MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE DISCOVERING THAT SHARING AND TALKING ABOUT TH...

Exercise 8:More and more people are discovering that sharing and talking about their favorite bookswith others can be as rewarding as the act of reading itself. For people who feel that theyare too busy to sit down with a book, a book club helps them schedule time to read,others have gained self-confidence by participating in or leading a discussion. And mostpeople enjoy the chance to (1) ______ new friends.A successful book club should have a group that is small enough so even the quiet peoplecan be heard but also big enough for many different (2) ______. The best arrangement isa mixture of ages, sexes, and backgrounds for more reading variety and livelierdiscussions.The book club could (3) _______ in one subject or type of book, like mysteries, sciencefiction, or biographies. Or the members could read books of all types, as long as the bookis highly recommended by someone who thinks it would be worth discussing.Some book clubs meet in places like bookstores, public libraries, or restaurants, but mosthave their meetings in members’ homes. This approach simply (4) _____ more privacyand time for longer meetings.To make the meeting go smoothly, a leader should be appointed. The leader will usuallystart the discussion by asking what the author’s main idea was. Book club membersshould never be afraid to offer their opinions, even if they don’t like a book. They justneed to be prepared to explain (5) ____ they didn’t like something.1. A. do B. form C. make D. gather2. A. attitudes B. opinions C. issues D. characters3. A. talk B. focus C. concentrate D. specialize4. A. takes B. offers C. supplies D. encourage5. A. why B. where C. what D. how