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m6igazine that would bridge the gap (4) children’s comics and football
magazines. Two months ago, she realised her dream with the launch of Boys
1, (5 )______ monthly mix of facts and fun for 8- to 13-year-olds. (6 )_______
cont2Ũns Science, dinosaurs and cars, a comic strip and star interviews. “The
aim is (7 )______ entertain, inform and stimulate,” Christine explains. And it
seems to (8) catching on. Issue One has (9) ___reprinted and the
demand for the second edition has led to the number being printed
increasing from 10,000 to 30,000. ‘Tnterest from readers and shops proves
that (1 0 )______ is a market for it,” she says.
Christine, 39, (1 1 )______ for nine years full-time mum to her three sons.
“When my youngest went to school, I felt I wanted to go back to work,” she
says. Which is exactly (12) ______ she did, as a secretary. But she felt
restless: “I realized I really wanted to work for myself.” Doing what, she
wasn’t sure, until she started to wonder (1 3 )______the absence of what (14)
______calls the “right” material for her sons to read. “I began to research
the market (15)______ found there was a gap that could be íĩlled.” she says.

5. WOMEN AND GAMBLING
It’s hard to know exactly how many fexnale compulsive gamblers there
are. Unlike men, women are quick to realise that they gamble mainly for
emotional, (1 )______ than fínancial, reasons. This (2 )_______them ashamed
and thus less likely to look for professional help.
Sandra Garcia’s story is illustrative of the way in which many women (3)
______ gambling addicts. In December 1995 Sandra won £2,000 in a lottery,
(4) meant she and her husband were (5) to have a wonderful
Christmas. Uníortunately, soon after the birth of their daughter, Sandra and
her husband broke (6 )______ . Depressed and lonely, Sandra found gambling
was a way (7 )______ filling the emotional void left hy her failed marriage.
From spending a few pounds a week (8 )______lottery tickets and scratch
cards, Sandra was soon gambling £250 a month and was struggling to pay
the bills. She always (9) _____ to fill the fridge before she gambled but (10)
______ rarely afford treats for her daughter. By April 2001 she was nearly
£2,000 (1 1 )______ debt and was evicted from her flat. Not long after, Sandra
was arrested (12)___ stealing money from a friend in order to huy scratch
cards. She decided it was time to (13) ___up gambling íorever and joined
the support group Gamblers Anon3Tnous. Since then, Sandra has (1 4 )______
to control her compulsion but, like all addicts, she knows that the desire to
gamble (1 5 )______ never go away.

6. IQ TESTS

In 1904v the French psychologist Alfred Binet developed intelligence tests
to help teachers in Paris schools. His simple tests, which were later (1 )_____

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