3. Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words (articles, prepositions, auxiliary verbs, etc).

1. The Twilight Saga - Stephanie Meyer's Great Vampire Bestseller

Twilight is a series of fantasy novels written 1)___ the American author Stephanie Meyer. The books have become well-known throughout the world and even led to the production 2)____ movies. They have been on 3)___ world’s bestseller lists 4)____ many years. Bella Swan, 5)__ beautiful young teenager moves 6)____ Phoenix, Arizona to Forks, Washington. There she falls in love 7)_____ Edward Cullen, a handsome boy. As time goes on she finds out that Edward is 8)__ member of a vampire family that drinks blood. James, a vampire 9)_____ another family tries to kill her but Edward comes to her rescue. In The New Moon Bella becomes a friend with the werewolf Jacob, who protects her 10)____ Victoria, James’ friend and another vampire that wants to kill Bella. When Edward believes that Bella is dead he wants to commit suicide 11)__ Italy but Bella manages to stop him. In the hands of a powerful vampire family, they are set free only if Bella agrees 12)____ become a vampire. Eclipse is 13)____ third part of the Twilight saga. Victoria puts together an army of vampires to fight against the Cullen family and kill Bella. Bella has to decide between Edward and her friendship 14)_______ James the werewolf. 15)_____ the end Bella chooses Edward and agrees to marry him. In the fourth part Bella is pregnant. She nearly dies while giving birth to her daughter, who is half vampire and half human. Edward injects vampire venom into her which turns her into a vampire and rescues her. A quarrel breaks out between the Cullen and Volturi family who think that the Bella’s daughter is an immortal child. They can be convinced that Bella’s daughter is not a threat to the family. There are a few main topics in Stephanie Meyers’ book. Although the reader feels that a real love between Bell and Edward is not possible the couple is more and more drawn towards each other. It centers on love, not death. The book is also about escape. When Bella learns that she can become immortal too she really wants to get away from her mortal world.

2. The End of the Maldives?

The Maldives , 1)___ paradise 2)_____ tropical beaches and pure white sand, attracts about 500,000 tourists every year. But the natural beauty 3)____ this island nation may soon disappear. The 1,100 islands that make up the Maledives may disappear from the surface of the Earth in 4)_____ next century because 5)____ global warming. According to scientists, the sea levels will rise 6)_____ about 60cm in the next one hundred years.The islands are protected by coral reefs. The rise of the oceans, however, will lead to higher waves and destroy the reefs. As 7)____ result , more salt 8)_______ the ocean may spread to and destroy the ground and soil of the islands. Global warming will also damage the fishing industry 9)____ the island. Plankton lives deeper when the water becomes warmer. So tuna fish, the 10)____ important type of fish, live in deeper areas too. That means they are much harder to catch. Tourism 11)____ the Maledives is in danger too. The white sandy beaches could disappear 12)__ fast __ the reefs. People wouldn’t come to dive in the colourful water any more. The island’s leaders are aware of the dangers. Plans are underway to find a new living area 13)____ the population. Finding a new homeland 14)____ not easy. One plan calls for the rescue of at least a 15)____ of the islands . It may be possible to make them higher.