This is America. Гришенкова Е.Г. - 95 стр.

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TEXT 17

1 KEY WORDS

Match the vocabulary items with their definitions

1. excellence a. use violence or threats to take control of a plane,

vehicle, or ship

2. establish b. help someone to make decisions or judgments

about something

3. headquarters c. the main building or offices used by a large

company or organization

4. hijack d. not succeed in achieving something

5. fiction e. react to something in a particular way

6. fail f. experience something very unpleasant or painful

7. receive g. the possibility that something bad is going to

happen

8. involve h. include something as a necessary part of an

activity, event, or situation

9. threat i. the quality of being excellent

10. suffer j. examine or discuss a subject, idea etc thoroughly

11. explore k. books and stories about imaginary events and

people

12. guide l. start a company etc that is intended to exist for a

long time

2 FIND THE INFORMATION

Read the text and find the information as quickly as possible:

1. What is Pulitzer Prizes are given for every year?

2. How long has Columbia University awarded Pulitzer Prizes?

3. Why were eight Pulitzer Prizes awarded to newspapers in 2002?

4. What newspaper won a record seven Pulitzer Prizes for its work? Why?

5. What subject did Pulitzer Prize reporters from the Washington Post

investigate?