These are dark days for the book business. Borders, a once-huge bookseller,(

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问题 These are dark days for the book business. Borders, a once-huge bookseller,(1)_____ on July 18th that it will close down its remaining stores, (2)_____ nearly 10,700 staff jobless. Publishers will lose a showcase for their books,(3)_____ could mean more laid-off editors.(4)_____ the problem is not the(5)______: writers will still scribble for scraps.(6)_____ demand: American book publishers reported(7)_____ across all platforms last year. It is just that no one is making money.
The business needs fresh ideas.(8)_____ Unbound, a British effort to "crowd-fund" books. Visitors to its website can(9)_____ money for a book that is only part-written.(10)_____ enough money is raised, the author can(11)_____ to finish it—and the pledgers will get a copy. Having launched in May, the firm announced its first (12)_____ on July 18th. Terry Jones, of Monty Python fame, has(13)_____ 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(14)_____," explains John Mitchinson, who co-founded Unbound. Visitors can(15)_____ ￡10 for an e-book and a nod in the afterword, or up to ￡250 for such(16)_____ 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,(17)_____ publishing budgets dwindle. Readers(18)_____ enjoy feeling like part of the (19)_____ 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(20)_____. [br] (14)

选项 A、arrangement
B、investment
C、requirement
D、acknowledgement

答案 D

解析由于书籍未出版前就能得到读者的资助，这样就降低了出版商的投资幅度，故选investment“投资”。arrangement“安排”；requirement“要求”；acknowledgement“认可度”。

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