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　　The Bible is the best-selling book in the world. It has been translated into more than 300 languages.

　　Many different people have written their own copy or version of the Bible. One of the most famous versions of the Bible is the Gutenberg Bible. This version of the Bible was made and sold around 1450 A. D. No one knows for sure how many Gutenberg Bibles were made. There were at least 70 copies made, but perhaps there were as many as 270. However, today only 40 original Gutenberg Bible exist.

　　Since 1815, more than six billion copies of the Bible have been made and sold. Today, many different versions of the Bible are sold around the world. The most popular version is Today's English Version (Good News) New Testament and Bible. The second most popular version is the King James Version of the Bible.

　　Law from people copying these books does not protect religious books like the Bible and the Koran. Other, books are protected by international laws, so no one can copy or sell those books without permission.

　　Of these protected books, the Guinness Book of Records is the best-selling book in the world. The Guinness Book of Records first came out in 1955. The idea for the book came when Sir Hugh Beaver got into an argument with his friend while the men were hunting birds. The men tried to determine (测定) which was the fastest bird in England, but even after looking for the answer at the local library, no one knew for sure. Sir Beaver decided to make a book with this answer and the answer to many questions like the one he argued about with his friend.

　　The Guinness Book of Records now appears in 37 languages. More than 74 million copies have been sold since it first came out.

1．What is the best-selling book in the world?

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A．The Gutenberg.

B．The Guinness Book of Records.

C．The Koran.

D．The Bible.

2．When did Gutenberg publish his version of the Bible?

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3．The Bible and the Koran ________.

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A．are protected from copying

B．are religious books

C．have not been translated

D．were copied by Gutenberg

4．Who had the idea to make the Guinness Book of Records?

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A．Alec Guinness.

B．Huge Beaver.

C．An English hunting society.

D．King James.

5．How many languages does the Guinness Book of Records appear in?

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If you are a teenage boy，and you want to succeed in life，you’d better read this great     book．“From Boys to Men” by an American author，Michael Gurian，tells teenage boys that they are living through the best years of their lives．There is no reason for them not to love life．

You may think that only your body is growing at the moment．But the book says that your mind is growing，too．The book tells teenage boys that they need to help their bodies and minds grow．To do this，they should stop spending their time playing computer games and should start playing sports．Sports，the book says，keep you healthy and teach you important life skills．They teach you how to be a leader and how to work as part of a team．

The book also tells boys how to love life if they are being bullied(被欺负)．It says boys have to stop being scared(害怕的)of such bullies．It is the only way they can become more successful people．

    To become the man you want to be，you have to think for yourself and believe in yourself．But，most importantly，the book says，you must always dream of success．Never be happy with what you’ve got，and always want more．

1．“From Boys to Men” is     ．

        A. an American book      B. a piece of music  

        C. a Chinese magazine     D. a name of a machine

2．Michael Gurian tells teenage boys to       ．

        A．play games with other boys    B．learn to repair machines

        C．play computer games          D．love their life

3．The book tells us that          

A．our minds grow faster than our bodies

B．Our bodies are much stronger than our minds

C．Our bodies and minds grow at the same time

D．boys should not work as hard as girls

4．The book says that sports can      ．

        A．teach you how to keep healthy

        B．teach you important life skills

        C．teach you how to work and to be a leader

        D．A，B and C

5．The writer of the passage wishes us to       ．

        A. help him sell the book soon     B. read “From Boys to Men”

        C. send the book to others         D. play sports

　　One day Luce drove along the street He stopped in front of a house. There was a small boy beside the door Luce opened the window of his lorry（运货汽车）and called to the boy.“Hello. Is your mother at home?”

　　The boy looked at him. Then he answered, “Yes, she is “

“That's good, “Luce said. He got out of his lorry, took shoes and went to the door of the house. He knocked at the door and waited for a few minutes, but nobody came to answer the door.

　　Then Luce looked at the small boy and said angrily, “Your mother is NOT at home!”

　　“She is,”the small boy said.

　　“Why didn't she open the door?” Luce asked.

　　“Because this isn't my house,” the small boy answered.

A．sell the shoes to the boy.

B．sell the shoes to the boy's mother.

C．ask his mother for something to eat.

D．drink some water.

A．Luce drove a lorry when he sold shoes.

B．The boy's mother wasn't at home.

C．The boy was an honest（诚实的）one.

D．The shoes were selling well.

A．Because the mother wasn't at home.

B．Because it was not the boy's house.

C．Because Luce didn't make enough noise.

D．Because there was no one in the house.