There are many libraries in Britain． Let's learn something about them．
▲ Public libraries
Most towns in Britain have a public library． A library usually has a large selection of books and other resources， which library members can use and borrow for free．
Britain's First Public Library
The first Britain's public library opened in Manchester in 1852． Its first librarian was a man called Edward Edwards． Edwards attended the library's opening ceremony and two famous writers called Charles Dickens and William Thackeray were there， too．
▲ Services of library
Modern public libraries have something for everyone． Most of them have audio books， CDs， newspapers and DVDs as well as books to borrow．
How to Join a Library
To join a library， go to your local library and fill in a form． You'll receive a library card which is needed when using library services．
▲ Mobile Libraries
Not everyone can get to a library． Some people live far away from towns and cities． Other people find it difficult to go out because they have an illness or a disability． Thanks to mobile libraries， these people can still borrow books．
The libraries are special． Unlike most libraries， which store books in buildings， mobile libraries usually keep their books in a mini﹣bus． The back of the mini﹣bus has shelves for the books， and it is big enough for borrowers to step inside and look around． A driver take the mini﹣bus to a certain place at a certain time， so people know when to expect it． They can return their books and borrow some more．
All Aboard the Library!
A school in London didn't have space for a library inside the building． However， everybody agreed that it was still important to have a school library．So， the head of the school， Graham Blake， decided to park an old bus on the school car park and change it into a library． Pupils helped to paint the bus， and after eight months， the new library was ready．
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Edward Edwards was the first（4） of the first British public library． |
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Thanks to（8） libraries， those people who can't get to a library can still borrow books． （9） most libraries， a mini﹣bus with library books go to a certain place at a certain time． |
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The school in London had to（10） its library on an old bus because the school didn't have enough space inside the building． |
How do you feel when you are fooled by others？ No doubt， feel bad． There is nothing worse than falling for a joke and being a fool except one day． Yes， that's April Fool's Day． Nobody will be angry to be an" April Fool"．（1）
The headmaster at my school decided to play an April Fools' joke on the students when I was in high school． On March 31， she announced that our school would hold a "Dress to Impress" day．（2）
Girls were told to wear formal dresses and smart jackets， while a suit jacket and tie for each boy would be best． The teachers， we were told， would do the same．
On April Fool's Day， many of us students came to school dressed in our best clothes．（3） In the morning， all of us got together on the playground， waiting for the headmaster． She would speak to the students．（4） Instead， she wore jeans， running shoes and a T﹣shirt． The teachers also got dressed casually like her．
"April Fools!" she said， with a big smile on her face． "We just wanted to remind you that teachers have a sense of humor， too!"
Surely， all the teachers weren't April Fools．（5）
| A． Our hair was tidy and all our shoes were well cleaned． B． People say something nice to others on that day． C． All us students spent the rest of the day feeling very foolish indeed． D． This meant that the better you dressed at school， the higher your marks would be． E． But everyone knows to be careful on the first day of April． F． To our surprise， she wasn't dressed up at all． G． My parents laugh at each other's jokes． |
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At the beginning of 2018， President Xi Jinping went to visit Liangshan before the Spring Festival． Xi（1） his greetings for Happy New Year． There were many impressive and touching things（2） his visiting Liangshan．
Xi visited Sanhe and Huopu villages， （3） are in Zhaojue county in Liangshan． It's two （4） ride from Xichang to the villages． When he arrived at Sanhe village， he was warmly welcomed by the villagers． He walked into a family to understand the situation of the family． He said： I have been caring about Yi people． I'm very glad（5） you are living a good life and hope that all the villagers can live a happy life in the future Xi and the villagers sat in a circle in the family and chatted like a family． They talked and laughed very happily． He gave them（6） ways to become rich， healthy and happy．
News of President Xi's coming （7） spread throughout the village， all the villagers in national costume rushed to greet warmly to（8） ． Xi wore charwa to shook（9） with the villagers and said goodbye． All the villagers were singing a Yi folk song， "The flowers are waiting in the mountains， the nice wine is waiting， dear friend， please stay， stay…" Tears of great （10） came to the villagers' eyes as they sang the moving song．
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