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语法填空

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Taking public transportation in the United States, you can often see people reading books on 1. way to school or work. But in China, I hardly see people reading 2. their free time.

Are people’s attitudes toward reading 3. (difference) here? Not really. Data (数据) released by Amazon China show that Chinese people still read a lot. They 4. (simple) prefer e-books over regular books.

However, other data show that reading is still 5. (popular) in the US than in China. Is there a reason for this difference? I’m not sure. What I do know is that China has a rich history of literature (文学). From classic novels like Romance of the Three Kingdoms to the modern science-fiction epic The Three-Body Problem, Chinese authors 6. (create) many fantastic works so far.

Perhaps the difference starts from childhood. Reading textbooks and doing homework can make you feel quite tired. By the time you finish it, you might not feel like reading for 7.. Chinese students surely have to read more and do more homework 8. American students. So it’s no wonder that they might not want to read much in their spare time.

9. learning to love reading can be great. Reading can open doors to places, people and ideas that you cannot imagine. Even just a single book has the power to change your own 10. (person) beliefs and attitudes. Where will your next book take you?

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