Newspapers and television news programs always seem to report about the bad things happening in society. However, there is a place where readers can find some good news. That place is the website called HappyNews. The man behind HappyNews is Byron Reese. Reese set up HappyNews because he thought other news sources were giving people an unbalanced view of the world. Reese said about HappyNews, “The news media gives you a distorted view of the world by exaggerating bad news, misery, and despair. We’re trying to balance out the scale.” Not everyone agrees with Reese’s view, though. Many people think that news sources have a responsibility to provide news that is helpful to people. People need to know about issues or problems in today’s society. Then they are better able to make informed decisions about things that affect their daily lives. Reese said that HappyNews is not trying to stop people from learning about issues or problems. HappyNews is just trying to provide a balanced picture of today’s world. By the end of its first month online, HappyNews had more than 70,000 unique readers. About 60 percent of those readers were women. Something else unique makes HappyNews different from any of the other news or information websites that are on the Internet. Unlike many other websites, HappyNews gets fan mail from its readers on a daily basis. Question 30: Which of the following is the best title for this passage? A. “Byron Reese Tells People How to Be Happy” B. “Good News for a Change” C. “Newspapers vs. Online News” D. “Why Women Like HappyNews” Question 31: How is HappyNews different than other news sources? A. All of the stories are written by Reese. B. HappyNews does not exaggerate its stories. C. Its stories are not about bad things. D. The website only has stories about women. Question 32: The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to _______. A. sources B. problems C. people D. issues Question 33: Why might some people NOT like HappyNews? A. It doesn’t tell them about important issues or problems. B. Reese’s stories are about misery and despair. C. Some sources give a balanced view. D. The stories are from around the world. Question 34: What does “exaggerating” mean in this reading? A. improving B. explaining C. editing D. worsening