5．World Book Day is on April 23every year．It was set up by UNESCO （朕合国教科文组织） in 1955to encourage people，especially teenagers，to discover the pleasure of（36）C．
Many countries celebrate World Book Day．On that day in the UK，millions of'students can buy（37）Aof special price，much lower than usual in any bookstore．It has been done（38）B 1998．World Book Day is also celebrated in China．
Reading can benefit people（39）A．Reading helps us become more knowledgeable．Reading helps us to follow the latest （最新的） developments of science and technology．Reading （40）Cus with information about other cultures and places．When we read，we may find many things that are unfamiliar（不熟悉的） to us．We would have to（41）Babout them or do more reading to find out the answers．The more we read，the more we know．The more we know，the（42）Bwe become．Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language （43）BEnglish．We all know that we（44）Clearn everything at school，for example，the ways English people are speaking and writing today．
（45）Ais necessary for us to have the habit of reading every day．"Reading makes a full man．"Books，newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help to know more about the outside world．
Many countries celebrate World Book Day．On that day in the UK，millions of'students can buy（37）Aof special price，much lower than usual in any bookstore．It has been done（38）B 1998．World Book Day is also celebrated in China．
Reading can benefit people（39）A．Reading helps us become more knowledgeable．Reading helps us to follow the latest （最新的） developments of science and technology．Reading （40）Cus with information about other cultures and places．When we read，we may find many things that are unfamiliar（不熟悉的） to us．We would have to（41）Babout them or do more reading to find out the answers．The more we read，the more we know．The more we know，the（42）Bwe become．Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language （43）BEnglish．We all know that we（44）Clearn everything at school，for example，the ways English people are speaking and writing today．
（45）Ais necessary for us to have the habit of reading every day．"Reading makes a full man．"Books，newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help to know more about the outside world．
| 36．A．watching | B．looking | C．reading |
| 37．A．books | B．computers | C．CDs |
| 38．A．for | B．since | C．in |
| 39．A．in many ways | B．by the way | C．on the way |
| 40．A．gets | B．gives | C．provides |
| 41．A．talk | B．think | C．worry |
| 42．A．clever | B．cleverer | C．cleverest |
| 43．A．at | B．like | C．about |
| 44．A．needn't | B．mustn't | C．can't |
| 45．A．It | B．That | C．This． |
2．Driving in China
I have been driving cars since I reached the pedals（踏板）．In Canada you （36）A16to get a driver's license．I （37）C myself to be a very good driver．
I visited China 20years ago．I with my wife was in Shanghai to give a paper at a conference．We （38）D the number of bicycles on the roads and the few cars．In Canada almost each family has one car，but it was （39）B that most Chinese depended on bicycles．
I （40）A Shanghai and to other Chinese cities many times since then and have watched the fast changes on the roads．There are far fewer bicycles now but （41）B cars．The roads are crowded，the government has been forced to limit the number of days some cars can （42）A and the traffic jams are almost constant （经常的）．So are the accidents．On a recent visit I saw four or five（43）C
within a two-week period．
To get a driver's license in Canada，you must drive，with an examiner，on real roads and in real traffic．However，in China you learn on a closed course，（44）B real traffic，get a license and only then are able to drive under real roads．
Driving in Canada and driving in China（45）D two different experiences．In Canada there are traffic jams but they aren't so bad．We have more traffic lights； we obey them and drivers are usually （46）A
，allowing other cars to cut in front of them knowing it won't make much difference．In China，if you stop （47）C another car cut in front of you will probably be there for a long time because once one car gets in，dozens of （48）D will follow．
I would rather（49）D the bus than drive my car in downtown Shanghai and Beijing．Because it's（50）B and stronger than most things that might run into it．
I have been driving cars since I reached the pedals（踏板）．In Canada you （36）A16to get a driver's license．I （37）C myself to be a very good driver．
I visited China 20years ago．I with my wife was in Shanghai to give a paper at a conference．We （38）D the number of bicycles on the roads and the few cars．In Canada almost each family has one car，but it was （39）B that most Chinese depended on bicycles．
I （40）A Shanghai and to other Chinese cities many times since then and have watched the fast changes on the roads．There are far fewer bicycles now but （41）B cars．The roads are crowded，the government has been forced to limit the number of days some cars can （42）A and the traffic jams are almost constant （经常的）．So are the accidents．On a recent visit I saw four or five（43）C
within a two-week period．
To get a driver's license in Canada，you must drive，with an examiner，on real roads and in real traffic．However，in China you learn on a closed course，（44）B real traffic，get a license and only then are able to drive under real roads．
Driving in Canada and driving in China（45）D two different experiences．In Canada there are traffic jams but they aren't so bad．We have more traffic lights； we obey them and drivers are usually （46）A
，allowing other cars to cut in front of them knowing it won't make much difference．In China，if you stop （47）C another car cut in front of you will probably be there for a long time because once one car gets in，dozens of （48）D will follow．
I would rather（49）D the bus than drive my car in downtown Shanghai and Beijing．Because it's（50）B and stronger than most things that might run into it．
| 36．A．must be | B．may be | C．can be | D．could be | |
| 37．A．regard | B．wonder | C．consider | D．think | |
| 38．A．were fond of | B．were angry with | C．were satisfied with | D．were amazed at | |
| 39．A．impossible | B．clear | C．similar | D．useless | |
| 40．A．have been to | B．have been in | C．have gone to | D．have come to | |
| 41．A．fewer | B．more | C．less | D．many | |
| 42．A．be driven | B．drive | C．allow | D．be allowed | |
| 43．A．cars | B．bicycles | C．accidents | D．people | |
| 44．A．in | B．without | C．with | D．under | |
| 45．A．be | B．is | C．am | D．are | |
| 46．A．polite | B．impolite | C．angry | D．unhappy | |
| 47．A．wanting | B．letting | C．to let | D．to want | |
| 48．A．ones | B．another | C．other | D．others | |
| 49．A．taking | B．to take | C．took | D．take | |
| 50．A．smaller | B．bigger | C．brighter | D．lighter | |
8．TheThirteenth Games of China will be held in Tianjing from August 27th to September 8th．（thirteen）
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