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A computer that fits on a desk, used by individuals at work or at home, is ___.

A device inside a computer that stores large amounts of information is ___.

A document on the Web giving information about a person or institution is a ___.

A film describing events leading up to ones in a film made earlier is a ___.

A group of people who have the same interests, who e-mail one another live as a group is ___.

A hard-hitting documentary series starts tonight at 10 p.m. Viewers might be shocked at scenes of… .

A huge portion of the internet containing linked docu,ents, called pages, is ___.

A lightweight portable computer small enough to fit in your hand is ___.

A lightweight portable computer that usually fits in a briefcase is ___.

a list of common questions and helpful answers is ___.

A machine for transfering pictures and texts into a computer is ___.

A meeting place on the Internet for discussion of a particular topic is ___.

A pair of silver George II candlesticks fetched 17 000 pounds. Bidding was slow for Victorian oil paintings but a landscape by Somers went for 55 000 pounds.

A piece of equipment that sends information from one computer along telephone lines to another computer is ___.

A program on the grid you create with it to perform mathematical operations is ___.

A small plastic disk that stores information is ___.

A writer or broadcster who gives their opinion of a production, performance, record or book in a review or, more formally, a notice is a ___.

Across:1. kind of tree (5), 2. child (3), 4. performed (5)… .

Although best levels were not held, shares ___.

An apparatus that allows information to be read from a disk or stored is ___.

audiences traditionally show their appreciation at the end of a performance and sometimes during it by ___.

Breach of privacy outside someone’s house is ___.

Business newspapers often publish ___ of vacancies companies have.

Commercial programmes ___ this channel are financed ___ different companies which do not have anything to do ___ the arrengement or content of these programmes.

Commercial TV gets its money ___ advertising.

Company shares are listed or quoted on the ___.

computer equipment or machinery is ___.

Do you ever visit any ___ for pop stars or film stars?

He received a number of international literary awards, culminations in the Nobel Prize for literature in 1986. He leaves a widow and two sons.

He’s a popular journalist, so he’s not a ___ journalist. He’s the equivalent of a small-town gossip columnist.

Hidden instructions in a program designed to destroy information is ___.

Hundreds of supporters shouted “Free her now” when Kiran awalia was ___ bail.

I belong to a great ___. I e-mail those who are interested in 1960s music every day.

I tried to send the photos by e-mail as an ___ but the server was ___.

I ___ a good program from the Internet the other day. Would you like a copy?

if it looks as if there will be no clear winner or if there is no clear winner in the final outcome, commentators talk about a ___.

If some critics like something and others don’t, it gets ___.

if you play ___ in a business or political situation, you act or negotiate in an aggressive way, and if you play ___, you don’t.

If you use a ___ in order to achieve your goal, you use subtle means whose purpose may not be immediately clear to others and which often involve taking a risk.

If you want some photos of the USA, you could just try ___ the Web. You’ll be amazed how many you can find.

If ___ parties or politicians get reelected, they receive a fresh mandste from the electorate for a new term of office.

In London the dollar ___ by a tiny margin at the outset.

It’s so easy to use a ___ when you want to send photographs to friends by e-mail. It’s just like using a photocopier.

I’m always impressed by people who carry their ___ on planes and work on them during the flight.

I’ve lost a lot of data. I wonder if my computer has a ___.

John Butcher, Conservative MP for Coventry South West, has campaigned in the Midlands for habitual violent offenders to be ___ bail.

Media attention of an intense kind is blanket ___.

Mix two egg yolks wit butter in a frying-pan over a lowgas. Add sugar and then… .

Mr Richard Caulder (West Hull, Labour) asked if the Minister of Transport could inform the MPs of train-fare concessions for pensioners. However, the Speaker declared that… .

News ___ at regular intervals.