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5. A. live B. lived C. are living D. had livedRead the passage and choose the best answer for each sentence below.It is often said that books are always a good friends and reading is an active mental process. UnlikeTV, books make you use your brain. By reading, you think more and become smarter. Reading improvesconcentration and focus. Reading books takes brain power. It requires you to focus on what you arereading for long periods. Unlike magazines, Internet posts or e-Mails that might contain small pieces ofinformation. Books tell the whole story”. Since you must concentrate in order to read, you will get betterat concentration. Many studies show if you do not use your memory; you lose it. Reading helps you stretchyour 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 atelementary school you learned how to infer the meaning of one word by reading the context of the otherwords in the sentence? While reading books, especially challenging ones, you will find yourself exposedto 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 justclassroom discussions By reading more books you become better informed and more of an expert on thetopics you read about. This expertise translates into higher self-esteem. Since you are so well-read, peoplelook 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, thericher your knowledge is. Books can expand your horizons by letting you see what other cities andcountries have to offer before you visit them.