A. after B. storm C. entitled D. illegal E. exaggerate F. before G. thunder H. interpretation I. agreed J. qualified K. state L. binding M. received N. tightening O. translation The government is to ban payments to witnesses by newspapers seeking to buy up people involved in prominent cases such as the trial of Rosemary West. In a significant【C1】______of legal controls over the press, Lord Irvine, the Lord Chancellor, will introduce a draft bill that will propose making payments to witnesses【C2】______ and will strictly control the amount of publicity that can be given to a case【C3】______ a trial begins. In a letter to Gerald Kaufman, chairman of the House of Commons media select committee, Lord Irvine said he【C4】______ with a committee report this year which said that self regulation did not offer sufficient control. Publication of the letter came two days after Lord Irvine caused a【C5】______ of media protest when he said the【C6】______ of privacy controls contained in European legislation would be left to judges rather than to Parliament. The Lord Chancellor said introduction of the Human Rights Bill, which makes the European Convention on Human Rights legally【C7】______ in Britain, laid down that everybody was【C8】______ to privacy and that public figures could go to court to protect themselves and their families. "Press freedoms will be in safe hands with our British judges," he said. Witness payments became an issue after West was sentenced to 10 life sentences in 1995. Up to 19 witnesses were said to have【C9】______ payments for telling their stories to newspapers. Concerns were raised that witnesses might be encouraged to【C10】______ their stories in court to ensure guilty verdicts.
I enjoyed myself so much______ I visited my friends in Paris last year.
_____ left before the deadline, it doesn't seem likely that John will accomplish the job.
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The experiment was _______ we had anticipated.
The other day, my brother drove his car down the street at ______ I thought was a dangerous speed.
______I'll marry him all the same. （2004年考试真题）
PASSAGE THREE
As means of communication, poetry and dances ______ many of the limitations of music.
My boss ordered that the legal documents______to him before lunch.
Doing morning exercises has helped to improve her health,_____?
Benjamin told me his father had decided to support him and ______ he would quit the school to start his business.
______ for a long time, the fields are all dried up.
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In the broadest sense, just as archaeology is an aspect of anthropology, _____.
The chairman of the company said that new techniques had ______ improved their production efficiency.[1999]
As the manager was away on a business trip, I was asked to ______ the weekly staff meeting.[2001]
I think ______ we stop worrying so much, because worry will not strip tomorrow of its burdens.
I just told your nephew how to get to the airport, but perhaps I ______ have driven him there.