In fact, more and more people ____ to live a greener, healthier and more environmentally “green life”.

A、chose B、choose C、are choosing D、have chosen

________his telephone number, she had some difficulty getting in touch with Bill.

A. Not knowing 　　B. Knowing not

C. Not having known 　D. Having not known

Will the colors ______ if the dress is washed?

　 A．drop　　　 B．walk　　　　 C．pass　　　　 D．run

After the children put up Christmas decorations, the whole room ________ a holiday appearance．

A．took on　　　　 　 B．a(chǎn)ppeared　　　　 C．turned up　　　 　 D．took out

It’s reasonable, ________it’s not true.

A. so　　 　　B. therefore　　　 C. and but 　　　D. and yet

It’s nice _______ me with my lessons.

A. of you to help 　 B. for you to help

C. of you helping 　 D. for you helping

No country in the world has more daily newspapers than the USA.　There are almost 2000 of them，as compared with 180 in Japan，164 in Argentina and 111 in Britain.　The quality（質(zhì)量） of some American papers is quite high and their views are used all over the world.　Excellent newspapers like the Washington Post or the New York Times　have a powerful influence（影響） all over　the country.　However，the Post　and the New York Times　are not national newspapers in the sense that The Times is in Britain of Le Monde is in France，since each American city has its own daily newspaper.　The best of these give detailed（詳細(xì)的）accounts of national and international news，but many tend to limit themselves to state or city news.?

Like the press（報(bào)刊） in most other countries，American newspapers report news from the “exciting” and “relaxing” to the serious.　They try to entertain people as well as give information，for they have to compete with the attraction of television.

Just as American newspapers try to satisfy all tastes，they also try to attract readers of all political parties.　A few news papers support extremist（極端主義者） groups on the far right and on the far left，but most daily newspapers try their best to attract middle-of-the-road Americans who are mainly moderate（溫和的）.Many of these papers print materials by well?known journalists of different political and social views，in order to give a balanced picture.?

As in other countries American newspapers can be either responsible（負(fù)責(zé)任的） or irresponsible，but it is generally accepted that the American press serves its country well and that it has more than once exposed political scandals（丑聞），for example，the Watergate Affair（水門事件）.?

1.Which newspaper in the U.　K.　is national？?

A.?Le Monde.　　　　　　　 B.?Washington Post.?

C.?New York Times.　　　　　　 D.?The Times.?

2.Most American newspapers attract readers by carrying　　　　　 .?

A.　national news　　　　　 B.　local news?

C.　international news　　　　 D.　political news?

3.In order to win the competition with television，American newspapers have to　　　 .

A.　give information　　　 B.　give serious news?

C.　give entertainment news　　 D.　give national news?

4.Most daily newspapers attract moderate Americans by　　　　　 .?

A.　printing articles by well-known journalists of different views?

B.　supporting extremist groups?

C.　exposing political scandals?

D.　serving the country well?

Grandma said that she had a lot of trouble__________your handwriting.?

A.to read　　　　 B.to see　　　　 C.reading　　　　 D.in seeing

You were late for class,but you _____ on time.

A.might be

B.should be

C.ought to have been

D.must have been

I feel it a great honor _________ to give a speech to you.

A. invited　　　　　 B. to invite　　　　 C. having invited　 D. to have been invited