Newspaper Reports
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.
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__.
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.
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.
Often there are photographs to go with the news to make it more interesting.
1. A) a count B) an account C) an accident D) an incident
2. A) news reports B) new reports C) news report D) new report
3. A) over B) by C) on D) through
4. A) is to B) is C) is to have D) is to be
5. A) examine B) watch C) look D) see
6. A) concludes B) covers C) conclude D) cover
7. A) amuse B) amused C) amusing D) to amuse
8. A) or B) as well C) both D) also
9. A) give B) attain C) pay D) attract
10. A) the rest B) rest C) other D) the other
11. A) besides B) apart from C) except D) except for
12. A) composes B) concludes C) confirms D) contains
13. A) details B) reply C) all D) fact
14. A) fully details B) full details C) details fully D) details full
15. A) with B) between C) to D) among
答案: BACAA BCADA CDDBA
Off the hook 脱身
White / blue-collar worker 白领,蓝领
Until I'm blue in the face 任凭你磨破嘴皮
Bored at work? Sue the boss! 工作无聊怪老板?
The problem with big brains 聪明大脑所带来的问题
Are you addicted to your phone? 你是不是玩手机上瘾了?
To make a mountain out of a molehill 小题大做
Going forward 从今往后
The last/final straw 忍无可忍,使人最终崩溃的一击
Get someone's goat 火冒三丈
It takes two to tango 一个巴掌拍不响
Would you let your baby sleep in a box? 你愿意让自己的宝宝在盒子里睡觉吗?
One good turn deserves another 以德报德,礼尚往来
Online Shopping 网上购物-英语点津
How to become a billionaire 如何成为亿万富翁
A recipe for disaster 后患无穷
Is a game just a game? 游戏只是游戏吗?
Old-school 老一套,老派
Bust a gut 拼了命地工作
Burn a hole in your pocket 有钱不花难受