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6、The BBC was founded in 1922, including radio and television services. It is based at Broadcasting House in London.

The BBC is controlled by some governors chosen by the government, but these people have freedom and the government can’t interfere（干扰）. That is, the BBC is supposed not to be the mouthpiece（代言人）of the government. It has to be as fair as possible in giving radio and television time to, for example, political parties and religious groups.

There is a kind of interesting service in British-rental services. Many people prefer to rent their television sets instead of buying them.

The rent for a black and white set is about 80 pence a week (1980). The rent of a color set is more than twice that of a black and white set. If the sets go wrong, people can have them repaired free of charge or replaced immediately.

Everyone has to buy a yearly license, since there is no advertising on BBC radio or television. It is from the sale of licenses that the BBC gets most of its money. A license for a black and white set costs 8 pounds, and for a colour set 18 pounds a year.

There are four specialized radio channels, which broadcast different kinds of programmers. Radio I is mainly pop music．Radio 2 deals with light music, sports and other programmers. Radio 3 broadcasts serious music, talks on serious subjects etc．News broadcasts are mainly given by Radio 4.

There are special programmers for Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and certain parts of England．It also broadcasts programmers about Britain—in many different languages as well as in English to all parts of the world．

1. The officials in charge of the BBC       .

      A．must say what the government wants to say

      B．should give more time to political parties than to religious groups

      C．are elected by the citizens from all over the country

      D．can decide things without the permission of the government

2. If he wants to watch TV at home, everyone       .

      A．has to buy a television set of his own

      B．must rent a TV set

      C．had to buy a license once a year

      D．can change his damaged TV set for a new one without payment

3. How does BBC get most of its money?

      A．It gets money from all kinds of advertisements.

      B．The BBC depends on the rent of TV sets.

      C．The BBC gets money mainly by selling licenses and TV sets.

      D．It gets its money mainly by selling licenses.

4. Which of the following is true?

    A．If you rent a television set and there is something wrong with it, you should pay to fix it with your own money.

      B．It costs more to rent a color TV set than a black and white one.

      C．You can listen to classical music from Radio 1.

D．You needn’t buy the license if you pay the rent on time.

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

      A．The BBC radio services include 4 radio channels.

      B．The BBC broadcasts to foreign countries only in English.

      C．The programmers of the four radio channels are not the same.

    D．The BBC special programmers are not only for foreign countries but also for different areas in its own country.