

Fill in each numbered blank of the following passage with a suitable word.
BOOKS IN OUR LIFE
Books play a very important part in our life. There is practically 1)_____ family that
does not have books. We can learn many things from oks. They help us in self-education and in
(2)_____ problems in life.
In ancient times books were all written by (3)_____ and few copies were because it took a
very long time to write a whole book (4)_____ a pen. fies several men were needed to copy a
book as the work was slow. For ay, many years the (5)_____ of books in the world was very small.
Only a few people had copies of them to (6)_____ and study. Most people could not read.
The invention of printing (7)_______ a lot in history. Printing played a very important role in
the (8)_________ of culture, science and literature.
Today, there are more than 350 thousand public library in our country everyone has the
(9)_________ to use them. Each year about 2,000 titles children's books appear. Every six books
(10)________ in our country (not counting textbooks) is a book for young readers. Writers come
to schools children's libraries. Here (11)________ reader's conferences they meet with young
readers and hear (12)_______ the children have to say about their book During Children's Book
Week, exhibitions are (13)________ in many places.
In our country (14)_______ are also special radio and TV programmes about the work of
well-known children's (15)_________ and illustrators; there are talks on the best books of the
year.
BOOKS IN OUR LIFE
Books play a very important part in our life. There is practically 1)_____ family that
does not have books. We can learn many things from oks. They help us in self-education and in
(2)_____ problems in life.
In ancient times books were all written by (3)_____ and few copies were because it took a
very long time to write a whole book (4)_____ a pen. fies several men were needed to copy a
book as the work was slow. For ay, many years the (5)_____ of books in the world was very small.
Only a few people had copies of them to (6)_____ and study. Most people could not read.
The invention of printing (7)_______ a lot in history. Printing played a very important role in
the (8)_________ of culture, science and literature.
Today, there are more than 350 thousand public library in our country everyone has the
(9)_________ to use them. Each year about 2,000 titles children's books appear. Every six books
(10)________ in our country (not counting textbooks) is a book for young readers. Writers come
to schools children's libraries. Here (11)________ reader's conferences they meet with young
readers and hear (12)_______ the children have to say about their book During Children's Book
Week, exhibitions are (13)________ in many places.
In our country (14)_______ are also special radio and TV programmes about the work of
well-known children's (15)_________ and illustrators; there are talks on the best books of the
year.