1. We often hear that such and such a piece of information cannot be released into the public ......... in the interest of national security.

dominion

domination

domain

domestic

2. Journalists however love to get hold of a story somehow but they run the risk of facing a ......... if they break the official secrects act.

back whip

backlash

backstore

back strike

3. When there is a ......... inquiry taking place, the rush to get more details is intense.

high profile

high brow

high intensity

high drama

4. The more the authorities try to conceal what is happening, the more it fuels ......... about what might be happening.

speculative

spectacle

speciality

speculation

5. Sometimes a journalist will get hold of sensitive information knowing that he will get ......... by government agencies if he dares reveal it.

wild

torn

savaged

ravaged

6. The person in charge of the enquiry will occasionally ......... what can be disclosed in newspapers.

signal

signify

sign

seal

7. Mind you it has to be a convincing article because the reading public can soon see through the ......... of a weak argument.

clarity

clearness

transparency

transparent

8. The question must always be in the mind of the writer whether what is being written is likely to ......... a threat to the safety of the community at large.

place

put

start

pose

9. The last possible thing that anyone wants to happen to their country is to turn it into a ......... for troublemakers.

port

harbour

haven

location

10. Here is the news read by Alan Townend. Today the Government is ......... plans for a new scheme to help society.

opening

unveiling

undoing

showing

11. The idea behind the scheme is to try and ......... stealing in the country.

curb

kill

maintain

confuse

12. The scheme will be ......... into the school curriculum at the beginning of next academic year.

entered

presented

welcomed

introduced

13. Children will be taught to respect other people's property and ..........

belongings

attachments

added

additions

14. If child A steals child B's exercise book, child A will have to stand up in front of the school and ......... to being a thief.

conduce

confess

conduct

conform

15. The Government ......... said the Prime Minister was sick and tired of papers disappearing from his office.

speaking person

speak person

spoken person

spokesperson

16. Last week the Prime Minister had to give an important address to an international ......... when he found his speech had disappeared.

assembled

assembly

assembling

assembles

17. This was of course very embarrassing for the P.M. and ......... of the speech he told funny stories.

in spite

in case

instead

intend

18. The worst part of the incident was that the audience did not see the funny ......... of his stories.

edge

side

line

part

19. I regret I cannot continue with the news because someone has ......... the next page.

misappropriated

misconstrued

mistaken

misread

20. Once this disclosure is ......... it's the job of the journalist to follow it through to a satisfactory conclusion.

heightened

highlighted

high pitched

hightailed