While Steve Jobs ______ new devices in his parents’ garage he ______ many difficulties. A. was designing / faced B. designed / was facing C. was designing / was facing D. designed / faced
A
15
At the age of 21 Stephen Hawking was ______ a rare motor neuron disease. A. devoted to B. diagnosed with C. admired for D. dropped out of
B
15
We were reading a fascinating ______ of Nelson Mandela when the lights went out. A. biology B. visionary C. biography D. achievement
C
15
Steve Jobs is widely considered a true ______ person because he always had original ideas about the future of technology. A. pioneer B. Close-minded C. developer D. visionary
D
15
What ______ when you heard the news about the passing of General Vo Nguyen Giap? A. were you doing B. did you do C. do you do D. are you doing
A
15
Uncle Ho ______ his whole life to the national liberation of the Vietnamese people. A. attended B. dropped C. impressed D. devoted
D
15
When Alessio was young he ______ university to start his own business. A. dropped in on B. dropped out of C. came up with D. passed away
B
15
The company’s new smartphone features ______ technology that no other brand has. A. cutting-edge B. disabled C. respectable D. devoted
A
15
I ______ a documentary about Marie Curie at 8 p.m. last night. A. watched B. watch C. have watched D. was watching
D
15
After his father ______he had to overcome tremendous grief and take over the family business at a very young age. A. passed away B. dropped out C. came up D. took over
A
15
Marie Curie made a significant ______ to the field of science with her groundbreaking discovery of radium and polonium. A. success B. contribution C. impact D. decision
B
15
Nelson Mandela is globally admired for his ______ leadership and unwavering courage during the struggle against apartheid. A. visionary B. vision C. visibly D. visionaries