2. 外语
  3. A. apparently B. part-written C. treats D. work E. secured F. supply G. fully-written H. success I. allege J. growth K.

A. apparently B. part-written C. treats D. work E. secured F. supply G. fully-written H. success I. allege J. growth K.

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问题     A. apparently B. part-written C. treats D. work E. secured
    F. supply G. fully-written H. success I. allege J. growth
    K. decline L. announced M. finance N. investment O. simply
    These are dark days for the book business. Borders, a once-huge bookseller,【C1】______ on July 18th that it will close down its remaining stores, leaving nearly 10,700 staff jobless. Publishers will lose a showcase for their books, which could mean more laid-off editors. Yet the problem is not the 【C2】______: writers will still scribble for scraps. Nor demand: American book publishers reported 【C3】______ across all platforms last year. It is just that no one is making money.
    The business needs fresh ideas. Enter Unbound, a British effort to "crowd-fund" books. Visitors to its website can pledge money for a book that is only【C4】______. If enough money is raised, the author can afford to finish it—and the pledgers will get a copy. Having launched in May, the firm announced its first【C5】______ on July 18th. Terry Jones, of Monty Python fame, has【C6】______ the funds to finish a book of quirky stories. Handsome edited volumes and e-books will follow.
    "We can make books work at a much lower level of【C7】______," explains John Mitchinson, who co-founded Unbound. Visitors can stump up ￡10 for an e-book and a nod in the afterword, or up to ￡250 for such【C8】______ as lunch with the author.
    Over 3,000 pledges have come in, averaging ￡30 apiece. Authors see a new way to nurture fans and make money, even as publishing budgets dwindle. Readers【C9】______ enjoy feeling like part of the creative process. Most readers won’t pay ￡8.99 for an acclaimed book, yet some will spend ￡50 on a signed unwritten one. In these digitally isolating times, the personal touch may【C10】______.
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答案J
解析 空格填入名词，作reported的宾语。冒号后的内容说明问题不在需求，故推断书商报告的销量应该是上升的，词库中的growth“增长”符合要求。decline“下降”与原文的意思刚好相反，可排除。
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