quickly made use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the 　8　 and thus the efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are 　9　 and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out to many other fields. Besides keeping readers 　10　 the latest news, today's newspapers 　11　 and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspapers influence readers' economic choices 　12　 advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertising for their 　13　. Newspapers are sold at a price that 　14　 to cover even a small fraction(一小部分) of the cost of production. The main 　15　 of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising. The 　16　 in selling advertising depends on a newspaper's value to advertisers. This 　17　 in terms of circulation(发行量). How many people read the newspaper?Circulation depends 　18　 on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment 　19　 in a newspaper's pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspaper's value to readers as a source of information about the community, city, country, state, nation, and world-and even 　20　.

1. A. Just when B. While

C. Soon after D. Before

答案 A

解析 just在此为副词, 意为"刚刚", 作状语。句意:一个事件刚刚发生, 街上就有报纸报道详情了。说明报纸对新闻的反应之快。

2. A. to give B. giving

C. given D. being given

答案 A

解析 to give和giving都合乎语法, 但giving强调的是正在发生的动作, 而此处重点表达的是"反应快", 不是正在做什么。on the streets是地点状语, 不是are的表语。

3. A. gather B. spread

C. carry D. bring

答案 A

解析 不论发生什么事, 记者们都到现场收集消息。"收集"用gather。

4. A. reason B. cause

C. problem D. purpose

答案 D

解析 后面的不定式短语表示目的。

5. A. make B. publish

C. know D. write

答案 C

解析 从新闻发生的地方到想知道新闻的人, 这个过程越快越好, 所以选C项。

6. A. another B. other

C. one another D. the other

答案 B