The word “library” comes from the Latin word liber, meaning “a (1) _. A. book __”. This is a place where information in print and in other form is collected and arranged to serve people of all ages and interests. Libraries appeared in (2) __ B. ancient _ times in Egypt, Assiria, Greece and Rome. Perhaps the most (3) __ B. famous _ library of that early day was at Alexandria. It was found by Ptolomy I. He ordered the librarians to collect all the Greek texts as well as (4) _ D. manuscripts __ in other languages from every part of the known world. By the middle of the 1st century BC there were about 700,000 papyrus rolls in the library.The first libraries in Russia were established in medieval (5) _ C. monasteries __ .Public libraries were opened in the 19th century at the Academy of sciences and Moscow University.
The library today is a centre of all kinds of (6) _ B. communications __ : printed, pictured, recorded and electronically stored. People go to the library to read, listen, look, search, inquire, relax, discuss and think.The largest and best-known libraries in the world are: the British National Library in (7) 7. A. London ___ , the Library of Congress in Washington and the Russian State Library. The national libraries of different countries keep in touch and (8) _ D. exchange __ books and information.
Most libraries have a professionally educated (9) __ C. staff _ whose first duty is to help you. Librarians also select and purchase books and other materials, organize materials so that you can easily (10) . A. use ___ them, answer questions about facts, people, events, or to (11) _ B. advise __ you how to find the information you (12) __ D. need _ .
Many people have books at home. These are the books of their (13) __ A. favourite _ authors, dictionaries, reference books and the like. My family also has a family (14) _ C. library __ . It was my grandfather who started to (15) _ B. collect __ it. There are over two thousands of books in it. I believe, sometime I will read them all.
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