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Theme : People

Topic : A Person I Admire



Complete the following passage with the phrases given in the box.

A Person I Admire

Throughout my life, I have (1)...and
many of them have gone (2)... Some of them I
remember, others I have trouble recalling. There is however, one person who stays firmly
(3).. This is a person I admire very much. Her name is Yen
and she is my classmate.

I have known Yen since primary school and (4)...since
then. On the first day, I was acquainted with her; she struck me as
(5)person. She also had a great sense of humour. Being a
new girl at school, she showed me around and (6)..to my other
classmates. She was a great companion during my first days in a new school. As I
gradually(7).., I realized that Yen and I shared the same
interest in books and music. We had (8)...on those topics, as
well as many other subjects.

Later on, I found out that Yen was an orphan. She stayed with her aunt and money
(9)... Yet, she did not lament her bad luck. Instead, she
(10)..and did not let it deter her from getting good results. I
admired her optimistic spirit very much, for a lesser person might spend days down in the dumps
(11).

Yen takes her studies very seriously and always (12)..
Yet, she is not boastful and you can always depend on her to help you when you dont understand
how to do something. Many classmates always come up to her asking
(13).... in explaining something and she always complies cheerfully.
She would be willing to sacrifice her own study time (14).....

I think a very bright future (15)...for Yen. She is a
wonderful person and deserves the best. The way I see it, she will have no problems
(16)...., which is to be a heart surgeon. I wish her all the best in
the days to come.


a. found my way in school
b. lies ahead
c. met countless people
d. a very confident, honest and kind
e. in my mind
f. was not something she had in abundance
g. in and out of my life
h. fulfilling her ambition
i. we have remained good friends
j. took it as a challenge
k. excels in exams
l. introduced me
m. for her assistance
n. heart to heart discussions
o. to be of assistance to others
p. contemplating their bleak life




Answers:

1) c
2) g
3) e
4) i
5) d
6) l
7) a
8) n
9) f
10) j
11) p
12) k
13) m
14) o
15) b
16) h

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