Question 1
(Please note: The following questions are part of a cloze test. They are interrelated, meaning that the information provided in each question is connected to the others.)
BOOKS AND READING
I love books. I love to read. I’m a real _____, and I love to _____ in bookshops, just looking briefly at one book after another.
A bookworm is a person who loves reading and reads a lot. The clue is I love books. I love to read.
Question 2
I love books. I love to read. I’m a real _____, and I love to _____ in bookshops, just looking briefly at one book after another.
To browse means to look through things slowly and casually without a clear plan. The clue is just looking briefly at one book after another. Example: I browsed in the bookshop for an hour.
Question 3
I look at the _____, the photos or drawings.
Illustrations are the pictures in a book. The sentence explains the word itself: the photos or drawings.
Question 4
I look at the _____, the photos or drawings. If there are foreign or technical words in the book, I look at the _____ at the back for their meanings (unless they’re explained in _____ at the bottom of the pages) and I look at the _____ also at the back, which is a list of other books on the same subject.
A glossary is a list of special or difficult words with their meanings, usually at the back of a book. The clue is at the back for their meanings. Not footnotes, because footnotes are at the bottom of the pages.
Question 5
If there are foreign or technical words in the book, I look at the _____ at the back for their meanings (unless they’re explained in _____ at the bottom of the pages) and I look at the _____ also at the back, which is a list of other books on the same subject.
Footnotes are short notes printed at the bottom of a page. The clue is at the bottom of the pages. Not glossaries, because a glossary is at the back of the book.
Question 6
If there are foreign or technical words in the book, I look at the _____ at the back for their meanings (unless they’re explained in _____ at the bottom of the pages) and I look at the _____ also at the back, which is a list of other books on the same subject.
A bibliography is a list of books and articles on a subject, usually at the back of a book. The sentence explains it: a list of other books on the same subject. Not contents, because the contents page lists the chapters of the same book and is at the front.
Question 7
And I use the library a lot. I _____ two or three books a week, and I have to pay a (an) _____ if I return them late.
You borrow something when you take it and give it back later. You borrow books from a library. Not lend, because the library lends books to you.
Question 8
And I use the library a lot. I _____ two or three books a week, and I have to pay a (an) _____ if I return them late.
A fine is money you must pay because you broke a rule. Here the clue is if I return them late. Example: I paid a small fine for a late library book.
Question 9
Friends often recommend books to me, and I also read book _____ in the newspapers.
A book review is an article that describes a new book and gives an opinion about it. Newspapers often print book reviews.
Question 10
I don’t always agree with them, but anyway, they let me know what new books are being _____.
To publish a book means to print it and make it available for people to buy. Reviews tell readers which new books are being published. Not created, because we don't normally use it for the work of a publishing company.
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