HUMAN EFFORT
Books are, by far, the most lasting product of human effort. Temples crumble into ruin, pictures and statues decay, but books survive. Time does not destroy the great thoughts which are as fresh today as when they first passed through their authors’ minds. These thoughts speak to us through the printed page. The only effect of time has been to throw out of currency the bad products. Nothing in the literature which is not good can live for long. Good books have always helped the man in various spheres of life. No wonder that the world keeps its books with great care.
Answer the following questions briefly:
1. What is the most lasting product of human effort?
2. Why does time not destroy books?
3. What is not subject to decay?
4. How do the thoughts of great authors speak to us?
5. Why does the world keep its books with care?
6. Find in the passage a synonym of ‘different’.
Answers
1.Books.
2.Because they contain high ideals.
3.Books.
4.Through their books.
5. It keeps its books with care because they help us in various spheres of life.
6.Various.
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