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{{B}} Welcome Message from the Librarian of Congress{{/B}}
Dr. James H. Billington
The Library of Congress is the nation’s oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with more than 130 million items on approximately 530 miles of bookshelves. The collections include more than 29 million books and other printed materials, 2.7 million recordings, 12 million photographs, 4.8 million maps, and 58 million manuscripts.
The Library’s mission is to make its resources available and useful to the Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations. The Office of the Librarian is tasked to set policy and to direct and support programs and activities to accomplish the Library’s mission.

Some people think they have an answer (36) the problem of automobile crowding and pollution in large cities. Their (37) is the bicycle, or bike. In a great (38) dries, hundreds of people ride bicycles to work every day. In New York city, some bike (39) have even formed a group (40) "Bike for a Better City". They claim (声称)that if (41) people rode bicycles to work, there (42) be (43) automobiles in the downtown section of the city and (44) less dirty air from car (45) .
For several years this (46) has been trying to get the city government to (47) bicycle riders. For 48 ,they want the city to paint special lanes(车道) for bicycles only (49) some of the main streets, because when bicycle riders must use the (50) lanes as cars, there may be (51) ."Bike for a Better City" feels that if there were (52) lanes, (53)
A. very
B. quite
C. too
D. so

When you want to go shopping, decide how much money you can spend on new clothes. Think about the kind of clothes you really need. Then look for those clothes on sale. There are labels inside all new clothes. The labels tell you how to take care of your clothes. The label for a shirt may tell you to wash it in warm water. A sweater label may tell you to wash by hand in cold water. The label on a coat may say "dryclean only". Washing may ruin this coat. Many clothes today must be dry-cleaned. Dry-cleaning is expensive. You will save money if you buy clothes that can be washed. You can also save money if you buy clothes that are well made. Well-made clothes last longer. They look good even after being washed many times.