Many post-80s couples are complaining that going to the movies, shopping or attending parties have become impossible since their kids were born. That’ s the way most parents are living their lives, no weekends of their own, no time to visit friends, not even a chance of promotion in their jobs. Asking help from their parents might be a way out, but problems are that some aging parents are not strong enough to take care of the kids, and that the kids may also become too spoiled by their grandparents. Then, here comes a solution: families with kids can form a small group, and parents of each family can take turns to look after all the kids in this group on weekends. Thus, other parents can have some quiet time and feel free to do something they’ ve been planning for a long time. At the same time, the kids can make new friends and won’ t be hanging around their parents all day long. This is baby-pooling.

No sooner had he arrived in Rome______he heard of the good news. when than then until

The manager promised to keep me______of how the project was going on. be informed informed inform informing

He announced that the company had been transferred to______city. another others the other one another

Physics______my favorite subject when I studied in the university. were was is are

Mr. Brown is supposed to______for Italy last month. be leaving have left leave have been left

We were disappointed yesterday because it wasn’ t such a good dinner______she had promised us. like as which what

She walked along the path, ______her daughter close behind. following follow to follow was followed

We are sometimes______of selfishness in our lives, though we are mostly generous in personality. miserable greedy guilty sorry

Most computer users are______threat from computer viruses. within upon towards under

They naturally hope that their choice of the play will be______with the school and parents. pleasing welcome kind popular

Don’t associate with bad boys______your whole life will be ruined. or but and so that

I shall have a companion in the house after all these______years. alone lonely single simple

You______if you had had higher score in the examination. must have got scholarship would have got scholarship should get scholarship had got scholarship

Only in this way______out of the plan. you can talk him can you talk him him you can talk him can you talk

Many post-80s couples are complaining that going to the movies, shopping or attending parties have become impossible since their kids were born. That’ s the way most parents are living their lives, no weekends of their own, no time to visit friends, not even a chance of promotion in their jobs. Asking help from their parents might be a way out, but problems are that some aging parents are not strong enough to take care of the kids, and that the kids may also become too spoiled by their grandparents. Then, here comes a solution: families with kids can form a small group, and parents of each family can take turns to look after all the kids in this group on weekends. Thus, other parents can have some quiet time and feel free to do something they’ ve been planning for a long time. At the same time, the kids can make new friends and won’ t be hanging around their parents all day long. This is baby-pooling.

Who won the World Cup 1994 football game? What happened at the United Nations? How did the critics like the new play?【C1】______an event takes place, newspapers are on the streets【C2】______the details. Wherever anything happens in the world, reports are on the spot to【C3】______the news. Newspapers have one basic【C4】______, to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make it to those who want to【C5】______it. Radio, telegraph, television, and【C6】______inventions brought competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication.【C7】______, this competition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly made use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the【C8】______and thus the efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are【C9】______and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out into many other fields. Besides keeping readers【C10】______of the latest news, today’ s newspapers【C11】______and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspapers influence readers’ economic choices【C12】______advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very【C13】______Newspapers are sold at a price that【C14】______even a small fraction of the cost of production. The main【C15】______of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising. The【C16】______in selling advertising depends on a newspaper’ s value to advertisers. This【C17】______in terms of circulation. How many people read the newspaper? Circulation depends【C18】______on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment【C19】______in a newspaper’ s pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspaper’ s value to readers as a source of information【C20】______the community, city, country, state, nation, and world—and even outer space.

Though technically quite advanced today, the Internet is far from being popular with average household users in some developing countries.

有这么多人的关心，在国外的最初几个月里，她感到非常幸福。

新图书馆比以前的大两倍。(或者译为“新图书馆是以前的三倍大”。)

这张照片让我想起了在上海度过的快乐时光。

Many post-80s couples can’t go to the movies, shop or attend parties because______.

In Paragraph 2, “a way out“ means______.

According to the last paragraph, the solution to the problem of post-80s couples is that______.

What is (are) the advantage(s) of baby-pooling?

The passage mainly discusses______.