Read the text. For questions 7.1.–7.5., choose the word or phrase which fits best in each gap. Circle the appropriate letter (A, B, C or D).

 

THE DAY WINSTON CHURCHILL LOST HIS CIGAR

Iconic photos of public figures can capture a moment in time that marks an entire era, or
becomes emblematic of a specific day in history. Such is the 7.1. _____ with the iconic photo
of Winston Churchill taken by Yousuf Karsh. This is what Karsh wrote about Churchill’s
portrait:

My portrait of Winston Churchill changed my life. After I had taken it, I knew that it was
an important picture, but I 7.2. _____ that it would become one of the most widely
reproduced images in the history of photography. In 1941, Churchill visited first Washington
and then Ottawa. The Prime Minister of Canada, Mackenzie King, invited me to be present
and take some photos of the visit. After Churchill’s electrifying speech, I waited
in the Speaker’s Chamber where, the evening before, I had set up my lights and camera.

The Prime Minister, arm-in-arm with Churchill and followed by his entourage, entered
the room. I switched on my floodlights; a surprised Churchill growled, “What’s this, what’s
this?” No one had the courage to explain. I cautiously stepped forward and said, “Sir, I hope
I will be fortunate enough to make a portrait worthy of this historic occasion.” He glanced at
me and lit a fresh cigar, puffed at it with a mischievous air, and then generously 7.3. _____
and said, “You may take one.” I held out an ashtray, but he would not dispose of his cigar.
I waited; he continued to chomp vigorously at his cigar. I waited. Then I stepped toward him
and, without premeditation, but 7.4. _____ respectfully, I said, “Forgive me, sir,” and plucked
the cigar out of his mouth. By the time I got back to my camera, he looked so belligerent he
could have devoured me. It was at that instant that I took the photograph. Churchill then
smiled and said, “You may take another one,” and shook my hand, telling me, “You can even
make a roaring lion stand still to be photographed.”

This second photo, in which Churchill is smiling, never 7.5. _____ in history as the other did.
The first one was published in PM, an American daily newspaper, and even graced the cover
of LIFE magazine.

Adapted from: agoraimages.com

 

7.1.

A. coincidence
B. event
C. occasion
D. case

7.2.

A. had to be dreaming
B. would have dreamt
C. needn’t have dreamt
D. couldn’t have dreamt

7.3.

A. considered
B. relented
C. substituted
D. resented

7.4.

A. so as
B. as far as
C. even though
D. ever so

7.5.

A. came round
B. took up
C. went down
D. made up