Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the word bank. You may not use any of the words more than once. A) desperate B) disappointing C) worshipping D) bankrupt E) fancy F) protects G) protests H) similarly I) wake J) contest K) object L) cruelty M) dignity N) originally O) altitude Have you ever known anyone famous? If so, you may have found that they are remarkably similar to the rest of us. You may have even heard them __1__ to people saying there is anything different about them. “I’m really just a normal guy,” __2___an actor who has recently rocketed into the spotlight. There is, of course, usually a brief period when they actually start to believe they are as great as their ___3__ fans suggest. They start to wear __4___ clothes and talk as if everyone should hear what they have to say. This period, however, does not often last long. They fall back to reality as fast as they had __5___ risen above it all. What will it feel like to soar to such___6__ and look down like an eagle from up high on everyone else? And what will it feel like to have flown so high only to ____7__ from your dream and realize you; are only human? Some only see the ___8___in losing something they had gained. They often make ____9____ attempts to regain what they lost. Often these efforts result in even greater pain. Some become ___10____ financially and emotionally. The only real winners are those who are happy to be back on the ground with the rest of us.