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World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It was set up by UNESCO (聯(lián)合國教科文組織) in 1955 to encourage people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of reading.

Many countries celebrate World Book Day. On that day in the UK, millions of students can buy【1】of special price, much lower than usual in any bookstore. It has been done every year【2】1998. World Book Day is also celebrated in China. Premier Wen Jiabao does lots of reading【3】he’s very busy. On World Book Day 2009, he【4】people to do more reading. He suggested that young people should spend more time reading. “Books can’t change the world, but people can change the world by changing【5】through reading,” he said.

Reading can benefit (有益于) people in many ways. Reading helps us become more knowledgeable and more intelligent. Reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology. Reading provides us with information about other culture and places of the world. When we read, we may find many things【6】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 we can’t learn everything at school, for example, the ways English people are speaking and writing today.

“Reading makes a full man.” Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help to know more about the outside world and perfect us. However, it is necessary for us to form the【7】 of reading every day.

A. hope B. wants C. think D. wish

A. famous B. more famous C. the most famous D. the famous

--- Not yet. I’ll search some online.

A. whom B. which C. who D what

A. to shop B. shop C. shopping D. shops

A. cries B. crying C. cried D. to cry

—That’s impossible．He________an English party with us then．

A．has

B．had

C．was having

D．has had

—I’m sorry．I________my friends download the movie Kung Fu Panda Ⅱ when the telephone rang．

A．would help

B．helped

C．was helping

—Yes. I finished it a moment ago.

A. Did; do B. Have; done C. Have; do D. Will; do

Recently, a team from the University of Michigan and Peking University analyzed 427 million messages sent by users in 212 countries to look into the differences in emoji use by location and culture. The findings indicated the French are emoji power users and included them in 19.7% of their texts. It's almost twice that of Russia, where only 10.9% of the messages contained emojis. Americans came in a close third at 9.2% and was followed by Mexico at 7.9%.

Also, though the easily wins the title as the most popular emoji, the French appear to prefer the . They are also more likely to use variations of the heart emoji.

Not surprisingly, the study found that women tend to use emojis more widely than men. However, they stick to a handful of favorites. Men, on the other hand, show better judgment and appear to go to extra length to find an emoji that matches the situation. But even so, they select from the top 119 of the 1281 emojis available.

The researchers say people living in Australia and France who believe one person's need is greater than that of a society or group, used happier emojis. Conversely, those from countries with closely-connected societies, like Colombia, prefer using sad or angry emojis.

Also, cultures like Turkey and Russia, known for their strictness, appeared to be more satisfied, at least according to the emojis. On the other hand, people in tolerant cultures, like Mexico, seemed unhappy or dissatisfied.

The researchers believe the findings of this "first large-scale analysis of emoji usage" will help develop input methods (輸入法) and perhaps even increase our emoji vocabulary! Who knew the tiny image we add to brighten up our texts could show so much about our culture?

【1】How are men different from women in using emojis?

A. Men often choose the seldom used emojis.

B. Men use more variations of the heart emoji.

C. Men can better match the emojis with the situation.

D. Men use emojis more casually than women do.

【2】What does the underlined word "Conversely" mean?

A. In general.B. On the opposite.

C. In other words.D. As a result.

【3】What did researchers find in the study?

A. Emojis can show people's true feelings.

B. The invention of smartphones brought emojis into being.

C. Emojis could strengthen relationships between people.

D. The choice of emoji is influenced by our culture.