A group of eight-year-olds practise _______ with four-legged friend Maggie. Sandy-haired Charlie says he likes her “because she’s so calm”.

Maggic, too, is eight human-years old and _______ enjoys Story Dogs, which is now in 239 Australian schools. Owner, Anne Meagher, says Maggie was rather _______ and good at escaping when she first adopted (领养) her. Now Maggie can stay still and patiently allows readers to _______ books on her stomach.

“It _______ best when the children come face-to-face with Maggie,” Anne says. “I’ll _______ our rug (地毯) under a tree and we always finish with Maggie doing something fun. It’s a simple enough idea, reading to a _______, but somehow the children _______ and find reading easier.” Maggie _______ listens to the children read. She doesn’t ________ them or correct them. She’s non-judgmental. But the facts show she is helping children ________. I haven’t had one student in two years who hasn’t improved. I think we create a space where they can feel ________ to make mistakes and have a ________.

Karen Newton, the Lismore South Public School’s teacher, says ________ are satisfactory. “Parents say their children have ________ in home reading and they are more engaged with it. We’ve found comprehension (理解力) has improved.” she says.

“Story Dogs is ________,” says Janine Sigley who, with Leah Sheldon, came up with the programme, to make reading ________ for children, so they become confident lifelong readers.

“Schools have not only reported improved reading but also ________ self-confidence among readers who become more prepared to join classroom activities,” Janine says. “Story Dogs is helping to build up kids’ interest in reading, and once a child ________ to read, they can do so much ________ at school.”

6 . When Williams, once a librarian, now 54-year old, became an elementary school teacher and tutor in Danville, Virginia, she wanted her students to fall in love with ________ just as she had. But early on, she ________ some kids had limited ________ to books. To Williams, the ________ was simple: Give kids books. In 2017, she ________ gave away 900 used children’s books over three days. Most people would be ________ with that.

“I wanted to do something that’s going to ________ my faith, my work ethic, my everything.” So she ________ a new goal for herself: Give away one million books. It sounds like an ________ number, but as Williams ________ on Facebook: “Don’t complain in the bleachers (露天看台) if you aren’t willing to work hard out on the field.”

So she got down to ________, first by persuading friends to donate books.or ________ buy books. Before long, as news of Williams’s project ________, strangers started leaving packs of ________ on her front porch.

As quickly as the books come in, Williams ________ them to local schools—free of charge. She also ________ a book club for prisoners in the local jail.

In the four years she’s been doing all this, the Book Lady, as Williams has come to be known, has ________ more than 78,000 books—only 922,000 more to reach her ________! And she’s not slowing down. It’s too important for kids with ________ options. “Reading can take you anywhere. You can travel in time and ________. If you can read, you can learn almost anything.”

7 . “I noticed something,” my friend Ashley said. “Your bookshelf is ___________.”I nodded absently. I could feel my best friend staring at me with ___________.

“I’m looking at your online bookshelf right now. It’s clear of books this year. Why? ”she asked.

“I wish I could read, ”I replied, ___________ the many hours I'd spent helping someone with their computer or browsing (浏览) online news articles ___________ reading novels.

“But who's going to___________ fun books to me?” Ashley asked, sounding shocked. “You always were my book buddy (朋友). ”When I got home that day, I deleted a calendar event that was supposed to happen at 9:00 pm and typed into the description box, “Read a novel.”

When the time for the ___________ event came, I felt so guilty (内疚的) that I ___________ to turn on the audiobook. With ___________, though, I finally pressed Play and sank into a cozy young-adult novel. I soon ___________ and noticed that I was really enjoying myself.

I started clearing my calendar for myself. Each time I put“____________ time” in my calendar, I felt really happy.

When it came time to __________ for the second night, it was ____________ than the previous night. I even turned off my phone and sank into bed with headphones on.

Then I __________ my phone and called Ashley to tell her that I had __________ a lot of upcoming appointments. She was __________.“That's really great. I'm glad to have my book buddy back.”

8 . Raden is a librarian in Indonesia’s Java island. She is ________ books to children in exchange for trash they collect in a(n)________ way to clean up the environment and get the kids to read more.

Each weekday she rides her three-wheeler with books for children in Muntang village to exchange for plastic cups, bags and other ________ that she carries back.

She is helping inculcate（灌输）________in the kids and make them ________ of the environment. As soon as she ________, little children, many ________ by their mothers, surround her “Trash Library” demanding books ________.

They are all carrying trash bags and Raden’s three-wheeler quickly fills up with them as the books ________ out. She’s ________ the kids are going to spend less time on online games as a result.

She ________ about 100 kg of waste each week, which is then sorted out by her colleagues and sent for ________ or sold. She has 6, 000 books to lend and wants to take the mobile ________ to neighboring areas too.

Kevin Alamsyah, an 11-year-old reader,________ for waste lying in the village. “When there is too much trash, our environment will become dirty and it’s not healthy. That’s why I look for trash to borrow a book,” he says.

The literacy（读写能力）rate for above-15-year—olds in Indonesia is around 96 percent, but the pandemic will ________ more than 80% of 15-year-olds below the minimum reading proficiency（熟练）level.

9 . Lainey finished third grade. She had good grades and could read ______ grade level, but she did not like to read. On a family car trip, her Aunt Dede pulled out a copy of Harry Potter, as a surprise for her ______. But Lainey took one look at it, ______ her eyes, and said, “Boring!”

Aunt Dede, a teacher, had read the book to her students, and they loved it. ______ the youngest children in the class were ______ by the story. They ______ with great interest and then ______ joined in grand conversations about Harry’s adventures.

“How can you say it’s ______? Have you read it?” asked Aunt Dede.

“No, it’s too long and it doesn’t have any ______.” complained Lainey.

“Oh, that’s where you are ______; there are lots of pictures. Every page is full of pictures; you just have to read the words to ______ them. It’s like magic.”

“Nice try, Aunt Dede,” Lainey replied ______ from the back seat.

Another ______ was in order. “Well, if you don’t want to read it, give it ______. Maybe your mom would ______ hearing the story.” The book sailed through the air to Aunt Dede and she began to read it aloud. By the end of the first chapter, ______ were coming from the back seat: “Please read a little ______.”

Lainey is an example of an ______ reader. As shown here, Lainey can become ______ about reading when ______ with literature on topics that interest her, and when the people around her model involvement in the reading process.

10 . Jennifer Williams’s mother, a librarian, used to read to her three children every day until they went to college. It was her mother who got her ________ books.

When Williams, now 54, became a primary school teacher, she wanted her students to fall in love with ________ just as she had. But early on, she ________ that some kids held ________ access to books.

“It’s very ________ to teachers which kids are read to and who are not at the end of the first day of school.” she said. To Williams, the ________ was simple: Give kids books. In 2017, as part of a city event, she ________ 900 used children’s books over three days. Most people would be ________ with that. But she set a ________ goal for herself: Donate one million books. It sounds like an ________ number, but as Williams ________ on Facebook: “Don’t complain if you aren’t ________ to work hard.”

So she got to work, first by ________ friends to donate books or money to buy books. ________ after that, as news of Williams’s project ________, strangers started leaving bundles (捆) of books on her front step. Quickly, Williams gives them to local schools and also ________ books to little free libraries.

In the four years, she’s been doing all this, and she has come to be ________ as the Book Lady and has donated more than 78,000 books — still 922,000 more to reach her ________! So she’s not slowing down. It’s too important for kids with few ________.

“Reading can take you anywhere,” she said. “You can travel in time and space. If you can read, you can ________ almost anything.”