【正文】 published in “Post bag” while othe rs are kept for reference. Many readers have suggested contests to develop closer contact between readers and editors. We held a History and Tourism Contest in 1995 and a China Trivia Contest in 1996. We received warm responses to both. This year, China Today is holding a Reading Contest. Questions, chosen from articles published this year, will appear every three issues. Entrants must mail their answers before January 31, 1999. Fifty entrants with correct answers to all questions will be named in the April1999 issue. 36. China Today is _________. A. a magazine B. a newspaper C. a TV guide. D. a teaching reference 37. How many contests has China Today held in the past few years? A. Only 1 B. At least 2 C. More than 3 D. It’s not clear 38. According to the passage, you can draw a conclusion that _______. A. all the people who answer three of the questions correctly will win prizes B. people who answer all the questions correctly will surely win prizes C. people who mail their answers before January 31 will see their own names in the April 1999 issue D. fifty of the entrants who answer all the questions correctly will see their own names in the April 1999 issue. 39. Supposing China Today is a monthly, this one may be _______. A. the January 1999 issue B. the March 1998 issue C. the January 1998 issue D. the April 1999 issue B 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 hometowns, 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 pletely 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. In many countries people put notices in newspapers if they are trying to get a job, hunting for a house or rooms that they can rent, or even when looking for a person who is lost. 40. This article tells us ________. A. most people in America or England read newspapers every day B. all people in America or England read newspapers every day C. every person in America or England reads newspapers every day D. all families in America or England read newspapers every day 41. Newspapers supply us with ________. A. only home news B. only world news C. home news and world news D. important things 42. 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 43. Which is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A. The habit of reading newspapers is found among most people. B. Newspapers 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 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. C Inside China Daily China, Japan ink fishery accord The New China Japan Fishery Agreement will be put into effect starting June this year, Chinese vice minister of agriculture, Qi Jingfa told a press conference yesterday in Beijing. — Page 2 Offshore funeral The remains of more than 500 dead will be scattered at sea this spring near the mouth of Yangtze River in Shanghai. To save space Shanghai officials