British Writers

a) _ _ ? _ _ British writers manage to be popular as well as profound, b) _ _ _ _ _ in Britain could not be classified as “serious” literature. Britain is c) _ _ _ _ _. For example, the d) _ _ _ _ _ fiction is regarded e) _ _ _ _ _ – but it is entertainment of intelligent readers. 

a)
1 However, a lot of the most famous
2 In spite of the
3 Admittedly a large number of the best
4 Although many of the best “serious”

a) _ _ _ _ _ British writers manage to be popular as well as profound, b) _ _ ? _ _ in Britain could not be classified as “serious” literature. Britain is c) _ _ _ _ _. For example, the d) _ _ _ _ _ fiction is regarded e) _ _ _ _ _ – but it is entertainment of intelligent readers. 

b)
1 a great amount of articles written
2 the vast majority of the books read
3 a small number of books published
4 the majority of books created

a) _ _ _ _ _ British writers manage to be popular as well as profound, b) _ _ _ _ _ in Britain could not be classified as “serious” literature. Britain is c) _ _ ? _ _. For example, the d) _ _ _ _ _ fiction is regarded e) _ _ _ _ _ – but it is entertainment of intelligent readers. 

c)
1 a home to mediocre writers
2 the home to what can be labeled “highbrow” literature
3 famous for its pulp fiction
4 the home of what might be called “middlebrow” literature

a) _ _ _ _ _ British writers manage to be popular as well as profound, b) _ _ _ _ _ in Britain could not be classified as “serious” literature. Britain is c) _ _ _ _ _. For example, the d) _ _ ? _ _ fiction is regarded e) _ _ _ _ _ – but it is entertainment of intelligent readers. 

d)
1 uncharacteristically English genre of science
2 distinctly British genre of detective
3 non-British type of pulp
4 purely English type of chick lit

a) _ _ _ _ _ British writers manage to be popular as well as profound, b) _ _ _ _ _ in Britain could not be classified as “serious” literature. Britain is c) _ _ _ _ _. For example, the d) _ _ _ _ _ fiction is regarded e) _ _ ? _ _ – but it is entertainment of intelligent readers. 

e)
1 leisure than serious literature
2 as fun rather that literature
3 as entertainment rather than literature
4 as heavy reading rather than light reading