There are two kinds of reporter－general and specialist. General reporters cover a wide range of new stories, including accidents, conference, crimes, festivals, local politics, strikes and weddings. Most journalists are __1__ reporters. But some prefer to focus on one subject and only write about that. __2__, the arts, finance, foreign affairs, the law, or sports. But whether a journalist is “general” or “specialist”, the basic __3__ of reporting is the same. 1.      Researching the story Who? What? Where? Why? When? How? That’s what a reporter has to __4__ first, and that’s why research is so important. Journalists spend a lot of time __5__ files, visiting libraries, checking facts, making telephone calls. Sometimes they do this __6__, sometimes as part of a team. It’s very boring, but it’s necessary. 2.      Building the story After the research stage it’s time to make visits (most journalists travel a lot) and interview the people __7__ in the story. In some case this only takes a few hours, but it can take weeks or even months. It __8__ the size of the story. 3.      Writing the story Journalism always has to complete stories by a specific time __9__ “deadline”. This means that they need to write very __10__. Each story also has to be a specific length. CDBCA；BAAAD 小题1: A．entertainment B．special C．general D．vigorous 小题2: A．Besides B．That is C．No doubt D．For examples 小题3: A．knowledge B．process C．description D．technique 小题4: A．determine B．write C．find out D．pick up 小题5: A．reading B．correcting C．copying D．editing 小题6: A．together B．alone C．lonely D．quietly 小题7: A．involved B．included C．happened D．interested 小题8: A．depends on B．results in C．relies in D．changes 小题9: A．or B．and C．by D．without 小题10: A．vividly B．carefully C．accurately D．quickly