Newspapers in Great Britain vary greatly in their ways of carrying the news. There are serious papers for those who want to know about important happenings everywhere, both at home and abroad. There are popular newspapers for those who prefer entertainment to information.
The London newspaper that is best known outside Great Britain is probably the Times. It began in 1785, and has a high reputation for believable news and serious opinions on the news. It calls itself an independent paper, which means that it does not give its support to a particular political party. Its leading articles give the opinions of the editors, not those of the owners of the paper.
Letters to the editor are printed in the newspaper. These parts of the Times are always interesting. Most of the letters are serious subjects. But from time to time there will be long letters on the subject which is not at all serious, perhaps on a new fashion of dress, or the bad manners of the young people, compared with manners of thirty years ago.
If you want to get pleasure, please buy yourself        .

A．a serious newspaper

B．foreign newspaper

C．any independent paper

D．a popular newspaper

The Times has been famous to outside Great Britain for       years.

A．19

B．85

C．221

D．229

The Times is an independent paper because        .

A．it supports no political parties

B．it is not controlled by the British Government

C．it gives special support to all the political parties.

D．the editor’s opinions are not examined by the owners of the paper

The writer tells us      in this passage.

A．all kinds of newspapers in Britain

B．all kinds of news in English papers

C．how Times is liked by people

D．why Times is well-known