World Reading Day was set up by the UNESCO in 1995 ti encourage people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of reading．It is also the day to honor great writers, for example, William Shakespeare, born or dead on that day．
Many countries celebrated World Reading Day．Take the UK as an example, on that day, millions of schoolchildren can buy books of special price, a much lower price than usual, in any bookstore．It has been done every year since 1998．World Reading Day 2010 in the UK will take place on Thursday 4th March．Please note that this date applies to the UK and Ireland only．The initiative is so well established in schools there that they want to make sure that the Day happens in term time to really make the most of this opportunity to celebrate books and reading．Most other countries hold World Reading Day on 23 rd April every year．
World Reading Day is also celebrated in China．Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, an avid reader, does lots of reading every day though he is very busy．On World Reading Day 2009 he encouraged citizens to do more reading．Wen suggested that young people should spend more time reading．“Books cannot change the world, but people can change the world by changing themselves through reading．”
Reading can benefit people in many ways．Reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology．Reading gives us information about other cultures and places of the world．Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English．
“Reading makes a full man”(Bacon, 1597)．Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help us to know more about the out side world and perfect us．Therefore, it is necessary for us to spend time on reading every day．
(1)
Which of the following statements about World Reading Day is TURE?
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A．
It was set up to encourage people to learn English．
B．
China also celebrates it on 4th March every year．
C．
It is also the same day as some great writers was born or died．
D．
Only since 1998 has the UK begun to celebrate it．
(2)
An avid reader is a person who ________．
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A．
loves reading
B．
never reads
C．
does little reading
D．
hates reading
(3)
According to the passage, reading can help people EXCEPT ________．
Like so many girls of my generation, I went straight from college to society．Through my family's attempt, I found my suitable job．I thought I was doing a great job．
One day, a female program director arrived at the station．This large and frightening woman came to work every day with an equally large and frightening German dog．She didn't like me．When she called me into her office one Friday afternoon, she simply said,“You're fired!”leaving me to wonder what had gone so terribly wrong．
Six months later, after calling every program director in town, I went to work for another major-market radio station, doing four-minute stories for a low ＄15 each．With two young children and a husband who was just starting his own career, I took a chance．
Today, some 28 years later, I am still at WOR Radio with a two-hour daily talk show interviewing celebrities, authors and politicians, giving information to more than a million listeners a week and loving every minute of it．
I was young when those firings happened, but the process is still the same．Firings know no age or gender．The trick is to get out from under the covers and make things happen．This is exactly what Sherrye Henry did．
Sherrye, when her organization came across a sudden financial failure, she was fired．“This wasn't the first job I had lost．Hard as it is, one must remember that there is always life after losing a job．”said Sherrye．Helpful friends, good luck and a good resume got Sherrye back on track．Within a month, she landed what she calls the most satisfying job of her life：raising money for Episconpal Relief and Development(ERD), which provides emergency assistance to people in 40 countries．
(1)
The author was fired because ________．
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A．
she didn't like her job
B．
she lacked working experience
C．
the program director didn't like her
D．
she made a big mistake
(2)
The author worked for the major-market radio station because ________．
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A．
she could interview many celebrities
B．
she had to support the family
C．
the salary was very satisfying
D．
her husband had no job at that time
(3)
What can we infer from the last paragraph?
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A．
Sherrye caused the financial failure of her organization．
B．
Although she was optimistic, Sherrye was often out of work．
C．
Sherrye got her new job on ERD without much difficulty．
D．
Sherrye volunteered to provide emergency assistance to the people in trouble．
(4)
The author described her and Sherrye's experiences to tell people that ________．
