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  3. A. after B. storm C. entitled D. illegal E. exaggerate F. before G. thunder H. interp

A. after B. storm C. entitled D. illegal E. exaggerate F. before G. thunder H. interp

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问题     A. after        B. storm        C. entitled        D. illegal        E. exaggerate
    F. before       G. thunder      H. interpretation  I. agreed         J. qualified
    K. state        L. binding      M. received        N. tightening     O. translation
    The government is to ban payments to witnesses by newspapers seeking to buy up people involved in prominent cases such as the trial of Rosemary West.
    In a significant【C1】________ of legal controls over the press, Lord Irvine, the Lord Chancellor, will introduce a draft bill that will propose making payments to witnesses【C2】________ and will strictly control the amount of publicity that can be given to a case【C3】________ a trial begins.
    In a letter to Gerald Kaufman, chairman of the House of Commons media select committee, Lord Irvine said he【C4】________ with a committee report this year which said that self regulation did not offer sufficient control.
    Publication of the letter came two days after Lord Irvine caused a【C5】________ of media protest when he said the【C6】________ of privacy controls contained in European legislation would be left to judges rather than to Parliament.
    The Lord Chancellor said introduction of the Human Rights Bill, which makes the European Convention on Human Rights legally【C7】________ in Britain, laid down that everybody was【C8】________  to privacy and that public figures could go to court to protect themselves and their families.
    "Press freedoms will be in safe hands with our British judges," he said.
    Witness payments became an issue after West was sentenced to 10 life sentences in 1995. Up to 19 witnesses were said to have【C9】________ payments for telling their stories to newspapers. Concerns were raised that witnesses might be encouraged to【C10】________ their stories in court to ensure guilty verdicts.
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解析 空格前的形容词significant提示空格处应填入名词或动名词。第一段讲政府禁止报界付给证人报酬以买通涉案人员，所以这里应表达“加强”对媒体的司法控制之意。tightening表示“使(规则、法律或制度)更严格”，符合句意。
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