READING PART 6: OPEN CLOZE GAPS FILL. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH
ONE WORD

Facebook

This well known social media site _____ (1) become somewhat of
a controversial topic of conversation in recent times _____ (2) to
several claims of misuse of big data. Facebook was founded in
2003 and was origionally known _____ (3) “Facemash”. It was
created by Marc Zuckerberg, who at the time, was a student
_____ (4) Harvard University. The growth of this site has been
exponencial since its creation and _____ (5) its peak had more
than 2 billion members. One issue that only came _____ (6) light
during the filming of the movie “The Social Network” in 2010, was
the fact that there was a court case regarding the founding of this
site, with a legal case _____ (7) Zuckerberg for the rights to
Facebook. This resulted in a huge payout to keep everybody
schtum. What is clear is that in _____ (8) of its controversies
regarding privacy and fake news, Facebook is here to stay.

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World War 1

Also named the Great War, World War 1 began in 1914 as a

_____ (1) of a family dispute between the interrelated royal
families of Europe. The main trigger _____ (2) this conflict, one of
the largest in the history of the world, was the assessination of
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in Sarejavo,
Bosnia. War erupted on _____ (3) of several interlocking alliances
_____ (4) the great powers of Europe, resulting _____ (5) two
coalitions; The Triple Entente and The Triple Alliance. Funnily
_____ (6), these were almost exactly the same alliances that
ended _____ (7) together for the Second World War. The war
lasted just over 4 years and ended in the defeat of The Triple
Alliance, later to be known as The Central Powers. The First
World War ended with the signing of The Treaty of Versaille,
demanding that Germany pay outrageous reparations for _____
(8) role in the conflict. This did not ease tentions in Europe and, in
fact, just acted as a prelude for The Second World War in 1939.

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Peep Show

Undoubtedly the funniest thing you will ever see _____(1) TV,
Peep Show has the ability to make you laugh and cry _____(2)
the same time. This groundbreaking show uses special camera
angles to make the audience relate _____(3) the characters like
no other. It has been created and produced by David Mitchell and
Robert Webb, both of _____(4) ironically also play the lead roles
in the program. The premise of the spectacle is simple, there are
two flat mates, David a socially awkward weirdo and Jez a failed
musician with Chlamydia. The show has you in stitches _____(5)
beginning to end and lasts for 9 whole seasons, which in my
humble opinion are not enough. What is _____(6), there is a
sidesplitting if not somewhat controversial character named Super
Hans. He is, _____(7) a shadow of a doubt, the highlight of the
show with his off-key remarks and crazy insights. In spite of its
critical acclaims, Peep Show didn’t achieve consistly high rating,
though it _____(8) have a loyal following of the intelectual elite
that understand quality comedy when they find it.

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