CYNTHIA'S STORY

Cynthia Kelly is a successful model and singer-songwriter. She has a new ______ now. She was waiting in the garden for her interview.

• career

• idea

• hobby

• mission

The interviewer was asked to wait in the garden. Cynthia suddenly appeared as they were looking around at the carefully tended flowerbeds. She looked ______ as she made her way towards me through the magnificent flowerbeds.

• surprised

• great

• unwell

• tired

Cynthia suggested they talk in her office. They went to an ancient caravan parked next to the house instead. As they climbed inside the ______ little van, the smell of fresh baking greeted them.

• open

• compact

• spacious

• huge

A tiny table was piled high with cupcakes. Cynthia had been busy, and there was a real sense of playing tea parties in the secret den. This showed her ______ and interesting career.

• simple

• monotonous

• varied

• easy

Cynthia was originally trained as a make-up artist. She left home at nineteen to try and make her name as a model in London, and soon worked in adverts and the fashion ______. She also worked in Japan for a short period.

• business

• industry

• office

• school

Cynthia felt very homesick at first in Japan. It was a very ______ work. She met loads of nice people but it was too much to take in at nineteen.

• relaxing

• easy

• demanding

• simple

If she had stayed longer in Japan, she might have settled in better. Alongside modelling, Cynthia also began to make contacts in the music ______. She had always dreamed of being a star.

• business

• school

• studio

• industry

Cynthia had been the typical kid, singing with a hairbrush in front of the mirror, dreaming of being a star. She joined a girl band which 'broke up before they got anywhere', before becoming the lead singer for the band ‘Spectacular’, which featured on a best-selling pop ______. Unusually, she also sang with two other bands.

• album

• show

• song

• concert

Unusually though, Cynthia also sang with two other bands. One was based in Sweden and another in London. Each of these had a ______ style.

• plain

• hidden

• noticeable

• common

Her work with Spectacular originally led to Cynthia’s link with Sweden. She was offered a song-writing job there with a team responsible for songs for major stars. She ______ became more involved in writing music for her own band.

• quickly

• instantly

• gradually

• suddenly