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You are going to read a humorous article about creating your family history. Some words are missing from the text.

• Your task is to choose the most appropriate word from the list (A-M) for each gap (1-10) in the text.

BEING CREATIVE ABOUT YOUR FAMILY HISTORY

Imagine that you are working on your family history and you (0) __ FIND __ that your great-great uncle, Remus Starr, was hanged for horse stealing and train (1)

in Montana in 1889. A cousin has given you the (2)

known photograph of Remus, showing him before his execution. On the (3)

of the picture are the words: "Remus Starr was a horse thief. He was sent to Montana Prison in 1885. He (4)

in 1887, and then robbed the Montana Express six times. He was arrested, convicted and hanged in 1889." A pretty embarrassing situation, isn’t it? But let's change the (5)

a bit. First, we edit the picture with image processing software so that you can see only the (6)

.
Next, we (7)

the text: "Remus Starr was a famous resident of Montana. His business empire included valuable (8)

. Beginning in 1885, he (9)

several years in service at a government facility. Later, he started a profitable business relationship with the Montana Railroad. In 1889, Remus died (10)

an event held in his honour when the platform upon which he was standing collapsed."


FIND