题目内容
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
World Book Day 1. (fall)on April 23 every year.It was set up by the UNESCO(联合国教科文组织) in 1955 to encourage people to discover the pleasure of reading.It means you read a book not because your teachers or parents tell you to do so.“ 2. (read) for pleasure” plays a more important role in one’s 3. (grow) than one’s family background.
Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of materials can help us know more about the outside world and perfect us.4. , computer games, online videos and Interest are pushing books off the shelf.Some experts believe it’s a 5. (worry) trend.Each Chinese read 0.38 more books in 2013 than 2012 but still far fewer than those in major developed countries.Even worse, many bookstores 6. (close)their doors because many book lovers start to buy 7. (few) books than before.
However, many people do still prefer reading because it has 8. (be) part of their life.It can benefit people in many ways.It gives us information about other countries and places of the world.It 9. has a strong influence on forming our personality and makes us more intelligent.It’s 10. too late to start reading.So jump into the wonderful world of boos now!