Ten years ago, blogs(博客) were mostly just online diaries written by teenagers. Today, they are so much more. Blogs have become p   11   enough to influence the media(媒體), or even the governments.

　　It's said that the number of blogs on the I   12     is between 10 to 32 million. Many of these are p   13    blogs that people use to keep in touch with their friends. But some are public ones on superstars, sports and up-to-date e   14    .

　　Studies show that 30 percent of Americans have read a blog at l   15    once. Even if people do not read blogs regularly, they might still be a   16   by them in some way.

　　Now people are s   17    to ask: Will blogging take the place of other types of media? The answer is "NO". Most bloggers do not do firsthand reporting. Unlike reporters, they do not t    18    to the places or meet people they w   19   about. They just get information from other media for their blogs. But blogs might help i  20    the quality of other media. Reporters are more careful when they know bloggers will point out their mistakes.

　　Keys:

　　1. relaxed 2. difficulty 3. peaceful 4. more valuable 5. presentation 6. directors 7. disagree 8. endings 9. actresses 10. farthest 11. represents 12. Jogging 13. tight 14. suggestions 15.prove 16. cartoons 17. announcing 18. disappear  19. Shortly  20. industry

　　1. prefers  2. going   3. to  4. staying  5. isn't  6. anything  7. spend  8. playing  9. to 10. stop  11. have  12. parents'  13. support  14. wise   15. of   16. to   17. develop  18. was  19. found  20. dead

　　1. sleepy  2. watching   3. remind  4. program  5.drama  6. boring  7. Channel   8. Awards   9. covered  10. interview  11. powerful  12. Internet  13. personal  14. events   15. least   16. affected   17. staring  18. travel  19. write   20. improve
 

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