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Guided Test
READING Part 1
The popularity of children’s books is also on the rise. This has come as a surprise to some experts who a few years ago expected that the quality of animation in cartoons that children can watch on any of their devices would make pictures on paper look very old-fashioned. They obviously did not take into account the power of imagination and the need to use it. Stephen Fry, a British actor and writer, wrote that books are no more threatened by e-readers than stairs by elevators. The point he was making is that in all buildings where there are elevators, there are also stairs. In the same way many books are produced in different formats for different purposes and the needs of the readers. Travellers like the convenience of being able to store their books on a device without having to overload their suitcases. However, people love to receive a beautiful hardback book as a present.
1 On Super Thursday buyers are more likely to purchase A hardback books. B paperback books. C e-books. 2 According to the text, publishers used to believe that A e-books would not be as popular as they had been. B hardback books would disappear completely. C sales of e-books would be much higher than hardback books. 3 According to the text, hardback books A do not make any money for publishers. B take up too much space on bookshelves. C are still very attractive for book buyers. 4 There has been a decrease in sales of books about A cooking. B the environment. C famous people. 5 Sales of children’s books are increasing because A children like to imagine. B they contain additional audio-visual materials. C they can be read on phones and tablets. 6 Stephen Fry suggests that e-books can be compared to A stairs. B elevators. C travellers.
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