Diagnostic Key

OLYMPIC SCANDAL Scandal has haunted the Olympic Games in modern times. At the very first Games, an Englishman called Flack (01) set off briskly in front of the (02) field in the marathon. He was (03) accompanied by his butler on a bicycle.. When they neared Athens, he (04) sent the butler back to (05) see who was behind him. The butler went back about a mile but found nobody. He rode back to Flack and said, "There's nobody. You can win this thing on your head." Then soon after, (06) up ran one Greek, then another, and another, and another. They were full of running. Perhaps Flack took a long (07) way round? At the next Marathon, in 1900, in Paris, the winner was a Frenchman who worked as a baker's roundsman. It was (08) strongly suspected that he was able to take numerous short (09) cuts because of his experience delivering bread in the area. Four years later, the Games were held in St Louis, in the USA. This (10) time suspicions were proved, and the scandal great. The American runner who finished first in the marathon was discovered to have accepted a (11) lift from a car. He was disqualified. It is not so much the scandals and disputes of recent years that have (12) threatened the Games. It is their sheer (13) enormity, their excessive cost, their indulgence of national pride. One very sensible suggestion is that future Games should be restricted to individual (14) events in which one person clearly wins. All team games would go, and no one would feel any loss at the disappearance of Olympic soccer, a pale (15) shadow of the more professional game. A SIGN OF THE TIMES Wedding photographers are now asking (01) for payment (02) in advance because so many marriages are breaking (03) up in the first few weeks, often (04) during the honeymoon. One photographer had to sue the bride for his money after the couple split (05) up on their honeymoon. His photographs were submitted (06) to the court who said they were (07) of sufficient standard, and she (08) had to pay for this souvenir of her "happiest day". (09) In another case, the bride's mother saw the photographs and (10) ordered enlargements and albums. The photographer said; "I called (11) up/round to say they were ready, and the bride's mother said, 'Don't bring those bloody photographs round (12) here - he's left (13) her.'" Couples are now (14) asked, forced, required to pay a "divorce deposit" (15) to the photographer. WORD FORMATION 01. fondness 02. headline 03. exceptionally 04. sunning 05. fierceness 06. protective 07. insecticide 08. security 09. dismemberment 10. poisonous

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OLYMPIC SCANDAL Scandal has haunted the Olympic Games in modern times. At the very first Games,an Englishman called Flack (01) set off briskly in front of the (02) field in the

marathon. He was (03) accompanied by his butler on a bicycle.. When they

neared Athens, he (04) sent the butler back to (05) see who was behind him. Thebutler went back about a mile but found nobody. He rode back to Flack and said,

"There's nobody. You can win this thing on your head." Then soon after, (06) up

ran one Greek, then another, and another, and another. They were full of running.Perhaps Flack took a long (07) way round?

At the next Marathon, in 1900, in Paris, the winner was a Frenchman who worked

as a baker's roundsman. It was (08) strongly suspected that he was able to take

numerous short (09) cuts because of his experience delivering bread in the area.

Four years later, the Games were held in St Louis, in the USA. This (10) time

suspicions were proved, and the scandal great. The American runner who finished

first in the marathon was discovered to have accepted a (11) lift from a car. He

was disqualified.

It is not so much the scandals and disputes of recent years that have (12)

threatened the Games. It is their sheer (13) enormity, their excessive cost, their

indulgence of national pride. One very sensible suggestion is that future Games

should be restricted to individual (14) events in which one person clearly wins. Allteam games would go, and no one would feel any loss at the disappearance of

Olympic soccer, a pale (15) shadow of the more professional game.

A SIGN OF THE TIMES Wedding photographers are now asking (01) for payment (02) in advance because

so many marriages are breaking (03) up in the first few weeks, often (04) during

the honeymoon. One photographer had to sue the bride for his money after the couple split (05) up

on their honeymoon. His photographs were submitted (06) to the court who saidthey were (07) of sufficient standard, and she (08) had to pay for this souvenir of

her "happiest day". (09) In another case, the bride's mother saw the photographs and (10) ordered

enlargements and albums. The photographer said; "I called (11) up/round to saythey were ready, and the bride's mother said, 'Don't bring those bloody

photographs round (12) here - he's left (13) her.'" Couples are now (14) asked, forced, required to pay a "divorce deposit" (15) to the photographer.

WORD FORMATION

01. fondness 02. headline 03. exceptionally 04. sunning

05. fierceness 06. protective 07. insecticide 08. security

09. dismemberment 10. poisonous