Allthewisdomoftheagesandallthestoriesthathavedelightedmankindforcenturiesareeasilyandcheaplyavailabletoallofuswithinthecoversofbooks.Themostunfortunatepeopleintheworldarethosewhohaveneverdiscoveredhowsatisfyingitistoreadgoodbooks.

Readingisthepleasureofthemindwhichmeansthatitisalittlelikeasport:youreagernessandknowledgeandquicknessmakeyouagoodreader.Readingisfunnotbecausethewriteristellingyousomethingbutbecauseitmakesyourmindwork.Yourownimaginationworksalongwiththeauthor'sorevengoesbeyondhis.Yourexperiencecomparedwithhisbringsyoutothesameordifferentconclusionsandyourideasdevelopasyouunderstandhis.

Everybookstandsbyitselflikeaone--familyhousebutbooksinalibraryarelikehousesinacity.Althoughtheyareseparatetogethertheyalladduptosomething.Theyareconnectedwitheachotherandwithothercities.Booksinfluenceeachother;theylinkthepastthepresentandthefutureandhavetheirowngenerationslikefamilies.Whereveryoustartreadingyouconnectyourselfwithoneofthefamiliesorideasandinthelongrunyounotonlyfindoutabouttheworldandthepeopleinitbutalsoyoufindoutaboutyourselftoo.

Readingcanonlybefunifyouexpectittobe.Ifyouconcentrateonbookssomebodytellsyou"youought"toreadyouprobablywon'thavefun.Butifyouputdownabookyoudon’tlikeandtryanothertillyoufindonethatmeanssomethingtoyouandthenrelaxyourselfwithityouwillalmostcertainlyhaveagoodtime andifyoubecomeasaresultofreadingbetterwiserkinderormoregentleyouwon'thavesufferedduringtheprocess.

72.Inthewriter'sopinioninfactreadingisaprocessof________.

A.listeningtotheauthor B.acceptingtheauthor'sideas

C.communicatingwiththeauthorandyourself D.judgingtheauthor'swork

73.Thewriterthinksthatthemostunfortunatepeoplearethose_______.

A.whodon'thaveanybooks B.whocan'tenjoyreadingbooks

C.whodon’tlikebooks D.whoreadtoomanybooks

74.Tofindpleasureinreadingyoushouldreadthebooks_______.