44. Which of the following statements is not tree?

    A. Five hundred years ago news didn't take a long time to reach other countries.

    B. Large companies put big advertisements in the newspapers because they want to draw people's attention to their products.

    C. The news that we need in our newspapers in up-to-date.

    D. Though the newspapers are sold at a low price, people still gain profit.

43. The money spent on advertisements is

    A. wasted                       B. not much

    C. worthwhile                    D. of no use to anyone

42. In the past, news was

   A. sent by telegraph                B. sent by letter

   C. sent by telephone                D. passed from one person to another

41. The habit of reading newspapers is

   A. widespread                    B. found among a few families

   C. not popular                    D. uncommon

39. abused 指她除了受到電擊之外還受到口頭辱罵和暴力威脅，be abused表示被動，被辱罵，受到辱罵。

38. choice “have no choice but to do”除了做某事之外別無選擇，也是常用的 固定搭配。

37. makes 指他們用一個秘密開關(guān)使計時表走得更快，make是使役動詞。

36. as “as much as”和……一樣多，指一些出租車司機要價達到正常費用的十倍。

35. who/that 因先行詞是tourists旅游者，并在定語從句中作主語，故先行詞用who和that均可。