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. Complete the text with an appropriate word in each gap.

Later this year, sixteen-year-old Kayla Heard will become the youngest graduate from Washington State University. Kayla, 1____________ could talk when she was one, graduated from high school when she was ten. However, now she studies at home, 2____________ she accesses her social sciences course through WSU Online.

Hard-working Kayla, 3____________ parents felt it wouldn't be good to send her to a university while she was still very young, is grateful 4____________ the opportunity to study at home. “I want to continue my education online because of the convenience,” Kayla says. “And, 5____________ my view, the classes online are slightly more challenging than the ones at university. Later on, I plan to get a Master's degree when I'm working, so I can get some classroom experience at that time, 6____________ necessary.”

Kayla's mother Marlyn, 7____________ knew Kayla was different at an early age, says, “When she was a baby, she respected paper. She didn't tear it up, 8____________ is quite unusual. She looked at the pictures or writing on it, as if she wanted to know what it said. 9____________ the other hand, when my son was a baby, he put the paper in his mouth!”

Kayla has already passed the law school entry test, so she is going to spend the summer applying to different law schools. Kayla, 10____________ enjoys travelling and learning about foreign cultures, says she’s interested in doing an online course in international law. She also says she wants to work abroad, possibly in Asia.

Mark ___/10

8. Read the text. Are the statements true or false?

A degree in what?

How many people in the world have a university degree in enigmatology? Well, not many. As a matter of fact, the number of enigmatology graduates in the whole world is just one: a man whose job it is to design puzzles for newspapers and magazines.

American Will Shortz is an author and crossword editor. He has worked on over a hundred books, and he owns the world’s largest collection of puzzle books and magazines. The oldest title in his collection was published in 1545! And because his work is also his hobby, he has always been interested in learning as much as possible about the subject.

Obviously, because he is the only enigmatologist in the world, there were no university professors who could teach him an established course of studies. He did not go to lectures and classes like his fellow students. Shortz designed his own research programme, which the university accepted, and he completed his course and received his bachelor’s degree from Indiana University in 1974.

So the question remains, what exactly is enigmatology? It is the study of puzzles: their types, their history, and their popularity. It’s a mixture of history, maths, logic and cultural studies.

There were some people who criticised the university for offering a course in such a strange subject, and they were also critical of Shortz, claiming that he had taken advantage of Indiana University’s flexibility. But Shortz has his fans too, such as the former US president Bill Clinton. He sent Shortz a personal note on his 50th birthday because he loves the New York Times crossword, which Shortz edits. Shortz has also been a guest on several television shows, including an episode of the famous cartoon The Simpsons, and the comedy series How I Met Your Mother, where he played himself.

1 Shortz’s occupation is to write puzzles for university graduates. ___

2 Shortz has worked on all the titles in his collection. ___

3 Shortz did original research and graduated from an American university. ___

4 Some people didn’t think enigmatology was an appropriate university course. ___

5 Bill Clinton sent Shortz a note on his birthday because they’re friends. ___​