答案：Did Alice often read English newspaper before?
解析：这句话的时态是一般过去时,用助动词did提问
翻译：以前爱丽丝经常看报纸吗?
有不明白的请继续追问,the sad story tookplaceina small town (划） 划in a smalltownlWhere did the sad story take place? 这个悲惨的故事发生在哪里?