Exercise 2. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from question 6 to 10.
A SUCCESS STORY
At 19, Ben Way was already a millionaire, and one of a number of teenagers who (1) _____ their fortune through the Internet. What makes Ben’s story all the more remarkable is that he is dyslexic, and was told by teachers at his junior school that he would never be able to read or write properly. “I wanted to prove them (2) ______,” says Ben, creator and director of Waysearch, a net search engine which can be used to find goods in online shopping malls.
When he was eight, his local authorities (3) ____ him with a PC to help with schoolwork. Although he was unable to read the manuals, he had a natural ability with the computer, and encouraged by his father, he soon began (4) ___ people £10 an hour for his knowledge and skills. At the age of 15 he set up his own computer consultancy, Quad Computer, which he ran from his bedroom, and two years later he left school to (5) ______ all his time to business.
A.pay
B.spend
C.devote
D.invest

His indecision ______ affected his job performance.
A.adversity
B.adversary
C.adversely
D.adverse

Profits have doubled under his ______ leadership.
A.dynamics
B.dynamism
C.dynamically
D.dynamic

We have all been ­­­­­______ by our past experiences.
A.shaping
B.shape
C.shapes
D.shaped

Beef exports must be ______ safe and disease-free.
A.certificate
B.certify
C.certificates
D.certified

Winners will be ______ as soon as possible.
A.notification
B.notified
C.notify
D.notifies

Jane hasn’t ______ her plans to return to school.
A.alteration
B.alterable
C.alterably
D.altered

No one _______ knew how to solve the problem.
A.appearance
B.apparently
C.apparent
D.appear

The plan was developed _______ by a team of experts.
A.system
B.systematically
C.systematic
D.systemized

The plan was developed _______ by a team of experts.
A.system
B.systematically
C.systematic
D.systemized