短文填空，选择适当的单词填空，每词限用一次。（有两个多余的选项）

Over then years ago, blogs(博客) were mostly just online diaries written by teenagers. Today, they are so much more. Blogs have become powerful enough to influence the media(媒体), or even the governments.

It's said that the number of blogs on the 8.　　　　 　 is between 10 to 32 million. Many of these are 9.　　　　　 Blogs that people use to keep in touch with their friends. But some are public ones on superstars, sports and up-to-date 10.　　　　　 .

Studies show that 30 percent of Americans have read a blog at 11.　　　　　 once. Even is people do not read blogs regularly(定期地), they might still be 12.　　　　　 By them in some way.

Now people are starting to ask: Will blogging take the place of other types of media? The answer is "NO". Most bloggers do not do first-hand reporting. Unlike reporters, they do not

13.　　　　　 to the places or meet people they 14.　　　　　 about. They just get information from other media for their blogs. But blogs might help 15.　　　　　 The quality of other media. Reporters are more careful when they know bloggers will point out their mistakes.

完形：

　Last year after I had left a small village in the South of France, I 　1　 to the next town. 　2 　the way a young man 　3　 　　 and asked me for a lift. As soon as he 　4　　 　the car,I said “Good morning” to him 　5　　 　French and he replied in the same language.Except for 　6　　　　 　words, I do not know 　7 　French at all.　8　　 　of us spoke during the traveling. I had nearly 　9　　 　the town, when the young man suddenly said very 　10　　 　,“Do...you...speak...English?” I looked at him in surprise. Here was no Frenchman speaking English. Only then did I understand that he, too, was an Englishman.