Neil Postman, an author of some great books, pointed out that reading teaches us to think in a logically connected way, and cultivating a sustained attention span.  

The train ________ by bad weather. I am not sure.

The room ________ once a day.

The museum is open to everybody. It ________ between 9am and 5pm.

I think the match ________. Everybody's gone into the stadium and youcan hear them cheering.

Reading cannot makeyour life longer , but reading reallymakes your life more thicker

There are many benefits that we may be gainedby actuallytaking the time to read a book instead ofsitting in front of the TV or doing some  otherforms of mindless entertainment.

Too much television can has negative effects on young minds  because of higher levels of television viewing correlate with lowered academic performance, especially reading scores.