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3．Call to Arms by Lu Xun
The short stories lively show China during the early 20th century. The stories describe deeply the lives of common people and their troubles, mainly about the farmers and the lower classes.
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6．Rickshaw Boy by Lao She
It is a novel about a young man living in Beijing in the 1920s Though he is hardworking, there is something unlucky stops him. The book tells us the hard life of workers in the traditional Chinese society.
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33．Midnight by Mao Dun
The novel sets in 1980s Shanghai. It tells the life of a businessman. As he talks about his life, we know more great social changes at that time. Besides, the novel also paints a different China under the foreign influence（影响）.
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64．To Live by Yu Hua
It shows the life of Fugui, a rich landowner (地主) who loses his money and becomes poor. Although he meets the hardest time in the late years, he stills tries to live. The story also shows important events of 20th-century China.
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16．Lao She’s book _________ is one of the greatest Chinese books.
A．To Live B．Midnight C．Call to Arms D．Rickshaw Boy
17．The four books are all about ____________.
A．troubles of poor Chinese farmers B．social changes around the world
C．Chinese life in the twentieth century D．social events in the modern China
18．We can find The Greatest Booksin _____________.
A．a Chinese book B．the Internet
C．a shopping list D．a guidebook
