Reading Test 10-11

Read and complete the text using the given words.

princess paparazzi fairy-tale interest charming

struggled important upbringing headlines funeral

Lady Diana Spencer was born in 1961. She had a normal, quiet            . It could never have prepared her for the fame and glamour of being a British          . Within a few years, she changed from being a shy teenager to the most photographed person on the planet. She hit newspaper           around the world, but the biggest one was for her death at the age of 36. Diana was a kindergarten teacher in London when she caught the          of prince Charles. She won the hearts of a nation with her shy smiles and natural beauty. The whole world watched the            royal wedding in 1981. A year later, she gave birth to prince William, the first of her two sons. Diana was nervous at first in public, but soon she developed a          manner. She took a strong interest in many charities and           causes. She highlighted the sufferings of the homeless and AIDS victims. She also campaigned for the abolition of landmines and many countries banned them. Diana and Charles divorced in 1996. She           with depression and eating disorders for many years after. She finally found happiness with an Egyptian film producer, Dodi Al-Fayed. Their romance was closely followed by           , which led to the fatal car crash that killed her in Paris in 1997. At her         , British prime Minister Tony Blair called her the «people’s princess». To many, she was simply the «Queen of hearts».

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Crocodilian Climbers

Crocodiles are usually considered ground-dwellers, but a few anecdotes suggest they climb at least occasionally. Local reports from places such as Mexico, Colombia, Indonesia and Botswana described crocs lying in trees. University of Tennessee zoologist Vladimir Dinets and his colleagues decided ________ . While they were conducting their crocodile research, the scientists recorded their observations of climbing crocs.

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Crocodilian Climbers

In Australia, they observed freshwater crocodiles __________ . When approached by boats, the crocs splashed into the water below to escape.