阅读下面短文,掌握其大意，然后从1—25各题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。

    One of the New York's most beautiful and　　 1 is 2 .The New York Public Library, in the heart of the city may have to 3 down.

　　 　　    The library is a very nice place.　　 4 it is in the busiest part of the city. There are grassland and trees around it, with chairs for people 5 .The rooms are very large. The ceiling(天花板)of the Main Reading Room is6 high. Here, readers can think and 7 in comfort (舒适地).

　　    The library has a collection of more than 8 books and paintings, 9 one of the first copies of Shakespeare plays, a Bible (圣经)painted in the 10 century,and a letter 11 Columbus 12 he 13 his discovery (发现)of the new world.　　 　　 　　 　　

　　 　　    Every New Yorker can use the library.But　　 14 of running the library 15 rapidly in recent years,and the library does not have 16 money to run it properly. In the past, it was 17 every evening and also 18 Saturdays and Sundays but now it is 19 .

　　    The library is trying 20 to raise more money　　 21 its increasing costs.Well-known New York writers,artists,the universities, and the governments of New York City and New York State are all trying 22 .But the problem still 23 serious.Yet a way must be found 24 the library just 25 one writer said,"The public library is the most important building in New York City--it contains all our knowledge."　　　　

1.  A. valuable buildings    B. valuable building   

C. worth building　　    D. worthy buildings   

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2.  A. dangerous    B. in danger    C. of danger    D. not safety   

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3.  A. fall    B. put    C. break    D. close   

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4.  A. As though    B. As if    C. Though    D. If   

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5.  A. to sit    B. to seat    C. to be seated    D. to sit in   

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6.A. fifty-one  feet    B. 51 foot   

C. fifty one feet　　 D. fifty-one foot   

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7.  A. work    B. working    C. worked    D. be working   

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8.A. thirty million       B. thirty millions   

C. thirty of million    D. thirties millions    

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9.  A. including    B. include    C. to include    D. included   

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10. A. 15th    B. 15    C. 15st    D. 15nd   

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11. A. written for    B. wrote    C. writing    D. written by   

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12. A. in which　　 B. about which   

C. for which    D. with which   

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13. A. said of    B. spoke    C. told of    D. talked   

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14. A. the cost　　    B. the costing   

C. the spending    D. the spend   

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15. A. has risen    B. has raised   

C. raised       D. has been raised   

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16. A. a lot　　 B. lots of   

C. enough    D. a large number of    

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17. A. on    B. open door    C. opened    D. open   

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18. A. in    B. during    C. at    D. on   

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19. A. closing    B. locked    C. opened    D. prevented   

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20. A. every possible way　　  B. in all possible way

C. on every possible way   D. on all possible way  

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21. A. to meet    B. to  find    C. to pay    D. to give   

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22. A. to do    B. to help    C. to give    D. to spend   

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23. A. remains    B. keeps on    C. continues    D. still to be   

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24. A. saved    B. to save    C. saving    D. so that to save   

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25. A. which    B. that    C. like    D. as   

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