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VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
13 Read the text below and match words in bold with their explanations.
“One thing I always read in the paper is the obituaries: it’s so interesting to
read about the lives of well-known people. I also usually read the leader (or
editorial); it helps me form my opinion on things. Although national newspapers
give you all the important news, I find that if you just want to sell your car or
something, the classified adds in a local paper is the best place. But at the
weekend I just love the Sunday papers. Most British Sunday papers have
supplements with articles on travel, food and fashion and so on, and that keeps
me occupied for hours. Last week there was a feature on new technology in one
of them; it was fascinating. My teenage daughter prefers magazines, especially
the agony columns. I just can’t imagine writing to an agony aunt. It amazes me
how people are prepared to discuss their most intimate problems publicly.”
1 an article or set of articles devoted to a particular topic
2 an article giving the newspaper editor’s opinion
3 person, typically a woman, who answers letters in the column giving pieces of
advice
4 separate magazines included with the newspaper
5 descriptions of the lives of famous people who have just died
6 sections in a paper or magazine that deal with readers’ private emotional
problems
7 pages of advertisements in different categories
14 For questions 1-15, read this text and decide which answer A, B, C or D
best fits each space.
A popular character in the nation’s top television soap is (1) ____ for something of
which she was probably innocent. Having been (2) ____ guilty of a series of
fraudulent acts, she contemplates months of incarceration. A good storyline, but
wait! Within hours the television station is being (3) ____ with calls of protest. A
national newspaper soon (4) ____ up a campaign to have her freed. Thousands
of T-shirts are printed with slogans (5) ____ for her release. Offices and factory
floors echo to the sounds of animated debate. It is even mentioned in Parliament.
It’s easy to laugh off such idiocies as ‘a bit of fun’, but there’s surely a more
serious side. A fair proportion of (6) ____ were obviously taken in by the story to
such an extent that their perception of fact and (7) ____ was clearly blurred.
Everywhere, millions will (8) ____ over their seven-day TV guide to get a preview
of the week’s soaps. If a character is deemed to be past his or her sell-by date,
and the decision has been taken to write him or her out, possibly to have them
killed off in spectacular fashion, viewing figures are likely to soar by up to twenty-
five per cent. A life threatening fire can be (9) ____ upon to add millions to the
ratings. A major wedding can find half of Britain sitting (10) ____ to the screen! It’s
all very strange.
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