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Vocabulary Choose the correct answers. 1 The beautiful photographs and interesting articles have attracted a wide ____ who buy this magazine regularly. a subscription b readership c article d measurement 2 Tim wasn't ____ enough to be a correspondent so he became a newsreader instead. a adventurous b satisfying c risky d usual 3 I haven’t received this month’s ____ of my favourite magazine yet. a article b headline c issue d makeover 4 I tuned ____ to the radio station just in time to hear the weather report. a up b in c round d along 5 Clara thought her article was brilliant but the newspaper ____ refused to put it on the front page. a author b editor c presenter d columnist 6 Websites and blogs are two kinds of electronic ____. a press b print c media d supplement 7 Sam has a weekly ____ about pets in the local newspaper. a photo b column c adventure d journal 8 The publisher is going to bring ____ an adaptation of the book for children. a out b up c through d for Copyright © New Editions. Permission granted to photocopy for classroom use.

9 She is a well-known TV talk show ____ who interviews a wide variety of personalities. a host b reporter c cameraman d correspondent 10 I read an interesting ____ of Jamie Oliver’s new cookery book. It sounds really good. a title b commentary c bestseller d review 11 I called the TV channel and left a message for the director to ring me ____. a back b for c out d through 12 The journalists were on ____ yesterday so there was no news on TV all day. a flash b strike c content d report 13 The author was delighted when a famous ____ finally agreed to print his book. a critic b publisher c newsagent d journalist 14 I can’t watch any more episodes of this ____. It is so boring! a advertisement b documentary c soap opera d manuscript 15 The sound ____ tested the reporter’s microphones before the interview. a volume b producer c politician d engineer

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16 There were so many magazines that it was hard to ____ out only one to buy. a bring b ring c act d pick

19 She’s had an active interest in ____ since she got her first camera at the age of ten. a footage b quizzes c photography d writing

17 My parents didn’t want me to become a writer at first, but eventually I ____ them round. a tuned b rang c picked d brought

20 A lot of people think that reporters travel the world to get close to the ____, but most of the time they are at their desks. a gossip b action c celebrity d globe

18 I’d like to have an interesting and ____ job. a economic b reporting c trading d fulfilling

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Graar Choose the correct answers. 1 This autobiography ___ by a popular TV celebrity in 1999. a is written b has written c was written d will be written

7 It is expected that lots of copies of the new magazine ____. a were sold b will sell c will be sold d will have sold

2 It ___ having a blog is a good way to advertise a business. a is thought that b is thinking of c thinks that d was thought to

8 ___ that some celebrities prefer to keep their private lives out of the media. a They are being known b It is knowing c They are known d It is known

3 You can’t enter the studio while the programme ___. a was filmed b filmed c has filmed d is being filmed

9 The famous couple left the theatre by the back door to avoid ___ by the reporters. a to be seen b having been seen c seeing d being seen

4 The politician walked out because the interviewer ___ her too many personal questions. a asking b was asking c was being asked d had been asked 5 These photos ___ with a forty-year-old camera. a were taken b were taking c will be taken d being taken 6 After the newspaper ___ over by the new owners, some of the journalists lost their jobs. a will be taken b has taken c had been taken d took

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10 He has always been considered ___ one of the greatest actors in Britain. a being b to be c will be d is 11 This magazine ___ in over twenty languages. a is printed b is printing c will print d being printed 12 The documentary must ___ before the rainy season begins. a be finished b to be finished c be finishing d being finished Close-Up B1+ Teacher’s Resource Pack Quiz 8

13 The actor’s clothes ___ by a well-known designer in Paris. a are making b have made c have been made d to be made 14 Viewers are going ___ for their opinions on the new TV channel. a to ask b to be asked c to asking d be asked

17 I ___ a year’s subscription to the magazine as a present from my aunt. a gave b being given c have been given d has given

15 Articles from the website can ___ to help students with their homework. a use b be used c will be used d be using

19 The filming of the series is expected ___ next month. a being completed b will be completed c to be completed d to have completed

16 Coronation Street is known ___ the longest-running soap opera on British TV. a it is b being c be d to be

18 The new programme ___ broadcast in the mornings as it is aimed at the unemployed. a will be b will c was d being

20 The story was so important that it had ___ by one of the radio station’s top reporters. a be covered b to be covered c was covered d to cover

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