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The employee insisted on being given a full bonus.
-> Nothing but __________________________________.
‘I didn’t harm anybody!’ cried the accused.
-> The accused _____________________________.Fill in each blank space with an appropriate word.
A Success Story
At 19, Ben Way is already a millionaire and one of a growing number of teenagers _______ (1) have made their fortune through the Internet. _______ (2) makes Ben's story all the more remarkable is that he is dyslexic, and was told by teachers ________ (3) his junior school that he would never be able to read or write properly. "I wanted to prove them wrong", says Ben, creator and director of Way search, a net search engine which can be used to find goods _______ (4) online shopping malls.
When he was eight, his local authorities provided him ________ (5) a PC to help with schoolwork. Although he was unable to read the manuals, he had a natural ________ (6) with the computer, and encouraged by his father, he soon began charging people E10 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, two years later he left school _______ (7) devote all his time to business.
"By this time the company had grown and I needed to take ________ (8) a couple of employees to help me," says Ben. “That enabled me to start doing business with bigger companies.” It was his ability to consistently _______ (9) difficult challenges that led him to win the You Entrepreneur of the Year award in the same year that he formed Way search, and he has recently signed a deal worth £25 million with a private investment company, which will finance _______ (10) search engine.
Someone stole the old lady’s handbag.
-> The old lady was ___________________________.