(43-45) If you enjoy reading, don’t miss Shakespeare and Company when you visit the
city of Paris. It is a famous English-language bookstore on the left bank of the river
Seine. The first Shakespeare and Company in history was opened in 1919 by an
American, Sylvia Beach. Ms. Beach did more than sell books. Her bookstore was
also a library, and she even prepared beds for writers visiting there. Ms. Beach was
not only kind to people but also good at choosing books, so her bookstore was often
visited by writers like Ernest Hemingway and James Joyce. But in 1941, after the
Germans took power in Paris, Ms. Beach was told to close her bookstore.
In 1951, another American, George Whitman, opened in Paris another Englishlanguage bookstore, Librairie Mistral. Since then, just as Ms. Beach did, Mr.
Whitman has also made his bookstore a library for people to borrow books, and a
free hotel for writers to stay in. To remember Ms. Beach, Mr. Whitman changed the
name of his bookstore to Shakespeare and Company in 1964, two years after Ms.
Beach died. Next time when you are in Paris, don’t forget to visit this friendly bookstore,
and see if you can spend a night there!
【題組】45. Why was Ms. Beach’s business closed?
(A) She was asked to leave Paris.
(B) The Germans made her give it up.
(C) Her business went from bad to worse.
(D) She died.
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