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 tho separate answer sheet.

Example: BEEN

Daniela: Skateboard champion

I’ve always 0 _____ an outdoors kind of girl, and 9 a kid, I’d get up to all sorts of stuff with my friends – climbing trees and messing about in the woods. As we got older, my friends started doing other things 10 shopping and listening to music, but I still loved being outside and needed a new challenge.

11 was my brother who first got me 12 skateboarding. I’d seen him practising on his board hour after hour, and to 13 honest, I used to think it was uncool. But when he showed me some amazing tricks he could do one day, I had to give it a go.

I’ve got a competitive streak, so I watched loads of skateboarding clips online and got out on my board whenever I could – even 14 it was dark – in order to compete 15 my brother. It obviously paid 16 because I beat him in a competition last month!

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