I. Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the words in the box.

When Simona Ventura became the host of the Italian TV soccer programme, a lot of people (1) __________ at the decision. What could a woman do in such a (2) __________ male-dominated world? They argued. But the (3) _______ behind the choice of Simona as the new presenter soon became apparent. Rather than change to fit the programme – there is nothing (4) ___________ about her – she created a new, more modern show, the (5) _________ aim of which is to entertain the whole family. The old style, lengthy and rather technical analyses of football matches, has been replaced by a lively TV programme, which is (6) __________ by guest celebrities, dancers and singers, as well as extracts from the day’s top matches.

II. Translation

1. 显然，在英国男性眼里闲聊是一件可耻的事情，这条不成文的规则已经深入人心，因此就算一个人确实是在闲聊，他也会把它说成是另外一回事。（unwritten）

2. 对女人而言，周密地推测动机和原因与周密地推测可能的后果一样是闲聊的关键因素，这要求对“过去”进行仔细的梳理。(exhaustive)

3. As sport and leisure have been shown to occupy about 10 per cent of conversation time, discussion of football could well account for the difference.

4. On further questioning, however, the difference turned out to be more a matter of semantics than practice: What the women were happy to call “gossip”, the men defined as “exchanging information”.

5. … it is understood that a suitable expletive conveys such surprise in a more acceptably masculine fashion.