【Lotsofyoungpeoplelikereadingmagazinesintheirfreetimeforfun.OfsomanydifferentmagazinesReader’sDigestisfamousandpopular.Reader’sDigestisamonthlymagazine.Beforethe1980sitbelongedtoaprivatelyheldcompan】

　　Lotsofyoungpeoplelikereadingmagazinesintheirfreetimeforfun.OfsomanydifferentmagazinesReader’sDigestisfamousandpopular.

　　Reader’sDigestisamonthlymagazine.Beforethe1980sitbelongedtoaprivatelyheldcompanywhichwasstartedin1922byLilaBellWallaceandDewittWallace.Thismagazineissmallandeasytocarryit’sjusthalfthesizeofmostAmericanmagazineswhichcausedaphrasein2005“Americainyourpocket”.ItisthebestsellingmagazineintheUSA.AtpresentitscirculationintheUSAhasreached10millioncopiesandthenumberofthereadersthereis38million.OutsidetheUSAanother40millionpeoplethroughoutmorethan70countriesalsoreadthismagazinein21languages.

　　Thismagazine’sfocusisnotnewsbutmoreofculturalviewsbecausetheeditorsthinkpeoplenowcangettimelynewsfromsomewhereelsesuchasTVandnewspaper.Theyhopethismagazinecangivereaderssomethingthatisaboutspecialpersonalexperiencesorsomethingthereaderscansharewiththeirfamilies.Indifferentcountriesthismagazineprovidesawindowtotheworldforthelocalreaders.Somepartsofthemagazineareaboutthelocalcustomsandinterestsofthelocalreaders.Theotherpartsgivethelocalreadersinformationfromallovertheworld.

　　ThismagazineactuallyusedtobeapublicbusinessuntiltheWallacesdiedinthe1980s.Becausetheyhadnochildrentherewasnoonetotakeoverthecompany.Sixteenyearsagothiscompanywentpublicandbecameapubliccompany

　　1.HowoftendoesReader’sDigestcomeoutintheUSA?

　　A.Onceayear

　　B.Onceamonth

　　C.Onceaweek

　　D.Onceaday

　　2.Howmanypeopleallovertheworldreadthismagazine?

　　A.38million

　　B.40million

　　C.78million

　　D.108million

　　3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthefocusofReader’sDigest?

　　A.Timelynews

　　B.Personalexperiences

　　C.Culturalviews

　　D.Localcustoms

　　4.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

　　A.Reader’sDigestisthenameofanewspaper

　　B.Reader’sDigestisbigandnoteasytocarry

　　C.Reader’sDigestcanopenpeople’seyes

　　D.Reader’sDigestisstillafamilybusinesstoday