| 1 | A spate of English reading materials began to pour off the presses. | |
| 2 | How can you bear to read such pap! | |
| 3 | He made a resolution to read something profitable for one hour every day. | |
| 4 | I took some light reading (eg a thriller) for the train journey. | |
| 5 | Have you a good supply of reading matter for the train journey? |