Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank:
Our family has got many books. All the (1)___________ of our family buy books
and read them. My mother says that books help us in self-education. In ancient times books (2)_______ written by hand. It was difficult to write a book (3)_______ a pen. Then printing came into our life. Printing played an important (4)_______ in the development of literature and culture. Now there are a lot of books in the shops, there are many books in our flats. But it is difficult to buy all books (5)______we want to read. That's why we get books in public libraries. There are some problems in our life and sometimes it is difficult to (6)_________ them. I think that books can help us. Last year I read a very interesting book "An American Tragedy" by Theodore Dreiser.
This novel was (7)______ at the beginning of the 20th century. The novel (8)_____ the tragic fate of a boy and a girl, Clyde and Roberta (9)_______ name. It is a sad story. This novel was written many years ago, but it is (10)______ nowadays. Books must be our friends during all our life.
1. A. members B. partners C. groups D. relates
2. A. are B. were C. have D. had
3. A. in B. by C. with D. at
4. A. step B. stage C. chain D. role
5. A. who B. which C. when D. where
6. A. deal B. imagine C. create D. solve
7. A. published B. presented C. opened D. constructed
8. A. writes B. prescribes C. describes D. mentions
9. A. on B. by C. of D. with
10. A. amazing B. favorite C. popular D. worth
