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Nearly all the (1. discover) that have been made through the ages can be found in books. The invention of the book is one of humankind's greatest (2. achieve), the importance of which cannot be (3. estimate). Books are very (4. adapt), providing us with both entertainment and information. The (5. produce) of books began in Ancient Egypt, though not in a form that is (6. recognise) to us today. The books read by the Romans, however, have some (7. similar) to the ones we read now. Until the middle of the 15th century, in Europe, all books were (8. write) by hand. They were often beautifully illustrated and always rare and expensive. With printing came the (9. possible) of cheap, large scale publication and distribution of books making knowledge more widespread and (9. access).
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Nearly all the (1. discover) discoveries that have been made through the ages can be found in books. The invention of the book is one of humankind's greatest (2. achieve) achievement, the importance of which cannot be (3. estimate) overestimated. Books are very (4. adapt) adaptable , providing us with both entertainment and information. The (5. produce) production of books began in Ancient Egypt, though not in a form that is (6. recognise) recognizable to us today. The books read by the Romans, however, have some (7. similar) similarities to the ones we read now. Until the middle of the 15th century, in Europe, all books were (8. write) written by hand. They were often beautifully illustrated and always rare and expensive. With printing came the (9. possible) possibility of cheap, large scale publication and distribution of books making knowledge more widespread and (9. access) accessible.
