Londoners are great readers. They buy large numbers of newspapers, magazines and books-especially pa

Londoners are great readers. They buy large numbers of newspapers, magazines and books-especially paperbacks, which are still cheap in spite of ever-increasing rises in the costs of printing. They still continue to buy “proper” books, too, printed on good paper.
There are many streets in London containing bookshops. Perhaps the best known of these is Charing Cross Road in the very heart of London. Here bookshops of all sorts and sizes are to be found, from the famous one which is said to be “the biggest bookshop in the world” to the dusty little places which seem to have been left over from Dickens’ time. Some of these shops stock or will make efforts to get any kind of books, but many of them specialize in second-hand books, in art books, in foreign books, in books on economics, politics or any other subjects about which books may be written. One shop in this area specializes only in books about ballet.
Although it may be the most convenient place for Londoners to buy books, Charing Cross Road is not the cheapest. For really cheap second-hand books, collectors must go to Farringdon Road, in the East Central district of London. Here there is nothing so impressive as bookshops. The booksellers come along each morning and put lots of books onto small hand-carts (手推车) which line the streets. The collectors, some professionals and some amateurs (业余爱好者), who have been waiting for them, run quickly towards the books. In places like this one can still, sometimes, pick up for a few pence an old book that may be worth many pounds.
4. “Londoners are great readers” means that _________.
A. Londoners are great because they read many books B. Only great readers live in London
C. Londoners are readers who read only great books D. Londoners read a lot
5. According to this passage, Charing Cross Road ________.
A. is in the suburbs of London B. is famous for its bookshops
C. contains only big shops D. is the cheapest place for Londoners to buy books
6. What do you know about Farringdon Road?
A. It is the most convenient place for Londoners to buy books.
B. Cheap second-hand books can be found there.
C. It is in the West Central district of London.
D. Few people like to buy books there.
7. The best topic for this passage is “__________”.
A. bookshops in London B. the biggest bookshop in the world
C. Charing Cross Road D. Londoners are great readers
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