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      Reading can provide lots of fun for children and teens during summer vacation. Children who read during

the summer are better prepared for school when they return to classes in the fall. Public libraries throughout

Wisconsin will host summer events to encourage children and young adults to include reading in their summer

fun.

●All Star Readers 

     The Milwaukee Public Library will host its 2007 Summer Reading Club for kids from 3 to 18. Signing up

starts on June 1 at all Milwaukee public libraries and bookmobile sites.

     Children aged 6 to 12 are invited to become "All Star Readers" at the Milwaukee library when they sign up

for the Summer Reading Club. Children can score a point by reading 10 books or 1,000 pages. When they

reach the reading goal, they will win a bag full of prizes.

●Sparkey Spots the Ball

     Children up to 5 years old can join the read-to-me club, "Sparkey Spots the Ball". They will receive their

own reading folders (文件夹) to record the books read to them by parents, brothers and sisters or relatives.

Once they have listened to 20 books, they will win a baseball and a coupon (优惠券) for McDonald's ice

cream.

●X-treme Read 

     Teens between the age of 13 and 18 can join in their own reading program called "X-treme Read". Teens

can read to win movie passes, CDs and more.

     The library also plans extreme bike races by C4BMX at four libraries in June and July. Check with your

local library or Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for the exact dates, times, and places of the demonstrations (集会).

1. Students who take part in the reading club can _____. [ ]

A. take part in extreme bike races

B. get a good mark in the final exam

C. get better prepared for the new term

D. finish their homework ahead of time

2. In order to become "All Star Readers" and win a lot of prizes, you _____. [ ]

A. should be 18 years old

B. should be at least five years old

C. must read at least 1,000 pages or 10 books

D. just need to sign up at the Milwaukee library

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?[ ]

A. Children up to 5 might win a baseball or an ice cream.

B. Teens who have listened to books might win movie tickets.

C. The public libraries only allow children to read in the reading club.

D. Students who want to read can sign up at any public library at Milwaukee.

4. If you are a 17-year-old student who wants to win some prizes, you can take part in _____. [ ]

A. 2007 Summer Reading Club

B. X-treme Read

C. Sparkey Spots the Ball

D. All Star Readers

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It’s becoming something of a joke along the Maine-Canada border. So many busloads of retired people crisscross the line looking for affordable drugs that the roadside stands should advertise, "Lobsters. Blueberries. Lipitor. Coumalin. " Except, of course, that such a market in prescription drugs would be illegal.

These senior long-distance shopping sprees fall in a legal gray zone. But as long as people cross the border with prescriptions from a physician and have them filled for no more than a three-month supply for personal use, customs and other federal officials leave them alone. The trip might be tiring, but people can save an average of 60 percent on the cost of their prescription drugs. For some, that’s the difference between taking the drugs or doing without. "The last bus trip I was on six months ago had 25 seniors," says Chellie Pingree, former Maine state senator and now president of Common Cause. "Those 25 people saved $19,000 on their supplies of drugs. " Pingree sponsored Maine RX, which authorizes a discounted price on drugs for Maine residents who lack insurance coverage. The law was challenged by drug companies but recently upheld by the U. S. Supreme Court. It hasn’t yet taken effect.

Figuring out ways to spend less on prescription drugs has become a multifaceted national movement of consumers, largely senior citizens. The prescription drug bill in America is $160 billion annually, and people over 65 fill five times as many prescriptions as working Americans on average. "But they do it on health benefits that are half as good and on incomes that are half as large. " says Richard Evans, senior analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein, an investment research firm. What’s more, seniors account for 20 percent of the voting public.

It’s little wonder that the May 19 Supreme Court ruling got the attention of drug manufacturers and politicians across the country. The often-over-looked state of 1.3 million tucked in the northeast corner of the country became David to the pharmaceutical industry’s Goliath. The face-off began three years ago when state legislators like Pingree began questioning why Maine’s elderly population had to take all those bus trips.

The elderly Americans cross the Maine-Canada border in order to get drugs that are ().

A. sold wholesale

B. over the counter

C. less expensive

D. tax-free

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