PASSAGE II
The passage below has gaps numbered 6 - 15. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.
Publishing is a fast growing business in Nigeria and there are, therefore, many publishing houses all over the country. When ...6... is submitted by an author the publisher sends it to ...7... to know if it is actually publishable. This step is important because the publisher wants to make sure that the book catches the ...8... when it is eventually published. A good publishing house has ...9... section which is concerned with ...10... the manuscript and correcting both the spelling and typing errors. After this, the manuscript is ...11... in readiness for ...12.... The printed ...13... are then stored in the warehouse and few of them may be sent to the author as ...14... copies. Since it is not just the aim of the publisher to offset the cost of production but also to make some gain, there is a strong marketing division which promote sales. A certain percentage of the cover price of the book is paid to the author as ...15....