The Library of Congress is America's national library. It has millions of books and other 1 . It has newspapers, popular publications as well as letters of 2 interest. It also has maps, photographs, art prints, movies, 3 and musical instruments. All together, it has more than 100 million objects.
The Library of Congress is open to the public Monday through Saturday, except for public holidays. Anyone may go there and read anything in the collection. But no one 4 take books out of the building.
The Library of Congress was 5 in 1800. It started with eleven boxes of hooks in one room of the Capitol Building. By 1814, the total number had increased to about 3,000 books. They were all 6 that year when the Capitol was burned down during America's war with Britain.
To help 7 the library, Congress bought the books of President Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Jefferson has 8 7,000 books in seven languages.
In 1897, the library moved into its own building across the street from the capital.Today, three buildings hold the library's collection.
The library 9 books and materials to the US Congress and also lends books to other American libraries, government agencies and foreign library. It buys some of its books and gets others as gifts. It also gets materials through its copyright office. Anyone who wants 10 for a publication in the US must send 2 copies to the library. This means the Library of Congress receives almost everything that is published in the United States.
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1.objects。【精解】此处应填入一个复数名词，与and前面的books构成并列结构。object意为“物品”。
2.historical。【精解】此处应填入一个形容词，修饰后面的interest，构成固定搭配。historical interest意为“历史价值，历史遗迹”。
3.sound recordings。【精解】此处应填入一个名词或名词短语，与前面的名词及短语保持词性一致。sound recordings意为“录音资料”。
4.is permitted t0。【精解】此处应填入一个动词短语、is permitted t0意为“被允许做某事”。
5.established。【精解】此处应填入一个动词的过去分词形式，与前面的be动词构成被动语态。establish意为“建立”。
6.destroyed。【精解】此处应填入一个动词的过去分词形式.与前面的he动词构成被动语态。destroy意为“破坏”。
7.rebuild。【精解】此处应填入一个动词，构成help do sth.短语，意为“帮助做某事”。rebuild意为“重建”。
8.possessed。【精解】此处应填入一个动词过去分词，与前面的has构成完成时。possess意为“拥有”。
9.provides。【精解】此处应填入一个动词单数形式作谓语。provide意为“提供”
10.copyright protection。【精解】此处应填入一个名词或名词短语作want的宾语。copyright protection意为“版权保护”。