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Almost every family in America or England buys at least one copy of a newspaper each day.Some
people buy as many as two or three different papers.
Why do people read newspapers? Newspapers supply us with news about events in our hometowns,
in our country, and in other parts of the world. Today we can read about important things that took place
in foreign countries on the same day they happened, even in countries far away. But hundreds of years ago news took months or even years to travel from one country to another. In those times, news was often
passed from one person to another and never entirely true. Newspapers today supply us with more than
just what happened m our country or in other countries. If we want to know what the weather will be like, we can read the weather reports. If we want to find out what films are being shown, or what plays or
concerts we can go to, we can look in the newspapers.
1. This article tells us______ .
A. few people read newspapers
B. all people read newspapers
C. almost every family in America or England reads newspapers
D. all families read newspapers
2. Newspapers supply us with ______ .
A. only home news
B. only world news
C. home news and world news
D. important things
3. Today we can read in our newspapers about______. important events ______.
A. that took place hundreds of years ago
B. that took place in far away countries soon after they happened
C. that will take place in foreign countries
D. that will take place in the world
4. Things such as ______can be found in newspapers.
A. weather reports and film or concert guides
B. requirements for a job or a house
C. information about a lost person
D. all of the above
5. Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The habit of reading newspapers is found among most people.
B. Newspapers can not only supply us with news from all over the world but also give us a lot of useful
information.
C. Hundreds of years ago news was not entirely true because it was told in spoken words.
D. If you have no place to live in, you can put a notice m a newspaper and then you will certainly get a
room to live in.
