1. Read the text and complete the gaps with the correct form of the words in brackets. Lance Armstrong is (PROBABLE) one of the most inspirational athletes in the world today. Not only did he succeed in (COME) a life-threatening disease, but he went on to become one of the best (CYCLE) the world has ever known. Lance Armstrong was born in Plano, Texas on 18th September, 1971. (INTEREST) in sports from an early age, he got involved in biking, (RUN) and swimming. But it wasn’t until his teens that he realized he wanted a career as a cyclist. After competing in the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992, he began to compete (PROFESSION He won several titles in 1993 and became the World Champion in Oslo, Norway. Slowly, Armstrong was starting to make a name for (HE). The highlight of his career was in 1995, when he became the number one cyclist (NATION). Yet disaster struck a year later. 2. Read the text and complete the gaps with the correct form of the words in brackets. Miraculously, by 1997, Armstrong had made a full (RECOVER). Having beaten the odds, he was determined to race professionally again. And that’s exactly what he did. He made his return to the world of cycling by (PARTICIPATE) in events around the US, and signed up with a professional team. In the years that followed, Lance Armstrong’s (ACHIEVE) came one after the other. His most noted (ACCOMPLISH) was winning the Tour de France, which is probably the world’s most celebrated bicycle race, every year from 1999 to 2005. He was the first cyclist in history to win the (PRESTIGE) event seven consecutive times. Since then, Armstrong has won (COUNT) awards, and become a worldwide celebrity. His fame has helped him in his campaign to help others. Through the Lance Armstrong (FOUND), he has been helping and (INSPIRE) victims of the disease that had once threatened his life cope with the difficulties they have in their fight against the disease. Тестовый во