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1. The war in Iraq is a ______ debated issue. A. deeply B. hotly C. profoundly D. heavily
2. He will be remembered by the staff with great ______. A. fondness B. fancy C. passion D. crush
3. He carefully ______ his sunflower plants. A. tended B.attended C. grew D. maintained
4. She already has a couple of good wins ______. A. under her collar B. under her belt C. up her sleeve D. in her shoes
5. Whenever she refused, he'd beat her ______. A. black and blue B. black and white C. blue in the face D. out of the blue
6. Their qualifications ______them to a higher salary. A. enable B. entitle C. entail D. envisage
7. Since he is not polite, he often makes ______ remarks. A. immaterial B. impertinent C. impervious D. implausible
8. He had failed because of a lack of talent for ______ speaking A. impeccable B. impressive C. imposing D. impromptu
9. I get ______ pains up my spine whenever I try to move. A. splitting B. thumping C. shooting D. stinking
10. Dealing with the failed waste incinerator project is a ______ issue in west Norfolk A. burning B. heating C.boiling D. firing
11. He had the ______ to blame me for his mistake! A. valour B. chivalry C. gracefulness D. audacity
12. He had always been ______ by his elder sister. A. overtaken B. overstated C. overshadowed D. overwhelmed
13. He remained loyal to me through ______ A. null and void B. life and soul C. thick and thin D. up and coming
14. The long-standing dispute about working conditions finally came ______when the workforce voted for strike action A. to a head B. to the point C. to a standstill D. out of its shell
15. If you're caught stealing you'll be ______. A.in black books B. for the high jump C. in a quandary D.in the doghouse
16. Such a questionable assertion is sure to ______ criticism. A. commence B. instigate C. launch D. provoke
17. Such people ______an indistinct anger and hatred. A. exude B. exclude C. expunge D. extricate
18. In a culture where knockoffs are normal, from sportswear to DVDs, it will not be easy to ___deep-rooted academic habits A. exude B. exclude C. expunge D. extricate
19. I tried to ______myself from the situation but it was impossible. A. exude B. exclude C. expunge D. extricate
20. She is ______grateful to her family for their support A. continually B. continuously C. perpetually D. eternally
21. The child's ______talking started to irritate her. A. constant B. incessant C. steady D. ongoing
22. She had a(n) ______ parade of young men coming to visit her. A. constant B. incessant C. steady D. ongoing
23. They were able to respond swiftly because they already have a secret ballot strike mandate over a(n) ______pay dispute. A. constant B. incessant C. steady D. ongoing
24. The police have expressed ______concern about the missing child's safety. A. critical B. essential C. significant D. grave
25. Naylor was one of those men who ______ to the challenge of danger. A. raise B. rise C. ride D. arise
26. Like more and more women, she believes marriage would ______her style. A. restricts B. impedes C. obstructs D. cramps
27. He's not nearly such a good writer as he's ______up to be. 1
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28. During the bad weather we experienced a few disasters and events, but they were of little ______. A. consequence B. result C. care D. circumstance
29. The costs of gathering the initial data are relatively small in ______to the costs of the research itself. A. reference B. affinity C. relation D. connection
30. The design is ______ from Japanese porcelains of the fourteenth century. A.imitated B. copied C. emulated D. faked
31. ‘Will you stay for lunch?’ ‘No, but thanks ______’ A. all along B. all in all C. all the same D. all told
32. I might be going on a training course next week, but it's still ______ A. in the air B. on the air C. off the air D. up in the air
33. I don't want to sound ______, but I thought my picture was the best. A. big-headed B. blue-eyed C. narrow-minded D. thick-skinned
34. The whole team were ______ at winning the competition. A. up in the arms B. on the up and up C. on the cards D. over the moon
35. If you use credit cards to pay off a debt, you're jumping out of the frying pan into the ______. A. fire B. flame C. heat D. blaze
36. Some people let their under-fives ______ riot. A. run B. go C. make D.take
37. He's of no fixed ______and we found him on the streets. A. residence B. abode C. home D. domicile
38. The project is being held in ______until agreement is reached on funding it. A. recess B. suspension C. abeyance D. waiting
39. I wouldn't want to cast ______ on your honesty. A. criticism B. aspersions C. disapproval D. abuse
40. I need a new French dictionary. Can I pick your ______about the best one to buy? A. brains B. mind C. head D. intellect
41. This is not to ______ questions of strategy and tactics, merely to place them in an appropriate context. A. evade B. shirk C. duck D. dodge
42. You can't ______, it's your duty. You are so lazy! A. evade B. shirk C. duck D. dodge
43. The speed at which you eat strongly ______how much you want to eat. A. sways B. affects C. influences D. impresses
44. Many tourists cannot tell the difference between ______ Indian craftwork and imported imitations. A. real B. authentic C. valid D. natural
45. They put forward many ______ reasons for not exporting. A. real B. authentic C. valid D. natural
46. She always showed ______concern for others A. genuine B. authentic C. valid D. natural
47. We had all the usual problems ______upon starting a new business. A. subsequent B. consequent C. attendant D. relevant
48. She did not tolerate press ______into her private life. A. invasion B. intrusion C. infringement D. interference
49. They resent foreign ______in the internal affairs of their country A. invasion B. intrusion C. infringement D. interference
50. These phone calls are a gross ______of privacy. A. invasion B. intrusion C. infringement D. interference
51. They were sued for ______ of copyright. A. invasion B. intrusion C. infringement D. interference
52. He was thorough and ______, rather than brilliant. A. pedantic B. laborious C. particular D. conscientious
53. Don't be so ______ - does it really matter if I don't pronounce it right? A. pedantic B. laborious C. particular D. conscientious
54. Collecting the raw materials proved a long and ______task 2
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55. Don't expect to have me at your beck and ______. A. cry B. ring C. need D. call
56. The ______from the sale will be used to repay the loan. A. produce B. proceeds C. receipts D. returms
57. Sometimes even well-meaning interviewers will throw you a really ______question. A. awkward B. risky C. unpleasant D. touchy
58. We must ______ this notion that you can rely on the state for everything. A. peter out B. dispel C. disperse D. annihilate
59. Just one of these bombs could ______a city the size of New York. A. peter out B. dispel C. disperse D. annihilate
60. Already there were indications that the contest had helped some of those ______writers emerge from total obscurity. A. hopeful B. aspiring C. striving D. wishful
61. Vlasov showed great energy and leadership ______, transforming his division into a conspicuous example of efficiency. A. attributes B. features C. values D. qualities
62. The difference is scarcely perceptible to the ______reader. A.common B. medium C. average D. middle
63. Kids today are ______on a constant diet of pop music and television. A. fostered B. raised C. nurtured D. grown
64. They feel strongly that their religion is ______with the political system. A. incongruous B. inconsistent C. incidential D. incompatible
65. These findings are ______with those of previous studies. A. incongruous B. inconsistent C. incidental D. incompatible
66.Such traditional methods seem ______in our technical age. A. incongruous B. inconsistent C. incidental D. incompatible
67. Eye problems can indicate an unhealthy lifestyle with ______suppression of the immune system A. subsequent B. consequent C. attendant D. relevant
68. This is by no means an ______list but it gives an indication of the many projects taking place A. exhaustive B. exorbitant C. execrable D. exalted
69. She was the only woman to rise to such an ______position A. exhaustive B. exorbitant C. execrable D. exalted
70. Sharon became involved with music in the time-honoured ______-- through her family. A. protocol B. way C. fashion D. procedure
71. My sisters don't see ______with me about the arrangements. A. face to face B. at loggerheads C eye to eye D. on tenterhooks
72. The Chancellor is ______with the Prime Minister over public spending. A. face to face B. at loggerheads C eye to eye D. on tenterhooks
73. He was still on pins and needles waiting for his directors' decision about the job.
A. face to face B. at loggerheads C eye to eye D. on tenterhooks
74. The principles of democracy are sometimes in ______with political reality. A. conflict B. rivalry C. odds D. friction
75. She gave him a sweet smile, totally at ______with the look of dislike in her eyes. A. conflict B. rivalry C. odds D. friction
76. Their conclusions run ______to any simple proletarianisation thesis about the effects of new technology on skill. A. counter B. against C. opposed D. opposite
77. She was ______ to tears by their criticisms. A. brought down B. diminished C. reduced D.belittled
78. Don't ______her piano playing just because you're jealous. A. bring down B. diminish C. reduce D.belittle
79. On his wanderings he's picked up Spanish, Italian, French and a(n) ______of Russian A. command B. smattering C.knowing D. acquaintance
80. She's a ______vegetarian and refuses to eat any poultry or fish A. firm B. devout C. staunch D. strict
81. He has been a ______supporter of the Liberal Party for over thirty years. 3
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82. She was a ______Catholic and, so far as I am aware, morally unassailable. A. firm B. devout C. staunch D. strict
83. I'm a ______believer in 'where there's a will , there's a way. A. firm B. devout C. staunch D. strict
84. She must know the play ______by now. A. forwards B. backwards C. sideways D. upside down
85. You need to become fully ______with the company's procedures. A. conversant B. mindful C. answerable D. attuned
86. The whole venture has been an ______disaster. A. unmatched B. unmitigated C. undiluted D. unmindful
87. She dealt with the problem with ______skill. A. consummate B. comprehensive C. confirmed D. compulsive
88. The aim of the repetitions of the same commercial on television is nothing but to brainwash consumers into ______consumption. A. consummate B. comprehensive C. confirmed D. compulsive
89. On the rampant black market prices were particularly ______. A. exhaustive B. exorbitant C. execrable D. exalted
90. The durable goods orders report should help to ______ fears of a marked slowdown in factory activity. A. avert B. restore C. allay D.hit
91. UN troops intervened to ______ a threat of violent conflict. A. avert B. restore C. allay D.hit
92. The recent proposals made by the Royal College of Psychiatrists are unjustified, unnecessary and ______ A. incompatible B. unavoidable` C. unworkable D. insurmountable
93. Lack of money has proved an almost ______obstacle. A. incompatible B. unavoidable` C. unworkable D. insurmountable
94. This history book is completely ______to me. A. illegible B. impenetrable C. impermeable D. incorrigible
95. Because he was an ______criminal, he was sentenced to life imprisonment. A. illegible B. impenetrable C. impermeable D. incorrigible
96. The current cuts in public expenditure will inevitably ______ this situation. A. exacerbate B. deepen C. sharpen D. fulfill
97. The lecturer wanted to lay ______on the importance of education. A.mention B. point C. highlight D. stress
98. The President is clearly in a ______about/over how to tackle the crisis. A. dilemma B. puzzle C. loss D. problem
99. The government is at a ______to know how to tackle the violence. A. dilemma B. puzzle C. loss D. problem
100. He's studied in the US and has a good ______ of English. A. command B. smattering C.knowing D. acquaintance 4
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1. With increasing numbers of people choosing to teach English as a foreign language, the need to gain a(n) ________
(credit) qualification has never been more important.
2. A campaign is calling for the reversal of a decision to scrap A-level archaeology - saying it would cause _______(revoke)
harm to the development of future archaeologists.
3. Sir Adrian was a true gentleman. He was ________ (fail) polite to everyone he met within the business and was on first
name terms with many of them, regardless of where they worked.
4. An eight-month inquiry by the all party group on ________ (mind) found frontline public servants could be less likely to fall
ill with stress, or quit altogether, if they engage in the increasingly popular meditation practice.
5. ________ (absent) is an issue of growing concern among employers in the UK owing to changing legislation, but there is
virtually no robust data on its direct or indirect costs.
6. A decision to allow ________ (hear) evidence in disciplinary proceedings against a doctor linked to child abuse claims was ________ (law).
7. Slavoj Žižek was born in communist Yugoslavia in 1949, and received a thorough grounding in Marxism and the principles
of ________ (dialect) materialism.
8. Can you make up a(n) ________ (four) for tennis tomorrow?
9. These wonderful books ________ (capsule) moments in history in truly unforgettable ways .
10. Proposals to protect the right of mentally ________ (capacity) people to be involved in important decisions about their
life have been published by the government.
11. Authorities in the US state of Michigan have charged a taxi driver with six counts of murder after he went on a random
shooting spree on Saturday. Jason Brian Dalton, 45, remained ________ (express) as the charges were read in court on Monday.
12. Around 40% of jobseekers have been without work for more than one year, the report says, running "significant risks of
________ (moral), loss of self-esteem and mental health problems"
13. A former migrant has returned home to Senegal after becoming ________ (heart) with life as an illegal migrant in Spain.
After six years, Babacar Dialor Faye never got his legal documents and had to live on ________ (hand) from the Red Cross.
14. Kids have become ________ (sense) to violence. Someone's been shot, and kids are playing up and down the streets on
their bikes, because they're used to seeing it and that's also what you see in a war zone.
15. Parents often favour one child over another and, at its worst, parental________ (favour) can be one of the most
profound and damaging emotional dynamics a child ever encounters. It can affect the rest of their lives.
16. When Emma was widowed in 1879, she decided to leave her home in Koblenz, Germany, to start ________ (new) in
Glasgow, and settled in the city by 1881
17. Anti-terrorism police patrol units are to be introduced across London boroughs. This tactic was endorsed by Lord Harris
in his review of London's ________ (prepare) for a terror attack, commissioned by the mayor.
18. Reports of memory loss with long-term cannabis use are nothing new, and an influential paper published last year
provided evidence that smoking marijuana has a(n) ________ (delete) effect on intelligence.
19. THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) is the primary psychoactive compound in cannabis and is what causes the subjective "high".
This includes changes in ________ (perceive) sensations, a feeling of ________ (content) and increased appetite .
20. Cyanide ________ (toxic) is experienced by humans at doses of around 0.5–3.5 milligrams per kilogram of body weight .
21. She has become increasingly ________ (opinion) and verbalises her opinions forcefully without any insight into their effect on others.
23. ________ who want to fund the restoration of a derelict arts centre in Cheltenham have pleaded with other bidders to
let it become community-run (benefit).
24. He was a bad influence on the child, who was at a(n) ________ (impress) age.
25. Membership talks were launched in 2005, but progress has been slow, as several EU states have serious ________ about Turkish EU membership. (give)
26. He has such great power and yet talked with such ________(humble). There aren’t many people in politics who are as
charismatic as President Obama.
27. For many people Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) is the most influential figure in the history of western classical
music. His extraordinary talent was already clearly evident as a young man, ________ (mercy) surviving a somewhat
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28. How often have you seen rich people take to the stress, shouting that they are earning too much? Protesters are typically
blue-collar workers yelling that the minimum page has to go up, or that their jobs should not go overseas. Concern about
________ (fair) is always ________(symmetry), stronger in the poor than the rich. And the ________ (lie) emotions are not
as ________(loft) as the ideal itself. Children become thoroughly________ (indignation) as the slightest discrepancy in, say,
the size of their slice of pizza compared to their sibling’s.
29. Many teachers expressed serious ________ (give) about the new tests.
30. The price of property in the city is ________ (prohibit)
31. ________ is an economic theory which states that a progressively greater level of consumption is beneficial to the consumers. (consume)
32. If your credit card debt is mounting and yet you can't stop spending, you could be a ________(shop).
33. The number of people suffering from shopping addiction has . ________ (TAKE) the number of drug and drink addicts combined
34. Everyone has heard of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; few of his son Franz Xaver. A new CD collection ________ (title) The
Other Mozart celebrates Franz's music - in all its haunting, ________ (melancholy) innocence. The 27 songs are brief slivers
of ideas, ________ (develop) shadows of what might have been, reaching a beautiful fulfillment in the later works. But it is
clear that the music never reaches the heights of his genius father. Franz was the youngest of Mozart's children, and his
mother's hopes and ambitions focused on him following the ________ (mature) death of his father. The very best teachers
were automatically available to Franz's, who made his public debut as a singer, aged five. The songs bring to light Franz's
________. (piano) accomplishments; the piano parts are extremely demanding. The songs hint at Franz's love for a woman;
they speak time and again of unattainable love and ________ (fulfil) longing.
________ (realist), however, the fact remains that this music, had it been written by a composure of any other name, would
probably have remained buried in the archives.
35. The region has several medium-sized towns and cities, but no major ________ (urban)
36. When you're on a cross-country flight, it's tough to tolerate the ________ crying of a baby. (cease)
37. Our ________ mind registers things which our conscious mind is not aware of. (conscious)
38. They were now faced with seemingly ________ technical problems (mount)
39. The report should distinguish clearly between ________ fact, firm opinion and mere speculation (dispute)
40. They have become ________, with both sides refusing to compromise any further. (reconcile)
41. Finland’s metalworkers' union chief Riku Aalto has criticised government proposals to alter nationwide labour conditions
as ________and unprofessional (amateur).
42. His interpretation of the figures is far too ________ (simple)
43. The organization insists that it is ________ and does not identify with any one particular party (politics)
44. The new regulations will be ________ for small businesses. (burden)
45. Solon replies that birds like peacocks are ________ in their beauty. (compare)
46. It is ________ to generalize from the results of a single experiment. (advise)
47. Try not to ________ to criticism. (react)
48. He was confused and ________ and I didn't get much sense out of him. (cohere)
49. Gradually she began to notice one or two little ________ in his character. (perfect)
50. They’re concerned about the ________ of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. (build)
51. Karen has always felt ________ by her famous elder sister. (shadow)
52. An increasing number of tests are available for detecting foetal ________ (normal).
53. He is currently standing trial for alleged ________ (practice)
54. All points on a circle are ________ (distant) from the centre.
55. The worsening situation forced the company to ________ (size) from 39 employees to 7.
56. The new version of the program comes with a much better user ________(face).
57. Who will be the main ________ of the cuts in income tax? (benefit)
58. The parents showed remarkable ________(bear) toward their defiant and unruly son.
59. A(n) ________(mean/menace) has been committed but the offender has not been caught.
60. I keep getting ________ (contrary) advice - some people tell me to keep it warm and some tell me to put ice on it.
61. He gazed at her with ________ (smell) eyes, wishing she wasn't married. smouldering/smoldering
62. He had a(n) ________ (rival) knowledge of south Arabian society, religion, law and customs.
63. The ship is an exact ________ (reply) of the original Golden Hind. 6
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64. ________(provide) and expression as well as musical accompaniment of the exercises plays a central role in the training
programme of the Medau-Schule.
65. Ariadne herself personifies the passively courageous, endlessly ________(resource), and ________ (love) restorative element in every psyche.
66. ________ (brain) on creative tasks has been a major activity in the advertising business where it began in the 1930s.
67. Abuses of the investigative process may ________(perceive) lead to abridgment of protected freedoms
68. Their contributions to science have earned them a(n) ________ (last) place in history.
69. She appeared on television to make a(n) ________ (passion) plea for help.
70. No one will raise moral psychology of the question of obesity, for fear of sounding ________(passion) and ________(reaction).
71. We should take a more ________ (passion) view and consider the long-term effects of Briant's work.
72. The solutions ________ (compass) a wide range of options to suit all tastes and pockets.
73. He was known to be a loud-mouthed, ________ (opinion) bigot.
74. The aim of the report is to ________ (lucid) the main points of the new regulations.
75. Some things are ________ (alien) true: Water is wet, gra is green (kind of), dogs bark and houses prices rise
76. Jack tried to ________ (one) for his rudeness by sending her some flowers.
77. By 1980 the Republican Party platform had become antiabortion; and a president who pledged to ________ (law)
abortion altogether had been elected.
78. Tootle seems to be essentially a(n) ________ (caution) tale, warning the child to stay on the narrow road of virtue.
79. The country's great influence in the world is ________ (proportion) to its relatively small size.
80. In the US, a school ________ (intend) is in charge of the schools in a particular area.
81. The demonstrators ________ (brand) banners and shouted slogans.
82. He has a(n) ________(can) knack of being able to see immediately where the problem lies.
83. Mick was stubborn and ________ (dominate) with a very bad temper.
84. My profession had an important influence in the formation of my character and ________ (temper).
85. The final whistle was greeted with ________ (triumph) cheers from players and spectators.
86. She has never traced back her ________ (line), but believes her grandparents were from Aberdeenshire.
87. She was a devout Catholic and, so far as I am aware, ________ (assail/salient) morally.
88. In the field of ________ (diet), standards of practice have been developed for practitioners in the field.
89. I am afraid I have quite a(n) ________ (incline) to retire on a pension.
90. A(n) ________ (reach) and comprehensive strategy, carefully integrated with broader plans for health care reform, is required.
91. They're making efforts to streamline their normally ________ (cumber) bureaucracy.
92. Trading can be characterized as a pure, ________ (cumber) personal choice with an immediate outcome.
93. He's ________(centre), ________(manipulate), insensitive; classic signs of a personality problem.
94. Sometimes a sympathetic friend can be a constant source of discouragement, all ________ (know).
95. Some say he was reborn as an undead god, others that he was simply a(n) ________ (body) spirit.
96. This book is about people who claim to have ________ (normal) abilities such as ESP and mind-reading.
97. The refugees slept in ________ (shift) tents at the side of the road.
98. The inheritance of ________ (mode) company structures from the past, reinforced by further concentration, produced
very rigid company organisation.
99. In the ________ (mingle) of news and commercials we have a struggle of sorts between two different orientations.
100. Two hijackers used fake explosives to _______ (command) the airliner. 7
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Part 11. Today many people find that the pressure they have at work makes their jobs untenable as they have to put their
families totally in the (1)________. So working from home, being more at the (2)________ of your family rather than your
current boss, has great appeal to many as they start up their own businesses from bedrooms or garages. But don’t just think
about it. Now is the time to start, so (3)________ while the iron’s hot. Providing you are disciplined in what you do, and
(4)________ the idea of working mostly alone and without the team spirit (5)________ by working alongside others, then
what’s stopping you? You gain far more flexibility as you can choose the working hours that suit you. You will still have to
meet deadlines, but they are ones that you or customers have (6)________. And if you are at a (7)________ end during
quiet times, you can go out and do things you couldn’t do before. But don’t get (8)________ away with the idea of making
millions. You’ll need to be determined and work hard to succeed, but it’ll pay off in the end.
Part 12. It is said that we never stop learning until the day we die. Broadening our horizons has never been easier, as the
twenty-first century (1)________ ever more opportunities for learning and developing our skills. And if you don’t want to
(2)________ out in the job market and (3)________ for a poorly-paid, boring job, there’s no (4)________ these days.
Thousands of online courses allow you to work at your own (5)________, while you are doing a full-time job. Although be
careful that you don’t (6)________ off more than you can chew! Modern-day society puts a lot of pressure on people, many
of whom have had to take out (7)________ and run up enormous overdrafts, just to survive. The situation they find
themselves in is often not of their own (8)________ but rather that of the global economy. Facing up to difficult situations by
doing something about it rather than running away and coming up with new ways of solving these problems is the
(9)________ to survival, and ongoing education helps you do this. Don’t (10)________ around complaining. Get out there
and do something about it. Remember, actions speak louder than words!
Part 13. According to some psychologists, we should examine our deeper (1)________ when we attempt to help others who
appear to be in need of our support. Helping others is clearly a good thing to do, and it can have a therapeutic effect on both
giver and (2)________. If, however, we begin to focus on what we might (3)________ out of helping someone, rather than
how that person might be helped, we could be in (4)________ of adopting a somewhat calculating attitude. This would be to
lend (5)________ to the ideas of those psychologists who believe that, ultimately, we only do things for our own
(6)________ that no actions are truly altruistic. And, of course, we can all think of examples of problems that have been
exacerbated by the well-intentioned, but ill-considered intervention of third parties. We should also (7)________ in mind
that doing too much for people and protecting them from the consequences of their actions can (8)________ their
motivation and even rob them of the resources to (9)________ things out for themselves
Part 14. We live in culture that values participation over ability: the karaoke culture. In broadcasting, it seems we cannot
(1)________ the vogue for “access TV”, “people shows” and “video diaries”. (2)________ is our apparent obsession with
documenting our own lives that, in future, programmes will be replaced by cameras in every room, so that we can watch
(3)________ endlessly on TV. In the countless shows that (4)________ our daytime schedules, the audience has become the
star. The public make programmes, the public participate in programmes, the public become performers. Anybody can do it!
But there is a world of (5)________ between enjoying something and joining in. If we all join in, what is the (6)________ of
artists or experts? If everything (7)________, there can be no mystery, no mystique. I love listening to a genius and learning
from (or even just appreciating) his or her skill. To assume then that I can “have a (8)________ at” their craft would be
monstrous impudence on my part.
Part 15. Few inventions have had more scorn and praise (1)________ upon them at the same time than television. And few
have done so much to unite the world into one vast audience for news, sport, information and entertainment. Television
must be rated (2)________ printing as one of the most significant inventions of all time in the field of communications. In
just a few decades it has (3)________ virtually every home in the developed world and an ever-increasing proportion of
homes in developing countries. It took over half a century from the first suggestion that television might be (4)________
before the first flickering (5)________ were produced in laboratories in Britain and America. In 1926 John Logie Baird’s
genius for publicity brought television to the (6)________ of a British audience. It has since reached such (7)________ of
success and (8)________ on such a pivotal function that it is difficult to imagine a world (9)________ of this groundbreaking invention. 8