UNIT 1: LIFE STORIES WE ADMIRE

Her diary contains detailed _____ of her travels around Europe.

• novels

• biographies

• accounts

• poems

My mother and father _____ the same school.

• attended

• went

• studied

• worked

Marie Curie was admired _____ her achievements in physics and chemistry.

• of

• for

• by

• with

The Trung Sisters, who were military leaders more than 2,000 years ago, are considered national _____ of Viet Nam.

• heroes

• geniuses

• youths

• scientists

My grandfather had a difficult _____ since he had to start work at the age of nine.

• childhood

• youth

• birth

• marriage

Queen Elizabeth II passed _____ on 8 September, 2022.

• out

• away

• off

• in

My grandmother died of _____ after fighting the disease for 20 years.

• operation

• cancer

• hospital

• attack

A lot of people drop _____ college, but still become very successful.

• out of

• off

• hospital

• attack

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

• out

• out of

• away from

• over

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Dr Wilson chose to devote his professional life to treating homeless people.

• waste

• dedicate

• gain

• save