[单项选择]（）is reported in the newspapers, talks between the two countries are making progress.
A. it
B. As
C. That
D. What

[单项选择]Recently the newspapers have reported several ______ on the boundaries of Israel and Jordan.
A. accidents
B. incidents
C. events
D. happenings

[单项选择]All the leading newspapers（　）the trade talks between China and the United States.
A. published
B. reported
C. printed
D. announced

[单项选择]News reports say peace talks between the two countries ______ with no agreement reached.
A. have broken down
B. have broken out
C. have broken in
D. have broken up

[单项选择]The peace talks between rebels and the Zairian government______.


A. have been cancelled
B. are put to a later time
C. took place according to schedule
D. took place ahead of schedule

[单项选择]Many American newspapers attract readers of different political tendencies by ______ .


A. supporting extremist groups from time to time
B. inviting middle-of-the-road Americans to write articles for them
C. avoiding carrying articles about extremists
D. printing articles representing different political viewpoints

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Passage Three
Newspapers, along with reporting the news, instruct, entertain, and give opinions. An important way for reading a large, big-city newspaper is knowing how to take it apart. Can you find these separate sections: world news, national and local news, sports, business, entertainment, opinions, classified ads Does your paper have other sections
News stories give facts, not the author’s opinions. Editorials do the opposite; you can expect an editorial to take sides. Some newspaper editorials have a by-line with the author’s name, but many newspapers have unsigned editorials. These reflect the opinions of the publisher or editor.
You can be a better reader if you know what to expect in a newspaper. For example, you can expect headlines to omit unnecessary words. You can expect to find the most important facts in the lead paragraph (the first paragraph) of a news story. You can expect important news items to be on the front page. Y
A. extensively and thoroughly
B. occasionally and carefully
C. often and with certain skills
D. them in details everyday

[单项选择]Most American newspapers try to entertain their readers because ______ .


A. they have to keep up a good relation with them
B. they have to compete with television
C. they have to write about crime, sex and minor
D. they have to give factual news in an interesting way

[单项选择]According to the passage, newspapers and magazines do not advise on how to ______.


A. keep fit
B. take care of the kids
C. repair a car
D. treat the generation gap between parents and their children

[单项选择]Who did not attend the talks


A. The Ugandan President.
B. The Ugandan Defense Minister.
C. The Rwandan Vice President.
D. The high military officials.

[单项选择]Newspapers in the 1920s and 1930s offered their readers gifts to increase their __________.


A. circulation
B. contribution
C. configuration
D. complication

[单项选择]In Britain, popular newspapers are also called _____.


A. tabloids
B. quality
C. broadsheets
D. junk

[单项选择]Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear distasteful, the audience______ .


A. remain fascinated by them
B. are ready to face up to them
C. remain indifferent to them
D. are willing to get involved in them

[单项选择]President Fidel Castro holds talks today with Canadian _______.


A. officials
B. Foreign Minister
C. Prime Minister
D. President