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 

I’m glad it’s Sunday again. I can stay in bed 1I like, drinking tea and read those thick newspapers that are brought by the newsboy through the letterbox at 8:30. In this way, I can catch up with all the2I haven’t got time to read during my work time.
When I 3the papers, I then prepare my bath. The Sunday morning bath is4of the week. There’s no need to hurry because there’s no bus to 5and my friends are told not to call me up before noon on Sundays, so there is no danger of being troubled by the telephone.
6spend the afternoon after lunch is always a bit of problem. In summer I can go to the park and sit in a chair7 boys playing football, while in winter I sit in front of the fire and 8when reading a book, sometimes I turn on the television and sleep through an old film.  
Then there’s the evening ahead of me. Perhaps I’ll call on some friends or go to the cinema 9 a new film I want to see or to town for a concert. Oh, there are 10 pleasant ways of passing Sunday evenings. The only sad thing is that Monday morning is getting near.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      as long as
   2. B.
      as soon as
   3. C.
      as well as
   4. D.
      as much as
2. 2.
   1. A.
      things
   2. B.
      books
   3. C.
      information
   4. D.
      knowledge
3. 3.
   1. A.
      am reading
   2. B.
      have read
   3. C.
      had read
   4. D.
      read
4. 4.
   1. A.
      the much pleasant
   2. B.
      the more pleasant
   3. C.
      the most pleasant
   4. D.
      the very pleasant
5. 5.
   1. A.
      sit
   2. B.
      catch
   3. C.
      get in
   4. D.
      take
6. 6.
   1. A.
      What to
   2. B.
      How to
   3. C.
      When to
   4. D.
      Where to
7. 7.
   1. A.
      looking
   2. B.
      seeing
   3. C.
      looking at
   4. D.
      watching
8. 8.
   1. A.
      fall asleep
   2. B.
      go to sleep
   3. C.
      go to bed
   4. D.
      get to sleep
9. 9.
   1. A.
      when there’s
   2. B.
      if there will be
   3. C.
      when there has
   4. D.
      if there will have
10. 10.
    1. A.
       so many
    2. B.
       such many
    3. C.
       a lot
    4. D.
       quite few

Hello, everyone! My name is Ken. I’m     1    years old. I was born (出生) in 1999.  My birthday is     2   . That’s National Day (国庆节). I like music very much and I     3    like sports.
My birthday is coming. My mother     4    buy a beautiful shirt     5    me. On Sunday, she     6    me to a big     7    store. There are     8    shirts and they are         9    blue, yellow and red. She selects(选了) a blue one. It looks cool.
My father gives me some CDs and a     10   . He knows what I like. He wishes(希望) me to play sports more. I am very     11   . And my sister, Monica, she is only two years old, so she can’t buy anything for me.    12    she sings a great song for me. It’s     13    fun. And I like her so much.
My parents want to have a     14    for me at home this year. My friends will come to it. We can play together. It’s very exciting     15    my friends in my house.

Hello, everyone! My name is Ken. I’m         years old. I was born(出生) in 2001. My birthday is        . That’s National Day(国庆节). I like music very much and I like sports,    __  _.
My birthday is coming. My mother          buy a beautiful shirt for me. On Sunday, she takes me to a big         store. There are some shirts and they are          blue, yellow and red. We buy a blue one. It looks cool.
My father gives me some CDs and a        . He knows what I like. He wants me to play sports more. I’m very        . And my sister, Monica, she is only two years old, so she can’t buy anything for me. But she sings a song for me. It’s         fun. And I like her so much.
My parents want to have a __     for me at home this year. My friends will come to it. We can play together. It’s very exciting to play with my friends in my house.