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John Snow was a famous doctor in London—so expert, indeed, that he attended Queen Victoria as her personal physician. But he (61)__________ __________ when he thought about helping ordinary people (62)___________ ___________ ___________. This was the deadly disease of its day. (63)__________ its cause ___________ its cure was understood. So many thousands of (64)__________ __________ died (65)__________ __________ there was an outbreak. John Snow wanted to face the challenge and solve this problem. He knew that cholera would never be controlled until its cause was found.

First there was England. Wales was linked to it in the thirteenth century. Now when people refer to England you find Wales included as well. Next England and Wales were joined to Scotland in the seventeenth century and the name was changed to “Great Britain”. Happily this (66)_________ ____________ __________ __________ when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well. Finally the English government tried in the early twentieth century to form the United Kingdom by (67)_________ ___________ ____________ in the same peaceful way. However, the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and (68)__________ ___________ to form its own United Kingdom and this was shown to the world in a new flag called the Union Jack..

I still cannot believe that I am taking up this prize that I won last year. I have to remind myself constantly that I am really in AD 3008. (69) __________ ___________ ___________ ___________, I was unsettled for the first few days. (70) __________ ___________ __________, I suffered from “time lag”. So I was very nervous and uncertain at first.

Answer 1

61. became inspired  62. exposed to cholera  63. neither…nor   64. terrified people

65. every time   66. was accomplished without conflict  67. getting Ireland connected

68. broke away  69. Worried about the journey   70. As a result