TOPIC 11: Life Stories

Any list of the greatest thinkers in history contains the name of the brilliant _______ Albert Einstein.

• physicist

• physician

• physical

• physics

The film was so successful that the main actor became a _______ name afterwards.

• housework

• household

• homework

• housewife

Despite all the obstacles, Mariah's determination to become a famous singer never _______.

• fades

• wavers

• lessens

• reduces

The magazine asked its readers to send in their comments about the new style of _______

• present

• presentative

• presentation

• representative

His father used to be a ______ professor at the university. Many students worshipped him.

• distinct

• distinctive

• distinguishing

• distinguished

The wound had become so infected that the doctors had no choice but _______ the soldier's arm.

• operated

• resolved

• amputated

• amended

From _______ beginnings, sales have rocketed and are set for further high growth in the next three years.

• humble

• reserved

• modest

• impoverished

A musical diva, according to many, should be able to have a(n) _______ on the next generations of artists.

• inspiration

• decision

• reliance

• impact

A new campaign has already been _______ by all high schools in the district to help disadvantaged children go to school.

• stimulated

• achieved

• launched

• determined

There was a _______ two-minute silence as we remembered the soldiers who had died in the war.

• respectful

• respectable

• respective

• respect