____ books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons.
First, reading books is fun. You can always keep yourself ______ if you like reading. This is especially useful when the weather is bad. It is a ______ hobby too. You can really become lost in a book.
Next, you can read a book anywhere; in a car, in a waiting-room, on a plane, in bed---even in the bath. All you need is a book! Reading is a convenient hobby ____ it is easy to stop and then start again.
Another good reason for ____ books is that it is useful. If you read as a hobby you will get better and better at it. This means that you will read faster and will become better at ____ what you read. As your reading improves, you will probably find your school work becomes much ___ . Many school subjects depend on good reading and, as you read, you learn more and more.
Some people say that reading is out of date. This is not true. You have to be able to read to use a computer and, the better you read, the better your computer skills will be. Reading is ___ out of date!
Book readers are most likely to be good writers, too. They are usually good at ____ as well, and have more things ____ about. Reading books is a wonderful hobby, one of the best. What other hobby could be more useful, or more enjoyable!
1.A. Read B. Reading C. To read D. Reads
2.A. amusing B. amuse C. amused D. to amuse
3.A. relaxing B. relaxed C. relax D. relaxes
4.A. when B. since C. although D. as
5.A. reading B. to read C. having read D. reads
6.A. understands B. to understand C. understanding D. understood
7.A. easy B. easily C. more easy D. easier
8.A. hard B. hardly C. harder D. hardest
9.A. spelling B. spell C. spelled D. spells
10.A. write B. writing C. writes D. to write
My hair is too long, I’ll tomorrow.
A. have them cut B. have it cut
C. have cut it D. have cut them.
It’s very nice you to me about it.
A. for; tell B. of; say
C. for; speak D. of; tell
Pollution does great harm to our health. It’s necessary the environment.
A. of us to protect B. for us to protect
C. of us protecting D. for us protecting
The house isn’t _________ for them _______
A.enough large ; live in B.large enough ; live in
C.enough large ; to live in D.large enough ; to live in
The detective story was so exciting that Tom wanted to finish ________ it as soon as possible.
A.reading B.reads C.read D.to read
