BASIC COMPLETION 22

Fill ONE WORD or A NUMBER in each blank:

1. You can write when you're on the bus or , or standing in line at a store.

2. When she was a in high school, she wrote a novel called If You.

3. The novel became so popular that a made it into a book.

4. Soon, millions of people in Japan other people's cell phone novels from the website onto their own cell phones.

5. In this way, million people read a cell phone novel called Love Sky.

6. By 2007, of the top ten best-selling books in Japan were cell phone novels first.

7. Then readers can post and suggest ideas.

8. Some people who a novel on their cell phones also buy the book.

9. Cell phone novels have a special .

10. Chapters and are short.

11. This style is popular with young people who grew up reading manga or books.

12. Now a new kind of novel is coming from Japan to the of the world.

13. The idea is becoming popular in other .

14. For example, now people are cell phone novels in South Korea, China, and the United States.

15. Maybe you will write the world's next cell phone novel.

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This is the audio script:

Do you want to write a novel? All you need is a cell phone. You can write when you're on the bus or subway, or standing in line at a store. Then you can put your novel on the Internet. Rin, a young woman in Japan, did just this. She started writing on her cell phone in high school. When she was a senior in high school, she wrote a novel called If You. She put the novel on a website. People downloaded it and read it on their cell phones. The novel became so popular that a publisher made it into a book. If You sold almost half a million copies in bookstores. In Japan, in 2000, an Internet company made a website for people to share the novels they wrote on their cell phones. Soon, millions of people in Japan downloaded other people's cell phone novels from the website onto their own cell phones. In this way, 20 million people read a cell phone novel called Love Sky. It was so popular that it became a printed book and then a movie. By 2007, half of the top ten best-selling books in Japan were cell phone novels first. Cell phone readers can also participate in the writing. Writers usually put their novels online, chapter by chapter. Then readers can post comments and suggest ideas. This helps the writers as they develop their novels. Some people who read a novel on their cell phones also buy the book. They like to see the ideas they gave the writer in print. Cell phone novels have a special style. The action moves fast. It is usually more important than the story or the characters. Chapters and conversations are short. People speak in very short sentences. This style is popular with young people who grew up reading manga or comic books. Many people believe that a Japanese woman wrote the world's first novel, The Tale of Genji, one thousand years ago. Now a new kind of novel is coming from Japan to the rest of the world. The idea is becoming popular in other countries. For example, now people are writing cell phone novels in South Korea, China, and the United States. So, get those thumbs ready. Maybe you will write the world's next best-selling cell phone novel. This is the end of the audio program.