a) What challenges had he overcame before his name was well known around the
world? b) What challenges had he overcome before his name was well known around the
world?
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a) This was the most crucial decision that led her to success. b) This was the most crucial decision that had lead her to success.
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Read the text about three successful people and decide which answer (a, b or c) best
fits each gap.
Albert Einstein
Einstein didn’t speak 0)b for the first three years of his life.
1)★★★
he received good grades at primary and elementary schools, many of
his teachers thought that he was lazy because he was always
2)★★★ by abstract concepts. Although many people didn’t believe
him, he 3)★★★ the theory of relativity.
Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey and his family were living in a van, so he 4)★★★ out
of school to support his family. 5)★★★ these challenges, Carrey
continued to 6)★★★ his dream of becoming a comedian. As we all
know, he is a very successful actor now.
Thomas Edison
Edison 7)★★★ somewhere between 1,000 and 10,000 times before
he invented the light bulb. Can you imagine failing at something 10,000
times? He never gave up. Instead, Edison tried and tried again until he
7)★★★ success.