World Book and Copyright Day is a annual event that falls on April 23 and was first celebrated in 1995.

The event was organized by UNESCO to promote reading, publishing and copyright.

The connection between April 23 and books was first made in 1923 by booksellers in Catalonia, Spain as a way to honor the author Miguel de Cervantes who died on that day. It became part of the celebrations of the Saint George's Day (also April 23) in the region, where it has been a tradition since the medieval era for men to give roses to their lovers and since 1925 for women to give a book in exchange.

In 1995, UNESCO decided that the World Book and Copyright Day would be celebrated on April 23 to commemorate people who have made great contributions to social and cultural progress of mankind.

The date is also the anniversary of the birth and death of William Shakespeare, the death of renowned authors Inca Garcilaso de la Vega and Josep Pla, the birth of Maurice Druon, Vladimir Nabokov, Manuel Mejia Vallejo and Halldor Laxness.

With the success of the World Book and Copyright Day, UNESCO developed the concept of World Book Capital City, selecting Madridas the capital for 2001. After this, UNESCO's General Conference resolved(决定) to make the designation of a World Book Capital City an annual event and selected Beirut as this year's capital.

60. How many famous people mentioned in this passage died on 23^rd? __________

A. 7                      B. 6                             C. 4                             D. 3

61. The underlined word “commemorate” in the fourth garagraph means “_________”.

A. reward                     B. honor                       C. remember                 D. celebrate

62. How often does World Book and Copyright Day take place? ___________.

A. Every year         B. Every other year        C. Every fourth year      D. Not referred to

63. Which of the following statements is TRUE? ____________

A. Josep Pla and Halldor Laxness died on the same day.

B. World Book and Copyright Day first connected books and April 23.

C. The city of Beirut was known by more people on April 23 this year.

D. The event was organized to protect reading, publishing and copyright.

The UN should____________the establishment of Iraqi government after the war, I think.

A. take part in            B. play a leading role in

C. play a role among       D. play a important part for

Some insects _______ the colour of their surroundings to protect themselves.

A. take in  B. take off C. take on  D. take out

The students running on the playground are all in their uniforms, so it’s hard for you to      my sister in them.

A. take up                      B. take out                   C. pick up                          D. pick out

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A beautiful girl was shopping with her mother in Blue-sky Market. It was 31 hard outside. Many people all stood there under the awning (遮雨蓬). They waited, some patiently, others impatiently because of the bad weather.

       The girl’s32 was so sweet. “Mom, let’s run through the rain,” she said suddenly.

       “What?” Mom asked.

       “Let’s run through the rain!”

       “No, Honey. We’ll 33 until it slows down a bit,” Mom replied.

       The child waited about another 34 and repeated, “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”

       “We’ll get 35 if we do,” Mom said.

       “No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this 36,” the young girl said as she tugged (拽) at her mom’s arm.

       “This morning? 37did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”

       “Don’t you 38? When you were talking to Daddy 39 his cancer, you said, ‘If God can get us through this, he can get us through 40!’”

       The people became 41. Nothing could be 42 but the rain. Mom thought for a moment about what she would say.

       “Honey, you are 43. Let’s run through the rain.”

        44 they ran off. People all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they 45 past the cars and through the puddles (水坑). They 46 their shopping bags over their heads. They got wet through, but they were 47by a few who laughed like children all the 48 to their cars.

       People can 49 your money and health, but no one can ever take away your memories. So, don’t 50 to make time to make memories every day.

A. blowing           B. snowing         C. raining        D. shining

A. sound              B. voice             C. noise           D. language

A. leave               B. go                 C. run             D. wait

A. hour                B. minute          C. month         D. day

A. wet                 B. hurt               C. lost             D. bad

A. morning           B. afternoon        C. evening        D. night

A. When              B. What            C. Why             D. How

A. say                B. stop               C. ask             D. remember

A. with               B. for                C. about           D. of

A. something      B. anything        C. other           D. another

A. surprised         B. sad               C. silent          D. nervous

A. seen               B. smelled         C. heard          D. known

A. right               B. clever           C. great           D. brave

A. Because            B. While           C. Then           D. But

A. walked            B. rushed         C. jumped         D. stepped

A. held                B. brought        C. threw          D. pushed

A. watched            B. helped           C. saved          D. followed

A. time                B. way              C. direction      D. money

A. take away         B. take up          C. take off       D. take back

A. try                   B. hope             C. forget         D. decide