2012年职称英语综合类B级完形填空模拟练习及答案（5）

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The Great Newspaper War
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.
" N# u! ~7 E: ETwo 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
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."
+ @. h! J+ R/ wPulitzer 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."
EXERCISE:
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3. A) on B) in C) at D) about
4. A) excite B) excitingly C)exciting D) excited
5. A) a lot B) few C) a few D) lots of
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7. A) admitted B) was admitted C) could admit D) has admitted
) o* e& x9 l2 @0 a8. A) patients B) patience C) patient D) patiences
9. A) an B) the C) a D) /
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: H) l( K) H; ~& v1 w( X( i$ I11. A) cheap B) cheaper C) cheapest D) the cheapest
, _* y7 u+ R, A/ u  R& d8 {0 J3 q12. A) anyone B) anyone's C) anyone else D) anyone else's
13. A) may B) might C) can D) could
14. A) draw B) drew C) to dray D) drawn
) M" D8 v# \- k$ m15. A) going B) going out C) going on D) going off
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