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【正文】 donated some money and about four hundred books to a new university. This was the beginning of the library at Harvard University. The gift was so important that the university was named for John Harvard. Thomas Bray began the first free lending library in the late 1600s. He set up more than 30 libraries in the American colonies. However, the idea for this kind of free library ended when Bray died in 1730. In 1731, Benjamin Franklin and some friends started the first subscription library in the United States. In a subscription library people pay money to bee members, but they may borrow the books without paying again. In the United States, every child had a free education. This idea soon led to free libraries. One of the first libraries that used tax money to buy books was a library in Peterborough, New Hampshire. This library was set up in 1833. 21. The main idea of the second paragraph is________. A. Franklin started the first subscription library B. in a subscription library people pay money to bee members C. Bray and Franklin were important in the history of public libraries D. Bray died in 1730 and Franklin died in 1833 22. The underlined word “ borrow” means_______. A. read and write with no help from another person B. use for a short time and then return C. like very much D. lend 23. The passage does not say it, but we can guess that_______. A. there were free schools in the United States before there were free libraries B. free schools and free libraries in the United States began at about the same time C. the library in New Hampshire also had a free school in it D. there were free libraries in the United States before there were free schools 24. Harvard University began_______. A. in 1731 B. in 1730 C. in 1833 D. in 1638 25. At the library that Franklin started, ________. A. people could use books for no money at all B. people paid a little money in the beginning but none after that C. people paid a lot of money in the beginning but none after that D. both A and B B Gladys Holm was a secretary (秘書 ). She worked in an office all her life. Gladys made about $15,000 a year. She died when she was 86 years old. And she left a big surprise— $18 million! She gave the money to a children’ s hospital. Gladys Holm never got married or had any children. But she always liked children, and she wanted to help them. When her friend’ s daughter was ill in hospital, Gladys brought her a toy bear. After that, she visited the hospital many times. Every time she visited, she brought toy bears for those children. After that, people started to call Gladys the “ Toy Bear Lady” . Gladys always gave toys and other presents to her friends but no one knew she had a lot of money. She lived in a small house outside Chicago. Everyone was very surprised when they learned that she was a millionaire. One of her friends said, “ She always gave us nice presents and things, but we didn’ t know she was rich.” How did Gladys get so much money? She asked her boss how to m
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