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Success

Put each ot the tollowing words in its correct place in the passage below.
achieve confidence ladder ambitious exploit
achievement determined power ruthless ability
I've never been (a) in the norma I sense. I've never wanted to be a manager
or director. I've never wanted to reach the top of the (b) or to have
(c) o But I've always had a wish to (d) something, to write a book,
c1imb a mountain, win a prize. This is not because I want fame or money but just
that simple feeling of (e) you get when you've don e something difficult.
I'm not very sure of myself and it would be good for my (f) to succeed in
something. Some people willlie, (g) other people, be dishonest, do
anything, in order to succeed. They will be absolutely (h) o But I think the
people who deserve to succeed are those who are (i) and have (j) o

Farne

Put each ot the tollowing words or phrases in its correct place in the passage
below.
interviews
bodyguards break-up
privacy
in the public eye autographs
celebrity pressures
fans
entourage
Being famous, being a (a) can mean wealth, recognition and being
surraunded by an (b) of helpers, secretaries and agents. It can mean giving
(c) to admiring (d) and (e) to the press. But being
(f) also has its disadvantages. Famous entertainers suffer fram a lack of
(g) o They need (h) to protect them. The constant (i) on
them can lead to the (j) of their marriages. This is the price of fame.

Pride

Instructions as above.
boast proud vain thick-skinned
conceited pride snob contemptuous
Mrs Watson next door thinks she is better than other people. She thinks she is
superior, 'high class'. In other words, she's a (a) o She is very (b) . __of
herself and very (c) of other, 'ordinary' people. I've heard her (d) .. _n to
neighbours about her lovely house, her big car, her husband's high salary. She's a
very (e) person too, always admiring herself in a mirrar. Mr Watson also has
a very high opinion of himself. His neighbours think that he is a very (f) __._
person, but the Watsons are both 50 (g) that other people's criticism of
them has no effect on them at alI. I think that one day they'lI find that they have no
friends left, and then they'lI be sorry. (h) comes before a falI.

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