English SPM Paper 1 Part 2 (LA): Ballet dancer by chance

After five years of karate lessons, Hans Jensen, 13, (0) ............ his black belt for ballet shoes.

• gave up

• showed up

• put up

• passed up

Hans (1) ........... his first public performance only a year ago when he danced in ‘The Nutcracker’ with the local dance school.

• gave on

• showed on

• put on

• passed on

Hans’s mother said ‘He was actually helping (2) ............. his little sister.

• with

• out

• off

• on

 She was very shy on stage until her brother was given a small part as a soldier. Hans enjoyed it so much that he (3) ........... himself in ballet classes.

• enrolled

• admitted

• entered

• introduced

Hans has already (4) ............ attention in the ballet world and recently won a scholarship to join the Royal Ballet School.

• paid

• achieved

• taken

• attracted

He loves it there and is working hard to increase his (5) ............ of dance steps.

• range

• volume

• total

• scale

‘I want to become stronger, (6) ............ experience and learn as much as I can,’ he said.

• collect

• raise

• add

• gain

His teacher, Yevgen Gregorevic, who has danced professionally in a variety of lead (7) ............ , said, ‘Hans has natural ability and always works hard.’

• posts

• jobs

• roles

• places

Hans has (8) ........... himself the goal of one day dancing for the Bolshoi Ballet.

• set

• thought

• decided

• put