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children influenced by what is shown on television? What can be done to prevent television programmes having a negative influence on children? Write an article covering these points to be published in a magazine for young adults. Question II (50 points) ! Complete t"e second sentence so t"at it "as a similar meaning to t"e #irst sentence! $se t"e gi%en &ord &it"out c"anging it! (10points) 1. This bridge will take us three years to complete. completed In three years time.this bridge. . We decided to try again later. &ould It was try again later. !. If "auline hadnt been interested# the pro$ect would have been abandoned! interest %ut ..the pro$ect would have been abandoned. &. Its possible that this kind of snake is poisonous. could This snakethe poisonous kinds. '. I should really be going home now! time Its .home now. '! (ill in t"e blan)s &it" one &ord (*0 points) (nly twelve astronauts actually set foot on the moon during the )* +pollo space programme between1,-, and 1,. . *ome have since ../10.. household names1 like 2eil +rmstrong# ./ 0.. made the original 3giant leap for mankind4 and %uzz +ldrin# his copilot in that mission. The other ten are less well known# even /!0.. each made his contribution to the programme. %ut to "aul "rendergast# a postal worker from 5ondon# they are all pioneers# worthy to be mentioned in the /&0.breath as the great e6plorers of earlier eras# /'0..as 7hristopher 7olumbus. "auls fascination /-0. the sub$ect began in 888 /.0....he attended a convention for people ./90.. hobby is collecting autographs. There he met +lan %ean/fourth man on the moon0 and :d ;itchell /si6th0. +h he remembers< 3There were television stars there# people from %ond movies# and so /,0# but these men had walked on moon. I headed straight/180.to meet them and ask for their autographs.4

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