Look around when you're on a subway. What is the most popular time-killing (消磨时间的) activity? In China, most people play on their smart phone. While in other countries, people often enjoy reading.
On average (平均), each Chinese person read less than eight books in 2018, according to a recent survey from the Chinese Academy of Press and Publication. But Chinese people ①/spend/________ an average of 26 minutes on WeChat Reading every day.
②在许多西方国家，人们在任何时间都会阅读。Even backpackers (背包客) enjoy reading books when they are having a break at the beach or relaxing from a hike. Reading books builds a bridge ③/ bɪˈtwiːn/________ our lives and the unknown world.
Many hotels abroad also offer book-exchanges for visitors. Simply drop off your finished books and take those ones that other people left behind.
In most US middle schools, teachers give students a reading list every few weeks. ④Most books are easy to read, so students won't lose their confidence of reading.
Good reading habits lead you to a lifelong love of books. In order to encourage people to read more. China is planning to foster (培养) the habits of reading in its law, Although this has both good and bad sides, ⑤________.
