44. Which of the following statements is not tree?

    A. Five hundred years ago news didn't take a long time to reach other countries.

    B. Large companies put big advertisements in the newspapers because they want to draw people's attention to their products.

    C. The news that we need in our newspapers in up-to-date.

    D. Though the newspapers are sold at a low price, people still gain profit.

43. The money spent on advertisements is

    A. wasted                       B. not much

    C. worthwhile                    D. of no use to anyone

42. In the past, news was

   A. sent by telegraph                B. sent by letter

   C. sent by telephone                D. passed from one person to another

41. The habit of reading newspapers is

   A. widespread                    B. found among a few families

   C. not popular                    D. uncommon

39. abused 指她除了受到电击之外还受到口头辱骂和暴力威胁，be abused表示被动，被辱骂，受到辱骂。

38. choice “have no choice but to do”除了做某事之外别无选择，也是常用的 固定搭配。

37. makes 指他们用一个秘密开关使计时表走得更快，make是使役动词。

36. as “as much as”和……一样多，指一些出租车司机要价达到正常费用的十倍。

35. who/that 因先行词是tourists旅游者，并在定语从句中作主语，故先行词用who和that均可。