Stranger than fiction

Stephen King is a very famous author today (1) ____ it was not always that way. He had to work hard to become successful, (2) ____ most writers. Until he began to make money from his writing, he worked in a laundry and then later (3) ____ a teacher. Although his stories are full of strange characters and terrifying events, at the same time they (4) ____ to be very realistic to most readers.

A few years ago, King himself was involved (5) ____ a terrible accident. He was walking along a country road (6) ____ he saw a car coming towards him. It was moving dangerously from one side of the road to the other almost (7) ____ if there was no one driving it. In fact, there was a driver but he was drunk. Although King tried (8) ____ hard as he could to get out of the way, the car hit him. The driver was not hurt but behaved as (9) ____ he didn't care at all.

King said later that he felt just (10) ____ a victim in one of his novels. The man even looked (11) ____ someone King had once written about. It took Stephen King (12) ____ than a year to recover from the accident and even things he had always loved doing, (13) ____ writing, were almost impossible for him.

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Part 3. For questions 1-20, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word given and other words to complete each sentence (between two and five words). Do not change the word given. There is an example at the beginning (0).

0. They gave him a free meal after he complained about the long delay.

was After he complained about the long delay, he was given a free meal.

1. I found an old photograph of my sister the other day.

across The other day________________an old photograph of my sister.

2. There's no point in going to Pete's house – he won't be in.

waste It's__________________going to Pete's house – he won't be in.

3. I couldn't see the car anywhere.

sign There was_______________________the car.

4. It's very noisy – what's happening in here?

on It's very noisy – what's__________________________ in here?

5. I never discovered who had written the book.

out I never_________________________who had written the book.

6. Mrs Stevens went up the path to the front door of the house.

made Mrs Stevens_____________up the path to the front door of the house.

7. The doctor told me the injection would not hurt very much at all.

hardly The doctor told me the injection ___________________at all.

8. I think the concert will probably not take place.

highly I think it's______________________the concert will take place.

9. Make sure you wear clothes that don't restrict your movements.

allow Make sure you wear clothes that__________________freely.

10. You don't have to pay to go into that museum.

get You can___________________free.

11. People who make more effort usually do better than others.

try People who usually do better___________________than others.

12. I thought his behaviour was very silly.

behaved I thought he________________________________way.

13. He didn't stop on the way home.

straight He_______________________home.

14. I haven't received any news from Pedro since the end of July.

heard I __________________Pedro since the end of July.

15. We decided to spend the afternoon exploring the shops.

looking We decided to spend the afternoon______________ the shops.

16. I haven't had a chance to examine the documents for the meeting yet.

look I haven't had a chance____________ the documents for the meeting yet.

17. I got the information about the scholarship through a friend of mine.

heard I______________the scholarship from a friend of mine.

18. I will always remember that year as a very happy one.

look I will always________________that year as a very happy one.

19. I don't understand why he couldn't recognize the truth about her.

see I don't understand why he couldn't___________________her.

20. I shouted at him to be careful but he still ran across the road without looking.

out I shouted at him to ___________but he still ran across the road without looking.

Part 4. For questions 1-11, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.