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A WEALTH OF EXPE !E"CE

#ary $%ith ha& '() *+,een* a contri,-tor to ‘Fa%e’ %aga.ine forthe '/0)**** &i1 year&+ $he i& a freelance 2riter an3 televi&ionpro3-cer ,a&e3 in Lon3on+ $he '/4) ****++ 2or5e3 on &torie&acro&& &i1 continent& an3 '/6) ****+ no%inate3 for an E%%yA2ar3 for her coverage of the /77/ $oviet co-p+

Having no2 given '/7) ******+covering 2ar .one&8 &he ha& '9()*****-p polo 2hich &he n3& far '9/)****++3angero-&8 '99)****+con&i3er& it an a33iction '9:) *****2ill ni&h either in,an5r-ptcy or ol3 '9;)***++ +Thi& %onth8 &he 2ill play the ga%eri3ing '9


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Englan38 hi& 3og ,egan to ho2l an3 3ie3 '9/) the night+octor& 2ho e1a%ine3 the %-%%i e3 ,o3y '99)

T-tan5ha%-n reporte3 that he ha3 a &%all 3epre&&ion '9:) hi&chee58 -&t li5e a %o& -ito ,ite8 '9;) e1actly the &a%e &pot2here Carnarvon ha3 ,een ,itten+#any people 2ho vi&ite3 the to%, al&o 3ie3 '9


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The co-ple 2ere very %ove3 ,y the ol3 la3y an3 8 feeling &orry'7) her8 agree3 to help her if they co-l3+‘! 2on3er if8 -&t a& !’% leaving8 yo- '/() &ay JGoo3,ye 8#-%K an3 2ave %e o? !t co-l3 give %e '//) a thrill+’‘Of co-r&e 2e 2ill8’ the co-ple replie3+ ‘"o pro,le%+’ Well8'/9) co-l3 they po&&i,ly ref-&e

The ol3 la3y than5e3 the% an3 2ent ,ac5 to her ta,le+ '/:) a &hort 2hile8 &he pic5e3 -p all her ,elonging& an3 got -p to leave+‘Goo3,ye8 #-%D’ &ho-te3 the co-ple 2ith a ,ig 8 theatrical 2ave a&the ol3 la3y %a3e her 2ay &lo2ly o-t '/;) the re&ta-rant+‘$ee yo- at the 2ee5en38’ Colin a33e3+Feeling very plea&e3 '/-t that '/6) the charge for the la3y’& %eal8’ the%anager e1plaine3+ ‘$he &ai3 her &on 2o-l3 pay+’

Gap Filling8 /9

ea3 thro-gh the follo2ing ne2&paper article an3 then choo&e the,e&t phra&e given ,elo2 to ll each of the gap&+ Write one letter 'a@

p)+ "ot all the phra&e& 2ill ,e -&e3+

$%o5ing ‘2ill 5ill one %illion yo-ng people’

Prolonge3 &%o5ing 2ill 5ill aro-n3 one %illion >riti&h teenager& an3chil3ren in %i33le age '/) 8 &ay& a report p-,li&he3 ye&ter3ay+

A f-rther one %illion 2ill 3ie of to,acco@relate3 3i&ea&e& in ol3 age8'9) at the !%perial Cancer e&earch F-n3 an3 the Worl3 HealthOrgani.ation+ On pre&ent tren3& 8 ;@< %illion yo-ng >riton& ':) +

Profe&&or ichar3 Peto8 of the !C F8 &ai3 that 2orl32i3e &o%e,o3y';) 2hich 2a& alrea3y 5illing three %illion people each year8 an3the n-%,er 2a& increa&ing+

‘!n %o&t co-ntrie& '


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He arg-e3 that '6) a,o-t the e?ect& of prolonge3 &%o5ing8,eca-&e of the very long 3elay ,et2een ca-&e an3 e?ect+ The ri&5ca%e 3eca3e& later+

‘!f cigarette &%o5er& &tart yo-ng an3 3on’t &top8 a,o-t half 2ill ,e5ille3 ,y to,acco+’ Thi& %ean& that the 3eveloping co-ntrie& '7) 8&ai3 Profe&&or Peto+

r Alan Lope. of the Worl3 Health Organi.ation in Geneva8 a33e3M‘The WHO ha& calle3 on govern%ent& every2here to protectchil3ren fro% '/() + The &ooner the to,acco a3verti&ing i&,anne38 the %ore live& 2ill ,e &ave3+’

Profe&&or $ir ichar3 oll one of the t2o people '//) forty year&ago -rge3 the Govern%ent to increa&e ta1 on cigarette& an3 ,ana3verti&ing+

!t i& -ite incre3i,le they 3on’t 3o it+ Here yo- have &o%ething that'/9) an3 people are ,eing enco-rage3 to 3o it+ !t i& i%%oral8there i& no other 2or3 for it+’

a of &%o5ing a& ro%antic an3 &porting

, 2ho prove3 the lin5 ,et2een &%o5ing an3 l-ng cancer

c there ha& ,een 2i3e&prea3 %i&-n3er&tan3ing

3 there ha& ,een little notice pai3

e if c-rrent pattern& contin-e

f i& 5illing one &i1th of the pop-lation pre%at-rely

g are &itting on a ti%e ,o%,

h the 2or&t i& yet to co%e

i it i& ,oth cr-el an3 3ea3ly

accor3ing to the report ,y &cienti&t&

5 the a3verti&ing an3 pro%otion of to,acco

l 3ie3 every ten &econ3& thro-gh &%o5ing

% 2ill pro,a,ly 5ill %illion& of yo-ng people

n reach %i33le or ol3 age


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o 2ill ,eco%e reg-lar &%o5er&

p ref-&al to ,an to,acco a3verti&ing

Gap lling8 // =an-ary //8 9((4Fill each of the ,lan5 &pace& in the &entence& ,elo2 2ith a &-ita,le2or3 or phra&e+ There i& an e1a%ple at the ,eginning '()

( Even tho-gh N Altho-gh he 2a& nearly &eventy8 he co-l3 &till ,eat%e at tenni&+

/ o-’re lateD o- here half an ho-r ago+9 Even if 2e ha3 r-n all the 2ay 2e &till catch the train+: ‘Cigarette ’‘"o8 than5 yo-+ ! t2o year& ago’

; o yo- really &o &oon Can’t yo- &tay -&t a little ,it longer< $orry everyone+ !’% going to have to go to ,e3+ !’% -&t

&taying -p late+0 #y neigh,o-r i& people yo- co-l3ever 2i&h to %eet+4 on’t par5 thereD get a par5ing tic5et6 ‘Another c-p of co?ee ’‘"o8 than5&+ ! t2o c-p& alrea3y+’7 Even if 2e’3 ca-ght a ta1i8 2e &till there in ti%e+/( The 2eather 2a& &o ,a3 that they 3eci3e3 the,ar,ec-e+// ‘What a living ’‘$he’& an acco-ntant’/9 ! 2a& only eighteen 2hen ! &tarte3 2or5ing for >ro2n Co%pany+ $o ,y =-ne ne1t year ! for the% for forty@ veyear&+/: What’& happene3 to =a5e ! &ince /77(/; The holi3ay 2a& a total 3i&a&ter+ ! -&t 2i&h &o%e2here el&e+/< #y 2ife 2a& &taying 2ith her %other in $cotlan3 la&t

2ee5en38 &o yo- have &een her in Lon3on+


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Gap lling8 /( =an-ary //8 9((4

ea3 the te1t ,elo2 an3 thin5 of the 2or3 2hich ,e&t t& each&pace+ I&e only one 2or3 in each &pace+ There i& an e1a%ple at the,eginning '()+

lee ,alter%an yo-ng hitchhi5er on high2ay near chicago il /46; 04+ pg

The Hitchhi5er

!t 2a& a very 2et an3 2in3y 3ay an3 avi3 Willia%& 2a& '() &oa5e3to the &5in '/) he &too3 at the &i3e of the roa3'9) to hitch a lift+ ':) far8 only fo-r car& ha3';) along an3 each one ha3 gone pa&t '


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ea3 the te1t ,elo2 an3 thin5 of the 2or3 2hich ,e&t t& each&pace+ I&e only one 2or3 in each &pace+ There i& an e1a%ple at the,eginning '()3ea3@ra,,it+ pg

The "e2 Pet

Harry a2&on’& t2o chil3ren8 #ar5 an3 $arah8 2ere over oye3 '()2hen he ca%e ho%e one 3ay 2ith a &cr-?y ,lac5 an3 2hite %ongrel'/) the local og’& Ho%e+ The chil3ren '9) tocall hi% ‘L-c5y’+A fe2 3ay& ':) Harry a2&on felt le&& happy ';) thene2 fa%ily pet 2hen L-c5y ca%e '


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Accor3ing to hi& in&tr-ction&8 2e left at the ne1t &et oftraQc light&+

har3er8 yo- 2on’t pa&& yo-r e1a%& inthe &-%%er+When &he r&t %ove3 to >ritain fro% the $tate& it too5 her -ite a2hile to 3riving on the left+We’3 ,etter leave no2 ,eca-&e it at lea&t half anho-r to get there+!’% &orry+ ! yo- 2eren’t allo2e3 to&%o5e in here+‘!’% at lea&t a 5ilo over2eight+’ ‘Then yo- goon a 3iet’‘Ho2 long &hort hair ’ ‘$ince ! oine3 thear%y’‘Are yo- $2e3i&h ’ ‘"o8 "or2ay+’What if yo- 2on / %illion

That’& a nice car+ !t her a lot of %oney+!t %ight rain later on 8 &o an -%,rella 2ith yo-

o- &%o5e in here+ !t’& not allo2e3+clic5 here to 5no2 the right an&2er&

Po&te3 in Gap lling R Leave a Co%%ent S

Gap lling8 4 =an-ary //8 9((4P-t the ver,& in ,rac5et& in the pa&&age ,elo2 into the correct

ten&e&+ There i& an e1a%ple at the ,eginning '()

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The Car Thief

#y co-&in an3 her h-&,an3 live in Han2ell8 one of the &-,-r,& ofLon3on+ One %orning they '() 2o5e -p '2a5e -p) to n3 to their3i&%ay that their car '/) '&teal) fro% o-t&i3e their ho-&e+

They i%%e3iately 'phone) the police to report the theft8,efore ':) 'leave) for 2or5 ,y ,-&+When they ';) 'ret-rn) ho%e later the &a%e 3ay8 they'


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car 2itho-t their per%i&&ion in or3er to r-n her to the ho&pital8 a& it2a& &o%ething of an e%ergency+>y 2ay of co%pen&ation8 he '/4) 'enclo&e) t2o tic5et&for the We&t En3 &ho2 $-n&et >o-levar3 on $at-r3ay evening+ They'/6) ',e) ,oth 3elighte3 a& they love3 An3re2 Lloy3We,,er’& %-&ic an3 '/7) 'try) for age& to get tic5et& to thi&partic-lar %-&ical+!t 2a& a perfect evening+ They '9() 'have) front ro2 &eat&an3 the &ho2 it&elf 2a& every ,it a& goo3 a& they '9/)'e1pect) + They '99) ',e) in &-ch a goo3 %oo3 after it thatthey '9:) '3eci3e) to go for a %eal at their favo-rite !talianre&ta-rant+ When they event-ally '9;) 'get) ho%e -&t after%i3night8 a ne2 &hoc5 '9righton /77/

he r&t live3 in !taly it too5 hi% a long ti%e to get to3riving the right‘Ho2 3o yo- go ogging ’ ‘Oh8 a,o-t once 2ee5+’Peter 3oe&n’t &ing 2ell a& hi& ,rother8 ,-t he’& a %-ch

5ey,oar3 player+$ally co%e 2ith -& tonight &he’& got a col3+! learning French ve year& 8,-t !’ve got a lot tolearn+! haven’t &%o5e3 ten year&+ !n fact8 ! can’t really re%e%,er2hat a cigarette ta&te& ‘!& that re3 Volvo ‘"o8 it’& %ine+ ! 3rive’!’% to get a o, in televi&ion 2hen ! -niver&ity+

‘Ho2 3oe& it ta5e to to Lon3on ’ ‘A,o-t t2enty %in-te& car’


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2a& a >an5 Holi3ay ye&ter3ay &o8 a& -&-al8 2ere lot& of car& on the roa3&+He’& ,een 3ecorating the 5itchen la&t 2ee5 an3 &till ha&n’t

ni&he3 it Which ,-& yo- catch ho%e night!n >ritain8 it i& cheaper to go ,y ,-& to go ,y train

of the% live in Wale& ,-t one of the% &pea5& Wel&h+Ho2 people there at the %eeting la&t night‘ ’& the ti%e plea&e ’ ‘!t’& three o’cloc5’‘ i3 yo- anything intere&ting ye&ter3ay ‘"o8 not + !

-&t &o%e &hopping in the afternoon8 that’& ’ o- 2ill to 2or5 %-ch har3er yo-’re going to pa&& yo-re1a% the &-%%er+‘Have yo- ever to Lon3on ,efore ’ ‘"o8 thi& %y r&tvi&it+’$he %ove3 to >elgi-% t2o year& an3 ha& ,een living an32or5ing ever &ince+We 3i3n’t 5no2 that o-r Bight ,e 3elaye3+ We to 2ait inthe epart-re Lo-nge for than three ho-r&+

o- have &een #ary in Lon3on ye&ter3ay+ $he’& ,een inCana3a the pa&t %onth+

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