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ls to C. reacts for D. responds at 3. These examples, once __________ to his article, will make it sound more reasonable and acceptable. A. add B. to add C. adding D. added 4. After the old man __________ the cost, he sold all his vegetables at a proper price. A. figured out B. turned out C. pointed out D. checked out 5. (2021 南寧高一檢測 )In both cities and countries, more and more people die __________ poison food. A. of B. from C. out D. down 11. (2021天臺高一檢測 )You may not agree, but __________ I think she is a good girl. A. totally B. truly C. personally D. monly 13. All the people at the meeting felt __________ at the __________ news. A. shocked。 shocked C. shocked。 shocking 14. It is about time that the government __________ strong action against embezzlement (挪用公款 ). A. is taking B. takes C. took D. will take 15. Whether by accident or __________, he arrived too late to help us. A. purpose B. aim C. design D. chance Ⅵ .閱讀理解 (A) In the West, advertisements are the fuel that makes mass media work. Many TV stations, newspapers, magazines, radio stations are privately owned. The government does not give them money. So where does the money e from? From advertisements. Without advertisements, there would not be these private businesses. Have you ever asked yourself what advertising is? Through the years, people have given different answers to the question. For some time it was felt that advertising was a means of “ Keeping your name before the public” . And some people thought that advertising was “ truth well told” . Now more and more people consider it in this way: Advertising is the paid, nonpersonal, and usually persuasive presentation of goods, services and ideas by some certain sponsors (發(fā)起人 ) through various media. First, advertising is usually paid for. Various sponsors pay for the advertisements we see, read, and hear over the various media. Second, advertising is nonpersonal. It is not facetoface munication. Although you may feel that a message in a certain advertisement is aimed directly at you, in reality, it is directed at large groups of people. Third, advertising is usually persuasive. Directly or indirectly it asks people to do something. All advertisements try to make people believe that the product, idea, or service advertised can benefit them. Fourth, the sponsors of the advertisement must show their names. From the advertisement, we can see if the sponsor is a pany or a single person. Fifth, advertising reaches us through old and modern mass media. Included in the old media are