There are five basic functions of a newspaper: to inform, to comment, to persuade, to inst

ruct and【C1】______ . You may well think this list of functions【C2】______ in order of importance but, if so, you would not be【C3】______ agreement with the majority of the reading public.【C4】______ the two broad kinds of newspapers, the popular and the quality, the former【C5】______ a readership of millions, while the latter, only hundreds【C6】______ thousands. Yet the popular papers seem largely【C7】______ for entertainment. Their news coverage contains【C8】______ comment and persuasive language. The quality newspapers【C9】______ a much higher value on information and a much【C10】______ one on entertainment.

It is not only in content【C11】______ the two types of paper differ. There is a【C12】______ in the style. in which the articles 【C13】______ . The popular papers generally use more dramatic【C14】______ .with a lot of wordplay. Their reporters tend 【C15】______ shorter sentences and avoid less well-known vocabulary. This 【C16】______ that popular newspapers are easier for a native speaker 【C17】______ , though probably not for a non- native speaker.

In order to decide【C18】______ a newspaper is a quality or popular one,【C19】______ is not even necessary to read it, since you can tell simply by the【C20】______ it looks. Popular papers are generally smaller with fewer columns per page. They have bigger headlines and more photographs. The articles are shorter and there are fewer per page.

【C1】

A．to entertain

B．entertaining

C．entertain

D．entertainment