An astounding achievement - Unit 14

C2 Proficiency · Word Formation · Objective Proficiency 2nd Edition Workbook, Cambridge University Press

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning.

HUMILITY

END

WANT

BELIEF

STATE

VALID

ORIENT

TIRE

As a teenager, Joe Decker was an (0) ___ couch potato. He devoured beer, pizza and cookies and saw his weight balloon. When he joined the US army, he could barely run two miles and had to endure the (1) ___ of extra training in the 'fat boy programme'. Yet the same Joe Decker has recently been named the world's fittest man after completing the most gruelling physical challenge on earth in a record time. Scarred by (2) ___ jibes about his weight, 30-year-old Decker is now enjoying the title, bestowed on him by Guinness World Records, of 'Workout King of the World'. Where once he had layers of (3) ___ blubber, now he has lean, honed muscle. Guinness spokesperson Chris Sheedy said: 'His achievement is momentous, (4) ___ , superhuman. We were initially sceptical about his claims, but he sent us videos, eyewitness (5) ___ , doctors' reports – more evidence than we needed to (6) ___ his claim.' However, all this has come at a cost. Decker has experienced hallucinations, (7) ___ , dehydration, tunnel vision and extreme (8) ___ .

An astounding achievement

WEIGH

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