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The government is to ban payments to witnesses by newspapers seeking to buy up people involved in prominent cases _1_ the trial of Rosemary West.
In a significant _2_of legal controls over the press. Lord Irvine, the Lord Chancellor, will introduce a _3_bill that will propose making payments to witnesses _4_and will strictly control the amount of _5_that can be given to a case _6_a trial begins.
In a letter to Gerald Kaufman, chairman of the House of Commons media select committee. Lord Irvine said he _7_with a committee report this year which said that self regulation did not _8_sufficient control.
9_of the letter came two days after Lord Irvine caused a _10_of media protest when he said the _11_of privacy controls contained in European legislation would be left to judges _12_ to Parliament.
The Lord Chancellor said introduction of the Human Rights Bill, which _13_the European Convention on Human Rights legally _14_in Britain, laid down that everybody was _15_ to privacy and that public figures could go to court to protect themselves and their families.
"Press freedoms will be in safe hands _16_our British judges," he said.
Witness payments became an _17_after West was sentenced to 10 life sentences in 1995. Up to 19 witnesses were _18_to have received payments for telling their stories to newspapers. Concerns were raised _19_witnesses might be encouraged to exaggerate their stories in court to _20_guilty verdicts.
1 A.as to
B.for instance
C.in particular
D.such as
2 A.tightening
B.intensifying
C.focusing
D.fastening
3 A.sketch
B.rough
C.preliminary
D.draft
4 A.illogical
B.illegal
C.improbable
D.improper
5 A.publicity
B.penalty
C.popularity
D.peculiarity
6 A.since
B.if
C.before
D.as
7 A.sided
B.shared
C.complied
D.agreed
8 A.present
B.offer
C.manifest
D.indicate
9 A.Release
B.Publication
C.Printing
D.Exposure
10 A.storm
B.rage
C.flare
D.flash
11 A.translation
B.interpretation
C.exhibition
D.demonstration
12 A.better than
B.other than
C.rather than
D.sooner than
13 A.changes
B.makes
C.sets
D.turns
14 A.binding
B.convincing
C.restraining
D.sustaining
15 A.authorized
B.credited
C.entitled
D.qualified
16 A.with
B.to
C.from
D.by
17 A.iMPAct
B.incident
C.inference
D.issue
18 A.stated
B.remarked
C.said
D.told
19 A.what
B.when
C.which
D.that
20 A.assure
B.confide
C.ensure
D.guarantee
答案:
词汇
1答案:B
译文:他发现醉酒之后很难抵御住诱惑。
2答案:B
译文:如果你不让刀干了,他就会生锈。
3答案:C
译文:你现在改变主意已经太迟了,所以为此而伤心落泪是毫无用处的。
4答案:A
译文:她滑倒了,从楼梯最上边摔倒最低下。
5答案:A
译文:孩子们已经被警告有危险,但他们对此置之不理。
6答案:A
译文:弗兰克林从观察和经验中获取的能力大大有助于他在公众生活中的成功。
7答案:B
译文:一半的学生都厌倦了这堂课。
8答案:A
译文:在人群散布的地方,提供公交车服务是没有利润的。
9答案:C
译文:这起汽车事故归因于司机不遵守交通规则,野蛮驾驶。
解析:attribute… to 归因于 assign: v. 分配,指派 contribute to: vt. 有助于(贡献给) transfer to: 转入
10答案:A
译文:这肉太硬了,你得多嚼会。
bite 咬 eat 吃 swallow 吞
11答案:A
译文:恐怖袭击已被全世界所反对。
12答案:B
译文:这些年轻人所做的事情给整个邻里的安全构成了威胁。
13答案:A
译文:利用转换发动机,天然气可用于汽车。
14答案:C
译文:在热带的一些地区,湿度如此之大,以至于欧洲人难以适应。
15答案:C
译文:路太滑了,以至于司机刹车时会有麻烦。
16答案:C
译文:一旦我们用尽了Jill的婚礼的主题,我们就互无话可说了。
execute 执行 explain 解释
17答案:B
译文:尽管营救者付出了艰苦的努力,但找到失踪登山者的希望现在开始逐渐消失。
18答案:A
译文:如果你需要进一步的信息,不要犹豫,立即联系我。
19 答案:A
译文:一天的工作之后, 人们会乐于看看书,看看电视,放松自己。
20答案:D
译文:只要没有人打扰,这台机器工作良好。
完形填空
答案:1 D 2 A 3 D 4 B 5 A 6 C 7 D 8 B 9 B 10 A 11 B 12 C 13 B 14 A 15 C 16 A 17 D 18 C 19 D 20 C
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