Part 2

For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). In the exam, write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.

Example: LET

Michael Jordan

This is the name familiar to everyone. Even people who have no interest in the world of sports, 0 _______ alone NBA, still know who Michael Jordan is. Among multiple accolades, one of the biggest achievements in his career was winning the most valuable NBA player award six times – a record anybody is 9 to beat. One of the best all-round players in the history of basketball, he preferred the position of the shooting guard, excelling 10 mid- and long-range shots.

Like many other professional athletes, Jordan is known to have attempted retiring 11 professional sports several times. In his sports career he tried his hand 12 baseball and even NASCAR racing – in the latter as a team manager, 13 than as a driver. Throughout his life he returned to playing basketball twice, 14 his eventual retirement in 2003.

Despite his outstanding achievements in sports, even the great MJ is not 15 a fault. At one period of his life he got carried away with gambling, losing a substantial amount of money. It goes to show that even the greatest people are not immune 16 vice. Having overcome this, Michael Jordan went on to become one of the richest athletes to date.

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