单选题Directions: For each blank in the following
passage, choose the best answer from the choices given below. Mark your answer
on the ANSWER SHEET by drawing with a pencil a short bar across the
corresponding letter in the brackets.
Science textbooks and technical and professional journals are usually made up of
several parts and contain various special features, many of which have a
standard format. {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}usually contain a
large number of these parts; journals and {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}}
{{/U}}contain many, but not all of them. Knowing where to look
for information and {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}to expect in a
book can greatly increase your ability to use all the information there.
Explanations of and practice using some of these textbook parts and {{U}}
{{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}are covered in these even numbered lessons. The
features in textbooks are {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}into the
following three categories. Front matter is the {{U}} {{U}}
6 {{/U}} {{/U}}-numeral paginated section at the front of most books.
The text is the main body of the book. The {{U}} {{U}} 7
{{/U}} {{/U}}matter comprises the additional sections at the back of most
books. {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}our discussion of these three
sections will deal mainly with textbooks, the practice provided will greatly
{{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}your comprehension of scientific
{{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}as well.