BOOKSCHOOSE THE WORD WHOSE UNDERLINED PART IS PRONOUNCED DIFFERENTLY...
35. There are many benefits that we
may be gained
by
actually
taking the
A
B
time to read a book
instead of
sitting in front of the TV
or
doing some
C
D
other forms of mindless entertainment.
(may gain)
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
Reading, as you know, is a continuous and never ending process. If you do very little reading, or if
you read only material that offers no challenge to your comprehension, your reading will be of very
little use. Once we reach a certain age, or once our formal schooling is completed, many of us become
so restricted in our choice of .reading that we rarely read any new type of reading experience. We tend
to read only books in our professional or business field, or only inspirational books, or only our favorite
newspapers every morning, or only one magazine for which we have developed a preference. And the
trouble starts here. You should neither read only for entertainment nor only for information but you
should also read for intellectual growth, for mental stimulation, for enriching your background of
knowledge, for wisdom, and for broader outlook and mature understanding. What kind of books should
you read to continue your intellectual growth, to gain a background for opinion and for judgment? The
answer is simple one: Read books in fields you have little or no acquaintance with, books that will open
for you new horizons of learning, books that will help you explore new areas of knowledge and
experience, books that will make the world and people more understandable to you. Sadly, more and
more people today are giving up the printed word in favor of being entertained and informed by
watching TV, a popular entertainment ,device present at almost homes. More and more children are
being subjected to TV programming, perhaps as a babysitter. More than two hours of TV time per day
are now a part of children development, generating physiological and mental problems that are of
growing concern among experts.