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　　Who won the World Cup 1994 football game? What happened at the United Nations? 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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　　Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you 　　1　　 do both at the same time．Home shopping television networks(网络)have become a 　　2　　 for many people to shop without 　　3　　 having to leave their homes．

　　Some shoppers are 　　4　　 of department stores and supermarkets－　　5　　 the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes having slight 　　6　　 of finding anything they want to buy．They’d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and 　　7　　 a friendly announcer describe a product 　　8　　 a model shows it．And they can 　　9　　 around the clock, buying something 　　10　　 by making a phone call．

　　Department stores and even mail-under companies are 　　11　　 to join in the success of home shopping．Large department stores are busy 　　12　　 their own TV channels(频道)to encourage TV shopping in the future．　　13　　 can ask questions about products and place 　　14　　, all through their TV sets．

　　Will shopping by television 　　15　　 take the place of shopping in stores? Some industry managers think so．　　16　　 many people find shopping at a 　　17　　 store a great enjoyment．And for many shoppers, it is still important to 　　18　　 or try on dresses they want to buy．That’s 　　19　　 specialists say that in the future, home shopping will 　　20　　 together with store shopping but will never entirely replace(取代)it．

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　　“Weren’t you a crazy kid!” said Sister．

　　I was．The 　　1　　 I was seven Father gave me a new penny, bright as gold．He had taken it out of his pocket several times, 　　2　　 to be examining the date on it waiting for me to 　　3　　 it．He couldn’t offer me anything until I had 　　4　　 some sign that the gift would be 　　5　　．

　　“You can 　　6　　 it if you want it, Peter,” he said at long last．“Oh, thanks．”I said 　　7　　 more．I couldn’t show any of my eagerness．

　　I started with it to the 　　8　　．For a penny you could buy the magic cylinder of “Long Tom” popcorn(爆米花)．　　9　　 the more I thought my shining 　　10　　 disappearing forever into the black drawer the store keeper kept his 　　11　　 in, the slower my 　　12　　 became as the store came nearer and nearer．I 　　13　　 down in the road．I began to play with the penny, putting off the 　　14　　．I closed my eyes and 　　15　　 it deep in the sand; and then, with my eyes still closed, 　　16　　 and walked around and then came back to search for it．I did that again and again．Alas(哎呀), once too often, the penny was 　　17　　．

　　It was almost dark when their 　　18　　 talking awakened me．It was Mother who had found me．“Peter! What made you come up here and hide?” I was to have told her the whole story but Father was there．How could I bear the 　　19　　 to repeat the 　　20　　 thing before him!

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　　A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston．They walked without an appointment(预约)into the outer 　　1　　 of Harvard’s president(校长)．But they were 　　2　　 by his secretary and kept waiting．For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 　　3　　 that the couple would finally become 　　4　　 and go away．But they didn’t．The secretary finally decided to disturb(打搅)the president, though 　　5　　．

　　A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 　　6　　 face．The lady told him, “We had a son that 　　7　　 Harvard for one year．He loved Harvard．He was 　　8　　 here．But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed．My husband and I would like to 　　9　　 a memorial(纪念物)to him, somewhere on campus．”

　　The president wasn’t 　　10　　．Instead, he was shocked．“Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died．If we did, this 　　11　　 would look like a cemetery(墓地),” “Oh, no,” the lady 　　12　　 quickly．“We don’t want to put up a statue．We would like to give a 　　13　　 to Harvard．” The president rolled(转动)his eyes and 　　14　　 at the couple and then exclaimed, “A building!Do you have any 　　15　　 how much a building costs?We have spent over ＄7 500 000 on the campus building at Harvard．” For a moment the lady was silent．The president was 　　16　　, because he could get rid of them now．Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a 　　17　　?Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded．　　18　　 their offer was turned down(拒绝)．Mr．and Mrs．Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their 　　19　　, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 　　20　　 about．

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　　Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house．She 　　1　　 John very much．In her eyes, he couldn’t do anything 　　2　　．Everything morning she would give him breakfast in bed and bring him the papers to 　　3　　．It isn’t really true that he was too 　　4　　 to work．In fact, he had tried a few 　　5　　．First of all, he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to 　　6　　 at least six windows．Then he 　　7　　 a bus conductor and on his second 　　8　　, a passenger stole his bag with all the fares(车费)collected．He 　　9　　 lost his job as a postman 　　10　　 he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people’s houses．It seemed that there was no suitable work for him．So he 　　11　　 to join the army．Mrs Fant was so 　　12　　 about this that she told the 　　13　　 to all her neighbors．“My John is good to be a soldier, ” she said．“He is going to be the best soldier there 　　14　　 was, I can tell you!”

　　Then the great day came 　　15　　 he was to march past the palace in the parade(接受检阅的队伍)．His 　　16　　 mother traveled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good 　　17　　 in the crowd．

　　The parade was full of sound and color．But when John and his fellow soldiers came in sight, some of the people watching 　　18　　 laughing at the one who couldn’t keep pace with the others as they marched along．

　　But Ella Fant, who was filled with 　　19　　, shouted at the top of her voice：“Look at them, they are all out of 　　20　　 except my John! Isn’t he the best!”

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　　I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Company．Among the 　　1　　 we discuss in our classes is the 　　2　　 of quality employees(雇员)．

　　“What has caused you to stay 　　3　　 enough to become a manager?” I asked．After a while a new manager took the 　　4　　 and said slowly, “it was a baseball glove．”

　　Cynthia said she used to 　　5　　 a Circle K clerk job as an interim(临时的)one while she looked for something 　　6　　．On her second day behind the counter, she received a(an)　　7　　 from her nine-year-old son, Jessie．He 　　8　　 a baseball glove for the little League．She 　　9　　 that as a single mother, money was 　　10　　, and her first check would have to go for paying 　　11　　．

　　When Cynthia arrived for work the next morning, Partircia, the store manager asked her to come to her small office and handed her a box．“I overheard you 　　12　　 to your son yesterday, ” she said, “and I know that it is 　　13　　 to explain things to kids．This is a baseball glove for Jessie．I know you have to pay bills 　　14　　you can buy gloves．You know we can’t 　　15　　good people like you as 　　16　　 as we would like to; but we do 　　17　　 and I want you to know how 　　18　　you are to us．”

　　The thoughtfulness, empathy(同情)and love of the store manager show vividly that people 　　19　　 more how much a(n)　　20　　 cares than how much he pays．

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　　Throughout history man has had to accept the fact that all living things must die, but people now live longer than they used to．Yet, all 　　1　　 things still show the effect of aging, which will eventually 　　2　　 death．The body and the 　　3　　 they form do not function as well as they 　　4　　 in childhood and adolescence(青春期)．The body provides less 　　5　　 against disease and is more prone(易于……的)　　6　　 accident．

　　A number of related causes may 　　7　　 to aging．Some cells of the body have a 　　8　　 long life, but they are not 　　9　　 when they die．As a person ages, 　　10　　 of brain cells and muscle cells decreases．Other body cells did and are replaced by new cells．In an aging person the 　　11　　 cells may not be as viable(能生存的)or as capable 　　12　　 growth as those of a young person．

　　Another factor in aging may be changed within the cells 　　13　　．Some of the protein chemicals in cells 　　14　　 known to change 　　15　　 age and become less elastic．This is why the skin of old people wrinkles and hangs loose．This is also the reason old people shrink in 　　16　　．There may be other more important chemical changes in the cells．Some complex cell chemicals, 　　17　　 DNA and RNA, store and 　　18　　 information that the cells need．Aging may 　　19　　 this process and change the information carrying molecules 　　20　　 they do not transmit the information as well．

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　　It is always interesting to visit another country, especially(尤其)for those who have never travelled a great deal．Foreign 　　1　　 can be very educational(有教育意义的)for 　　2　　 if he is interested 　　3　　 to make preparations(准备)before going．Learning the 　　4　　 of the new country would be 　　5　　 for the traveller, but the benefits of 　　6　　 an effort would become clear immediately 　　7　　 his arrival．It may not seem 　　8　　 to him when he comfortably stays at home, but knowing 　　9　　 to order a meal or rent(租)a room is 　　10　　 for the newcomer in a 　　11　　 country．Without 　　12　　 the language, it is 　　13　　 difficult for the stranger to understand the people of the 　　14　　 and their customs(习俗)．

　　Of course, in our small 　　15　　, it is often possible to find someone who understands our own language, but this 　　16　　 second best for the traveller．To be sure, he can 　　17　　 places and things without the 　　18　　 of a language, but places and things are not the 　　19　　 of any country．To get the greatest benefit(好处)from a trip to another country, it is 　　20　　 important for the visitor to have an understanding of the language．

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　　The house next door had been empty for so long that we had quite forgotten what it was to have neighbors．One day, 　　1　　, a great furniture lorry drew up near our front gate and in a short time all kinds of furniture were 　　2　　 on the pavement．A small car arrived, out of which came seven people：a man, a woman and five children of 　　3　　 ages．The children hurried out and began laughing 　　4　　 as the whole family moved into the house．Windows were 　　5　　 open; furniture was put into 　　6　　; and little faces looked curiously at us over the fence and disappeared．It was our first 　　7　　 to the Robinsons．

　　Though we became firm 　　8　　 with our new neighbors, we often had causes to be made angry by them．Our garden became an unsafe place：little boys 　　9　　 as cowboys or Indians would jump up from behind bushes, 　　10　　 wooden guns at us and46 us to put our hands up．Sometimes our lives were 　　11　　; at others, we were killed with a 　　12　　 “Bang!Bang!” Even more dangerous were the arrows that occasionally came sailing 　　13　　 the garden fence．

　　But we did not 　　14　　 go in fear for our lives．The Robinsons were friendly and helpful and when we left for the holidays, we knew we had nothing to fear　　15　　 our neighbors were around．We understood what it was like to have 　　16　　in the long, friendless, winter evenings 　　17　　 Mr．Robinson would 　　18　　 in for a cup of tea and chat; or when Mr．Robinson would 　　19　　 over the fence and talk endlessly with father about gardening problems．

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　　“Long time no see” is a very interesting sentence．When I first read this sentence from an American friend’s email, I laughed．I thought it was a perfect 　　1　　 of Chinglish．

　　Obviously, it is a word-by-word literal(字面的)translation of the Chinese greeting with a 　　2　　 English grammar and structure! Later on, my friend told me that it is a standard American 　　3　　．I was too astonished to 　　4　　 her．Her words could not convince(使信服)me at all．So I did a 　　5　　 on google．com．To my surprise, there are over 60 thousand web pages 　　6　　 “long time no see”．This sentence has been 　　7　　 used in emails, letters, newspapers, movies, books, or any other possible place．

　　Though it is 　　8　　 informal, it is part of the language that Americans use daily．Ironically(具有讽刺意味的是), if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word, the 　　9　　 will tell you that the grammar needs to be 　　10　　．

　　Nobody knows the 　　11　　 of this Chinglish sentence．Some people believe that it came from Charlie Chan’s movies．In the 1930s, Hollywood moviemakers successfully 　　12　　 a world-wide famous Chinese detective named “Charlie Chan” on wide screens．Detective Chan likes to teach Americans some Chinese 　　13　　．“Long time no see” was his trademark．Soon after Charlie Chan, “long time no see” became a 　　14　　 phrase in the real world 　　15　　 the popularity of these movies．

　　Some people 　　16　　 America to a huge melting pot(大熔炉)．All kinds of culture are 　　17　　 in the pot together, and they 　　18　　 the color and taste of each other．American Chinese, though a minority ethnic(民族)group in the US, is also 　　19　　 some changes to the stew(融合)!Language is usually the first thing to be 　　20　　 in the mixed pot．