Stephan King is a very famous author today but it was not always that way. He
had to work hard to become successful, (like/as/by) _____________ most writers.
Until he (to begin) _____________ to make money from writing, he worked in a
laundry and then later as a teacher. Although his stories are full of strange characters
and (terrifying/terrified/terrifyed) _____________ events, at the same time they seem
to be very realistic to most readers.
A few years ago, King (by himself/him/ himself) _____________ was involved
in a terrible accident. While he (to walk) _____________ along a country road, he saw
a car coming towards him. It was moving dangerously from one side of the road to the
(another/other/some other) _____________ almost as if there was no one driving it. In
fact, there was a driver but he was drunk. Although King tried as hard as he
(should/could/may)_____________ to get out of the way, the car hit him. The driver
(not to hurt) _____________ but behaved as though he didn’t care at all. King said
later that he felt just like a victim in one of his novels. The man even looked like
someone King (once, to write) _____________ about. It (to take) _____________
Stephen King more than a year to recover from the accident.