Vocabulary
Leo had always dreamed of becoming a successful musician. Since he was a child, everyone admired his natural (ROLE MODEL / TALENT / REPUTATION), but he knew that ability alone was not enough.
What is talent?
To give up
What is to stop trying?
What is: Serious economic problems had already been affecting world trade for several years by the time the stock market crashed in 1929?
I was sitting in the living room when I (HEAR) a loud noise from the next room. I went to see what (HAPPEN).
What is heard AND had happened?
Laura always wanted to receive success / achieve success before turning thirty.
What is: to achieve success?
Leo received an important (POPULARITY / ACHIEVEMENT / AWARD) for Young Musician of the Year.
What is award?
Miss out on
What is lose an opportunity?
What is: Farmers had already been struggling to maintain their farms for several years by the time the drought of 1935-1936 began?
When Martin (COME) into the room, his mother nearly (FAINT) because she (NOT SEE) him for nearly 20 years.
What is: came, fainted, AND hadn't seen?
Our team had to face challenges / face recognition during the tournament.
What is: to face challenges?
One afternoon, his music teacher gave him the opportunity to (PERFORM / CAREER / PRESSURE) at a regional festival.
What is to perform?
Come up with
What is: think of an idea?
What is: Blacks and other minorities had already been trying for years to receive equality under the law by the time Congress passed the Civil Rights Act in 1964?
How long (YOU / APPLY) for jobs when you (GET) this one?
What is: had you been applying AND got?
Winning the championship helped the team gain recognition / gain obstacles around the country.
What is: to gain recognition?
As more people followed his work, life in the (CELEBRITY / SPOTLIGHT / FAME) became difficult.
What is spotlight?
Live up to
What is: Young Americans had already been exploring ways of working and helping abroad by the time John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps in 1961?
(YOU / EVER DO) any carpentry before you (BUILD) that cupboard?
What is: Had you ever done AND built?
Young musicians often follow a breakthrough / follow a dream despite many difficulties.
What is: follow a dream?
Looking back, every challenge he faced became an important (POPULARITY / DEDICATION / MILESTONE) in his life.
What is milestone?
Bounce back
What is: to recover after a difficult experience?
What is: Martin Luther King Jr. had already been working for civil rights more than a decade by the time he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964?
I (NOT SEE) Lisa when I went round last night because she (GO) to stay with her grandmother.
What is: didn't see AND had gone.
Her determination helped her build a career / build success in medicine.
What is: build a career?