1.I often help mum wash some ______ when I am free at weekends. (dish)
2. “Tom, how did you enjoy ______ at Jim’s birthday party?” his mother asked. (you)
3.I’m afraid it’s hard for you to take the ______ on time, Jim. (medical)
4.______ food in small packages has a great variety, so people like to buy it. (freeze)
5.The father and the son are now having a very warm and ______ talk. (friend)
6.My son hasn’t made a ______ whether he will go abroad for further study. (decide)
7.I am sorry to hear that our school team ______ lost the football game yesterday. (complete)
8.Tim is really ______ because he always tells us the same thing whenever he meets us. (bore)
Firstly, it is important to report new events. TV stations can report news much faster than newspapers. Yet, newspapers give 1. about the same story. They may also look at the story in another way, or they may print totally different stories to those on TV.
Secondly, a news story has to be interesting and 2. . People don’t want to read stories about everyday life. As a result, many stories are about some kind of danger and seem to be “bad’ news. For example, newspapers 3. tell stories about planes landing safely, 4. , they tell stories about plane crashes. In addition, many people are interested in news in foreign countries while others prefer to read stories about people, places and events in their own country. So the stories on the front page in Chinese newspapers are usually very different from the ones in British, French and American newspapers.
Hundreds of years ago, news was carried from place to place by people on foot or by horse. It took days, weeks and sometimes months for people to receive news. Now it is 1. to send words and pictures around the world in seconds. Billions of people learn about news stories 2. by watching TV or reading newspapers.
Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life 3. the 18th century. Many countries have 4. different newspapers. How do newspaper editors decide which news stories to print? Why do they print some stories and not others? What makes a good newspaper story?
--- Excuse me, could you tell me the way to Shanghai Auto Museum?
--- _______
A.Yes, I could.
B.Sorry, I’m busy now.
C.I’m sorry I’m new here, too.
D.You may ask the man over there.
--- I think this pair of shoes looks nicer than that one.
--- _______ In my opinion, that white pair is better.
A.That’s a good idea.B.I think so, too.
C.I don’t agree.D.No problem.
He told us that the insurance company _______ him 500,000 yuan if his car was stolen.
A.will payB.paid
C.has paidD.would pay