2. Which of the following activities is NOT part of Dawn's new weight program?

　　A. Eating food cooked by her coach. B. Turning to a health coach for help.

　　C. Changing her thoughts on food. D. Setting goals that can be achieved easily.

3. The underlined word, "eliminate", in the fourth paragraph means ________.

　　A. collect B. record C. expect D. remove

4. What is the most important thing that Dawn's story tells us?

　　A. Dawn's new weight program is very useful.

　　B. Good eating habits are the key to losing weight.

　　C. Other people's support can help one lose weight.

　　D. Fat people should join Dawn's new program.

　　　　　　　　　　　　B

Hundreds of years ago, news was carried from place to place by people on foot or by horse. It took days, weeks and sometimes months for people to receive news. Now it is possible to send words and pictures around the world in seconds. Billions of people learn about news stories of their own country and all over the world every day, either by watching TV or reading newspapers.

Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life since the 18th century. Many countries have hundreds of different newspapers. How do newspaper editors decide which news stories to print? Why do they print some stories and not others? What makes a good newspaper story?

Firstly, it is important to report news stories. TV stations can report news much faster than newspapers. Yet, newspapers give more about the same story. They may also look at the story in another way, or they may print completely different stories to those on TV.

Secondly, a news story has to be interesting and unusual. People don't want to read stories about everyday life. As a result, many stories are about some kind of danger and seem to be "bad" news. For example, newspapers never print stories about planes landing safely; instead they print stories about plane accidents.