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        As COVID-19 spreads around the world, many countries are entering periods of total lockdown, with all but essential services closed and people ordered to stay inside. All this means bookshops are rapidly closing. Yet, with people stuck at home and in need of distraction and escape, books suddenly feel more vital than ever. This is exactly why booksellers are coming up with new ways to serve their customers and communities.

        Many bookshops are quickly moving to prioritising online ordering now that their physical store is closed. On social media, movements like IndieBound are connecting readers to bookshops, and showing people how they can support their local store, from ordering books online and buying gift cards to signing up for newsletters and pre-ordering new releases. Meanwhile, other bookstores are changing their delivery strategy. For example, many booksellers are getting an extra workout as they dash around town on their bicycles. Digital book clubs and online writing courses are some of the avenues that are also being explored to keep readers who are spending their time under lockdown entertained.

        It’s not just adult readers affected by bookshop closures, but children too. As a result, bookstore owner Kristen Proud, in an effort to keep children connected, have posted story-time videos to YouTube. “After our first video was uploaded, we had an overwhelmingly positive response, with many people in isolation contacting us with photos of their children enjoying it and people thanking us for keeping some routine in their lives.”, said Proud. Her shop are also offering free delivery for an area covering almost 1,750 km2.

        “Bookshops have been swift to adapt to the obstacles of social distancing and self-isolation to provide incredible services for their customers,” says Meryl Halls, managing director of the Booksellers Association of the UK and Ireland. But she says it’s vital to remember that they still desperately need the support of the public, the publishing industry and their governments to survive in these changing and difficult times. When French bookstores closed after the government ordered the shut-down of all non-essential businesses, publishers stepped in to help by delaying release dates and postponing payment deadlines. In Beijing, where 80% of bookstores have been closed, booksellers have teamed up with food delivery services to get books to readers.

 (Adapted from aljazeera.com)

Question 41: Which best serves as the title for this passage?

                A. Things Every Reader Can Do To Support Local Bookstores

                B. Should Publishers Help Bookshops During The Global Pandemic?

                C. The Devastating Effects of COVID-19 On Many Bookshops

                D. What Are Bookshops Doing During The COVID-19 Pandemic?

Question 42: According to the passage, people can support their local bookstore by __________.

                A. joining online courses                B. ordering new books in advance

                C. sending gift cards                     D. organising online book clubs

Question 43: The word “they” in the final paragraph refers to __________.                         

                A. bookshops           B. obstacles            C. services             D. customers

Question 44: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?         

                A. Many children likes to read books online rather than in bookshops.         

                B. Bookstores are now offering free delivery to attract more readers.

                C. Governments are not trying hard enough to help bookstores survive.           

                D. Public support plays a significant role in keeping bookstores alive.

Question 45: The word “avenues” in paragraph 2 can be best replaced by ___________.

                A. likelihoods        B. possibilities          C. capabilities         D. expectations

Question 46: Which of the following is NOT TRUE?                        

                A. Bookshops have coped with the difficulties of social distancing creatively.

                B. With their creativity, bookshops will be able to survive easily on their own.

                C. Publishers in France took steps to provide help to bookstores in the country.

                D. Chinese booksellers are working with food delivery services to ship books.

Question 47: The word “overwhelmingly” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ___________.

                A. forcefully          B. shatteringly        C. exceptionally         D. uncontrollably

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