【正确答案】正确答案： The ability to read fluently in a foreign language is one of the main criteria of competence in that language. In China, students study English as a foreign language in a Chinese environment. Therefore, reading, as well as listening, is the major way of language input, playing a very important part in their English language acquisition. To some extent, reading proficiency is only acquired in the process of sizable amount of reading, which is carried outside classroom. According to the Input Hypothesis by Krashen, in foreign language learning, it is necessary for the learner to have access to comprehensible input, and the input(i)should be slightly beyond the learner"s present linguistic competence(i+1)in order to make acquisition take place. Learners understand such language using cues in the situation. Eventually the ability to produce language is said to emerge naturally. Reading materials selected for reading programs should address students" needs, tastes and interests so as to energize and motivate them to read. Newspapers provide unique reading materials for EFL students. One can hardly deny the usefulness of reading English newspapers in the process of learning. Nowadays, with the advances of information technology, most Chinese students have easy access to the internet where they can find a wealth of English-speaking materials. English learners should take the advantages of these available materials and develop the habit of reading widely for enjoyment and interest. If so, they are surely to enlarge their vocabulary, develop reading strategies and eventually improve their reading proficiency. With large amount exposure to English, learners do not only get to know the language but also enjoy the culture, literature, and reading could also broaden their outlooks on life. The importance of reading, intensively and extensively, can never be over-emphasized. Reading does not only make a full man as is stated by Francis Bacon, but also contributes substantially to successful English learning experience.