Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Our family has got many books. All the …(18)… of our family buy books and read them. My mother says that books help us in self-education. In ancient times, books ……(19)…… written by hand. It was difficult to write a book …(20)…… a pen. Then printing came into our life. Printing played an important ……(21)…. in the development of literature and culture. Now there are a lot of books in the shops, there are many books in our flats. But it is difficult …(22)…… all books which we want to read. That’s why we get books in public libraries. There are some problems in our life and sometimes it is difficult to ……(31)… them. I think that books can help us. Last year

Our family has got many books. All the …(26)… of our family buy books and read them. My mother says that books help us in self-education. In ancient times, books ……(27)…… written by hand. It was difficult to write a book …(28)…… a pen. Then printing came into our life. Printing played an important ……(29)…. in the development of literature and culture. Now there are a lot of books in the shops, there are many books in our flats. But it is difficult …(30)…… all books which we want to read. That’s why we get books in public libraries. There are some problems in our life and sometimes it is difficult to ……(23)… them. I think that books can help us. Last year

I read a very interesting book “ An American Tragedy” by Theodore Dreiser. This novel was …(24)…… at the beginning of the 20th century. The novel ……(25)……. The tragic fate of a boy and a girl, Clyde and Roberta ……(26)…… name. It is a sad story. This novel was written many years ago, but it is …(27)……… nowadays. Books must be our friends during our life.

(18)..................

• A. 
  members
• B. 
  partners
• C. 
  groups
• D. 
  relates