Lots of young people like reading magazines in their free time for fun. Of so many different magazines, Reader’s Digest is famous and popular.

Reader’s Digest is a monthly magazine. Before the 1980s, it belonged to a privately held company, which was started in 1922 by Lila Bell Wallace and Dewitt Wallace. This magazine is small and easy to carry, it’s just half the size of most American magazines, which caused a phrase in 2005, “America in your pocket”. It is the best selling magazine in the USA. At present, its circulation in the USA has reached 10 million copies and the number of the readers there is 38 million. Outside the USA, another 40 million people throughout more than 70 countries also read this magazine in 21 languages.

This magazine’s focus is not news but more of cultural views because the editors think people now can get timely news from somewhere else such as TV and newspaper. They hope this magazine can give readers something that is about special personal experiences, or something the readers can share with their families. In different countries, this magazine provides a window to the world for the local readers. Some parts of the magazine are about the local customs and interests of the local readers. The other parts give the local readers information from all over the world.

This magazine actually used to be a public business until the Wallaces died in the 1980s. Because they had no children, there was no one to take over the company. Sixteen years ago, this company went public and became a public company.

1.How often does Reader’s Digest come out in the USA?

A．Once a year.                           B．Once a month.

C．Once a week.                          D．Once a day.

2.How many people all over the world read this magazine?

A．38 million.         B．40 million.         C．78 million.         D．108 million.

3.Which of the following is NOT the focus of Reader’s Digest?.

A．Timely news .                          B．Personal experiences

C．Cultural views                          D．Local customs

4.Which of the following is true?

A．Reader’s Digest is the name of a newspaper.

B．Reader’s Digest is big and not easy to carry.

C．Reader’s Digest can open people’s eyes.

D．Reader’s Digest is still a family business today.

Do you go to the movies during the holidays? What do you eat there? Popcorn (爆米花)? Yes, of course! More and more Chinese youth now like to eat popcorn when they watch movies at the theater.
However, it may be the Americans who love popcorn the most. Americans do fun things with their popcorn. They like to put butter on their popcorn. But that's not all; they also like other kinds of things like chocolate, and even cheese! Americans like to eat popcorn as a snack (小吃). These days, there are a lot of "low -fat" kinds of popcorn in US shops to keep people healthy.
Americans started eating popcorn in movie theaters in the 1930s. Before this, they couldn't because movies were silent (無聲的) and popcorn made too much noise. When movies got noisier, people could eat noisier food.
Next time you eat popcorn, why not try to eat it American style.
【小題1】Young people like to eat         at the cinema.

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A: Hello! I am a reporter from CQTV. I am doing a survey for Everyday 630 News.
             71          
B: Sure.
A: What do you think of the movie theatres in this neighborhood?
B:           72          
A: Why do you think so?
B: It has the most comfortable seats.
A:           73          
B: Well, let me see. UME has the friendliest service, but it’s expensive.
A: Many young people like Hengdian Cinema.           74          
B: It is much cheaper than other cinemas, but it has the worst screens.
A: I see.           75          
B: You’re welcome.

Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents. They say that their parents don’t  36 them. They often think their parents are too strict with them, and they are never given a   37  hand.
Parents often find   38  difficult to win their children’s trust and  they seem to forget how they themselves   39  when they were young. For example, young people like to do things without much thinking. It is one of their ways to  40  that they grow up and they can do with any difficult things. Older people worry more easily. Most of them plan things ahead and don’t like their plans to be changed.
When you want your parents to let you do something, you will have better success 41  you ask before you really start doing it.
Young people often make their parents angry by clothes they want, the music they enjoy and something else. But they don’t  42 to cause any trouble. They just feel that in this way they can be cut off from the old people’s world and they want to make a new culture of their own. And if their parents don’t like their music or their clothes or their manner of speech, the young people feel very 43 .Sometimes you even don’t want your parents to say “ 44 ” to what you do. You want to stay at home alone and do what you like.
If you plan to control your  45 , you’d better win your parents over and try to get them to understand you. If your parents see that you have high sense of responsibility, they will certainly give you the right to do what you want to do.