Who won the World Cup 1998 football game? What happened at the United Nations? How did the critics like the new play? 1 an event takes place , newspapers are on the streets giving the details．Wherever anything happens in the world , reporters are on the spot to gather the news．Newspapers have one basic 2 , to get the news as quickly as possible from its source , from those who make it to those who want to 3 it．Radio , telegraph , television , and 4 inventions brought competition for newspapers．So did the development of magazines and other means of communication． 5 , this competition merely spurred the newspapers on．They quickly make use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the 6 and thus the efficiency of their own operations．Today more newspapers are 7 and read than ever before．Competition also led newspapers to branch out into many other fields．Besides keeping readers 8 of the latest news , today's newspapers educate and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters．Newspapers influence readers' economic choices 9 advertising．Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very 10 ．Newspapers are sold at a price that 11 even a small fraction of the cost of production．The main 12 of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising．The success in selling advertising depends on a newspaper's value to advertisers．This 13 in terms of circulation．How many people read the newspaper? Circulation depends somewhat on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment 14 in a newspaper's pages．But for the most part , circulation depends on a newspaper's value to readers as source of information 15 the community , city , country , state , nation and world and even outer space．
The first day I arrived at Honolulu, I felt more depressed than excited One of my senior (资格老的)coworkers who picked me up at the airport told me that it would probably take twice the energy and more 1 to get my Ph. D degree of Law in the University of Hawaii 2 with at home. Well, to a girl who doesn’t expect to pass all her 3 years as a student, this was really an emotional attack. But I made my way towards my first 4 place. As a matter of fact, it’s a small single room in a house shared with a young Chinese couple, whom I communicated with via email before I came here. 5 it’s very noisy with a highway nearby and cost me $350 per month, I should say I was 6 enough because many other new students had to sleep in their friends’ sofas or stay at expensive 7 . Housing in Honolulu is extremely tight, if you want to 8 a quiet, nice and comfortable place, you should pay no less than $600 per month.
The first morning when I woke up, I heard the barking of dogs from Hawaii Humane Society (a place for people to adopt pets)across the street. Then I 9 that my new life had begun. Some 10 things happened in the first week as follows:
I couldn’t tell dimes or quarters from the five－cent coins, 11 I insisted on using bills in the supermarket. 12 , so many changes were accumulated (积累)in my wallet.
I learned to 13 my first cake and got much praising from my 14 on our potluck party, which expected every participant (参加者)to 15 some self－made snacks to share.
I caught only two words —“president” and “football”—on my 16 class lecture, though the lecturer appeared to be an excellent joke teller. 17 , I can’t follow his English with a strong German accent.
Anyway, I experienced so many small 18 as I mentioned above. Anyone who chooses to study 19 should be prepared to taste pains and 20 a lot.
(1)
[ ]
A．
money
B．
years
C．
experience
D．
lessons
(2)
[ ]
A．
connected
B．
combined
C．
compared
D．
shared
(3)
[ ]
A．
youthful
B．
successful
C．
necessary
D．
comfortable
(4)
[ ]
A．
learning
B．
playing
C．
living
D．
working
(5)
[ ]
A．
Now that
B．
When
C．
Since
D．
Although
(6)
[ ]
A．
happy
B．
lucky
C．
pleased
D．
excited
(7)
[ ]
A．
hotels
B．
houses
C．
rooms
D．
buildings
(8)
[ ]
A．
borrow
B．
find
C．
own
D．
get
(9)
[ ]
A．
thought
B．
expected
C．
realized
D．
promised
(10)
[ ]
A．
amusing
B．
interesting
C．
surprising
D．
disappointing
(11)
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A．
and
B．
thus
C．
so
D．
instead
(12)
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A．
As a result
B．
Day after day
C．
From then on
D．
At last
(13)
[ ]
A．
cook
B．
sell
C．
design
D．
bake
(14)
[ ]
A．
the young couple
B．
coworkers
C．
guests
D．
visitors
(15)
[ ]
A．
show
B．
leave
C．
bring
D．
introduce
(16)
[ ]
A．
first
B．
favorite
C．
required
D．
regular
(17)
[ ]
A．
Especially
B．
Frequently
C．
Generally
D．
Unfortunately
(18)
[ ]
A．
accidents
B．
challenges
C．
difficulties
D．
troubles
(19)
[ ]
A．
abroad
B．
outside
C．
at home
D．
at Honolulu
(20)
[ ]
A．
achieve
B．
learn
C．
suffer
D．
treasure
完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
I graduated from a small public school in Michigan．One day,Mr．Ledy,our football coach,asked me to play football．I couldn't help 1 ：me,play football? I was six feet tall and was not much over a hundred pounds in weight．I thought that they might just need another fool to increase the number of the players．However,he was persistent(坚持的) and 2 I joined the football team．That turned out to be one of my best decisions as a kid．
Our worst game ever was the one against Crystal Falls．They beat us 56 to 6．Yeah! That was a football not a basketball 3 ．We played them again when we were seniors．They 4 us again but the score was much more 5 ,30 to 20．
Coach Ledy would not let that 6 again．He encouraged us to beat them,to pay them back．And we did so in the last game we played before 7 ．I had scored 6 points alone in the game．Coach Ledy praised me．It was a huge 8 for me．
Was I a football hero? Ha! Ha! No,I couldn't 9 it without our team．The thing I learned through football was 10 ．We won as a team and we 11 as a team．
I think Mr．Ledy would be proud of me if he knew that I had broken the athletic 12 at the University of Michigan．I'm 13 to him as I would not have today's honor without him．I'll 14 life's final war with pain to win the victory；I'll seek the lights of glory wholeheartedly and I'll 15 on working hard so as not to let him down．
and he obeyed immediately.