Unlike the newspaper and magazine industries that hit hard economic times in the early 21st Century, the book industry remained financially strong

The _______________ is a sentence or thesis statement that can

summarize the key points in a presentation. a. purpose b. topic area c. introduction d. central idea e. conclusion

Ben is afraid that he will misunderstand what others say to him. He is experiencing __________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).