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TEENAGE FICTION

Teenagers have their own TV channels, websites and magazines. So, what about books? Last year one publisher, Martins, started publishing a series called Waves. We spoke to the director Julia Smith. She explained, “Teenage fiction has been published since the 1970s but publishers have never been particularly successful in getting teenagers to buy and read books. Now they’re realizing that teenagers aren’t just older children but they’re not adults either and often aren’t interested in adult fiction. For this series we’re looking for new writers who write especially for teenagers.”

Athene Gorr’s novel was published in the series last year and is selling well. Its title is The Purple Ring, she says, “The important thing is to persuade teenagers to pick up your book. I’m a new writer so, although I’ve got an unusual name which people might remember, nobody knows it yet! But my book has a fantastic cover which makes people want to look inside. Then they realize what a brilliant story it is!”

And what do teenagers themselves think about the series? We talked to Sophie Clarke, aged 15. She said, “I’ve read a few books in the Waves series. They say they’re for 14 - 19 year-olds and I agree with that. We’re not interested in the same things as people in their twenties and thirties. I like them and I think they look really good too. The only thing is that because bookshops put them in the children’s section, lots of teenagers won’t find them so they may not do very well. And it’s a shame there’s no non-fiction in the series as I think lots of teenagers, especially boys, might buy that.”

What is the writer trying to do?

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions

He fell foul of me when I asked him to apologize to his teacher.

This band normally__________their album with an instrumental track.

Those Americans are looking for a place where they can exchange their dollars__________pounds.

Since the end of the war, the Government __________over five thousand of prisoners.

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There was no precedent for the President’s resignation in the country.

The suspect was seen__________the building by at least a dozen witnesses.

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One of the boys kept laughing, this annoyed Jane intensely.

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Many people were severely critical of the proposal for the new motorway.

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This country wouldn’t have much income without tourism.

His voice had a freshness that would make many tenors under the age of 40 go green with__________.

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I’m trying to cut down on diary product intake and it’s difficult because I adore cheese.

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what was once a great and powerful empire have effectively ceased to be.

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Peter ordered a pizza and salad.__________pizza was nice but__________salad was disgusting.

NATO has finally arrived at an important decision to__________cruise missiles in the battle.

The woman crying in front of the burning house has lost her most__________possession in the fire.