Salina was an avid reader. She had no real
preference
___1___
any genre. She read mysteries, romance, comics and
also non-fiction books.
Salina loved buying books too. She loved going to
the bookstore and spending hours browsing ___2___
the racks and shelves, looking for good bargains.
Her bookshelf at home was already overflowing with ___3___
extensive collection but that never stopped her from
buying more.
Today, Salina was going to the Expo Hall for ___4___
book warehouse sale. She was one of the first few to
arrive at the hall. She even brought along with her
a big backpack, all ready to lug her purchases home.
She first headed for the section ___5___
mystery. She found a series by one of her favorite
authors. She had already read ___6___
first two books of the series so she was happy to
have found the entire series.
Next, Salina went to look at ___7___
children's books. She wanted to see if there were
any interesting books that she could buy for her
nieces and nephews. They would make good Christmas
presents. She found a dinosaur magnetic book that
was perfect for her nephew, Jason. Jason was
aspiring to be a paleontologist when ___8___
grew up. She also chose story books on ballerinas
for her two nieces. They were perfect gifts for six ___9___
seven-year-old girls.
Just as Salina was about to go the cashier to pay
for her purchases, she spotted the cookery section.
She decided to check it out to see if there were any
interesting baking books that she___10___
get for her mother. Her mother enjoyed making cakes
and cookies during the weekends. As she scoured the
pile, she spotted one book that was on pancake.
Salina decided to get that as it was something
different from the usual cakes that her mother used
to bake. Happy with her purchases, Salina made her
way home. |