Windows on britain mass media complete the sentences

Task 8. Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition.

1. In-line skating is not to be confused……………………..roller skating.
2. According………………police, Miller was arrested at the scene of the robbery.
3. Cordon announced his resignation……………….staff members on Wednesday.
4. The numbers correspond………….points on the map.
5. The police have refused to comment…………..the investigation until it is completed.
6. McFadden must persuade the jury…………….her innocence.
7. He made some comment………………my dress, then carried on reading his book.
8. There’s no point…………worrying.
9. If you’re confused…………anything, phone my office.
10. We were greatly surprised……………..the news.

Task 7. Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition.

1. Students are encouraged to take control…………their own learning, rather than just depending on the teacher.
2. ‘Do you need any help?’ ‘No. It’s………….control, thanks.’
3. The car spun…………………..and hit a tree.
4. There’s a big difference………….knowing that something is true, and being able to prove it.
5. The banks had too much influence………………government policy.
6. Your insurance company will need a full description…………the stolen property
7. He just took it…………..granted that he would pass the exam.
8. Hong Kong is……………….the news this morning.
9. ………….. my view, the country needs a change of government.
10. You can find all kinds of information……………the Internet.
11. Both services allow users to send their data……………the Internet to company storage.
12. …………….place of our advertised programme, we will have live coverage of the special memorial service.
13. It must be true — I heard it………..the news last night.
14. I saw him struggling but felt helpless………….view……….his pain.
15. We’d like a room with a view……..the sea.
16. I’m afraid his honesty is now……….question.
17. The guide gives a general description…………the island.
18. What problems should I watch……………..when buying an old house?

Task 5. Fill in the gaps with verb in the correct form.

1. Bill……………………….through Carla’s photo album.
2. I don’t want……………………..into details now.
3. He………………….out leaflets to members of the audience when we entered the hall.
4. ………..the word up in your dictionary.
5. I couldn’t…………………….out what he was saying.
6. Nick…………………up a song about his mother after her death.
7. Her name…………………………forward for the lead role in the play.
8. I always……………through his excuses.
9. The outlines of rooftops and chimneys………………………out against the pale sky.
10. They could only wait for the next report if Hal……………….up the subject himself.

Task 6. Fill in the gaps with the correct phrasal verb.

1. The band has a new album (being issued)………………………….next month.
2. There are a couple of matters I want to (start to talk)…………………………today for discussion.
3. There are three forms to (write necessary information)……………………….by 18 September.
4. Now (turn a page)……………………….and let’s see what’s on the next page.
5. I haven’t read the book in detail, I just (looked at the pages quickly)……………………………….it.
6. In your essay you should (describe in a detailed way)……………………the causes of the war.
7. Joe will always (look different from others)……………………………in the crowd.
8. The company has (suggested)………………………a plan to build a new hotel in the city centre.
9. I couldn’t (understand)……………………..why my computer had not saved that document.
10. Sally didn’t want to go to the concert , so she (invented an excuse)………………………..an excuse about being ill.
11. He is so charming that few people (realise what he is really like)………………………… him and realise that he is just a conman.

Task 4. Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition.

1. They put………………………….a number of suggestions.
2. Don’t forget to fill………………………your boarding cards.
3. Why did you have to bring…………the subject of money?
4. When you’re the boss you can make…………your own rules.
5. Turn…………..and look at the next page.
6. I don’t want to go……………………the matter now.
7. She always stood………………..in a crowd.
8. Just at that moment, the news came…….
9. I can’t bluff – she’d see right……………me.
10. Could you start handing these books…………please? distribute
11. When is the new edition coming……………?
12. I’ll just look…..the train times.
13. He could just make…………a dark shape moving towards him.

Task 3. Fill in the gaps with the English equivalent of the Russian word.

1. He never (не откажется) ……………………….a drink, does he?
2. She succeeded in persuading the jury (принять) ………. …… her version of the events.
3. I just saw the (заголовок)…………………….. . I didn’t have time to read the article.
4.Most people nowadays (согласились бы)…………………………. that a good pub is one of the British best traditions.
5. The (жёлтая пресса)…………………… went for sensations, scandals, gossip and, especially, opinion.
6. Neal Ascherson, the award-winning writer, will be (обозреватель)…………………… on the new newspaper.
7. In recent weeks and months, (передовицы) …………………… have painted a picture of an industry in crisis.
8. The daily (трансляция)……………………… circulates widely in the Arab world and among Arabs living in the West.
9. An experienced (журналист)………………………… has a sense of what is likely to be relevant about a story.
10 (пресса)…………………………….have been very nasty about him.
11. Тhe judge is worried that comments (в средствах массовой информации) ……………………………….might affect the result of the trial.
12. He had once read a magazine (статья)……………..about it in the dentist’s office.
13. The latest police (сообщение)……………………..described the suspect as a white male in his twenties.
14. What’s your favourite television (программа)…………………………………. ?
15. Тhe government has banned all (трансляции)……………………by opposition groups.
16. The kids are watching cartoons on the Disney (канал)……………………………..
17. This only occurs when (компьютерные программы)…………………………..are written to take advantage of the co-processor.

Task 2. Complete the sentences guessing the word by the first letter.

1. I saw you do it, so don’t try to d………………………… it!
2. This magazine includes f…………………………………..on gardening news.
3. Steptoe finally a……………………… that his son didn’t want to continue working in the family business.
4. The paper’s leading a………………………….. described the government as weak.
5. The h…………………………………read: «Pope to Visit Kazakhstan.»
6. T…………………………….. page is half the size of a b……………………………….
7. My father hated j…………………………………… — he didn’t trust any of them.
8. The h……………………..of each paragraph tells you what it’s about.
9. We don’t a………………………..on everything, of course.
10. She was the former political c……………………. on the evening news.
11. He began his career writing a………………….. for the college magazine.
12. Did you see that p……………………… about cricket on TV last night?
13. He changed c……………………. to watch the basketball game.
14. All the shows started late because of the n………………….. about the bombing.
15. The story was widely covered in the national p…………………
16. Our next b…………………… is at 10.30 p.m.
17. The role of the m………………. in forming public opinion is very important.
18. All radio b………………………….. and church publications continue to be closely monitored by the government.
19. He tried to persuade her to come with him, but she r………………….

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Task 1. Fill in the gaps with the following words.

Broadsheet    talk show    newsflash    press    programme     program    refuse headline   tabloid   accept    article   agree columnist    broadcast    bulletin    journalist   refuse

1. We interrupt this programme to bring you a …………………….
2. He flatly …………………………any offers of financial help.
3. I finally …………………………. the fact that I would die if I didn’t stop smoking.
4. If she felt he was right, she would………………………. with him.
5. …………………………. are aimed at an educated middle and upper-class readership.
6. A supermarket tabloid newspaper had the ………………………. «Space Aliens Meet with the President.»
7. Gossip …………………………….. from the local papers wrote about them.
8. Did you read that …………………….. on the Middle Eastern peace process?
9. Some one who’s brilliant on the cinema screen isn’t necessarily a good ……………………………………. guest.
10. »Giants» coach, later became a sports ……………………………… on television.
11. She claimed that she had had an affair with the President, and sold her story to the ………………………………..
12. It was reported in news ……………………………. throughout the day that the astronauts were in trouble.
13. The disk is not allowed access until it has been validated with the Disknet check ……………………………..
14. All foreign ………………..have been told to leave the war zone as soon as possible.
15. The exciting thing about the show is that it’s a live ……………………… and anything can happen.
16. To judge from the …………………………….., the concert was a great success.
17. Did you see that ………………………………….. about cricket on TV last night?