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Complete the following text with words from the box below. There arethree words you do not need to use

RIPPLED, SCALPEL, BIDS, PROMPTED, SHADOW, BEARD, REGAL,SHOULD, DEFACED, POP, GLUGGING, MUST, TOPPED, DOCTORED,

UNUSUAL

Homer Simpson replaces King Juan

Carlos on Spanish coins

A shopkeeper in Spain has discovered a .............. (1) euro coin where

the head of King Juan Carlos has been transformed into that of the

cartoon character Homer Simpson.

By Richard Alleyne 11 Aug 2008

Don Juan Carlos's ........ (2)

half-profile ........(3) by a full

head of curls had morphed

seamlessly into the .....(4)-eyed,

big-nosed, bald-headed features

of beer-......... (5) Homer,

complete with his 5 o'clock

....... (6).

"The coin ....... (7) have been

done by a professional" Jose Martinez said when he found it in the cash register of his

sweet shop in the Asturian town of Aviles. "It's an impressive piece of work" , he said.

The anonymous defacer with a sense of humour had not taken his ............(8) to the

other side of the coin, which displays the map of Europe. But the high quality of

workmanship has ............(9) speculation that other retouched euros might be in

circulation.

There is even a suggestion that the defacementan illegal offencemight be part of a

republican conspiracy against the Spanish monarchy.

"I've been offered 20 (16) for it," Mr Martinez said, after news of his unusual find

............. (10) around the globe. He carries it around with him, as curious neighbours

keep asking to have a look at it.

Thousands of ..........(11) for the ............... (12) coin have come in from Simpsons fans

in the Netherlands, Japan, Canada and the US. But, for now at least, the shopkeeper

plans to keep the collector's item for himself.

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FULL TEXT. KEY TO THE GAP-FILLING EXERCISE

Homer Simpson replaces King Juan

Carlos on Spanish coins

A shopkeeper in Spain has discovered a defaced euro

coin where the head of King Juan Carlos has been

transformed into that of the cartoon character Homer

Simpson.

By Richard Alleyne

Last Updated: 10:01AM BST

11 Aug 2008

Don Juan Carlos's regal half-

profile topped by a full head

of curls had morphed

seamlessly into the pop-eyed,

big-nosed, bald-headed

features of beer-glugging

Homer, complete with his 5

o'clock shadow.

"The coin must have been done by a professional" Jose Martinez said when he found it

in the cash register of his sweet shop in the Asturian town of Aviles.

"It's an impressive piece of work."

The anonymous defacer with a sense of humour had not taken his scalpel to the other

side of the coin, which displays the map of Europe. But the high quality of

workmanship has prompted speculation that other retouched euros might be incirculation.

There is even a suggestion that the defacementan illegal offencemight be part of a

republican conspiracy against the Spanish monarchy.

"I've been offered 20 (16) for it," Mr Martinez said, after news of his unusual find

rippled around the globe. He carries it around with him, as curious neighbours keep

asking to have a look at it.

Thousands of bids for the doctored coin have come in from Simpsons fans in the

Netherlands, Japan, Canada and the US. But, for now at least, the shopkeeper plans tokeep the collector's item for himself.

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