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In a narrow hutong in Beijing lies a small library. It is only seven square metres in size, but thousands of books are
1 in it. Unlike traditional libraries, this one doesn't require its readers to
2 the books. Instead, it encourages them to pass those books on to someone else when they've finished reading.
This library was
3 by Mr Xu, a businessman, in 2010. The idea took shape when Xu recommended books online to students, but found it
4 for them to get the books from their school libraries. So, Xu bought and
5 nearly 1,000 books in the following year. The students who received the books were very thankful. Their thank-you letters got Xu to turn his book-gifting effort into a physical space.
Xu's library might be the smallest in the world, but in another sense, it's also the biggest because its books keep
6. Once, a reader took home an English book on Chinese history. A week later, he passed it on to a neighbour.
7, the book travelled all the way abroad and ended up in Germany. "The
8 of the book is a wonder. Many wonders like this keep the culture of reading alive," Xu tells the newspaper.
Xu says he will continue this work although the library is now faced with the
9 of e-books. "This is the most
10 thing I've done in my life," he says. "I hope that the library can stay open forever."
(
A
) 1. A. kept
B. written
C. printed
D. punished
(
A
) 2. A. return
B. copy
C. lend
D. buy
(
B
) 3. A. locked
B. started
C. hidden
D. guarded
(
D
) 4. A. interesting
B. harmful
C. possible
D. hard
(
C
) 5. A. dug up
B. picked up
C. gave away
D. threw away
(
B
) 6. A. burning
B. moving
C. falling
D. shaking
(
D
) 7. A. Clearly
B. Hopefully
C. Generally
D. Amazingly
(
C
) 8. A. history
B. language
C. journey
D. background
(
D
) 9. A. death
B. truth
C. mistake
D. challenge
(
D
)10. A. silly
B. scary
C. common
D. meaningful
