A. SPEED UP B. ADVANCE C. ACCELERATE D. RUNPART II. READ THE PASSA...

10. A. speed up

B. advance

C. accelerate

D. run

Part II. Read the passage and do the following tasks (10 points):

The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated newspaper in Washington, D.C,

USA, and is the city’s oldest newspaper, founded in 1877. It is widely considered to be one of the

most important newspapers in the United States due to its particular emphasis on national politics,

and international affairs, and being a newspaper of record. Even so, the Washington Post has always

been defined as a local paper and does not print any editions for the outside region beyond that of

the D.C, Maryland, or Virginia editions for daily circulation.

The newspaper is published as a broadsheet, with photographs printed both in color as well

as in black and white. Weekday printings include the main section, containing the first page,

national, international news, politics, and editorials and opinions, followed by the sections on local

news (Metro), sports, business, style (feature writing on pop culture, politics, fine and performing

arts, film, fashion, and gossip), and classified ads.

The Sunday edition includes the weekday sections as well as several weekly sections:

Outlook (opinion and editorials), Style and Arts, Sunday Source, Travel, Book world, Comics, TV

week, and the Washington Post Magazine. Beyond the newspaper, the Washington Post under its

parent company of the Washington Post Company is involved with the Washington Post,

Newsweek Interactive and Washingtonpost.com.

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to answer the questions below: