Review Test 7

In the Fifties the technology wasn’t readily available to film in the field, so the natural world had to … from London Zoo and brought to the studio in a sack.

… through Attenborough’s eyes, the planet tends not to be scaled and smoking, breathing its last.

However, its author is far less forthcoming for anyone … to know the private man.

… rather frail and vulnerable in the last few years, he and his wife were heavily reliant on the good nature of one neighbour, who declines to be named.

Within easy walking distance of the city centre, George Square is at the heart of the University of Edinburgh.

A traditional meeting place for the city's student population, this peaceful garden oasis of manicured lawns and colourful blooms … all to linger awhile and enjoy a few precious moments away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

Friends like these will spend hours, days even, in front of their ugly state-of-the-art computers. As they listen to music … online from all four corners of the globe, they are subjected to a constant bombardment of advertisements encouraging them to buy, buy, buy: Well, bye bye, friends.

I almost upgraded to a computer once but decided that a piano would be more fun, so I spent the money … one fork-lifted up into my first-floor living room. While others are getting neck-ache and headaches and running up their phone bills, l've almost figured out how to play the first few bars of 'Return to Sender'.

It strikes me, though, that the main reason the Internet exists … not as a medium for spreading the joys of music, but more for the purpose of shopping and advertising. Now I know a little bit about shopping, because I get on my bicycle and go to the greengrocer's every once in a while.

l’m an Internot. That is, I have no desire to be on the Internet. I am, of course, well aware of the Internet. Boy, am I aware of the Internet!

The world … by people setting up websites, talking www-slash-dot.coms and worrying about updating and upgrading.

In fact, if I wanted to, I could sit in front of the computer, … whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted, 24 hours a day, and pay for it all electronically.

She has never known the fragrance of a beautiful flower - or … able to tell by sniffing whether food is safe to eat.

I am beginning to feel quite intrigued by this unknown world of smells … you back in time, but this quickly deepens into concern about what else I am missing.