III. Read the following passage and fill in the blank with a suitable word:
You have probably never heard of Charles Burgess Fry but in the early years of this century, he was the (1) .......................
famous in England. He became ....................... (2) while still at the university, mainly ....................... (3) of his sporting
achievements. He was, at the same time, captain of the university football, cricket and athletics teams and held the world
record for the long jump. He was ....................... (4) a popular sport journalist. He was ....................... (5) famous that letters
addressed to ‘Mr. Fry, Oxford’ were delivered to him ....................... (6) any difficulty. His college, although it had quite a
different name, ....................... (7) known as ‘Fry’s College’.
Some people have criticized Fry’s sporting ....................... (8). They point out that he lived at a time ....................... (9)
standards were quite low and ....................... (10) was much easier to do well in several sports. It is certainly true that athletes
....................... (11) that time did not have the totally dedicated approach of modern athletes. However, it is only fair to judge
him ....................... (12) the standards of his ....................... (13) time. There is no doubt that he ....................... (14)
extraordinary skill and an ability to write ....................... (15) sport with style and intelligence.