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Reading can open a world of joy for students, and one North Carolina principal wants to spread that moment of bap pines s to them on their birthday.

Glenn Cook, principal of Pleasant Ridge Elementary School in Gastonia, North Carolina, came up with an idea to give each student a book on their birthday. With about 900 students attending Pleasant Ridge, it is not an easy task, but Cook says he's ready to "go big or go home". He is going to include every student in this project.

''I didn't have a lot of kids' books," said Cook."So I put the idea online, and I wanted to see if any of my trends needed to clean off their books b elves at home. I was hoping to get maybe 50 books for the first round of birthdays. "· The number of books Cook received was surprising." Were probably getting maybe 500 books," said Cook. There are so many books taking up spa cc all over his office.

The idea started when Cook attended a professional development event. He asked another principal for advice. This principal told him that at her school, she gave her students a pencil on their birthday.

He wanted to take this idea to the next level, so he began reading himself. He came up with the idea that a principal should share his excitement and love for reading. The goal of giving these books to students is to find a book that's right for each one, so they can experience the happiness of reading.

Local businesses have joined the project to donate books. Michelle Clear, a parent at Pleasant Ridge, decided to support Cook's project and offer her store as a book donation center."Reading just opens up so many ways in kids' lives," Clear noted. Hopefully, this will get across the nation to call on more people to donate books.

1. （1） What can we learn from "go big or go home" in Paragraph 2?

   A . Cook wants to collect many great books B . Cook has made up his mind to run this project C . Cook will visit each student's home D . Cook will face a lot of problems.
3. （2） Why did Cook carry out the project?

   A . To encourage students to read. B . To advertise his school online. C . To celebrate students' birthdays. D . To help friends clean the bookshelves.
5. （3） What is the biggest problem when carrying out the project?

   A . Not enough money. B . Not enough kids' books C . No support from parents D . Not enough space to put so many books
7. （4） What does the passage mainly talk about?

   A . A principal is carrying out a big project. B . Reading makes students and principal close. C . A principal gives students a special birthday gift. D . Reading brings students happiness and excitement.