Directions:In this section, you will hear
a short passage. There are ten missing words in it. Fill in the blanks with the
exact words you hear on the tape.
The news media in the United States (21)
of radio, television and newspapers. Most Americans begin their day by reading
the newspaper or watching a morning news program. (22) the
day news is broadcast repeatedly on the radio and television. In the evening,
news is a main (23) on television with up to two hours of
news in the early evening and more news late at night. For those who
(24) reading, the evening newspapers offer them the
(25) of reading the news. The news media must interest the
public, and it is a big business. However, it is a very (26)
business because stations or papers compete with each other for listeners and
readers. When it comes to an (27) , such as an election or a
war, all the news media will report the same thing. As a result, listeners,
viewers or readers might find it difficult to choose, Nevertheless, most
Americans would not (28) their news media too (29)
. The credibility of the news media is generally (30)
and accepted by the American public.