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Use of English: Open ClozeJOB TRAINING IN CALIFORNIAI n C a l i f o r n i a , M s B r e n d a B l a c k m a n h a s s t a r t e d

a b u s i n e s s t e a c h i n g p e o p l e ( 1 6 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t o m a r r y a m i l l i o n a i r e . H e r s t u d e n t s , m a i n l ywomen, sit(17)....................... class saying over andover (18).. .... ... .... .... .... .. : "I want to berich. I deserve to berich. I was born to be rich. I will be rich."She (19).......................them useful information, (20)....................... as thetelephonenumbers of the golf and tennis clubs (21).......................the filthy rich(22)....................... to be found. She advises themon (23)....................... to wear ata croquet match. She instructsthem (24)....................... the basic etiquette ofdealing(25)....................... servants: "Always address thechauffeur (26)....................... hissurname." (27).......................homework, her students study theWall Street Journal.She trains them to walk (28)....................... straight

backs, and to keep their arms(29)....................... their sides.She also advises them to confirm (30).......................hischequebook stubs that their target millionaire really doeshave the money he appearsto have.THE MAFIA LOAN SHARKSL o a n - s h a r k i n g - l e n d i n g m o n e y - i s t h e b i g g e s tr a c k e t i n t h e U n i t e d St at e s underworld. It is

(01)........................... profitable that one New York gang bossbuilt up$500,00 (02).......................... $7.5 million in about fiveyears.( 0 3 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a r e f o u r o p e r a t i n gl e v e l s i n l o a n - s h a r k i n g . A t t h e (04)..................is the Mafia boss. Just (05)....................... him are his


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principallieutenants who give money to (06)...........................own subordinates for investment.These third-echelonunderlings lend out much of the money themselves, and

pass therest (07)........................... to the lowest level, thebookie and the street-corner thug.A retired expert fromNew York City's bureau of criminal investigationdescribes(08)......................... it works:"A big racket boss(09)........................ ten trusted lieutenants (10).......................aChristmas party in his home, He distributes one milliondollars (11)...........................cash - $100,000 to(12)........................... of these ten men. He doesn't have tok e e p a n y r e c o r d o f t h e n a m e s o r t h ea m o u n t s . A l l h e s a y s i s , I w a n t o n e p e rc e n t (13)........................... week. I don't care (14)...........................you get, but I wantone per cent. For the next year'sChristmas party, the only problem this gang leader hasiswhere he is going find five more men to hand out the$500,000 to that he earnedduring the year."Naturally, the

interest rate goes (15)........................... as the moneygoesthrough the various echelons. On the second level, therate may be 1.5 or 2 per cent aweek. On the lowest level, it canbe 5 per cent a week, 260 per cent a year.A SIGN OF THE TIMESWedding photographers are now asking(01). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

p ay ment ( 0 2 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a d v a n c eb e c a u s e s o m a n y m a r r i a g e s a r eb r e a k i n g (03).............................. in the first few weeks, often(04).............................. thehoneymoon.One photographerh a d t o s u e t h e b r i d e f o r h i s m o n e y a f t e r t h e


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couple split(05). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . on theirhoneymoon. His photographs were submitted

COMPILED BY LIC. FERNANDO CSPEDES SNCHEZ(06).............................. the court who said they were(07)..............................sufficient standard, and she(08).............................. to pay for this souvenir ofher"happiest day".(09)............................. another case, thebride's mother saw the photographsand(10)............................ enlargements and albums. Thephotographer said; "I called(11)............................ to saythey were ready, and the bride's mother said,' D o n ' t b r i n g t h o s e b l o o d y p h o t o g r a p h s r o u n d(12).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - he's left(13).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..'"C o u p l e s a r e n o w ( 1 4 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t op a y a " d i v o r c e d e p o s i t " (15)............................ thephotographer.

A FOLK STORY WITH MEANINGNasrudin made a bet that he could spend a night on amountain, despite the iceand snow. The bet wasaccepted.Nasrudin took a book and candle and sat(01).................. the coldest night he(02)................... known.(03).................... the morning, he was half-dead as hewent(04).................... to the village to claim his money."Did you

have (05).................... at all to keep you warm?" Thepeople in thevillage asked him, - "Not (06).................. acandle?""Yes, I had a candle.""Then the bet is (07)......................".Nasrudin did not argue.S o m e m o n t h s l a t e r h ei n v i t e d t h e s a m e p e o p l e ( 0 8 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a


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f e a s t (09)..................... his house. They sat. They waited.Hours (10)....................... Theystarted to mutter (11).......................food.Nasrudin said: "Let's go and see how it is getting

(12)...................."They all went (13)....................... thekitchen. They found a huge pot ofwater.(14)..................... the pot a candle was burning. Thewater was tepid.Nasrudin said: "It is not ready(15).. .... .... .... .... .... .. I don't know why - it hasbeen theresince yesterday."A GRAVEYARD FOR PETS(01). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the recession, Britain's pet ownersar e wi ll in g to pa y for a permanent memorial(02)......................... much-loved furred and featheredfriends.The Rossendale Pets Cemetery, near Rawtenstall inLancashire, now stretches to over 10acres covered by 1,600graves and 800 plots for small caskets of ashes.It wasstarted 26 years (03)..................... by a local farmer whoran his dog(04)........................ with a tractor and was

(05).................... grief-stricken that heput up a headstone. Thathas long since been dwarfed (06).........................elaboratemonuments, including a marble gateflanked by pillars. Dedicated to a h orsecalledBrandy, it cost well (07). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,000seven years ago. Other animalscommemorated inthe cemetery vary from budgies to a lioness. The

owners of thecemetery, Mr and Mrs Annable, have had someupsetting experiences:"We had a man (08)........................ tried toclimb into the incinerator to kiss hisIrish wolfhoundgoodbye. He was an educated man (09)................... well,an Englishteacher. In the end, he left half the ashes here and


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took half home."Every Sunday a long-distance driverbrings fresh flowers (10).. .... .... .... ... hisdog. Rain, hail, fogor snow, he never (11)....................... And then (12)..................

isKakkoo the parrot, who spoke four languages. His grave ismarked by a simple woodencross and a bronzeplaque."(13).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . couple arrived carryin g acage. They had not seen theirhamster for(14)............... time. Was it in hibernation or was it dead?They couldn't.

COMPILED BY LIC. FERNANDO CSPEDES SNCHEZbear to look. In fact, it was as stiff as a board. When I toldthem, they burst into tears. Ididn't (15)....................... the heartto charge them."EURO-DISNEYIn Euro-Disney, an investment of $2 billion hascr ea ted a mo nst ro us funfa ir. Pirates in the West Indies.

Ghosts and graveyards and a haunted house. Simulatedspacetravel. Railway rides and Peter Pan and Dumbo....There must be (01)..................... of E u r o p e ' s 6 0 o r s om i l l i o n c h i l d r e n u n d e r t h e a g e o f 1 4 w h oa r e n o t n a g g i n g (02)..................... parents.When I hear(03)................ this monstrous creation is a bare 24 miles fromthe centreof Pari s, I t hin k i t r epre sent s t he deat h o f

civi lis atio n. One (04). .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . have thought theFrench (05)................... more sense, better taste, but, then, theyalwaysdid have this love-hate relationship (06)......................the USA.(07)................... me be clear about it. Disney shouldstay (08)................... heb e l o n g s : i n t h e s w a m p s


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o f F l o r i d a o r t h e s u b u r b s o f L o sA n g e l e s . P e o p l e (09).................... appreciate him.Pe rh ap sthe most perplexing response (10). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Disney, that pap-merchant, has been made by collectors.In the United States, a four-volume IllustratedD i s n e y a n aC a t a l o g a n d P r i c e G u i d e i s ( 1 1 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I tl i s t s 2 6 , 0 0 0 p r i c e s (12)................... $1 for a 1966 DonaldDuck book (13)....................... $14,000 for atin wind-up walkingMickey Mouse of around 1930.I n A m e r i c a , t h e r ea r e a n e s t i m a t e d 5 0 , 0 0 0 c o l l e c t o r s .T h e h i g h e s t (14)................... are paid for cels, paintingson celluloid, a specialised market worth anannual $60million. The most paid (15)................... far for a cel has been$286,000.RUBBER TREESLos Angeles has planted 2,000 rubber trees (1).......................the middle of oneof (2).................... main streets. These treesdo not produce rubber. They are, in fact,made of rubber.

Mr Joe Dynamo, a spokesman (3)..................... LosAngeles citycouncil, explained the reasons. He said:"Thesetrees are representative of our virtual society. We havepolystyrene grass(4)....................... our golf courses. We havenon-milk powder to (5)................... ourcoffee. We makecopies (6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . plastic of old woodenfurniture. We havefibreglass tombstones. (7)...................

shouldn't we have trees made of rubber?"At 50 miles(8)................... hour, no motorist will see any difference. Andourmaintenance costs will be lower. You give the trees anannual rinse (9)......................d e t e r g e n t , a n d d u s tt h e m o f f t w i c e a y e a r . W e s a v e a l o t o f


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m o n e y b e c a u s e transplanting, pruning, weeding andleaf-collection are all unnecessary. And we have a60-yearnon-fade guarantee on each plant. This is rationalisation

(10)........................its best."

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