听力原文：W: What paper have you got there, John? M: Oh, the Mirror. I bought it to look at the pictures of the big fight. W: Oh, the boxing match. I thought you took the Daily Telegraph. M: Well, I do usually, but the sports aren't so good. W: What do you think are the best newspapers for students who learn English to read? M: It depends on their politics and their tastes, of course, but also, I think, on their knowledge of English. W: What do you mean? I don't see how their knowledge of English comes into it? M: Well, I think it does. The popular papers like the Mirror and the Sun have nice, short sentences which are easier for a foreign student to read. W: I am not so sure, because they are very idiomatic and colloquial, and surely that makes them more difficult. M: No, I really do think they are easier to read. W: Well ... M: After all these papers have a lot of pictures and short paragraphs. It must make them more attractive to the learner of English, definitely easier. W: Yes, it's true, I suppose, that people who buy these popular papers just want a quick glance at the news. They don't want to study it in depth. M: If you want to study some aspects of the news in depth, the best paper to buy is The Times. W: Why? M: It is supposed to be well-balanced and more authoritative. But it also takes practically all day to read it properly. W: What about politics? M: Well, The times is supposed to be neutral. W: But people abroad seem to think it is the propaganda for the government. M: No, it isn't the mouthpiece of the government as people abroad often seem to think. W: What paper do you usually buy? M: The evening paper. I like reading the evening news on the tube on my way home W: Oh, I prefer the Evening Standard. It is the best guide to what's on. 1 read the Telegraph in the morning, but then I like to relax in the evening. (23)