In the following passage the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below the passage, four choices are offered in columns lettered A to D. For each numbered gap, choose from the options provided for that number, the word that is most suitable to fill the gap.
It is a fact that television is now part and parcel of our lives. Of late, television has become popular with a wide range of ---1--- who have the opportunity to access many ---2---. Largely, its popularity depends on the quality of the ---3--- it offers. Some of these are for entertainment, others concentrate on the ---4---. Talk shows on television are moderated by the ---5--- and the participants who are drawn from all walks of life are the ---6---. Some of the television ---7--- have segments that allow people to ---8--- in to express their opinions. Television runs smoothly on a number of factors, such as ---9--- supply and a stable weather ---10---.
1.
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fans
viewers
watchers
admirers
2.
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circuits
frequencies
channels
signals
3.
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programmes
discussions
topics
agenda
4.
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broadcast
documentation
news
objectives
5.
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producer
director
editor
host
6.
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guests
audience
talkers
invitees
7.
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locations
stations
establishments
houses
8.
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phone
tap
come
drive
9.
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power
food
stationery
water
10.
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detection
condition
management
forecast
In the following passage the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below the passage, four choices are offered in columns lettered A to D. For each numbered gap, choose from the options provided for that number, the word that is most suitable to fill the gap.
Football is a game which pits one ---11--- against the other. At ---12---, each is made up of eleven ---13--- whose aim is to win the game by ensuring that they score more ---14---. In order to ensure fairness, there is the ---15--- whose duty is to insist that the ---16--- of the game are obeyed. On each side of the ---17---, there is a goal post which is guarded by a keeper who stops the ball from entering the net. If any other person touches the ball with the hand, that will be a ---18---. It is even more serious if that person handles the ball in their goal area, for that will certainly be a penalty. There is always a reserve ---19--- which coaches rely on for substitutions. No football match worth its salt is complete without ---20---.
11.
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squad
group
side
team
12.
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start off
take off
kick off
set off
13.
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contestants
opponents
players
participants
14.
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baskets
points
runs
goals
15.
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referee
manager
commissioner
umpire
16.
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orders
laws
rules
regulations
17.
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area
turf
ground
pitch
18.
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violation
foul
misdemeanour
mistake
19.
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arena
column
place
bench
20.
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viewers
supporters
spectators
audience