Some teenagers think that newspapers are boring and only for adults. But that’s not true. There are many interesting stories in the paper. You just need to make clear what you are looking at. “I spend about half an hour reading newspapers every day,” said 15-year-old Gao Ming from Beijing. “I’m interested in things happening at school.” School news is just one kind of news story in newspapers. There’s also world news: from international problems to pop stars.

Read the newspaper carefully, we’ll find different types of articles on the pages:

News stories — these stories are about events. Reporters try to show all points of a story to help readers understand what happened. Reporters try to speak to as many people as possible. They also use pictures and numbers to show the readers that the stories are true. The newspaper Teenagers has lots of news stories on the news page and front page. When we read them, we learn more about the facts, not the writers’ ideas.

Opinion writing — opinion writing is usually about something happening right now. But it isn’t just facts. Here writers add their own opinions to the news. Writers pick only the facts that help back up their ideas. They make readers believe that they are telling the truth. This is usually the kind of story that gets people thinking. Go to “Speak Out” on Page Two for an example of opinion writing in Teenagers.

Advertisement — Don’t get happy too early when you read them. Those sweet words and lovely pictures are just ways to get us interested in their products! People have to pay to put advertisements in newspapers!

48. The underlined sentence means that the readers ___________.

A. should understand interesting news stories　　

B. ought to know which kind of things to read

C. need to look at the school news first 　

D. must know the contents of all the news

49. In the writer’s opinion, we’d better be ___________ advertisements in newspapers.

A. interested in　　　 B. against　　 　　　　　　 C. worried about　 　　 D. careful of

50. This passage mainly discusses how___________.

A. reporters write different kinds of news　

B. teenagers get interested in newspapers

C. readers can read newspapers in better ways

D. readers can’t read different news in newspapers

There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. In fact, she 41 nobody except her boyfriend, for he was always 42 to help her. She used to tell her boyfriend, “If I could see the 43 , I would marry you. ”

　 One day, someone donated a pair of 44 to her. When the bandages（繃帶）came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend, for the 45 time. He asked her, “Now that you can see the world, will you 46 me?” The girl looked at her boyfriend and was greatly surprised to see that he was 　47 . She had never expected that．She would not like to be with a blind husband for the rest of her life，so she 48 to marry him．

Her boyfriend left in tears and a few days later wrote a 49 to her，saying，“My dear，take good care of your eyes． 50 they are yours. They were mine.”

　 This is how the human brain（人腦）often works when our status（地位）changes．Only a very few remember what 51 was like before．And we often ask for more than we need．Life is a gift. Today, before you complain about the 52 of your food，think of someone who has nothing to 53 . Before you complain about life，think of someone who went to heaven（天堂）too early. Before you complain about your old 54 , think of the people who are living in the streets．And when you are tired and complain about your job, think of those who have no jobs．So 55 what you have and don’t forget your past.

(　 )41.	A. forgot	B. loved	C. disliked	D. thanked
(　 )42.	A. ready	B. unhappy	C. angry	D. sad
(　 )43.	A. sight	B. world	C. earth	D. people
(　 )44.	A. shoes	B. glasses	C. trousers	D. eyes
(　 )45.	A. first	B. second	C. next	D. 1ast
(　 )46.	A. follow	B. love	C. marry	D. see
(　 )47.	A. ugly	B. sick	C. short	D. blind
(　 )48.	A. decided	B. agreed	C. refused	D. wanted
(　 )49.	A. diary	B. note	C. song	D. story
(　 )50.	A. Before	B. After	C. Once	D. Since
(　 )51.	A. mind	B. work	C. school	D. life
(　 )52.	A. taste	B. size	C. color	D. shape
(　 )53.	A. do	B. wear	C. eat	D. make
(　 )54.	A. food	B. house	C. clothes	D. bus
(　 )55.	A. forget	B. spend	C. enjoy	D. pay