Reading Together

B2 First · Multiple Choice Cloze · Cambridge Ready original exercise

For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning.

set

meet

put

hold

another

other

the other

others

part

piece

side

section

worried

bothered

interested

annoyed

makes

lets

has

encourages

do

take

make

earn

turns

order

rounds

series

across

over

into

up

Reading is usually something we do alone, so it may (0) ___ as a surprise that book clubs are so popular. The idea is simple: a group of people agree to read the same book, then (1) ___ up once a month to talk about it. Some groups meet in libraries or cafés, while (2) ___ prefer to meet in members' homes. Members often say that the conversation is the best (3) ___ of the evening. Someone who loved a novel may discover that the person sitting next to them couldn't be (4) ___ to finish it. Hearing why can be surprisingly interesting, and it often (5) ___ readers to look at a book in a completely new way. Book clubs are also a good way to (6) ___ new friends, especially for anyone who has just moved to a new area. In most groups, members take it in (7) ___ to choose the next book. As a result, they end up reading novels they might never have come (8) ___ otherwise.

Reading Together

arrive

happen

come

appear

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