Read the passage given below and answer that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate option:

1. Before the electronic era, everyday reading was a ritual that almost everyone who wanted to gain knowledge adapted. Amongst other things, we have been so preoccupied with the social media and the internet that hardly anyone contemplates reading books. While some maybe too busy to read, others merely don't care to read.

2. There are many benefits to reading, from making you smarter to improving your reading and writing skills. When you read every day, you stimulate your mental activity, which allows the brain to retain its power and capacity. Just as the body needs exercise to stay healthy, the same goes for the brain. Reading gives it regular exercise and keeps it healthy and sound. Even playing games like chess or solving puzzles result in congnitive stimulation. When you read a great story, all your stress seems to slip away and relaxes you since you tend to travel mentally to a different realm. Sometimes, while reading you come across valuable advice or solutions to your everyday problems.

3. One of the great benefits of reading books is that the knowledge you gain from them can never be taken away from you. Unlike worldly possessions, your knowledge stays with you till the very end. Having great command over the languages known to help many in their academic and professional lives. With better vocabulary, you get to fill yourself with self- confidence when sitting in a group of knowledgeable people.

4. Sometimes, don't we feel like just getting away from the hustle bustle of everyday life? It's not always possible to plan a trip to get solitude. But, reading a book allows us to gain similar tranquillity. So, let's keep reading. It's one of the most marvellous adventures that anyone can have.