136. Premier to probe Riddle of “spics in ministry”.
• headline
137. Prince Edward (left) enjoys a joke with actor Sam Cool (centre).
• caption
138. Programs that you put into a computer to make it run is __________________.
• software
139. Road holding and fuel cinsumption are good but otherwise the performance lacks zip.
• new car report
140. Robson equalized with a header from five yards just before the half-time whistle.
• football
141. Someone held in prison without being charged or tried is in __________________.
• arbitrary detention
142. Someone who commits a lot of crimes and goes on committing them is a __________________.
• persistent offender
143. Starting overcast with intermittent rain followed by sunny spells, max. temp. 21 C°.
• weather forecast
144. The BBC is financed __________________ payments which are made __________________ all people who have TV-sets.
• by, by
145. The cheapest bucket-shop air-return to Hong Kong is now about 480 pounds and Hong Kong is a good base to visit Macao, China and Taiwan. The best season is...
• travel
146. The final stages in a competitive situation or a conflict, especially when the final outcome is not clear, are the __________________.
• endgame
147. The memory available on a computer to store and use information temporarily, usually measured in megabytes, is __________________.
• RAM
148. The other day I __________________ some photos I’d taken so that I could send them to a friend in America.
• scanned
149. The synonym to the word “editorial” is __________________.
• leader
150. The word is that Clinton Roo, 32, playboy son of US steel billionaire Dwight Ross, has left his girlfriend, actress Lee-Ann Vom Post, 26, and is now in Europe.
• gossip column