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CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY FOR NATURAL
ENGLISH COLLOCATIONS
45. JOURNALISM AND THE NEWS
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A. Choose the best word to complete these
sentences.
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The story __________ the national news and the village was filled
with reporters for days.
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a
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filled
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b
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made
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c
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did
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2
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This is
Radio Avon, bringing you ___________ throughout the day.
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a
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the latest news
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b
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the most recent stories
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c
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the newest events
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3
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This is
Kerry McDowell, ___________ from Beirut.
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a
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live reporting
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b
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reporting live
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c
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reporting alive
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The
environmental conference was given considerable ___________.
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a
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newspaper miles
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b
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journalistic attentions
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c
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media
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We bring
you ___________ from the scene of the explosion.
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a
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an eye-witness report
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b
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a first-person report
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c
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an at-the-scene story
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In the
paper tomorrow, the ___________ of the minister’s resignation
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a
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unique story
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b
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unique news
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c
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exclusive story
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B. Choose the most suitable verb.
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bring
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make
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run
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come
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place
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7
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The paper decided not to ____________ the story about the dead donkey.
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It’s only a minor story, so I doubt it’s going to ____________ the headlines.
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9
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I’d like
to ____________ an advert in
the classified section please.
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Until it folded last year, the magazine used to ____________ out twice monthly.
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We
interrupted this programme to ____________ you a news flash.
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C. Choose the best word or phrase.
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As soon as the royal engagement was announced, her picture was all
over the first/ front page for
weeks.
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The news of the scandal hadn’t broken/
started when the newspapers went to print/ press last night.
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An
important role of detective/
investigative journalism is uncovering corruption.
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The story opened/ broke
while the politician was away on holiday.
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16
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Whale
hunting hasn’t been in the news/
important news much recently, but it’s still an important issue.
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