________two days and nights' pass in this manner, during which the old man bears the tension of the line with his body.

The train ________ by bad weather. I am not sure.

The museum is open to everybody. It ________ between 9am and 5pm.

The room ________ once a day.

I think the match ________. Everybody's gone into the stadium and youcan hear them cheering.

What should I tell the mechanic?" ~ "The oil needs_______"  

The Old Man and the Sea is noteworthy in twentieth century fiction, reaffirming Hemingway's worldwide literary prominence________

Neil Postman, an author of some great books, pointed out that reading teaches us to think in a logically connected way, and cultivating a sustained attention span.  

_______is one of my favourite leisure activities.

How-to books appear only because________. 

I think access to cinemas and theatres is the main______of city life.

There are many benefits that we may be gainedby actuallytaking the time to read a book instead ofsitting in front of the TV or doing some  otherforms of mindless entertainment.

Because of their convenience, cellular phones and other portable phoneshave become ________ popular.

The passage tells us that How-to books sell well on how________.

If you often read “How-to books”, you________. 

Too much television can has negative effects on young minds  because of higher levels of television viewing correlate with lowered academic performance, especially reading scores.