Newspapers are becoming more balanced business, which a healthier mix of revenues from　readers and advertisers. American papers have long been highly unusual in their reliance on ads. Fully 87%　of their revenues came from advertising in 2008, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation　& Development (OECD). In Japan the proportion is 35%. Not surprisingl y, Japanese newspapers are much　more stable.

　　Q. Compared with their American counterparts, Japanese newspapers are much more stable because they　___.

　　A. have more sources of revenue B. have more balanced newsrooms

　　C. are less dependent on advertising D. are less affected by readership

　　Yet, the debate about how to save Europe’s single currency from disintegration is stuck. It is stuck　because the euro zone’s dominant powers, France and Germany, agree on the need for greater　harmonization within the euro zone, but disagree about what to harmonize.　The debate over the EU’s single currency is stuck because the dominant powers ______.

　　A. are competing for the leading position B. are busy handling their won crisis

　　C. fail to reach an agreement on harmonization D. disagree on the steps towards disintegration

　　参考答案： D、A 、A、B、 C、 B 、D