Reading good books is one of the greatest pleasures in life. It ________our happiness when we are cheerful. and lessens our sorrow when we are sad. A good book may absorb our attention so   ________ that for the time being we forget our surroundings.

Whatever may be our main purpose in reading, good books should never fail to give us________. With a good book in our hands we will never be________ .Whether the characters in the book are taken from real life or are purely________· they may become our companions and make us laugh. The people we meet in books may ________ us either because they are similar to our close friends or because they present unfamiliar types whom we are glad to welcome as new acquaintances. Our human friends sometimes ________ us, but the friends we make in books always respect us. By turning the pages we can ________ them without any fear of hurting their feelings. When our human friends ________ us, good books are always there to give us sympathy and encouragement.

One of the most valuable gifts from books is ________ . Few of us can travel far from home, but all of us can lead varied lives through the pages of book. When we wish to ________from the dull realities of everyday life, a book will help us when nothing else can. To travel by book we don’t have to ________and save a lot of money. Through books we may get the thrill of adventure without________ . We can climb high mountains or cross the hot sands of the desert.________ , through books the whole world is ours for the asking. The ________ of our literary experiences are almost unlimited.