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Fill the gaps in these sentences with appropriate words .

Sort this group of eight vocabulary items into two sets of four, one connected with books, the other with magazines. Use a dictionary if necessary.

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1. I've decided to do my own car maintenance, so I've bought the ................................... for my particular model.

2. Someone was giving out............................................... in the town centre today about a demonstration that's going to take place on Saturday.

3. I love looking through holiday .............................................. and dreaming about flying off to exotic places.

4. I never read political...................................................; they're so boring.

5. This ...... ......................................... gives the opening times for the art gallery.

6. I've got this really useful............................................ with details of all the local sights.

7. I've read the ..................................................and I like that university; I think I'll apply.

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1.Re-arrange the words below to make ten crossword questions.

1. Berlin / in / recently / What / opened / has /? (8,6) What has opened in Berlin recently?

2. War of the Worlds / wrote / Who /? (1,1,5)

3. The / owns / Who / pie shop /? (6,8)

4. Launched / Who / the / space probe /? (4)

5. Has / India / started / in / just / season / Which /? (7)

6. Who / Jennifer Garner / just / has / married /? (3,6)

7. American city / to / Which / wanted / the 2012 Olympic Games / host /?(3,4)

8. Live 8’s / What / the / name / is / of / organizer /? (3,6)

9. What / with / style / is / Luther Vandross / associated / of / music /? (4)

10. C8 conference / organised / Who / the /? (6)

2. Read the news stories on Worksheet B to find the answers to the questions. Write the answers in the grid provided to find the name of the man who produced the world’s first newspaper.

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A laughter school has opened in Berlin after a survey revealed that Germans only laugh for six minutes a day (compared with nineteen minutes for Italians). Susanne Maier, laughter therapist and owner of the school, took the idea from a doctor in India who uses laughter yoga as a way of relieving stress and improving the quality of life.

A thief in Romania has been caught red-handed after his attempt to rob a pie shop went wrong. After stealing the shop’s money, the 29-tear-old couldn’t resist helping himself to some pies on the way out. The thief, who weighs 140 kilos, then tried to climb through the window but got stuck. He was still there the following morning when shop-owner Vasile Mandache arrived for work.

354 people in India have been saved after being trapped in a train hit by flood waters. The passengers had been up to their necks in water for two days, only able to communicate with officials through a single cell phone. As India’s monsoon season has only just begun, the government warned people to expect more floods.