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In thetownofActon,Massachusetts,thelastbookstoreproviding
countlessreadingjourneysforpeopleofallagesclosedin2017,after20
yearsinbusiness.ItwasnotuntilayearlaterthatSilverUnicorn,an
independentbookstore,opened.
Localresidentscheeredthefactthat,onceagain,theyhadaplaceto
chat,getcomfortable,andreadthroughthepagesofabrandnewbook.
“Whenyoupickupabook,you’retakentoawholenewworld,”says
PaulSwydan,whoownstheSilverUnicorn.
Inan ageofonlineshopping,runningan independentbookstore
becomesincreasinglydifficult.“Wecan’tcompetewiththeirprices,”says
LauriePotter,oneoftheownersofRiverRoadBooksinFairHaven,New
Jersey.
Still,afterdecadesofdeclineandclosures,independentbookstoresare
makingacomeback.Between2009and2015,suchbookstoresgrewby35
percent.
Iflocalbookstorescan’tcompetewiththeprice,convenience,and
quantitythatonlineshopsprovide,how havetheymanagedtoliveand
grow?Intheindependentbookstoreworld,thereareimportantadvantages.
Independentbookstoresstrengthen atownfinancially.“Whenyou
purchaseabook,”Swydansays,“you’rehelpingthecommunitysincethe
moneyeventuallycirclesbackaround.”
Booksarealsodeliveredwithapersonaltouch,andwithcare.“What
makesuscompetitivewithonlineshopsisthatwecandeliverbookswithin
onenight,”Pottersays.“Thatkeepsourcustomerscomingback.”
Besides,anindependentbookstoreisabletoestablishasenseof
togetherness.Communitymemberscanattendgatheringscenteredaround
belovedbooksandauthors.Manybookstoreshosteventsthatallowreaders
ofallagestotalkabouttheirfavoritebooksandshareideas.
Althoughrunningasuccessfulbookstorehasitschallenges,itcanbe
rewarding.“We constantly getpeople thanking usforthe bookswe
recommendtothem,”Swydansays,“whichisjustthebest.”
Potteragrees.“Whensomeonecan’tputdownabookthatIrecommend
tothem,”shesays,“IfeellikeIdidmyjobwell.”
24.Whowastheindependentbookstoreopenedfor?
A.Residentslivingindifferentcommunities.
B.StudentsstudyinginthetownofActon.
C.PeopleofallagesinthetownofActon.
D.Peoplewholiketravellingaroundtheworld.
25.Howdidtheindependentbookstorewincustomers
?
A.Byofferingarelativelylowprice.
B.Bysendingbooksoutrapidly.
C.Byhostingeventstodonatebooks.
D.Byincreasingthequantityofbooks.
26.Whatcanweinferaccordingtothepassage?
A.Independentbookstorecan’tcompetewithonlineshops.
B.Independentbookstorewillreplaceonlineshopssoonerorlater.
C.Independentbookstorepromotestheeconomyofthetown.
D.Independentbookstorecallsalltheauthorsofbookstogether.
27.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.IndependentBookstoreDay.
B.IndependentBookstoresandOnlineShops.
C.TheRebirthofIndependentBookstores.
D.ThetimehonoredIndependentBookstoreClosedDown.
C
FourthGrader’sIdeaGets1BillionTreesPlanted
In2007,whenFelixFinkbeinerwasnine,hehadtogiveareporton
climatechange.Asheresearchedhisreport,FelixlearnedaboutWangari
Maathai,awomaninKenyawholedaprojectwhichplanted30million
trees.ShealsostartedtheUnitedNations(UN)treeplantingprogram,the
BillionTreeCampaign.
Felixwasinspired.HetoldhisclassmatesinGermany,“Let’splanta
milliontreesineverycountryoftheworld!”.TwomonthsafterFelixfirst
talkedtohisclass,histreeplantingproject,“PlantforthePlanet”,began.
Felixwenttootherschoolsandencouragedthemtoplanttrees.News
programslearnedaboutFelix’splanandcoveredthestory.Plantforthe
Planetusedgroupsofyoungstudentsaroundtheworldtospreadtheideas
further.ThreeyearsafterFelixcameupwiththeidea,PlantforthePlanet
planteditsmillionthtree.
Sharingtheideaisalmostasimportantasplantingthetrees.Plantfor
thePlanetofferstrainingforstudents.Thegrouphopesthestudentswillnot
justplanttrees,butwillalsotalktoadultsingovernmentandbusinessesto
tryandgetevenmoretreesplanted.
WhenFelixwas10,hespoketotheEuropeanParliament.In2011,
whenhewas13,hespoketotheUN.TheUNputPlantforthePlanetin
chargeofitsBillionTreeCampaign.
Felixisnow21
,andPlantforthePlanethas70,000youngmembers
in67countries.Thegroupalsohasover130peopleworkingforitaround
theworld.
In2015,PlantforthePlanetbought52 squaremiles(135 square
kilometers)oflandintheYucatánPeninsulainMexico.Mostofthetrees
therehadbeencutdown.Thegrouphasalreadyplanted3millionnewtrees
ontheland.
Fromearlyon,PlantforthePlanet’ssloganhasbeen,“StopTalking.
StartPlanting.”Inall,PlantforthePlanethasplanted1billiontrees.But
theyhaveanewgoal
—theywanttoplant1trillion(1,000billion)trees.
28.WhichisFelix’streeplantingprogram?
A.Plant1milliontrees.
B.Plant30milliontrees.
C.Plant1billiontreesondeserts.
D.Planttreesaroundtheworld.