新概念第三册自学导读 Lesson45

Structure 结构

4  The public are often far more interested ______ political events. (11. 3-4)

a．in people's stories than

b．in stories about people than in

c．with stories about people than

d．by people's stories than by

5  The influence of newspapers is ______ bring about major changes in the lives of ordinary people but they can even overthrow a government. (11. 8-9)

a．such that not only can they

b．so that not only they can

c．such that they cannot only

d．so that not only can they

6  A sixth child ______ expected so they were faced… (11. 12-13)

a．was

b．being

c．having

d．had been

7  While the five babies ______ in oxygen tents… (11. 23-24)

a．were remaining quietly sleeping

b．remained quietly sleeping

c．remained to sleep quietly

d．remaining were quietly sleeping

Vocabulary
词汇

8  Stories about people are often ______ (1. 3)

a．of great interest to everyone 

b．in the public interest

c．a matter of publicity     

d．publicly attended

9  Newspapers ______ tremendous influence over the lives of ordinary people. (1. 8)

a．press

b．invoke

c．impose

d．wield

10  Reporters ______ interviews… (1. 22)     

a．went on strike for

b．went on printing

c．made repeated requests for

d．were continually hurrying to

11  Lawyers were employed to act as spokesmen ______ the family. (11. 22-23)

a．on account of

b．instead of

c．on behalf of

d．for the sake of

12  Instead of being five new family members, these children had become ______ (1. 26)

a．victims of commercialization

b．something to be bought and sold

c．a public convenience

d．a product of the market