Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each blank. Use only one word in each blank
Advice from
the Stars
When Kalman Gabriel was 12 years old, he decided to write to some famous people. In his letters, he
(1) just one question: If you could give me advice for life, what would it be?
His first reply (2)
from actor Alec Baldwin, who told Kalman to work hard at school and
avoid eating meat. Kalman was surprised to get a letter from Baldwin as he had (3)
really
expected any of the celebrities to write back to him. He kept (4) writing and he got a lot
more replies after this. When he had (5) sending letters for three years, Kalman decided
to make the replies into a book. (6) then, he had received almost 300 letters. One of the
people who (7) written to him was actress Drew Barrymore. She advised Kalman to
spread the sunshine. The teenager also asked for advice from athletes, writers and scientists.
By the (8) his book was ready, Kalman had been working on it (9) ... five
years. Dear Kalman sold thousands of copies in the first week. Kalman appeared on television to talk
about his book. The 17-year-old, who had been writing letters (10)
the age of 12, was
suddenly a celebrity himself?

1. by eight o'clock yesterday i had done my homework and at eight i was playing the piano. 2. by six o'clock father had come home and at six he was having dinner. 3. by nine o'clock yesterday grandmother had washed the dishes and at nine she was watching tv. 4. when i met tom, he was eating an ice-cream which he had bought at the corner of the street. 5. when i came home, my sister was reading a book which she had brought from the library.6. when mother came home, the children were eating the soup which she had cooked in the morning.7. when i rang up mike, he still as learning the poem which he had begun learning at school.8. when i looked out of the window, the children were playing with a ball which pete had brought from home. 9. by ten o'clock the children had settled comfortably on the sofa and at ten they were watching a tv film. 10. when father came home, we were cooking the mushrooms which we had gathered in the wood. 11. when i saw ann, she was sorting the flowers which she had picked in the field. 12. when i came home yesterday, i saw that my little brother had broken my pen and was playing with its pieces. 13. when i opened the door of the classroom, i saw that the teacher had already come and the pupils were writing a dictation.