Question

E-books vs paper books

by Emma Bannister

Although paper books have been around for centuries, research (21) that, these days, people buy more e-books than paper books. There are many advantages to (22) Firstly, on just one device, the e-reader, you can download and store thousands of books. Also, because e-readers are light and easy (23) it's like having a portable library with you all the time. Another reason e-books are popular is that they are often (24) compared to paper books.

Still, e-books are not for everyone. Many readers still like a good (25) paper book. For one, they enjoy the feeling of holding and smelling paper books and like to admire their collection, Furthermore, when paper books (26) and the pages turn yellow, they look even nicer. On the other hand, reading from a screen puts a strain on your eyes. Also, (27) something happens to your e-reader, you have to pay a lot of money to (28) brand new one. Finally, if you forget to recharge the battery of your e-reader, it (29) out when you are in the (30) of a story. or to buy a run

21. A. suggests

B. believes

22. A. consider

B. think

23. A. for carrying

B. to carry

C. recommends

C. suppose

D. expresses

D. regard

C. carried

D. carrying

D. expensive than

24. A. quite cheap

B. much cheaper than

C. as expensive

25. A. historic

B. old-fashioned

C. current

D. modern

26. A. raise

B. grow old

C. age

27. A. unless

B. as long as

B. repair

C. if

D. mature

28. A. have repaired it

C. get it repaired

D. should

29. A. ought to

B. must

C. might

D. make it repaired

D. should

B. beginning

C. start

D. middle

30. A. end

Answer 1

Ответ:

21. D

22. A

23. A

24. A

25. B

26. C

27. C

28. B

29. C

30. D

(answers may not be right)