СРОЧНО, ПОЖАЛУЙСТА!!! Раскройте скобки. Exercise I
Read the following biography of Princess Diana and complete with the correct form of the verb. The first one has been made for you.


(Diana Frances Mountbatten-Windsor; Born Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997)

Princess Diana _was__ 1 (be) an iconic figure of the late 20th Century. She was admired for her groundbreaking charity work; in particular her work with AIDS patients. Married to Prince Charles in 1981, she _____ 2 (receive) the title of “Her Royal Highness Princess Diana of Wales”.

Diana ____ 3 (be) born to an aristocratic family who links to the Royal Family. Her father was Edward Spencer, Viscount Althorp. Edward Spencer was a direct descendent of Charles II. Her mother ____ 4 (be) Frances Viscountess Althorp. Diana _____ 5 (grow) up in the family home of Park House, before moving to Althorp in 1975. Diana ___________ 6 (not –shine) as a student, but ____ 7 (do) well in music and ballet. When she _____ 8 (meet) her future husband, Diana was working as a part time assistant in a nursery school in London

In 1981, Diana ______ 9 (marry) Prince Charles. Diana was 20, and Charles by contrast was 33 at the time. The wedding was _______10 (watch) by over 1 billion people world-wide. During their marriage they _____ 11 (have) two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry. However, in the mid 1980s, tensions _______ 12(start) to appear in the marriage, and under much publicity the marriage ______ 13(break) up resulting into a divorce in 1992. During this period Diana is _____ 14 (say) to have suffered various health problems such as bulimia and depression.

In January 1997, she _______ 15 (visit) mine fields in Angola to inspect the clearing of landmines. Shortly before her death, June 18th Princess Diana met with Mother Teresa. Both ______ 16 (admire) each other. Lastly, Diana ______ 17 (die) on 31st August, 1997, in a car crash involving Dodi Al-Fayed. It was said they were being chased by paparazzi at the time the fatal accident ________ 18 (occur). The death of Diana ______ 19 (have) a profound impact on the British public and those in other countries. Over 1 million bouquets of flowers were laid at Buckingham Palace. Her funeral was ______20 (watch) by countless millions around the world and her final resting place was her family.

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