The paparazzi - Module 12

B2 First · Word Formation · First Expert Coursebook, Pearson Education

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning.

SELL

BELIEVE

DETERMINE

APPROVE

COMPLAIN

PRIVATE

ACT

DOUBT

The private lives of celebrities continue to generate (0) ___ public interest, which is fuelled by massive newspaper and magazine (1) ___ when certain photos are published. The paparazzi, the photojournalists who get these pictures, are able to sell them to the press for (2) ___ amounts of money. The paparazzi show great (3) ___ when they decide to take photos which they know will make them rich. Some will go as far as searching through rubbish bins at a celebrity's home. There is general (4) ___ of this practice among the general public and many want to ban it. There have been a number of high-profile (5) ___ over the years. However, the paparazzi argue that the celebrities have no right to any (6) ___ because their jobs involve being in the public eye. The argument is still going on but it has proved difficult to take (7) ___ against them. And as long as people continue to buy newspapers and magazines which print these photos, it is (8) ___ whether the paparazzi will ever be stopped.

The paparazzi

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