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because.... duolingo should be funny, this at the time of tablets and smartphones ;-). Vielleicht sind sie an Geschichte interessiert....<facepalm>
Because childern who have between 10 to 13 years old, spends about 29 percent of their money for newspapers and magazines, based on sound file in deutsch-to-go.de
"Lese" is the conjugation for "ich" ("I read" = "Ich lese"). "Lesen" is the infinitive form and also the conjugation for "wir," "sie," and "Sie" ("We read" = "Wir lesen," "they read" = "sie lesen," "You[formal] read" = "Sie lesen"). "Liest" is for "du" and "er/sie/es" ("You read" = "Du liest," "He/she/it reads" = "Er/sie/es liest"). You can learn more about conjugation here.
Mostly, paying attention to the conjugation of the verb should help. For "she," the verb is conjugated the same as "er" or "es" (so with "lesen," "sie liest" would mean "she reads," "er/es liest" = "he/it reads"). For "they" and the formal form of "you," the verb looks the same, but "Sie" with a capital "S" means "you (formal)" ("sie lesen" = "they read," "Sie lesen" = "you(formal) read").