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A. apparently B. part-written C. treats D. work E. secured F. supply G. fully-written H. success I. allege J. growth K.
A. apparently B. part-written C. treats D. work E. secured F. supply G. fully-written H. success I. allege J. growth K.
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2021-02-26
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A. apparently B. part-written C. treats D. work E. secured
F. supply G. fully-written H. success I. allege J. growth
K. decline L. announced M. finance N. investment O. simply
These are dark days for the book business. Borders, a once-huge bookseller,【C1】______ on July 18th that it will close down its remaining stores, leaving nearly 10,700 staff jobless. Publishers will lose a showcase for their books, which could mean more laid-off editors. Yet the problem is not the 【C2】______: writers will still scribble for scraps. Nor demand: American book publishers reported 【C3】______ across all platforms last year. It is just that no one is making money.
The business needs fresh ideas. Enter Unbound, a British effort to "crowd-fund" books. Visitors to its website can pledge money for a book that is only【C4】______. If enough money is raised, the author can afford to finish it—and the pledgers will get a copy. Having launched in May, the firm announced its first【C5】______ on July 18th. Terry Jones, of Monty Python fame, has【C6】______ the funds to finish a book of quirky stories. Handsome edited volumes and e-books will follow.
"We can make books work at a much lower level of【C7】______," explains John Mitchinson, who co-founded Unbound. Visitors can stump up £10 for an e-book and a nod in the afterword, or up to £250 for such【C8】______ as lunch with the author.
Over 3,000 pledges have come in, averaging £30 apiece. Authors see a new way to nurture fans and make money, even as publishing budgets dwindle. Readers【C9】______ enjoy feeling like part of the creative process. Most readers won’t pay £8.99 for an acclaimed book, yet some will spend £50 on a signed unwritten one. In these digitally isolating times, the personal touch may【C10】______.
【C2】
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答案
F
解析
空格前的定冠词the提示空格处应填入名词。空格后的writers will still scribble for scraps“作家们仍会为点小钱而奋笔疾书”说的是书的“供给”,因此词库中的supply“供给”符合语境。
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