Almost every family in America or England buys at least one copy of a newspaper each day. Some people buy as many as two or three different papers.

Why do people read newspapers?

Newspapers supply us with news about events in our home towns, in our country, and in other parts of the world. Today we can read about important things that took place in foreign countries on the same day they happened, even in countries far away. But hundreds of years ago news of things took months or even years to travel from one country to another. In those times, news was often passed from one person to another and never entirely true. Newspapers today supply us with more than just what happened in our country or in other countries. If we want to know what the weather will be like, we can read the weather reports. If we want to find out what films are being shown, or what plays or concerts we can go to, we can look in the newspapers.

21. This article tells us _______.

   A. most people read newspapers

   B. all people read newspapers

   C. every person in America or England reads newspapers

   D. all families read newspapers

22. Newspapers supply us with _______.

   A. only home news

   B. only world news

   C. home news and world news

   D. important things

23. Today we can read in our newspapers about important events _______.

   A. that took place hundreds of years ago

   B. that took place in faraway countries soon after they happened

   C. that will take place in foreign countries

   D. that will take place in the world

24. Things such as _______ can be found in newspapers.

   A. weather reports and film or concert guides

   B. requirements for a job or a house

   C. information about a lost person

   D. all of the above

25. Which is NOT true according to the passage?

   A. The habit of reading newspapers is found among most people.

   B. Newspapers can not only supply us with news from all over the world but also give us a lot of useful information.

   C. Hundreds of years ago news was not wholly true because it was told in spoken words.

   D. If you have no place to live in, you can put notice in a newspaper and then you will certainly get a room to live in.