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　　Who won the first gold medal in the 2009 National Games?What happened in the American election?How did the critics like the new play?　　1　　 an event takes place, newspapers are on the streets 　　2　　 the details．Wherever anything happens in the world, reporters are on the spot to 　　3　　 the news．

　　Newspapers have one basic 　　4　　, to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make it to those who want to 　　5　　 it．Radio, telegraph, television, and 　　6　　 inventions brought competition for newspapers．So did the development of magazines and other means of communication．　　7　　, this competition merely spurred(刺激)the newspapers on．They 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 very 　　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　　．

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　　If you were to begin a new job tomorrow, you would bring with you some basic strengths and weakness．Success or 　　1　　 in your work would depend, to 　　2　　 great extent, 　　3　　 your ability to use your strengths and weakness to the best advantage．　　4　　 the utmost importance is your attitude．A person 　　5　　 begins a job convinced that he isn’t going to like it or is 　　6　　 that he is going to ail is exhibiting a weakness which can only hinder his success．On the other hand, a person who is secure 　　7　　 his belief that he is probably as capable 　　8　　 doing the work as anyone else and who is willing to make a cheerful attempt 　　9　　 it possesses a certain strength of purpose．The chances are that he will do well．

　　　　10　　 the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength．Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness．A book keeper who can’t add or a carpenter who can’t cut a straight line with a saw 　　11　　 hopeless cases．

　　This book has been designed to help you capitalize 　　12　　 the strength and overcome the 　　13　　 that you bring to the job of learning．But in group to measure your development, you must first 　　14　　 stock of where you stand now．　　15　　 we get further along in the book, we’ll be 　　16　　 in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening 　　17　　 skills．However, 　　18　　 begin with, you should pause 　　19　　 examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failure in school：your 　　20　　, your reading and communication skills, and your study habits．