A. WERE B. SIT C. ARE D. COMETEST 23TEST 23

8. A. were B. sit C. are D. comeTEST 23One of the main sources for the spreading of news and events throughout the world is thenewspaper.The purpose of newspapers is to inform the public of political, social economic and entertainmenthappenings, among other things .Generally, there are three types of newspapers: daily newspapers,weekly newspapers, and special-interest newspapers. Daily newspapers publish at least one edition everyweekday. Most dailies also have a weekend edition. Daily newspapers often have sections for news,sports, arts and entertainment, business and classified advertising. Weekly newspapers print once a weekand cover news of interest to readers in a smaller area than that of a daily paper. They focus on localhappenings rather than national or international events. Special-interest newspapers may publish daily,weekly, monthly, or even less frequently. They generally disseminate news of interest to a particulargroup of readers or feature news about a specific topic.Thanks to the development of the Internet, we can now get access to electronic newspapers. To someextent, e-newspapers are cheap, up-to-date, and convenient for most readers in the world.