B2 Use of English Test 6 – word formation

For questions 1-9, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap.

Hope is a Ballet Show – a dancer’s life story

Hope in a Ballet Shoe is the (1)…………… (POWER) autobiography of ballet dancer Michaela DePrince.

Michaela had a strict (2)…………… (BRING) in Sierra Leone. There are several (3)…………… (DESCRIBE) of her early days there which are particularly well-written. A turning point in her life was her (4)…………… (ADOPT) by an American couple at the age of four, and her move with them to the USA. At first, she found that all the cultural (5)…………… (DIFFERENT) were hard to get used to. But she grew to love her new home, and the book shows how love and (6)…………… (PATIENT) can overcome these difficulties – and help people to achieve their goals. Michaela was absolutely (7)…………… (DETERMINE) to become a ballet dancer and practised for hours on end. Her family were there for her all the time, supporting her and eventually (8)…………… (ABLE) her to succeed. Michaela is now a world-famous ballerina with the Dutch National Ballet.

I would certainly recommend Hope in a Ballet Shoe to anyone from the age of eleven upwards. It truly is a (9)…………… (MOVE) story.