Question

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 complete freedom and the government can’t interfere. That is to say, the BBC is not the voice 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 services in Britain--- rental services. Many people prefer to rent their television sets instead of buying them.

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

Everyone who owns or rents a television set has to pay a yearly license. There is no advertising on BBC radio or television. It is from the sale of license that the BBC gets most of its money. A license for a black-white set cost 8 pounds, and for a color set 18 pounds a year.

There are four specialized radio channels, which broadcast different kinds of programs. Radio 1 is mainly pop music. Radio 2 is about light music, sports and other programs. Radio 3 broadcasts serious music, talks on serious subjects, etc. news broadcasts are mainly given by radio 4.

There are special programs for Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and certain parts of England. It also broadcasts programs 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 stay 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 for the government

2.How does the 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 by mending TV sets that have gone wrong

D. It gets its money mainly by selling license

3.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. has to buy a license once a year

D. can change his broken TV set for a new one without pay

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The BBC radio services includes 4 radio channels.

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

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

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

Answer 1