3 ** Complete the text with the past simple form of the reporting verbs in the box. ti 2 admit agree ask complain convince explain order refuse ed Police catch Manchester football thieves m Police told reporters how they caught a gang of thieves in Manchester, north-west England. The gang — admitted that they rob the homes of footballers who are playing in matches in other towns. The police caught the gang after several famous footballers ! that their houses had been burgled. A police investigation led to Adnan Daci. At first, Daci? to speak. Later, he that the gang's boss had him and three other men to work for the gang. The police 5 Daci a lot of questions about the gang's boss. Then they 6 Daci to take them to the boss's house. In exchange, the police not to prosecute Daci. 3 4

8. The characteristics of a headline are the attraction of another's attention with an ad, which has to help you make a better selection on better prospects, and which also delivers a message.
9. Some articles begin on the front page or continue to the next because an article can't be sometimes fit onto just one page, therefore it is continued on the next page. 

10. I myself enjoy crossword puzzles, for they improve my vocabulary and test my knowledge.

11. The characteristics of a good advertisement is a clear message of what is being advertised, and something that catches possible future customer's attention, like a good design or slogan.

12. People may write letters to the editor to make suggestions, say their opinion on some matter, or just to simply show their commendation.   

Scientific progress is the idea that science increases its problem solving ability through the application of some scientific method.

Several Philosophers of Science have supported arguments that the progress of science is discontinuous. In that case, progress is not a continuous accumulation, but rather a revolutionary process where brand new ideas are adopted and old ideas become abandoned. Thomas Kuhn was a major proponent of this model of scientific progress, as explained in his book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. 

Technological change (TC) is a term that is used to describe the overall process of invention, innovation and diffusion of technology or processes. The term is synonymous with technological development, technological achievement, and technological progress. In essence TC is the invention of a technology (or a process), the continuous process of improving a technology (in which it often becomes cheaper) and its diffusion throughout industry or society. In short, technological change is based on both better and more technology.