()8.She tried to how the accident happened，but no one believed her.

A.advise
B.explain
C.suggest
D.promise

四、阅读短文，在文中空白处填入1个适当的单词，或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。(2025·江苏徐州新沂期中)
Although e-books are popular，most people prefer paper books. 1(read)paper books is really a good habit，2 it also means cutting down trees. Could the books be changed back 3 a tree? A book publishing company called Pequeno Editor 4(make)it possible already!
The company's special book，My Father Was in the Jungle，has come out. In 5 book，a young boy takes the readers on an 6(excite)journey inside a jungle with his father. The book is made from acid-free paper(无酸纸)and printed in special ink.
And it is recyclable. Tree seeds are 7(careful)put into the pages. After someone finishes reading，he or she can water the book and put it in a 8(sun)place. Once the seeds sprout(发芽)，the book can be planted in the soil. From then on，the book just has to be taken care of like other plants.
The only unlucky part is that the publishers are not planning 9(change)any of their other books soon. This project is just a one-time project to make people have the idea of 10(protect)the environment.
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五、完形填空。
Are newspapers dying?
For years，it has been said that newspapers are at death's door. Every year brings more news of closing. But why is the situation so 1 for newspapers?

Newspapers have a long history. The first newspaper was printed in the 1600s. The industry witnessed its most successful periods in the early 20th century. With the radio and TV，however，the newspaper circulation(发行量)began to 2. By the mid-20th century，the radio and TV had become so popular that people no longer had to 3 newspapers for news. That was especially true of breaking news.
Afternoon newspapers were the first to 4. People coming home from work increasingly turned on the TV instead of opening a newspaper because TV could provide news that happened a short time 5. It was true that newspapers couldn't compete with TV on 6，but they could provide in-depth reports that TV news could not.
But newspapers suffered another heavier blow(打击)in the 1990s. With the development of the Internet，large amounts of information became 7. Many newspaper readers realized that they could read news on the Internet 8 any cost. There seemed to be little reason to pay for a newspaper subscription(订阅). In this way，by reading news online，people could also 9 money.
So what does the future hold? Will newspapers die? Maybe not. Many newspapers are now making 10. Some are going digital. Some are adding more interesting topics like sports and 11 to attract young readers. Some are going farther and taking the industry to places it has never been to. After all，people still want the 12 and reliable news. And many agree that newspapers are still an important source of in-depth news，analyses and opinions. If newspapers 13 completely，there will be nothing to take their 14. So，while the road ahead is challenging，newspapers may not be 15 yet.
()1. A. exciting
B. terrible
C. important
D. bright
()2. A. grow
B. improve
C. raise
D. fall
()3. A. give up
B. live on
C. depend on
D. pick up
()4. A. survive
B. change
C. decline
D. appear
()5. A. ago
B. later
C. before
D. after
()6. A. speed
B. member
C. instruction
D. stress
()7. A. super
B. important
C. safe
D. free
()8. A. with
B. without
C. for
D. at
()9. A. waste
B. save
C. keep
D. lose
()10. A. mistakes
B. changes
C. advertisements
D. noises
()11. A. music
B. science
C. business
D. fashion
()12. A. latest
B. oldest
C. longest
D. shortest
()13. A. delay
B. leave
C. disappear
D. come
()14. A. place
B. time
C. way
D. turn
()15. A. alive
B. dead
C. active
D. alone