Read the following passage about friendship and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 18 to 22.
EVERYBODY’S TWEETING
Twitter (1) for a podcasting website, but then people realized that it offered them the power to connect with millions of people instantly. Suddenly, everyone had a voice, as long as it wasn’t longer than 140 characters. But what are we using it for, and just how is Twitter changing the way we do things?
Perhaps the greatest impact Twitter has had is on breaking news. Before Twitter, (2) before finally broadcasting it on the radio or TV. These days, anyone who happens to be in the right place at the right time with a Twitter account can post news the second it happens. For example, Janis Krums posted a photo and a tweet when he witnessed a US flight making an emergency landing in the Hudson River. He must never have imagined that he would break the story to the world.
Following Pop Idols
Young people have always loved to follow their pop idols, and Twitter has made it a whole lot easier. Before the Internet, teenagers used to join the fan clubs of their favorite bands and write letters to their heroes, (3) to get a reply written by the club secretary. Today’s teenagers don’t need to wait. By following their idols on Twitter, they get all the news the minute it happens: their meals, activities, or even thoughts. And all the news comes directly from the bands themselves.
Creating Movements
Twitter allows people who think the same way to get together and (4) . These problems may be cyberbullying, sexism, or racism. They can share information, organize campaigns, and put pressure on related departments. Twitter has given the man and woman on the street the power to make a difference.
Identifying the source of a piece of news
It’s good to get an idea of the background of a person who says or writes something. Are they an impartial expert or someone who wants to change your opinion to suit their own agenda? For example, this statement about a flu epidemic, “Patients can already spread the virus a day before they’ve even fallen sick themselves”, is more likely to come from a doctor than a politician. On the other hand, “We have to stop people who are carrying the virus from getting into the country” is more likely to come from a politician. (5) , you’re better able to decide how much importance to give it and whether you can really trust what they say.
(Adapted from THINK)

Read the following passage about friendship and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 18 to 22.
BAD NEWS
To hold the key to what is happening in the world, it requires journalists to bear great responsibility and use only ethical means to obtain these facts. Unfortunately, not every journalist always does this.
Sting operations are one of the most controversial ways a journalist can legally get a story. They involve leading a well-known person into a false situation with the hope that they will do something newsworthy. For example, in 2010, the professional snooker player John Higgins (6) . A meeting was secretly filmed in which Higgins and his manager met with two men who said they would give him money if he lost matches on purpose. Higgins agreed to do it but said later it was because he thought the two men were criminals and he had been scared. It turned out that they were reporters from a newspaper. Higgins admitted that meeting the men was foolish but denied having done anything wrong.
Another unethical act is phone hacking. In 2007, the editor of a leading UK newspaper and his private detective had hacked into hundreds of voicemail messages of people (7) . The information they got was used in newspaper stories about members of the royal family. Although the editor said he (8) and apologized for causing his victims distress, the judge sentenced him to four months in prison, explaining that newspaper editors had to obey the law as well. He (9) .
The paparazzi are (10) , hoping to get a photograph to sell to the papers. In the last years of her life, singer Amy Winehouse was followed by photographers everywhere she went – and it got so bad that in 2009 she went to court and asked a judge to stop them. The judge criticized the journalists for behaving so badly and agreed to help her. He ordered the photographers to stay away from her home, saying that they could not come within 100 metres of Winehouse’s new home.
(Adapted from THINK)