V II. Match each word given with one of the descriptions.

an abbreviation a draft a manual a royalty a sponsor

a circular an editorial a preface a rumour a viewer

1. An article stating the policy of a newspaper.

2. Unofficial news which may have no basis in fact.

3. The introduction to a book written by the author.

4. A company which pays for a broadcast in return for advertising.

5. The payment made to an author for the number of books sold.

6. A book containing instructions for doing or using something.

7. The first version of a piece of writing.

8. A shorter way of writing a common phrase.

9. A leaflet delivered free to a large number of people.

10. A person who watches television.

V III. Complete each sentence with one of the words given. Use each word once only.

ban claim forecast market publish broadcast

cover launch publicise tune in

1. Over a hundred journalists will............the royal wedding next week.

2. The government has decided to...........the sale of this book.

3. Our company finds it difficult to.............products in that part of the world.

4. Don't forget to............at this time next week for part two of the programme.

5. Both articles.............that the economy will recover by the end of the year.

6. Make sure you............the rock concert well in advance.

7. The BBC intends to...........more programmes in Russian soon.

8. Both newspapers...........to be the first to have learned the news.

9. The company has decided to.............only paperbacks from now on.

10. We are going to.........the new product at a press conference next week.

I X. Complete each sentence, using one of the words given.

fiction illiterate literature outline shorthand gist

illegible manuscript prose unprintable

1. The first chapter is based on fact, but the rest of the book is complete...............

2. David was unable to read the postcard because the writing was................

3. I understood the...............of the article, but I didn't read it in detail.

4. Brenda's comments were so insulting they were................

5. Bill had decided to study French...............at university.

6. I managed to make notes of the speech in................

7. Old Mrs Brown never went to school and is................

8. Some people feel that Davis's...............is better than his poetry.

9. Sheila left the...............of her novel on a train by mistake.

10. Just tell me the...............of the story, don't go into too much detail.

X. Match the parts in a) to j) with the wholes in 1) to 10).

a) keyboard 1) serial

b) spine 2) library

c) episode 3) set

d) entry 4) book

e) editorial 5) notepad

f) character 6) newspaper

g) reference book 7) novel

h) sheet 8) word-processor

i) semi-colon 9) punctuation

j) screen 10) index