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    "You can either travel or read, but either your body or your soul must be on the way." The popular saying has inspired many people to read or go sightseeing. Here are four books that you can take on your trip.

    On the Road, 1957,by Jack Kerouac

    The book is a popular spiritual guidebook about youth. The main character in the book drives across the US continent with several young people and finally reaches Mexico. After the exhausting and exciting trip, the characters in the book begin to realize the meaning of life.

    Life Is Elsewhere,1975,by Milan Kundera

    Jean-Jaoques Rousseau once said," Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains." The book describes a young artist's romantic but miserable life, about how he reads, dreams and has a relationship during his trip to Central Europe. The book invites you to deeply reflect on your current life and to honor the Czech-born writer Kundera.

    My Name Is Red, 1998,by Orhan Pamuk

    The book, a masterpiece of the Nobel Prize winner for Literature Orhan Pamuk, has been translated into more than 50 languages and published around the world. It tells a story of a young man, who was away from home for 12 years, coming back to his hometown in Istanbul. What embraces him is not only love, but a series of murder cases as well.

    The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry,2013,by Rachel Joyce

    The novel tells a story of a 60-year-old man who lived a boring and unhappy life, until one day, he received his old friend's letter who got cancer. In deep shock and sorrow, he went out to send his reply letter.627 miles in 87 days, he walked depending on one belief that "his friend can survive as long as he walks".

    1. (1) Whose book inspires readers to rethink their own life?
      A . Jack Kerouac. B . Milan Kundera. C . Orhan Pamuk. D . Rachel Joyce.
    2. (2) Accordingto the article, which book has been sold globally?
      A . On the Road. B . Life Is Elsewhere. C . My Name Is Red. D . The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry.
    3. (3) What can we know from The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry?
      A . The main character expects his friend to live longer. B . The main character lives a romantic but miserable life. C . The main character suffers from cancer. D . The main character motivates many people to go sightseeing.

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