A man who failed to return more than 700 children’s books to five different libraries in the county was pu t into prison. Yesterday he was set free after a book publisher agreed to post his bond (擔(dān)保金) of $1,000. The publisher said, “There’s a story here. This is a man who loves books. He just can’t let go of them. He hasn’t stolen a single book. So what’s the crime? We think that Mr. Brush has a story to tell. We plan to publish his story.”

When asked why he didn’t return the books, Mr. Brush said, “Well, how could I? They became friends to me. I was afraid to return them, because I knew that kids or dogs would get hold of these books and chew them up, throw them around, rip the pages, spill soda on them, get jam and jelly on them, and drown them in the toilet.”

He continued, “Books are people, too! They talk to you, they take care of you, and they enrich you with wisdom and humor and love. A book is my guest in my home. How could I kick it out? I repaired torn pages. I dusted them. I turned their pages so they could breathe and get some fresh air.

“Every week I reorganized them on their shelves so they could meet new friends. My books were HAPPY books. You could tell just by looking at them. Now they’re all back in the library, on the lower shelves, on the floors, at the mercy of all those runny-nosed kids. I can hear them calling me! I need to rescue them. Excuse me. I have to go now.”

1.Why was the man put into prison?

A. Because he refused to return the books that he had borrowed.

B. Because the book publisher persuaded the police to do so.

C. Because he stole 700 children's books from the five different libraries.

D. Because he wanted to publish his story.

2.How did the man treat books?

A. He treated them as his furniture.

B. He treated them as his own children.

C. He treated them as real people.

D. He treated them as his job.

3.From the passage we can learn that the man is _____.

A. a thief B. crazy about books

C. a writer D. unfortunate

4.What might happen after the man was set free?

A. He might stop borrowing books from libraries.

B. He might start a library of his own.

C. He might go on borrowing books from libraries.

D. He might return all his books to the libraries.

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