In Syria, there’s a library, and it has 15, 000 books on almost every subject you can think of. However, it is different from any libraries you know. It is a secret underground library, and only people in Syria know where it is.
Over the years, the war has destroyed Syria badly. Every day, houses are bombed and people are killed. Stores are closed one after another, and so are schools. To help the kids in Syria with their learning, Ahmad, a 19-year-old student, and his friends decided to build a library. They built the library under the ground to keep it safe from bombing. But it is dangerous to collect books for the library . Often, Ahmad and his friend look for books in houses that were bombed. They need to be careful because they may be killed in another bombing.
You may ask, “In a place like Syria, would people be interested on books?” “Just like the body need food, the mind needs books.” says one library user. In the library, people enjoy their time of reading and forget about the terrible world above, so their life doesn’t seem so hard. Through reading, they are able to dream of a better life after war.
| Word Bank Syria 叙利亚 war战争；战乱 bomb爆炸 |
| A．They can get free food. |
| B．They find joy and hope in reading. |
| C．They want to learn how to win the war. |
| D．Their school teachers give lessons there. |
| A．It was built during the war. |
| B．It has been bombed many times. |
| C．It was built to remember people who died in the war. |
| D．Most of its books are collected from outside of Syria. |
| A．Wars in Syria |
| B．Secret Underground Library |
| C．Where is the Library |
| D．Would People Be Interested in Books |
