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There are many type of reports. A report is simply __1__ of something that has happened. The commonest are __2__. We get them in newspapers, over radio and __3__ television. Sometimes cinemas also show us newsreels.
1 h9 {" @) ` O! q The main purpose of a newspaper __4__ provide news. If you __5__ a newspaper closely, you will find that there are all types of news: accidents, floods, fires, wars, sports, books, etc. The news __6__ everything that happens to people and their surroundings. Sometimes there are news items which are very __7__." ^; D# p8 }% }; w" u
The big __8__ bold words above the news items are called headlines. Their purpose is to __9__ attention so that people will buy the newspaper because they want to read __10__ of the news.6 f+ Q& p6 N8 i& V R# J
A news report is usually very short, __11__ when it is about something very important, but it __12__ a lot of information. It is also written in short paragraphs. The first paragraph is in __13__ a summary of the news item. It gives all the necessary information: what, when, where, how, why. The other paragraphs give __14__ of the subject. There may also be interviews __15__ people. The words actually spoken by them are within inverted commas.2 A/ @/ f" b; C9 k
Often there are photographs to go with the news to make it more interesting.
6 ^8 p, A9 N' [( J6 C* j1. A) a count B) an account C) an accident D) an incident( A1 B, X% J- G# B# S) I: r2 d, e6 o
2. A) news reports B) new reports C) news report D) new report5 t6 ^0 w. Z( Z. e0 d
3. A) over B) by C) on D) through8 Y0 f8 E U% s
4. A) is to B) is C) is to have D) is to be
% M3 ^) q2 P0 ?' V5. A) examine B) watch C) look D) see
8 G0 `) E0 i3 A" B6. A) concludes B) covers C) conclude D) cover
! b' P4 H: y0 k& W+ I* ]: B7. A) amuse B) amused C) amusing D) to amuse* v- n6 N3 U. Q, A" b5 l& j* q
8. A) or B) as well C) both D) also
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; k1 o* d, J/ f0 _8 y& e& a( S10. A) the rest B) rest C) other D) the other% F K, Z# w8 A' E1 `# W
11. A) besides B) apart from C) except D) except for
: C5 t; L0 H. z/ p9 ^/ n" t12. A) composes B) concludes C) confirms D) contains4 E* [7 B- _- y
13. A) details B) reply C) all D) fact
" S$ d O4 Y+ X1 n" C4 l& {3 _ N$ g14. A) fully details B) full details C) details fully D) details full3 I) C2 D5 z+ \* f8 F4 a' Q$ t6 v* P! y
15. A) with B) between C) to D) among
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