I know World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It was set up by UNESCO(联合国教科文组织) in 1955 to encourage people,especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of     1  .

Many countries celebrate World Book Day. On that day in the UK,millions of students can buy books of special prices, much lower than usual in any bookstore. It has been done every year     2   1998. World Book Day is also celebrated in China .Premier Wen Jiabao does lots of reading  3     he’s very busy . On World Book Day 2009. He called on people to do more reading .He suggested that young people should spend more time reading . “Books can’t change the world, but  people can change the world by changing   4    through reading,” he said.

Reading can benefit (有益于)people  5  . Reading helps us become more knowledgeable and more intelligent . Reading helps us to follow the   6  developments of science and technology.Reading provides us with information about other culture and places of the world.When we read, we may find many things   7    are unfamiliar to us. We would have to use our brain to think about them or do more reading to find out the answers. The more we read, the more we know, The more we know, the smarter we  8   . Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language    9    English. We all know that we 10   learn everything at school , for example, the ways English people are speaking and writing today.

“Reading makes a full man.” Books magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help to know more about the outside world and perfect us. Therefore, it is necessary for us to from the habit of reading every day.

1 A.singing               B. writing      C. listening     D. reading

2 A.of                          B. from       C. since        D. by

3 A. though               B.because      C.when        D. through 

4 A. itself                B. yourself     C.ourselves     D. themselves

5 A. in the way                B. by the way   C. in any way   D.in many ways 

6 A. last                       B.later          C.latest          D. earlier

7 A. where                    B.that           C.how          D. those 

8 A. come                  B. go           C.become      D. start

9 A.like                  B. about        C.at              D. towards

10 A.must                     B. can’t          C.have to      D.can 

Last year I went to an old-fashioned bar with Lisa and her mother. When it was my turn to order, I had a problem. I was dyslexic (诵读困难的). I had difficulty reading words. I felt embarrassed about it and didn’t want others to know it. Every time in restaurants, I pretended (假装) that I could understand menus and ordered something that almost every restaurant could have. Luckily, I succeeded every time. This time I did as usual. bar should have this kind of ice cream. But as soon as Lisa heard me, she said, “Didn’t you read the menu? There I had a look at the menu and asked for a dish of vanilla ice cream. I thought it was safe. A place like this isn’t any vanilla ice cream at all.” After I heard this, my face turned red. And I had to tell them the truth(真相). “Dyslexia is quite common, Betty. My friend’s daughter had this problem four years ago, but she is better now,” Lisa’s mother said to me. Then she passed me a business card and said, “Go to see this doctor! Believe me! He can help you.” I am better now. I understand that sometimes it isn’t the thing itself but what we have done that makes us embarrassed. I have learned to face my problems. I won’t escape (逃避) from them anymore.

47. What problem did Betty have when it was her turn to order?

A. She couldn’t read the words on the menu.

B. She thought ice cream in the bar was too expensive.

C. She didn’t know what kind of ice cream was delicious.

D. The menu was written in English, but she wasn’t good at it.

48. How did Betty usually order food when she had meals with her friends in restaurants?

A. She ordered what she liked.         B. She ordered common food.

C. She ordered something delicious.     D. She ordered cheap food.

49. What did Betty mean by saying "I thought it was safe"?

A. She thought vanilla ice cream was cheap.

B. She thought the bar would sell vanilla ice cream.

C. She thought vanilla ice cream tasted delicious.

D. She thought eating vanilla ice cream was good for her health.

50. What did Lisa’s mother do when Betty told the truth?

A. She criticized Betty.         B. She advised Betty to forget her problem.

C. She asked Betty to go to see a doctor.

D. She asked Betty to choose another kind of ice cream.

51. The writer wrote this story to tell us ______.

A. not to eat too much ice cream          

B. not to worry about illness

C. to go to see a doctor usually           

D. to learn to face problems bravely

  My name is Chau Kai Fat. I am 72 years old. I was born in China. Before we moved to Macao in the 1940s, we were farmers in a small village in China. We used to fly kites, take turtles for walks, jump ropes and watch grasshoppers fight when we were small. My father made kites for us. We had a pond in front of our house. These were many turtles there. We gathered around the pond after school. We took out the turtles and tied a rope around their little necks. Then we started taking them for walks. In summer, the grasshoppers were everywhere. We caught them and put them in a jar and watched them fight. The winner got a sweet and the loser had to sing. It was fun.

　I am Peter, Mr. Chau's son. I was born in 1963. When I was at primary school, the most popular game was football. Everyone played football and we listened to football games on the radio. When I was in Form 3, our English teacher showed us an

English game ?--- Scrabble. We took seven letters from a bag.

Each letter has points. Then we made an English word with all

or some of the letters. We counted the points. The one who had

the most points would be the winner. The first time we played

the game we thought it was never-ending because everyone took so long to come up with a word. We began to enjoy it more after we played the game several times.

　I am Wilson, Mr. Chau's grandson. My grandpa told me he watched grasshoppers before. My father told me he played ‘Scrabble’. However, I love computer games. A few weeks ago, a new game came out. It is called ‘Julio's Adventures’. I downloaded it from the Internet. In the game, Julio has to go through 14 levels to save the princess and to get the treasures. Sometimes, there are puzzles for you to solve. Sometimes, you see a monster in the tomb. You have to control Julio's movements and fight with the attacker by pressing the space bar. You can choose the weapons you like. I am still trying to get through level 8. lf you know the secrets, please e-mail them to me at ezboy@sunshine.net.cn.

There are pictures showing Mr. Chau Kai Fat, Peter and Wilson on the web page. Read the web page articles on page 34 again. Write the names of the persons in the blanks.

Kitty is showing the articles to her mother. Her mother has some questions for her. Help Kitty answer her mother's questions. Circle correct letters.

(1) Mrs Zhang: Where was the pond?

　 Kitty:　　 ...

　A. In front of his school.

　B. In front of his friend's house.

　C. In front of his house.

(2) Mrs Zhang: Who showed Peter the game ‘Scrabble’?

　 Kitty:　　...

　A. His father.

　B. His teacher.

　C. His friend.

(3) Mrs Zhang: What does Julio try to do in ‘Julio's Adventures’?

　 Kitty:　　 ...

　A. He tries to save the princess and get the treasures.

　B. He tries to solve the puzzles.

　C. He tries to find the tablets.