12. 13. 14. 15. II. CHOOSE THE APPROPRIATE WORD TO COMPLETE TH...

11. 12. 13. 14. 15. II. Choose the appropriate word to complete the following passage. (15 points) THE MEDIA Lately I seem to be so tired at the end of the day that I can't even manage to read the (1)____________ in the newspaper before I start to fall asleep. I used to read the papers from cover to cover and discuss the stories, articles and the (2)____________ with my colleagues at work the next day. I also used to enjoy doing the crossword (3)____________ at the back of the newspaper and I used to get a laugh out of some of the (4)____________. Of course I always buy quality papers and not those dreadful things full of gossip and (5)____________. It seems incredible to me that they have (6)____________ figures in the millions when they really are rubbish. I don't watch much TV though there seem to be more and more (7)____________ to choose from all the time. Unfortunately, you have to pay or buy a special (8)____________ to receive most of them. They do have some good films and some really excellent (9)____________ so I am sometimes tempted to spend the extra money. On the other hand, there is so (10)____________ information available on the Internet that TV will probably disappear altogether in a few years time. I've got a computer with an Internet connection and I spend quite a lot of time looking for information about the various (11)____________ that interest me. I also still listen to a lot of news (12)____________ on the radio and this lets me keep up with what's going on in the world. One thing that annoys me, though, is that the (13)____________ seem to change all the time and sometimes I have a lot of trouble finding my favourite station. Of course the problem could be that I haven't got the (14)____________ in the right position. That reminds me. I must remember to get some new (15)____________. I could hardly hear a thing when I tried to tune in this morning so they must be running out.