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*5. in the texts below, choose the right word.

a. titanic ties with 11 oscars

titanic won a record-tying 11 oscars, including best picture, best (1) director/directory and best song.

"i'm the king of the world! " crowed titanic director james cameron, quoting a (2) role/line from the movie's hero, as he accepted his (3) prize/nomination at the 70th annual academy awards.

the $200 million (4) disaster epic/detective story and all-time box-office champion

tied with ben-hur in 1959 for the number of (5) nominations/awards won but lost a chance to win a record 12 oscars when it fell short in three (6) categories/aspects: hunt beat kate winslet, kim basinger took (7) supportive/supporting actress for

l. a. confidential over gloria stuart, and men in black claimed the consolation prize.

cameron thanked his cast and (8) team/crew, saying, "you guys gave me pure

gold every day and i share this gold with you. everybody else that i was going to thank either got an oscar or a (9) prize/nomination, so they're covered. " in a dramatic counterpoint to the evening's (10) festival/festivities, cameron reminded the (11) viewers/audience that the movie was based on a real tragedy and asked for a moment of silence. then he returned to a (12) celebrity/celebratory mood.

titanic went into the night with a record-tying 14 nominations. besides winning

the best picture, direction and song "my heart will go on" the film won awards for (13) cinema/cinematography, art direction, film (14) edition/editing, costume design, sound, original dramatic score and visual (15) effects/stunts.

b. warning of risk of rsi playing computer games

a doctor warned parents yesterday of the dangers of "nintendonitis" after (1) curing / treating a schoolboy who suffered an arm (2) injury/wound because he spent too much time playing computer games. dr diana macgregor believes the 11-year-old could be the first reported (3)

diagnosis of computer-induced repetitive strain injury (rsi) in a child.

his mother took him to hospital after a teacher expressed concern that he was

experiencing (4) pain/attack while writing on his r christmas holidays last year. he was (5) looked through/examined at the royal aberdeen children's hospital no (6) fracture/swelling, bruising or reddening of the skin was found, and there was. bone or soft (7) tissue/flesh tenderness. it emerged that he had been given a nintendo games console as a christmas present and had been using his dominant left hand to manipulate the controls. dr macgregor said: "the child reluctantly agreed to stop using his computer for a week and his (8) signals/symptoms disappeared. i suggest that hand care be taught schools to young computer enthusiasts.

c. save our planet!

we have spent thousands of years fighting for our (1) living/survival. yet now we ha discovered that our planet is under (2) extinction/threat and, what is worse, it's all c. fault.

the rainforests are dying, (3) rare/extinct species are disappearing, rivers and sex: are being contaminated and the air is being polluted. it's time we woke up to these problems and started repairing the (4) damage/destruction.

one of the main problems is the (5) damage/destruction of the rainforest in sout america. the rainforest cleans the air by (6) absorbing/consuming carbon dioxide and giving out oxygen. the trees are being (7) cut down/deforested for paper or to make room for cattle farms. as a result, birds and animals lose their homes and die. the destruction is also bringing about changes in the climate, air pollution, flooding, (8) drought/draught and famine.

another big problem is water pollution. tons of industrial and domestic (9) waste/

release are poured into our rivers, lakes and seas. consequently, the life in them is threatened with (10) extinction/deprivation.

air pollution is another important issue. the cars and factories in and around our cities are giving off dangerous (11) fumes/fluids. in the past few years, more and mor people have developed allergies and breathing problems.

fortunately, it is not too late to solve these problems. we can plant trees and

adopt animals. we can create parks for (12) extinct//endangered species. we can put pressure on those in power to take action. together we can save our planet.