Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Ever since I was young, I have always wanted to be an inventor. I wanted to create things to change the lives of the people around me. Many children dream of being a fireman or going to space in a ___(1)___________. They want to be like Neil Armstrong, ___(2)__________ was the first man on the moon, in 1969. However, I always wanted to be more like Thomas Edison or Alexander Graham Bell, who were both amazing inventors that changed the world. What makes the job of being an inventor so exciting is that you need to be technical and creative. You can create something big, like a new car, or something small, something ___(3)___________ that you can carry around. I guess that’s why I want to be an inventor, because I can choose what I do and what I want to make. Actually, what I really want is to make something for people who need help with their everyday lives. I can’t wait to be an inventor. ___(4)____________, I also know that it isn’t going to be easy. It is going to take a lot of hard work and studying. Success doesn’t happen ___(5)_____________; it takes a long time to happen. If I can’t be an inventor, there are still other jobs I would like to do like being a scientist or an engineer. There are so many possibilities!