3. A. However　　　　　　　 B. Until　　　　　　　　 C. And 　　　　　　　　 D. Since

2. A. edits　　　　　　　 B. buys　　　　　　　　 C. controls　　　　　　 D. updates

1. A. media　　　　　　 B. TV　　 　　　　　　　 C. radio　　　　　　　　 D. newspaper

4. Cloze

Rupert Murdoch, the Australian-born American media owner was voted best of British by the Sunday Express in London last week.

He is the most famous 　　(1)　 　owner in the world and 　　(2)　 　newspapers and TV channels across the world. 　　(3)　 　now he has been called the greatest 　　(4)　 　in Britain by one of his biggest rivals.

The paper, which competes for 　　(5)　 　with Murdoch's own papers, called him "the man who made modern Britain" and it 　　(6)　 　Murdoch for his willingness to take risks.　 (7)　 　said he had brought a "revolution(革命)" to television and newspaper production.

Rupert Murdoch was born in Melbourne, 　　(8)　 , in 1931. Today he is better 　　(9)　 　as the owner of News Corporation Ltd., a media group that owns many different 　　(10)　 　of media: television, films, books, and the Internet.

　 (11)　 　becoming the success he is today, Murdoch studied at Oxford University in Britain. He returned to Australia in 1952, when he 　　(12)　 　The Adelaide News from his father. His life since then can be seen as a series of international jumps in which he's 　　(13)　 　more and more newspapers and TV stations.

In the 1960s, it was The Mirror in Sydney and The Sun in London; in the 1970s, he bought the New York Post; in the 1980s, he took on Hollywood when he bought 20th Century Fox and Fox TV. At this time he also bought the Times and the Sunday Times in London. And most 　　(14)　 　in the 1990s, he bought Star Television in Asia.

His company has also formed a joint-venture (合资的) television company with the Chinese Government, Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Ltd. (凤凰卫视). It 　　(15)　 　six channels - Xingkongweishi, Channel [V], Star Movies, National Geographic, Star Sports and ESPN - to millions of Chinese 　　(16)　 　.

One 　　(17)　 　how Murdoch could have found the time for love and relationships since he owns such a big business. In 1967, he married Anna Troy, whom he met 　　(18)　 　she was a reporter on the Sydney Daily Mirror. The couple got 　　(19)　 　in 1998. The next year, he married Chinese-born Wendy Deng. Deng, Murdoch's third wife, is 37 years younger than Murdoch and used to work 　　(20)　 　Star TV in Hong Kong. The 71-year-old Murdoch is now father of five children after Deng gave birth to a baby daughter last year.

15. Helen isn’t a _________ girl and she doesn’t enjoy being with other people.

　　　 A. reasonable　　　　 B. disable　　　　　　　　　　 C. social　　　　　　　　 D. reliable

14. What _______ the experts most is the increasing level of pollution in our cities.

　　　 A. faces　　　　　　　　 B. concerns　　　　　　 C. bores　　　　　　　　 D. relates

13. There’s a rumor going around _______ the firm is going to close very soon.

　　　 A. what　　　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　　　　 D. that

12. -My computer has broken down.

-Why not ask Nick for advice? He’s an expert in the _________.

　　　 A. field　　　　　　　　 B. land　　　　　　　　　 C. subject　　　　　　　　　　 D. topic

11. The ________ look on her face suggested that Michelle _________ the birthday gift from her boyfriend.

　　　 A. exciting/like　　　 B. excited/like　　　　 C. exciting/liked　　 D. excited/liked

10. The president said the report did not _________ his own views.

　　　 A. balance　　　　　　 B. update　　　　　　　 C. reflect　　　　　　　 D. locate