Celebrities are people just like the rest of us. They're 1____famous, but their lives are also filled with ups and downs, tragedies

D2. Read the passage and select one word for each blank.

A.   thrill

B.   surrounds

C.   of

D.   comes

E. internationally

F.   lessons

G.   eventually

H.   terrific

I.   forward

J.   overwhelming

Celebrities are people just like the rest of us. They're 1____famous, but their lives are also filled with ups and downs, tragedies and triumphs. Their committed spirit will surely lift us up and teach us valuable life 2____. Similarly, their generous and compassionate character will also give us an empowering sense of hope that if they can do it, so can we.

In the rosy glow that 3____the world of Hollywood celebrities are stories of struggles and battles with life-crippling conditions. Many celebrities repeatedly try their utmost to beat the odds of their own lives, though on the surface we see their natural intelligence instantly 4____audiences. Celebrities like Oprah Winfrey are hugely popular for turning their lives around with hard work and 5____talent. However, there are those who you never thought had their own struggles.

Jim Carrey may be the world's most famous rags-to-riches actor, and he lived in 6____misery when he was younger. He worked at a tire factory eight hours a day to help his family with the bills. Because 7____his family's desperate reality of poverty, he dropped out of high school. Mark Wahlberg, another well-known actor, also grew up in a physically dangerous neighborhood where stealing and dealing drugs were part of the day-to-day scene. He 8____led that kind of lifestyle. He had been in trouble 20-25 times in his young and finally he was sent to jail and stayed there for 45 days. After that, he decided to improve his behavior and gradually rectified the situation and achieved today's success.

Life does not discriminate among the type of people when it 9____to personal setbacks and obstacles. Struggles and hardships happen to everyone, ordinary people and celebrities alike. It is most important to get through the emotionally draining life by looking 10____, drawing courage to face the odds and hope for the best.