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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 41.

Until relatively recently, newspapers were our primary source of daily news. They must now compete, however, with online news, social media and television in a progressively digital age. The internet is changing the way people get their news, leaving a dwindling audience willing to pay for their daily paper. But given that the form first emerged in early-17th century in Europe, it’s probably about time the medium got overhauled. Newspapers have witnessed an extraordinary era of change: from the evolution of democratic institutions and political parties to the reshaping of whole countries and continents. 

By the end of the 19th century, newspapers were using a visual template not unlike those of today, and had become the source of not only large profits but also unaccountable political and social influence for their owners – a trend that has continued to the present day. Newspapers prospered in this form for more than 150 years, and in many countries, daily life would have been inconceivable without access to one. But in many places, the continuing existence of newspapers is under threat. 

Circulation figures for all types of newspapers, local, regional and national, bear out the fact that, in many Western nations at least, sales of printed newspapers had been falling for many years prior to the emergence of the internet. What is also beyond question, though, is that the arrival and exponential growth of the World Wide Web, leading to near-universal coverage, has accelerated this process greatly. Observing the rapidity and extent of this process around the world provides a fascinating insight into social change. 

We now live in an age where speed and convenience have gained precedence over reliability and quality in most aspects of our existence. Regarding the former, newspapers only allow getting updated about events some considerable time after they have actually happened, while online users can access them more or less at the moment at which they occur. Printed newspapers, therefore, provide a less efficient source of news and, furthermore, do so in a less environmentally-friendly way than the internet, and at a direct cost to the consumer. Moreover, with news also available on tap through social media, consumers are continually bombarded from all sides, and therefore may not wish to have each story explained in great detail, as is the case in much of the printed media. Social media sites have also proven to be one of the most effective means of getting information out rapidly, and on a huge scale: news can now be tweeted before the mainstream media have even started their coverage.

(Adapted from Exam Booster Advanced by Carole Allsop, Mark Little and Anne Robinson)

 

Câu 35. Which best serves as the title for the passage?

A. Paper talks - The history of the newspaper.

B. The rise and fall of the newspaper.

C. Why the world went social.

D. Why people opt for online news?

Câu 36. The word 'overhauled' in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to________.

     A. rebuilt                          B. overwhelmed              C. neglected                    D. overtaken

Câu 37. According to paragraph 2, what is stated surrounding newspapers?

A. It would have been difficult to imagine life without a newspaper in many countries.

B. The owners of the newspaper have little interest in politics and social affairs.

C. The design of newspapers in the 19th century was remarkably contrasting from that of today.

D. Newspapers look poised to continue the prosperous trend in the next 150 years.

Câu 38. The word 'inconceivable' in paragraph 2 mostly means_______.

     A. easy to understand                                               B. impossible to imagine

     C. fairly comprehensible                                         D. relatively positive

Câu 39.   The word 'they’ in paragraph 4 refers to_______.

     A. newspapers                 B. events                          C. readers                        D. online users

Câu 40. Which of the following is true, according to the passage?

A. Newspaper circulation figures were decreasing in Asia before the Internet was launched.

B. The impact the World Wide Web has had on the declination of newspapers remains minimal.

C. The shift in terms of how readers access their news speaks volumes about social change.

D. People have decided to cancel their subscription to daily newspapers.

Câu 41. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A. Twitter is the most favoured place for people to access their news today.

B. People don't seem to pay much attention to whether there is any inaccurate news or no

C. Social media platforms are able to release news in a much more enjoyable fashion

D. Readers nowadays take a keen interest in how news is specifically presented

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