Harry is a 21-year-old student from Canada. He 1 at the Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine now. He likes drinking tea and 2 Chinese qigong every day.
"Knowledge （知识） about Chinese medicine is useful, 3 it is also very difficult to learn well. I must work harder." Harry said, "I was 4 when I was a little boy. To be strong, I learned qigong at the age of twelve."
Harry 5 to come to China after he finished his college in his own country. 6 September 5th of 2010, he began to learn Chinese in Beijing. Then he went to Heilongjiang for 7 on medicine and began his three-year college life in China.
"I would like to 8 my country after finishing my study. I'll try my best to do something to let people know _ 9 about Chinese medicine and keep Canadians healthy."
More and more foreign students from other 10like Harry have studied at the Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine since 1986. From then on, the university has built communication and cooperation (合作) with educational and research institutes (学院) on Chinese medicine in more than 30 countries.

Harry is a 21-year-old student from Canada. He 1 at the Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine now. He likes drinking tea and 2 Chinese qigong every day.

"Knowledge （知识） about Chinese medicine is useful, 3 it is also very difficult to learn well. I must work harder." Harry said, "I was 4 when I was a little boy. To be strong, I learned qigong at the age of twelve."

Harry 5 to come to China after he finished his college in his own country. 6 September 5th of 2010, he began to learn Chinese in Beijing. Then he went to Heilongjiang for 7 on medicine and began his three-year college life in China.

"I would like to 8 my country after finishing my study. I'll try my best to do something to let people know _ 9 about Chinese medicine and keep Canadians healthy."

More and more foreign students from other 10like Harry have studied at the Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine since 1986. From then on, the university has built communication and cooperation (合作) with educational and research institutes (学院) on Chinese medicine in more than 30 countries.

1.                A．works          B．studies         C．plays     D．teaches

2.                A．practicing       B．watching        C．buying   D．study

3.                A．and            B．but            C．or   D．if

4.                A．healthy         B．strong          C．good D．weak

5.                A．decide         B．decides         C．decided D．will decide

6.                A．In             B．On             C．At   D．During

7.                A．education       B．business        C．holidays D．work

8.                A．play           B．prevent         C．leave D．help

9.                A．none          B．all             C．more D．much

10.               A．classes         B．countries       C．schools    D．grades

       Harry is a 21­year­old student from Canada.He __1__ at the Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine now. He likes drinking tea and __2__ Chinese qigong every day.

       “Knowledge about Chinese medicine is useful, __3__ it is also very difficult to learn well.I must work harder.” Harry said, “I was __4__ when I was a little boy.To be strong, I learnt   qigong at the age of twelve.”

       Harry __5__ to come to China after he finished his college in his own country.__6__ September 5th of 2010, he began to learn Chinese in Beijing.Then he went to Heilongjiang for  __7__ on medicine and began his three­year college life in China.

       “I would like to __8__ my country after finishing my study.I'll try my best to do something to let people know __9__ about Chinese medicine and keep Canadians healthy.”

       More and more foreign students from other __10__ like Harry have studied at the Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine since 1986.From then on, the university has built communication and cooperation (合作) with educational and research institutes (学院) on Chinese medicine in more than 30 countries.

(　　)1.A.works      B.studies          C.plays   D.stays

(　　)2.A.practicing    B.watching          C.buying   D.playing

(　　)3.A.and          B.but               C.or       D.so

(　　)4.A.healthy      B.strong             C.weak     D.athletic

(　　)5.A.had       B.wanted            C.decided   D.liked

(　　)6.A.In           B.On               C.At       D.Of

(　　)7.A.education     B.business           C.holidays  D.travels

(　　)8.A.help         B.prevent            C.leave     D.return

(　　)9.A.less         B.all                C.more     D.nothing

(　　)10.A.classes      B.countries           C.schools   D.cities

World Book Day falls on April 23 every year．It was set up by the UNESCO* in 1995 to 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 celebrate World Book Day．Take 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 Book Day is also celebrated in China．Wen Jiabao，Premier of China，is an avid reader．He does lots of reading every day though he is very busy．On World Book Day 2009，he called on people to do more reading．Wen suggested that young people should spend more time reading．"Books can not change the world，but people can change the world by changing themselves through reading，" he said．

Reading can benefit people in many ways．Reading helps us become more knowledge- able and more intelligent．Reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology．Reading gives us information about other cultures and places of the world．When we read，we may find many things that 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 become．Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English．We all know that it is difficult to learn everything in the classroom，for example，the ways English people are speaking and writing today．Reading helps us．

"Reading makes a full man" （Bacon，1597 ）：Books，magazines，newspapers and other" kinds of reading materials can help us to know more about the outside world and perfect us．Therefore，it is necessary for us to spend time on reading every day．

1．Why was World Book Day set up?

A．To encourage people to learn English．

B．To encourage people to do more reading． 

C．To encourage people to buy more books． 

D．To encourage people to know more about science．

2．An avid reader is a person who ________

A．loves reading                            B．never reads

C．does little reading                          D．hates reading

3．According to the passage，reading can help people in many ways EXCEPT _______

A．learning English better                      B．knowing more about culture

C．improving your memory                   D．knowing more about the outside world

4．What's the best title for the passage?

A．World Book Day in UK

B．Suggestions on Reading

C．World Book Day in China

D．World Book Day and Benefits of Reading