Nowadays few of us read books after we leave school. This is rather ___1___, for one should know that books are no less necessary to one’s ____2_ than fresh air is to one’s ____3_ life.From good reading we can __ 4___ __________, experience and ____5__ . A good book is our ____6__friend. It can increase our __7_ when we are cheerful and happy, and __8__ our pain when we are sad or lonely. Books can also offer us __ 9_____ of experience. Few of us can travel far from home or live long over 100, but all of us can live many lives through the pages of books. What’s more, reading books can ________10_______ , broaden our minds and make us wise. With the coming of TV/smart phones, books are no longer read as widely as they once were. However, _____________________________________________11_____________________________________.