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Choose the words that best complete the sentences in the text.
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One of the hazards that electronic media like the television, radio or computers
..............................(1) these days is the..............................(2) in book reading.
The concern..............................(3) mainly to the younger generations who are strongly
.............................. (4) by the glamour of the silver screen and, consequently, don't
..............................(5) the importance of acquiring first-hand information from books.
To.............................. (6) reading for pleasure and to propagate a wide array of
publications like encyclopaedias...............................(7) books, manuals or fiction, radical
solutions should be applied. Firstly, more.............................. (8) ought to be put on the
educational..............................(9). Youngsters should be made to feel comfortable while
reading either for information or self-satisfaction in public places like airports, buses or on the beach. Secondly, libraries must be subsidized more accurately in order to provide the
potential reader with..............................(10) choice of publications and to become more
publically active so as to put books at people's..............................(11) rather than keep
them under lock and key. Fund collecting actions organized by libraries might also
.............................. (12) the public awareness of the advantages of becoming
..............................(13) in a good book.
Finally, the mass media themselves might contribute substantially by recommending the
purchase of valuable best-sellers and inspiring their viewers to..............................(14)
their knowledge and erudition, and thus help them to..............................(15) the habit of
spontaneous everyday reading.
| A | denote | B | play | C | arise | D | pose | |
| A | rarity | B | decline | c | shortage | D | deficiency | |
| A | indicates | B | affects | c | embodies | D | applies | |
| A | tempted | B | exposed | c | submitted | D | involved | |
| A | observe | B | recognize | c | view | D | distinguish | |
| A | incite | B | revert | c | instill | D | encourage | |
| A | referral | B | referable | c | referee | D | reference | |
| A | relevance | B | persistence | c | focus | D | emphasis | |
| A | factor | B | ground | c | matter | D | point | |
| A | prolific | B | ample | c | lavish | D | lush | |
| A | availability | B | usage | C | benefit | D | disposal | |
| A | inflate | B | amplify | c | raise | D | expand | |
| A | occupied | B | inhaled | c | engrossed | D | incorporated | |
| A | enrich | B | magnify | c | arouse | D | elaborate | |
| A | grow | B | evolve | c | proceed | D | develop |
Ex. 7
| Kinds of book | Match each kind of book on the right below with what you would normally find in it on the left. | |
| (a) maps | guidebook | |
| (b) exercises and diagrams etc. for school study | dictionary | |
| (c) meanings of words | manual | |
| (d) information about a subject | atlas | |
| (e) an exciting story of crime or adventure | thriller | |
| (f) instructions, for example on how to | ||
| maintain, repair and use a car | textbook | |
| (g) tourist information and advice about a | ||
| place or country | Who's Who | |
| (h) a list of important, famous people and | ||
| details of their lives | encyclopaedia |
Ex. 8
Put each of the following words in its correct place in the passage below.
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