9. A. urge　　　　 B. neglect　　　　 C. increase　　　　 D. involve

8. A. common B. usual　 C. ordinary　　 D. special

7. A. conventional　 B. dramatic　　　　 C. professional　　 D. sensitive

6. A. TV　 B. internet　　　 C. newspaper　 D. radio

5. A. direction　　　 B. look　　　　　 C. angle　　　　　 D. section

4. A. extra　　　　 B. available　　　　 C. reliable　　　　 D. memorable

3. A. with　　　 B. on　　　 C. of　　　 D. to

2. A. newspapers　 B. publications　　　 C. reporters　　　　 D. broadcasters

1. A .gradually　　　 B. extremely　 C. obviously　 D. precisely

35.A.more　　　　　　　　　　 B.less　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.too　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.enough　

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17　　 广东省广州东莞五校09-10学年高一第一次联考(英语)　　 Several factors make a good newspaper story. First，　 1　 ，it must be new. But since TV can react to events so quickly, this is often a problem for　　 2　 . They usually respond　　 3　 it in one of three ways.

One by providing　 4　 detail, comment or background information.

One by finding a new　 5　 on the day’s major stories.

One by printing completely different stories which　 6　 doesn’t broadcast.

What else? Well-it also has to be　 7　 . People don’t want to read about　　 8　 , everyday life. Because of this, many stories　 9　 some kind of conflict or danger. This is one reason why so much news seems to be　 10　 news , “ Plane lands safely-no-one hurt ”doesn’t sell newspapers. “Plane　 11　 -200 feared dead !” does .

Next, there’s human interest. People are interested in other　 12　 -particularly in the rich, famous and powerful. Stories about the private lives of pop singers, actors, models, politicians,　 13　 , all appear regularly in certain newspapers .

Finally, for many editors,　 14　 is an important factor, too. They prefer stories about people, places and events which their readers know. That’s　 15　 the stories in Tokyo’s newspapers are often very different from the stories printed in Paris, Cairo, New York or Buenos Aires.