It is often said that books are always a good friends and reading is an active mental process. Unlike TV, books make you use your brain. By reading, you think more and become smarter. Reading improves concentration and focus. Reading books takes brain power. It requires you to focus on what you are reading for long periods. Unlike magazines, Internet posts or E-mails that might contain small pieces of information. Books tell the whole story. Since you must concentrate in order to read, you will get better at concentration. Many studies show if you do not use your memory, you lose it. Reading helps you stretch your memory muscles. Reading requires remembering details, facts and figures and in literature, plot lines, themes and characters.
Reading is a good way to improve your vocabulary. Do you remember that when you were at elementary school you learned how to infer the meaning of one word by reading the context of the other words in the sentence? While reading books, especially challenging ones, you will find yourself exposed to many new words.
Reading is a fundamental skill builder. Every good course has a matching book to go with it. Why? Because books help clarify difficult subjects. Books provide information that goes deeper than just classroom discussions. By reading more books, you become better informed and more of an expert on the topics you read about. This expertise translates into higher self-esteem. Since you are so well-read, people look to you for answers. Your feelings about yourself can only get better.
Books give you knowledge of other cultures and places. The more information you have got, the richer your knowledge is. Books can expand your horizons by letting you see what other cities and countries have to offer before you visit them.
1. Books have great influence on ________
A. muscle B. Brain C. Friendship D. TV
2. When you are reading a book, _________
A. You have to read small pieces of information. B. You have to read during a very long time.
C. You use your brain in concentration and focus. D. You lose your memory.
3. A challenging book ________.
A. helps you to improve your vocabulary B. is only for primary pupils
C. can translate all new words D. contains a lot of difficult vocabulary
4. Books are __________________
A. are compulsory in every course B. are not needed in most of course
C. contain less information than class discussions D. make a sick patient feel better
5. According to the passage, reading books cannot give you ________.
A. widen your knowledge of other cultures and places. B. enrich your vocabulary
C. be self- confident D. Become a good builder
1. Books have great influence on ________
A. muscle B. Brain C. Friendship D. TV
2. When you are reading a book, _________
A. You have to read small pieces of information. B. You have to read during a very long time.
C. You use your brain in concentration and focus. D. You lose your memory.
3. A challenging book ________.
A. helps you to improve your vocabulary B. is only for primary pupils
C. can translate all new words D. contains a lot of difficult vocabulary
4. Books are __________________
A. are compulsory in every course B. are not needed in most of course
C. contain less information than class discussions D. make a sick patient feel better
5. According to the passage, reading books cannot give you ________.
A. widen your knowledge of other cultures and places. B. enrich your vocabulary
C. be self- confident D. Become a good builder