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Fill the gaps with a preposition. 
 
1. 
Most _______ the MPs in the House of Commons are male. 
2. 
Many MPs have old-fashioned opinions _______ women. 
3. 
Gillian Shephard arrived _______ the House of Commons in 1987. 
4. 
Some people think women MPs should concentrate _______ health and 
education. 
5. 
The situation is better now because _______ the new working hours. 
6. 
It’s similar _______ an old boys’ club. 
7. 
_______ particular …. 
8. 
Many were astonished _______ the reaction of their male colleagues. 
Now check your answers in the text. 
Complete the table: 
1. bring 
____________ 
2. think 
____________ 
3. say 
____________ 
4. leave 
____________ 
5. make 
____________ 
6. choose ____________ 
7. speak 
____________ 
8. feel 
____________ 

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Taken from the news section in 
www.onestopenglish.com
 
KEY 
1 Key 
Words 
1. old-fashioned 
2. sexist 
3. election 
4. astonished 
5. childcare 
6. parental leave 
7. MP
8. gesture 
2 
Find the information 
1. 
659 
2. 
83 
3. 
1997 4. 
120 
5. Labour, Liberal Democrat, Conservative 6. Tory 
3 Comprehension 
Check 
1. 
c; 
2. 
a; 
3. 
c; 
4. 
b 
4 Vocabulary 
 
Opposites 
1. increase 
2. male
3. old-fashioned 
4. easy
5. drunk 
6. senior 
7. public 
8. successful
5 Prepositions 
1. 
of 
2. 
about 3. 
in 
4. 
on 
5. 
of 
6. 
to 
7. 
in 
8. 
by 
6 
Grammar Focus 
Irregular Past tenses 
1. brought 
2. thought 
3. said
4. left 
5. made 
6. chose 
7. spoke 
8. felt 

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Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2005 
Taken from the news section in 
www.onestopenglish.com
Match the words with their meanings: 
survey frank 
sexist 
sack 
(vb) 
humiliation 
astonished 
furious promotion 
1. 
very, very surprised. 
2. showing 
prejudice 
against the opposite sex. 
3. 
to remove someone from their job. 
4. honest 
and 
open. 
5. 
the process of getting a better job within an organisation. 
6. 
very, very angry. 
7. 
a report based on a range of facts and figures. 
8. a 
feeling 
of 
shame. 
Look in the text and find the answers to these questions as quickly as possible: 
1. 
How many MPs were interviewed in the survey? 
2. 
What are the names of the 3 political parties mentioned? 
3. 
What is another name for Conservative in British politics? 
4. 
How many women MPs arrived in Parliament in 1997? 
5. 
Which subjects are regarded as ‘women’s issues’? 
6. 
Which two successful policies of women MPs are mentioned in the article? 

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Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2005 
Taken from the news section in 
www.onestopenglish.com
Women MPs bullied and abused in 
Commons