A Biological Clock
9 E& x$ J7 z# D& t+ @" w* O Up until about 100 years ago, newspapers in the United States appealed only to the most serious readers. They used __1__ illustrations and the articles were about politics or business. # p" v; \: `" j" K( ^6 B6 G
Two men changed that - Joseph Pulitzer __2__ the New York World and William Randolph Hearst of the New York Journal. Pulitzer bought the New York World __3__ 1883. He changed it from a traditional newspaper into a very__4__ one overnight. He added __5__ illustrations and cartoons. And he told his reporters to write articles on __6__ crime or scandal they could find. And they did. One of them even pretended she was crazy and then she __7__ to a mental hospital. She then wrote a series of articles about the poor treatment of __8__ in those hospitals.
# H3 N; s8 A( G6 v2 ~ In 1895, Hearst came to New York from __9__ California. He wanted the Journal to be more sensational and more exciting __10__ the world. He also wanted it to be __11__, so he reduced the price by a penny. Hearst attracted attention because his headlines were bigger than__12__. He often said, "Big print makes big news."
+ v9 D: w% A8 |# f3 [% ]" S Pulitzer and Hearst did anything they __13__ to sell newspapers. For example, Hearst sent Frederic Remington, the famous illustrator, __14__ pictures of the Spanish-American War. When he got there, he told Hearst that no fighting was__15__. Hearst answered, "You furnish the pictures. I’ll furnish the war."
# _3 P& s: F) X. j EXERCISE:
2 X3 D/ _- m& g4 W2 z0 E8 M: t2 c/ \) m 1. A) no B) many C) a lot D) little
4 U2 ?+ P/ r- r& Q* G |& k: l 2. A) on B) for C) in D)of
4 ]" V3 d! \7 j; L 3. A) on B) in C) at D) about 7 U, j% e, [) j# E+ d0 t! t
4. A) excite B) excitingly C)exciting D) excited
- C: h5 T; T& L, U& p 5. A) a lot B) few C) a few D) lots of
6 L; R n% `# B: C$ g 6. A) every B) all C) both D) many
* P, w" {( c3 Y' w 7. A) admitted B) was admitted C) could admit D) has admitted 4 Y0 Z6 \3 F: p; j/ a
8. A) patients B) patience C) patient D) patiences 3 P8 J/ v C& j' b
9. A) an B) the C) a D) /
( z" }- c' [# g. t- E- v" @1 [ 10. A) than B) as C) in D) for
8 t R9 b/ l/ v) y6 g 11. A) cheap B) cheaper C) cheapest D) the cheapest 3 X' ]6 I- }# { @ r
12. A) anyone B) anyone’s C) anyone else D) anyone else’s 0 l- N& c" C* e. H, }
13. A) may B) might C) can D) could 6 i9 ^9 l+ F' ^5 D: r2 s4 S" Y% k
14. A) draw B) drew C) to dray D) drawn
9 A. C/ z2 Y6 N: o" l, P 15. A) going B) going out C) going on D) going off
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