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III.Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. Write your answer in the numbered boxes.
The future of the daily newspaper is in danger. With changes in people’s reading habits and financial concerns, it seems that more and more of us are turning (1) ___ from the traditional daily newspaper as a means of getting our information and going online or to TV news for the (2) ___ and main stories instead. Does this mean that newspapers will (3) ___ become a thing of the past?
Many experts believe that newspapers will survive in some forms in the future (4) ___ the convenience of the internet, their main rival. The main reason for thinking this is that a large percentage of the population is over 35 and has a strong newspaper reading habit. For many of these people, reading newspapers is not simply a way of getting the information about (5) ___ events but part of a traditional routine. For them, catching up with the main stories electronically from the news websites or TV news (6) ___ will never be a real substitute for turning the pages of a paper on the train or at the table.
However, the main competition for newspapers (7) ___ from their own online versions. Access to these is currently free of charge, but for how much longer? Many newspaper corporations are (8) ___ that the only way forward for all newspapers is to charge customers to read the online versions. Apparently, surveys (9) ___ that as many as 48% of British and American consumers are prepared to pay for this service, although they are not prepared to pay very much! Would you be willing to pay for online access to news websites or should it continue to be free for everyone? Can you (10) ___ a world without newspapers? Post your comment below.
The future of the daily newspaper is in danger. With changes in people’s reading habits and financial concerns, it seems that more and more of us are turning (1) ___ from the traditional daily newspaper as a means of getting our information and going online or to TV news for the (2) ___ and main stories instead. Does this mean that newspapers will (3) ___ become a thing of the past?
Many experts believe that newspapers will survive in some forms in the future (4) ___ the convenience of the internet, their main rival. The main reason for thinking this is that a large percentage of the population is over 35 and has a strong newspaper reading habit. For many of these people, reading newspapers is not simply a way of getting the information about (5) ___ events but part of a traditional routine. For them, catching up with the main stories electronically from the news websites or TV news (6) ___ will never be a real substitute for turning the pages of a paper on the train or at the table.
However, the main competition for newspapers (7) ___ from their own online versions. Access to these is currently free of charge, but for how much longer? Many newspaper corporations are (8) ___ that the only way forward for all newspapers is to charge customers to read the online versions. Apparently, surveys (9) ___ that as many as 48% of British and American consumers are prepared to pay for this service, although they are not prepared to pay very much! Would you be willing to pay for online access to news websites or should it continue to be free for everyone? Can you (10) ___ a world without newspapers? Post your comment below.
- A.out B.over C.away D.forward
- A.titles B.signs C.descriptions D.headlines
- A.shortly B.next C.lately D.early
- A.although B.however C.despite D.but
- A.modern B.current C.late D.ultimate
- A.emissions B.sendings C.hearings D.broadcasts
- A.gets B.goes C.gives D.comes
- A.accepted B.insisted C.convinced D.chosen
- A.tell B.show C.allow D.describe
- A.imagine B.predict C.believe D.fancy
