Katharine Graham met with officials of The Washington Post. She was elected president of The Washington Post Company. She had no idea about how to operate a newspaper. So she decided to learn. She began by hiring Benjamin C.Bradlee. He later became chief editor. Mr. Bradlee improved the newspaper. He hired excellent reporters and editors. They began doing important investigative reporting. In 1969, Mrs. Graham became publisher as well as president of The Washington Post Company. In the 1970s, The Washington Post became famous around the world because of two major successes.

　　41. Katharine Graham is considered powerful because ____________.

　　A. she was born of a very rich family

　　B. she had the most important newspaper

　　C. she was in charge of the The Washington Post

　　D. she gained much money from newspapers

　　42. We can infer from the second paragraph that Katharine Graham _____________.

　　A. was one of the top students at university

　　B. helped her father in purchasing the paper

　　C. didn’t take interest in managing a bank

　　D. lived a rich life when she was young

　　43. After Katharine Graham got married ___________.

　　A. her husband gave up his previous job

　　B. she got a job editing letters for the editor

　　C. she made The Washington Post improved

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