Talking Politics Vocabulary 5 Professional English for Journalists

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1. ___________________________ to think or talk about (something) for a long

time
2. ___________________________Of course; certainly (granting a permission)
3. ____________________________to behave or change in a particular way when
something happens, is said, etc.
4. ____________________________a single book, newspaper, record, or
other printed or recorded text of which many have been produced:
5. ___________________________to finish:
6. ____________________________happening in a way that is not planned or
intended : happening by accident Happening by chance, unintentionally, or
unexpectedly.
7. ____________________________Meet or find by chance
8. ____________________________a few days ago:
9. _____________________________Give all or most of one's time or resources to
(a person or activity
10. __________________________to read or briefly examine some of the
pages of (a book, magazine, etc.)
11. __________________________piece of writing about a particular subject
that is included in a magazine, newspaper, etc.
12. ________________________ including or considering all
the information about something or every part of something:
13. ____________________________to mention a subject quickly when  
writing or speaking about another subject:
14. ____________________________to be about (something) : to have
(something) as a subject
15. ______________________________The chief editorial or article in a
newspaper.

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Talking Politics Vocabulary 5 Professional English for Journalists

accidental reacted devote to article dealt with dwelling on

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1. Everyone wishes the war would ________________ soon.

2. The damage might have been _____________________.

3. The library has_______________ of all the national and local newspapers.

4. Focus on the current issues and stop ___________________ the past.

5. Researchers have ____________________ important new evidence.

6. All the sports journalists are on strike and the editor has had to write the

________________on the back page.

7. I wanted to _____________more time _________ my family.

8. Her speech __________________ health care and the nation's economy.

9. May I borrow this book?" "_____________________''

10. The firefighters ________________quickly when they heard the alarm.

11. I just read an interesting ________________about the city's early history.

12. Didn't I see you in the post office ____________________.

13. We will talk about this issue ___________________tomorrow.

14. The talk was about  educational opportunities for adults, and

the speaker also _____________________________sources of finance.

15. I spent yesterday evening _____________________ people's diaries again.